INDEX. 



A 



Aerial, layering, 87 

 Agitator, 134 



Amount of seed to plant, 22 

 Anthracnose on brambles, 218 



on bush fruits, 204 

 Aphis on bush fruits, 205 



on cherry, 274 



on peach, 274 

 Apple, cultivation and mulching of, 

 241, 243 



diseases of, 247 



distance to plant, 240 



insects of, 250 



packing of, 245 



propagation of, 237 



pruning of, 243 



soil for planting of, 238 



systems of planting, 240 



varieties of, 246 

 Arrangement of city garden, 29 



of plants, 20 



of walks and drives, 319 

 Arsenate of lead formula, 138 

 Asexual reproduction, 79 

 Asparagus, 21, 22 

 Automatic sprayer, 130 



B 



Bacteria, kinds of, 121 



multiplication of, 121 

 Bacterial action of soil influenced 



by cultivation, 74 

 Bark graft, 106 

 Barrel Sprayer, 131 

 Beans, 21, 22 



Beautifying the home grounds, 317 

 Beets, 21, 22 



Bitter rot on apple, 247 

 Black knot on cherry, 273 

 on plum, 293 

 rot on apple, 247 

 on grape, 230, 231 

 Blackberry, 21, 22 



cultivation of, 209 

 Bordeaux mixture, 142, 144 

 Brambles, 208 

 diseases of, 217 

 harvesting of, 216 

 insects of, 218 

 planting of, 213 

 propagation of, 211 

 soil and fertilizer for, 212 

 systems of training, pruning of, 



215 

 varieties of, 217 

 winter protection of, 216 

 Bridge graft, 107 

 Broker, the, 169 

 Brown rot on apple, 247 

 on cherry, 273 

 on citrus fruits, 309 

 on peach, 283 

 Bucket spray, 129 

 Bud, cutting of, 96 

 plate, 98, 99 

 shield, 96, 97 

 Budding knife, 97 



time for, 95 

 Bulb, 80 

 Bush fruits, 196 



cultivation of, 199 

 diseases of, 203 

 harvesting of, 200 

 insects of, 204 

 planting of, 199 

 propagation of, 197 

 pruning of, 200 

 soil for, 198 

 varieties of, 202 



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