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INDEX 



Oopaiva (Copaifera) publiflora, 270. 



Copper, effect on growth of plants, 28. 



Copper sulfate, formula, 39; as an herbicide, 115, 117, 

 118; for seed disinfection, 49. 



Copperas, effect on plant growth, 28. 



Coppice, 313; regeneration by, 326. 



Coprinus, 476. 



Coprinus atramentarius, 476. 



Coprinus comatus, 476. 



Coral hydnum, 478. 



Corbett, L. C, articles by, 147, 514, 550; quoted, 25, 

 26. 



Corchorus capsularis, 282, 507. • 



Corchorus olitorius, 282, 507. 



Cord, size of, 340. 



Cordage, fibers for, {See Fiber plants) ; for paper, (See 

 Paper-making plants). 



Coriander, 457, 458; importations, 496; for oil, 495. 



Coriaria myrtifolia, 626. 



Coriaria ruscifolia for tannin, 626. 



Cork formation, 16. 



Cork oak for tannin, 625. 



Corn. (See Maize.) 



Corn-belt, rotation for, 101. 



Cornel cherry (Fig. 380), 274. 



Cornell Experiment Station quoted, 118, 539, 543, 549, 

 550. 



Cornflower, for farm garden, 274; treatment jvith cop- 

 per sulfate, 118. 



Cornus Mas (Fig. 380), 274. 



Corolla, defined, 7; structure, 17. 



Corrosive sublimate for seed disinfection, 49, 50; as 

 wood preservative, 347. 



Corsican citron (Fig. 98), 75. 



Cortex, 12; defined, 9; nature and function, 16. 



Corticium vagum solani, 523. 



Cosmos for farm garden, 274. 



Costa Rica redwood, 269. 



Cotinin, 268. 



Cotton, 247-258, 281, 282; boll weevil, 40, 43, 251, 252; 

 boll worm, 251, 252; breeding notes, 58, 68, 69; 

 colors, direct, 271 ; hybridizing notes, 63, 68 ; intro- 

 duction of Egyptian varieties, 73 ; Mexican boll weevil, 

 251, 252; notes, 7, 499; for paper, 503, 504, 507; place 

 in rotation, 83, 88, 99-106, 108, 109, 214, 249, 443; in 

 its plant relations, 3; planting dates, 138-140; races, 

 57; root bark, 457; root-rot, 47, 51, 52; seed, legal 

 weight, 148, 149; seed notes, 133, 135; seed, value, 

 249, 254; stalks for paper, 503-505; square borers, 

 252; varieties resistant to boll weevil. 43; varieties 

 from sports, 61 ; wilt (distribution chart), 524; 

 worm, 44, 252; yields, 153-155. 



Cotton-belt, grasses and clovers in, 447-450. 



Cotton, buhri, place in rotation, 109. 



Cottonseed meal notes, 499. (See Cotton.) 



Cottonseed oil, 253, 499, 500; cake, 253. 



Cottonwood, for farm woodlot, 327; intolerant char- 

 acter, 323; for paper, 503, 505, 507; planting seed, 

 328. 



Cotyledons, 8. 



Couch-grass, 376; in hops, 383; treatment with copper 

 sulfate, 118. 



Cover, growing plants under, 119-130. 



Cover-crops, 89, 258-260; for garden, 275, 277; for 

 orchard, 350, 351. 



Cow cabbage, 389. 



Cow clover, 233. 



Cowpea. 260-267; compared with soybean, 582, 586; 

 in cotton-belt, 447, 448; as cover-crop, 259, 260, 266, 

 350, 351 ; as green-manure, 93, 655 ; hay, analysis, 

 518; influence of environment on character, 69; 

 notes, 443; place in rotation, 83, 88, 98-106, 108, 109, 

 249; planting dates, 138-140; seed notes, 133, 135, 

 136; for silage, 414, 415; for soiling, 570-572; and 

 sorghum for soiling, 572, 573; wilt, 264, 266; yields, 

 153-155. 



Cows, quantity of soiling crops for, 573; rape for, 

 532. 



Crabapple, for preserves, 160; varieties for home-plant- 

 ing, 276. 



Crab-grass, 368, 449, 450; with cowpeas, 266; seeding 

 notes, 441 ; weed in alfalfa, 194. 



Craig, John, quoted, 24, 25. 



Crajina, 268. 



Cranberry, for canning, 165; for dye, 268; legal weight, 

 150. 



Crape myrtle for farm garden, 274. 



Crataegus Oxyacantha, 270. 



Creeping bent-grass, 371 ; quantity of seed in mixtures, 

 136. 



Creeping hop clover, 235. 



Creosote bush in Southwest, 453. 



Creosote, coal-tar, as wood preservative, 347. 



Crepe, 557. 



Crepidodera cucumeris, 524. 



Cress, effect of electric light on, 23; of electricity, 30; 

 hairy-podded, 77; longevity, 10; seed notes, 133. 



Crested dog's-tail, 373; notes, 437. 



Crib root cellar, 551. 



Crickets in sweet-potatoes, 622. 



Crimson clover. (See Clover, crimson.) 



Crin vegetal fiber, 281, 293. 



Crocus for farm garden, 274. 



Crocus sativus, 270. 



Crop management, 81-118. 



Cross-pollination, 55-57. 



Crossing as a cause of variation in plants, 54, 59; meth 

 ods, 55-57. 



Crotalaria juncea, 509. (See Sunn hemp.) 



Croton seed, 457. 



Crowfoot family, medicinal plants in, 457. 



Crown rust of oats, 492. 



Crows in corn-fields, 413. 



Cruciferae in its plant relations, 2, 4. 



Cuba bast fiber, 281. 



Cucumber, 279, 280; diseases, 51; effect of acetylene 

 light, 25; glasshouses for, 125; pickles, 173; protec- 

 tion from insects, 42; seed notes, 133, 145, 146; 

 striped beetle, 529; weight, legal, 148. 



Cucurbita ficifolia, 4. 



Cucurbita maxima, 529. 



Cucurbita moschata, 4. 



Cucurbita Pepo, 529. 



Cudbear, 268. 



Cudbeard, 268. 



Culture, clean, to destroy insect pests, 43. 



Curcuma, 270, 586. 



Curcuma longa, 270. 



Curcuma rotunda, 270. 



Curled dock, seed notes, 141. 



Ciirly mesquit, 453. 



Curly top of sugar-beets, 594. 



Currant, 278, 279; frtr canning, 160; evaporating, 174; 

 jam, 163; jelly, 164; notes, 7; for preserves, 165; 

 weight, legal, 148; worms, 38, 39, 44, 278. 



Curtain fibers, 285. 



Curtidor bark, 628. 



Curtis, ,1. G., article by, 418. 



Cuscus, 497. 



Cutch, 627, 628. 



Cutworm, 42, 43; in coffee, 243; corn, 413; cotton, 251, 

 252; sweet-potatoes, 622; tobacco, 652. 



Cyanin, 268. 



Cyclamen, for the house, 129. 



Cylas formicarius, 622. 



Cyllene robinise, 344. 



Cynodoh, botanical characters, 366. 



Cynodon Dactylon, 371, 449. (See Bermuda^grass.) 



Cynosurus, botanical characters, 366. 



Cynosurus cristatus, 373. (See Crested dog's-tail.l 



Cyperus, 129; esculentus, 307; laevigatus, place in rota- 

 tion, 108; tegetiformis, 292; tegetum, 292. 



Cypress, freedom from disease, 345; longe\'ity. 346; 

 Monterey, for coffee shade, 243. 



Cytisus, 393. 



Cytisus proliferus var. albus, 311. 



Cytisus scoparius, 310. 



Cytoplasm, 11. 



Dacca, crop rotation systems in, 109. 



Dacca fiber, 283. 



Dactylis, botanical characters, 366. 



Dactylis glomerata, 373. (See Orchard- 



Dsemonorops Draco, 268. 



Daggett, Ezra, quoted, 157. 



Dairy-farm, rotation for, 305. 



