318 
Vegetable garden (197-307) : 
planting plans, 238-242; planting 
the gardens, 243; suggestions, 
243; watering, 243-244 
planting seeds in boxes, 219-228 ; 
drainage material, 220; large 
seeds, 220-221; seed boxes, 219- 
220; small seeds, 221-223 ; soil, 
220 
potatoes, 283-288; culture, 286; 
cutting, 285; digging and stor- 
ing, 287; diseases, 287; ferti- 
lizer, 284-285; how to grow 
very early, 286-287 ; pests, 287— 
288; planting, 285; soil, 284; 
time of planting, 285; varieties, 
283-284 
pumpkin, 288; culture, 288; dis- 
eases and pests, 288; planting, 
288 ; soil, 288; varieties, 288 
radish, 228, 289-291 ; cold frame, 
291; culture, 290 ; pests, 291; soil, 
290; sowing seeds, 290; time of 
planting, 289; transplanting, 
290 ; varieties, 289; winter rad- 
ishes, 291 
rhubarb, 3805-307; culture, 306 ; 
forcing, 3806-807; harvesting, 
307; mulching, 306; planting, 
306 ; propagation, 305; soil, 305 
spinach, 291-292 ; cold frame, 292 ; 
culture, 292; diseases and pests, 
202 ; harvesting, 292 ; soil, 291; 
sowing seeds, 291; when to sow 
seeds, 201 
squash, 292-294; cold frame, 293; 
culture, 293-214 ; diseases, 204; 
harvesting, 2!4; pests, 204; 
planting, 292-293; soil, 292; 
varieties, 292 
sweet corn, 295-297 ; culture, 297 ; 
diseases, 297; field corn, 297; 
pests, 297; planting, 206-297 ; 
pop corn, 297; time of planting, 
295 ; varieties, 295 
sweet potatoes, 208-299 ; culture, 
298; diseases, 209; harvesting, 
298; pests, 299; plants, 298 ; 
setting out plants, 298; soil, 298 
tomato, 299-302; diseases, 302 ; 
distance, 300; method of train- 
ing, 300-301; pests, 802; plants, 
299-300; pruning, 301-302 ; soil, 
300 
SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
tools, 197-199; garden fine, 198- 
199; hoe, 197; rake, 197; spad- 
ing fork, 197; trowel, 197; 
watering pot, 198 ; weeder, 198; 
wheel hoe, 199 
transplanting, 223-227; boxes, 224; 
cultivation, 227; flowerpots, 225; 
light, 227 ; method, 226 ; plant- 
ing seedlings indoors, 223-227 ; 
proper time, 223; soil, 224-226 ; 
watering, 227 
turnips, 302-303 ; a spring or fal) 
crop, 302 ; culture, 303 ; diseases, 
303; pests, 303; sowing seeds, 
302-303 
Verbena, 72, 99-100, 162; cuttings, 
100; description, 99; soil, 99; 
sowing, 99; sowing out of doors, 
100; window boxes, 100 
Vetches for lawn, 67 
Viburnum lantana, 160 
Viburnum opulus, 160 
Viburnum plicatum, 158 
Vines, beautify house, 161; cypress 
vine, 72, 79; hardy climbing (Bos- 
ton ivy, 161-164; clematis, 165; 
. Japanese honeysuckle, 167; trum- 
pet vine, 168; Virginia creeper, 
164 ; wistaria, 167) ; how to plant, 
161-162; moonflower, 72; morning- 
glory, 72; nasturtium, 72; sup- 
ports, 162; where they may be 
planted, 72, 161 
Viola cucullata, 138 
Viola odorata, 140 
Viola palmata, 138 
Viola papilionacea, 138 
Viola pedata, 139 
Viola rotundifolia, 139 
Violet, habits, 138 ; native, 138-140 ; 
transplanting, 188-140; varieties 
(bird’s-foot, 139; blue, 188; pur- 
ple, 188; sweet, 140; white, 138 ; 
yellow, 139) 
Virginia creeper, 164 ; soil, 164; sup- 
port, 164 
Wandering Jew, 31 
Watering, small seeds, 222 , 
garden, 
243 
Watering pot, 198 
Wayfaring tree, 160 
Webworms, 251, 279 
Weeder, 198 
