536 
Primula cortusoides, 280. 
primulas, 389. 
privets, 298, 306. 
propagating, 116, 118. 
protecting in winter, 135. 
Pruning, 139, 142, 149, 411. 
pruning at transplanting, 129. 
Prunus Caroliniana, 221, 306, 330. 
Prunus Laurocerasius, 306. 
prunus species, 299, 327. 
Pseudotsuga Douglasii, 335. 
psylla, 205. 
Ptelea trifoliata, 299. 
pteris, 373. 
Pueraria Thunbergiana, 317. 
pumpkin, 458, 496. 
pumps, 183, 185. 
pyracantha, 221, 292, 306. 
pyrethrum, 272, 280. 
pyrus, species, 327. 
quercus species, 320, 328, 330. 
quince, culture of, 442. 
rabbit injury, 144. 
radish, 493. 
railroad-worm, 199. 
rainfall, saving, 97. 
raspberry, culture of, 443. 
raspberry diseases, 212. 
raspberry insects, 205. 
ravenna grass, 264. 
records of plantation, 154. 
red-bud, 324. 
red pepper, 458, 490. 
red spider, 205. 
red-top, 79. 
removing large trees, 130. 
repairing trees, 145. 
retinosporas, 220, 221, 333, 336. 
rhamnus species, 299. 
rhododendron, 390. 
rhododendron species, 299, 306. 
Rhodotypos kerrioides, 299, 306. 
rhubarb, 493. 
rhubarb, forcing, 162. 
rhubarb for ornament, 39. 
Rhus Cotinus, 291, 299, 306. 
rhus species, 299, 300. 
Rhynchospermum jasminoides, 317. 
Ribes aureum, 53. 
INDEX 
Ribes sanguineum, 53. 
ribes species, 300. 
richardia, 360. 
ricinus, 230. 
rill “improved,’’ 24. 
Roberts, mentioned, 87, 93. 
robinia species, 300, 306, 328. 
rockeries, 232. 
rollers, 108. 
‘raot-crops, 456. 
root cuttings, 118. 
root-galls, 180. 
Rosa rugosa, 37, 221, 292, 300. 
rosa species, 300, 301, 318. 
Rosa Wichuraiana, 216, 309. 
rose acacia, 300. 
rose, culture of, 391. 
rose diseases, 213. 
rose insects, 205. 
rosemary, 460. 
roses, climbing, 318. 
roses in landscapes, 37. 
rows, to make straight, 127. 
Rubus cratiegifolius, 35, 206, 301. 
Rubus fruticosus, 53. 
Rubus laciniatus, 53, 309. 
Rubus odoratus, 45, 46, 301. 
Rubus pheenicolasius, 53, 301. 
Rudbeckia laciniata, 272, 280. 
Rudbeckia maxima, 271, 280. 
Ruscus aculeatus, 306. 
Russelia juncea, 344. 
rutabaga, 498. 
rye-grass, 80. 
sacaline, 216, 263. 
sage, 460. 
salad plants, 459. 
Salisburia adiantifolia, 324. 
Salix laurifolia, 219, 301, 329. 
salix species, 301, 328, 329. 
salsify, 456, 494. 
salvia, perennial, 37. 
Salvia pratensis, 269. 
Sambucus species, 291, 302. 
Sanguinaria Canadensis, 265. 
San José scale, 206. 
Santolina Chamzcyparissus, 236. 
sassafras, 329. 
Saururus cernuus, 264. 
saving of moisture, 97. 
