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Index 



Lactuca angustana, 108. 



capitata, 108. 



longifolia, 108. 



romana, 108. 



sativa, 6, 107. 



Scariola, 108. 

 Lagenaria cucantha, 11, 280. 

 lamb's quarter, edible, 58. 

 lamb's quarters, 4. 

 land, treatment of, 3G5. 

 Laspeyresia nigricnna, 231. 

 Lathyrus sativus, 10. 

 Latin names, 18, 

 Lavandula, species, 6. 

 lavender, 6, 334. 

 lead, arsenate of, 429. 

 leaf-beet, discussion of, 59. 

 leaf-spot of beet, 164. 

 leek, 154, 160. 



listed, 7. 

 Leguminosse, 8, 9. 

 leguminous plants and nitr 



375. 



Lema trilneata, 205. 

 Lens esciilenta, 10. 

 lentil, 10. 



Leonard, M. D., cited, 18. 

 Lepidium sativum, 5, 118. 

 Leptinotarsa decemlineata, 



256, 268. 

 lettuce, botany of, 107. 



discussion of, 100. 



listed, 6. 

 Levisticxim officinale, 5. 

 Ligyrus gibtosns, 186. 

 Lilium, species, 7. 

 Lily Family, Liliacese, 4, 7. 

 lima bean, 247, 252. 



listed, 10. 

 lime-sulfur, 429, 430. 

 Linden Family, 5. 

 Linnaeus, cited, 16. 

 Lipusa multiflora, 252. 

 Lloyd, J. W., cited, 14. 

 longevity of seeds, 401. 

 Lotus Tetragonolohus, 10, 

 lovage, 334. 



listed, 5. 



Loxostege sticticalis, 165. 



similalis, 70. 

 Luffa acutangula, 281. 



cylindrica, 281. 



species, 11. 

 Lycopersicon cerasiforme, 266. 



escxilentum, 265. 



pimpineUifoIium, 267. 



pyriforme, 267. 



species, 11. 



tuTierosum, 215. 

 .Lygtis pratensis, 128. 



]MacDonald, Pearl, quoted, 459. 

 Macrosiphnm , pisi, 231. 



solanifolii, 205, 257, 269. 

 ]Madeira-vine Family, 4. 

 ^Madras gram, 10. 

 maggot, onion, 143. 

 maize, listed, 9. 



sweet, 316, 322. 

 malanga, 7. 

 :\Iallow Family, 5, 10. 



jew's, 5. 

 ]\Lalvaceae, 5, 10. 

 Mamestra picta, 71. 

 Mancaselhis tracTiyurus, 119. 

 mnngel, listed, 8. 

 mango melon, 309. 

 Manihot ntUissima, 8. 

 manure for hotbeds, 346, 348. 

 Maranta anindinacea, 7. 

 marigold, pot, 6. 

 marjoram, 6, 334. 



sweet, 334. 

 market-gardening, 14. 

 marketing, 439. 

 Marru'bium vulgare, 6. 

 Marssonia panattoniana, 102. 

 IMartynia. 11, 327, 329. 



Jiissieui, 329. 



loiiisiana, 329. 



proTioscidea, 329. 

 MartyniaceEP, 9, 11. 

 matting for hotbeds. 355. 

 McClintock, T. A., cited, 53. 

 McKay, quoted, 213. 

 Melissa officinalis, 6. 



