Index 



487 



Portulaca oleracea, 4, 62, 63. 

 potash, sulfate, 383. 

 potato beetle, 204. 



botany of, 215. 



crops, chapter on, 201. 



discussion of, 202. 



listed, 9. 

 potherb, defined, 99. 

 pot marigold, 6. 



pots for transplanting, 357, 422. 

 power, list of, 391. 

 Principles of Fruit-Growing, 3. 

 Proboacidea louisiana, 11, 329. 

 Psila rosce, 127, 186. 

 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, 8, 



10. 

 Puccinia asparagi, 21. 

 Pueraria hirsuta, 8. 

 pulse crops, 228. 



Family, 8, 9. 

 pumpkin, botany of, 311. 



discussion of, 301. 

 pumpkins, listed, 11. 

 purslane, edible, 61. 



listed, 4. 



winter, 63. 

 pusley, edible, 61. 

 Pyrausta nuMlalis, 317. 

 Pythium, sp., 230. 



quantity of seeds, 410. 

 quinoa, 4, 9. 



Radicula Armoracia, 185. 



Nasturtium-aquatlcum, 121. 

 radish, botany of, 175. 



discussion of, 170. 



listed, 8. 



rat-tkiled, listed, 9. 

 rag-doll tester, 401. 

 rampion, 9. 

 Eanunculaceae, 9. 

 Raphanus caudatus, 176. 



sativus, 175. 



species, 8, 9. 

 red pepper, 274. 



listed, 11. 



red-spider, 269, 434. 

 resting land, 3T7. 

 Rheum hybridum, 38. 



Rhaponticum, 4, 37. 

 Rhizoctonia solani, 101, 203. 

 rhubarb, botany of, 37. 



discussion of, 32. 



forwarding, 344. 



listed, 4. 

 rice bean, 241, 



listed, 10. 

 ridging, 373. 

 rocambole, listed, 7. 

 rocket-salad, 5. 

 rock phosphate, 382. 

 Rogers, Stanley S., quoted, 445. 

 rollers, 394. 

 romaine, 107. 



root crops, chapter on, 161. 

 root-knot, 436. 

 root-maggot, cabbage, 71. 

 Roripa Armoracia, 185. 



listed, 5. 



Nasturtium-aquaticum, 119, 

 121. 

 Rosacese, 5. 

 roselle, 5. 

 rosemary, 6, 334. 

 Rosmarinus officinalis, 6. 

 rotation, discussion of, 376. 

 Rumen) Acetosa, 49. 



dentatus, 49. 



Patientia, 48. 



scutalus, 49. 



species, listed, 4. 

 rust, aparagus, 21. 

 rutabaga, botany of, 95, 96. 



discussion of, 179. 



listed, 8. 

 Eutacese, 3. 



saffron, 4. 

 sage, 6, 334. 

 Sagittaria sagittifoUa, 7. 

 salad chervil, 124. 



crops, 99. 



defined, 99. 



