INDEX 



401 



Spearmint. See Mint. 



Spinach, 52, 101, 170, 185, 187, 189, 



190, 191, 370, 382, 385, 386, 



392. 

 Spinach, New Zealand, 190, 371, 383, 



392. 

 Spiraea, 208, 210. 

 Spraying, 285, 298, 380, 384, 385. 

 Spring and summer, 110. 

 Sprouts. See Brussels sprouts. 

 Squash, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 52, 



101, 114, 129, 167, 186, 187, 



188, 221, 249, 287, 371-372, 383, 



384, 392. 

 Squash bugs, 287, 385. 

 Stakes, 241, 303. 

 Stamen, 3, 4. 

 Starch, 72. 



Starwort. See Perennial aster. 

 Stigma, 5. 

 Stock, 114, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 



373. 

 Stones in the garden, 248, 255. 

 Strawberry, 4, 5, 76, 161, 170, 228- 



232, 268, 380, 382, 383, 386. 

 Strawberry box, 125, 135, 281. 

 Strawberry tomato, 162. 

 String, 303. 



Subsoil, 90, 173-174, 254, 387-390. 

 Succession cropping, 177, 186. 

 Sulphate of ammonia, 274. 

 Sulphur, flowers of, 144, 218. 

 Sumac, 208. 

 Summer, 110, 112. 

 Sunflower, 13, 180, 181, 182, 197, 



199, 373. 



Sweet pea, 4, 5, 10, 13, 25, 112, 180, 

 181, 182, 221, 263, 373-374, 

 382, 391. 



Sweet Sultan. See Cornflower. 



Sweet William, 13, 195, 196, 197, 199, 



200, 374. 



Tamarisk, 208. . 

 Tender plants, 110, 263. 

 Thermometers in frames, 158. 

 Thinning, 129, 132, 156, 274-276, 



381. 

 Thorns, 208. 



2d 



Thyme, 375. 



Time-table, 263. 



Tip-layering, 76. 



Toads, 291. 



Tobacco, 144, 167, 286. 



Tomato, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 52, 55, 



74, 101, 110, 114, 127, 129, 154, 



156, 161, 186, 187, 190, 211, 280, 



375-376, 383, 384, 385, 392. 

 Tools, 44, 239-246, 386. 

 Top-dressing, 102, 217, 308. 

 Transplanting, 130-132, 156, 277- 



282, 386. 

 Trellis, 219, 221, 227, 302. 

 Trench, the, in spading, 252-254. 

 Trenching the garden, 250, 389- 



390. 

 Tritoma. See Poker plant. 

 Trowel, 121, 243, 246, 278, 279, 



280. 

 True leaves, 128-131. 

 Trumpet creeper, 221, 224. 

 Tubers, 73, 203-205, 222, 266-267. 

 Tulip, 28, 29, 36, 384. 

 Turnip, 101, 185, 187, 189, 190, 376, 



392. 



Udo, 162, 197, 377. 



Vegetable garden, 171, 182-191. 

 Vegetable marrow. iSee Squash. 

 Vegetable oyster. See Salsify. 

 Vegetables, 13-16, 19-20, 21-23, 



185-190, 197. 

 Verbena, 144, 377. 

 Vetch, 99, 106, 302, 386. 

 Viburnum, 208. 

 Vines, 219-228, 380. 

 Virginia creeper, 224. 

 Violet, 109, 161, 195, 377. 



Wallflower, 378. 



Water, 88-96, 97. 



Watering, 120, 125, 128, 137, 139, 



142, 156, 277, 278, 281, 299, 



307, 308. 

 Watering pot, 139, 243. 

 Watermelons, 123, 378, 392. 

 Water supply, 172. 



