314 
Parsley, 277-278. See Vegetable 
garden 
Parsnips, 278-279. See Vegetable 
garden 
Paul Neyron rose, hardy, 176 
Pea weevil, 282 
Peach trees, 181, 187-188; care, 188; 
pests, 188 ; setting out, 187 
Pear trees, selection and care, 187 
Peas, 279-282. See Vegetable garden 
Peony, 119-120; soil and care, 120; 
varieties, 119 
Peppers, 282-283. 
garden 
Perennial borders, 102-104; culture, 
103-104; insects, 104; location, 
102 ; planting, 102-103 ; soil, 102 
Perennial flowering plants, good 
method of planting, 58 
Periwinkle, 31 
Pests. See Vegetable garden 
Petal, 33 
Petunia, 1, 31, 72, 87-90; cross- 
pollination, 90; culture, 88; flower- 
pots, 88; planting out of doors, 
88; rapid growth, 87; sowing, 87; 
tulip beds, 88 ; varieties, 87; win- 
dow or porch boxes, 88 
Philadelphus coronarius, 155 
Phlox, native (habits of, 136-137 ; 
transplanting, 137); soil, 91; sowing 
seeds and culture, 1; valuable for 
cut flowers and for use in borders, 91 
Phlox amana, 136 
Phlox subulata, 136 
Phloxes, perennial, excellent border 
plants, 118; to extend flowering 
period, 118; transplanting, 118 
Pink, ground, 136 ; moss, 136; quite 
hardy, 120; varieties, 120 
Pistil, 33 
Pits, 210 
Plan of home garden, 228-235 
Plan of school garden, 235-237 
Plan of the yard, 58-64 
Plant diseases, 205-206 
Plant lice, 266, 282 
Plant names, 32-33 
Planting bulbs in the yard, 48-57; 
preparing soil, 48; varieties (cro- 
cuses, 51-52 ; daisies or pansies in 
the tulip bed, 50; hyacinths, 53- 
54; narcissus, 54-55; snowdrops 
and scillas, 55-56 ; tulips, 49-50) 
See Vegetable 
SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
Planting gardens, 243 
Plante Tist (for diagram on p.60), 
61 PIQ—! 
Planting plans, 229, 2% fel 242 
Planting seeds in boxes. 219 14-146: 
Planting shrubs and tre i aan 
heeling-in stork, 144, methoc, 
146; preparing soil, 145; season, 
144; setting in rows, 145+ water- 
ing, 146 s a 
Planting table, 252. 76 
Plants. 3 ; annual fowerins, 72-101 ; 
bedding,46; bienni | and perennial 
flowering, 105-122; decorative, 
32-47, 58; fresh air, 3; growing 
in pots, 9-27: light necessary, 1; 
potting. - to develop, sym- 
metrically, 3 
Plot, for study, 95 , 
Plum trees, pests, 188; planting in 
henyards, 188 
Plumule, 211 
Pod spot, 249 
Poisoned bait, 208, 282, 297, 299 
Poisons, stomach, to prepare, 203 
Pop corn, 297 
Poppies, 31, 73. 92-93; California, 
31; Iceland, 92: perennial, {2 ; 
porch boxes, 92; sowing annuals, 
92; two types, annual and hardy, 
2 
Porch box, 31 
Potassium sulfide, 206 
Potato, sweet, 298-200. 
table garden 
Potato blight, 287 
Potato bug, 287, 288 
Potato cuttings, 284 
Potato eyes, 285 
Potatoes, 283-288. 
garden 
Primrose, English yellow, 121; sow- 
ing seeds, 121; transplanting, 121 
Primula vulgaris, 121 
Privet, for hedge, 64 
Pruning, forsythia, 152; hydrangea, 
153-154; lilac, 160; privet, 157- 
158; roses, 169-171, 174, 176; 
tomatoes, 301-302 
Prunus japonica, 151; Alba plena, 
151; Rosea plena, 151 
Pumpkin, 288. See Vegetable garden 
Pyrethrum, care, 122; exvellent for 
cutting, 122 
See Vege- 
See Vegetable 
