iris, 264, 267, 270, 277, 278, 378. 
iron-wood, 326. 
Isolepis gracilis, 344, 
ivy, Boston, Japanese, 314. 
ivy, parlor, 340 (see Senecio). 
ivy, true, 315. 
jasmines, 317, 344. 
jasminum species, 306, 317. 
Jerusalem artichoke, 463. 
jessamine, 317, 
jonquil, 383. 
Judas tree, 324. 
juglans species, 325. 
June-grass, 78. 
juniper species, 333, 334, 
kainit, 163. 
kale, 457, 482. 
Kalmia latifolia, 297. 
katsura-tree, 324. 
keeping fruit, 158, 414. 
Kenilworth ivy, 313, 340, 344, 
kentia, 385. 
kerosene emulsion, 194. 
kerria, 298, 306. 
kitchen-garden, 454. 
Kniphofia aloides, 272. 
Keelreuteria paniculata, 325, 330. 
kudzu vine, 317. 
labels, 154. 
lady-birds, 199. 
lagenaria, 311. 
Lagerstreemia Indica, 305. 
land, handling, 87. 
larch, 325. 
larix species, 325. 
latania, 385. 
Lathyrus latifolius, 311. 
laurel, cherry, 306, 330. 
laurel, great, 299, 391. 
laurel, mountain, 297. 
laurel, true, 306. 
Laurus nobilis, 306. 
lavender, 460. 
lawn, making, 77. 
lawns, treatment, 82. 
leaf cuttings, 120. 
leatherwood, 296. 
leek, 456, 483. 
INDEX 
Leiophyllum buxifolium, 298, 
lespedeza species, 298. 
lettuce, 483, 
lettuce disease, 210. 
Liatris spicata, 270. 
Libocedrus decurrens, 336. 
ligustrum species, 298. 
lilac species, 304. 
liiums, 278, 284, 378, 285. 
lily-of-the-valley, 86, 267, 275, 381 
lima beans, 464. 
lime and sulfur wash, 195, 539. 
Linaria Cymbalaria, 313. 
linden, 329, 330. 
Lindera Benzoin, 293. 
Linum perenne, 278. 
Liquidambar styraciflua, 325, 330. 
Liriodendron Tulipifera, 325. 
live-oak, 330. 
liver of sulfur, 197. 
liver-leaf, 265. 
lizard’s tail, 264. 
Lobelia cardinalis, 272, 278. 
lobster cactus, 359. 
locust, 328. 
locust, honey, 221, 325. 
Lombardy poplar, 40. 
Long, E. A., quoted, 223. 
Lonicera Halliana, 53, 216. 
lonicera species, 298, 316. 
loose-strife, 264. 
lotus, 230. 
lovage, 460. 
luffa, 311. 
Lychnis alpina, 265. 
Lychnis Chalcedonica, 278. 
Lychnis Coronaria, 274. 
Lychnis Viscaria, 271. 
Lycium Chinense, 315. 
lycoris, 283. 
Lysimachia clethroides, 278. 
Lysimachia nummularia, 86, 309, 
Lythrum Salicaria, 264. 
madeira vine, 313, 344. 
maggots of cabbage, 187, 201. 
magnolias, 306, 325, 330. 
Mahernia odorata, 344, 345, 
mahonia, 293, 306. 
maidenhair tree, 324, 
maize, striped, 230. 
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