490 



Index 



tree tomato, 254. 

 trenching, 373. 

 Trichoharis trinotata, 206. 

 Trichosanthes Anguina, 11. 

 Tropteolum Family, 5, 8. 

 trucking, defined, 14. 

 tuber moth, 206. 

 turnip aphis, 71. 



botany of, 95, 96. 



discussion of, 177. 



listed, 8. 



udo, discussion of, 49. 



listed, 5. 

 Vllucus tuherosus, 8. 

 TJmbelliferse, 5, 8, 11. 

 underdrainage, 369. 

 unicoi-n plant, 11, 329. 

 Uranotes melinus, 324. 

 urd bean, 241. 



listed, 10. 

 Vrocystis cepuhc, 141. 



Valerianacese, Valerian Family, 6. 

 T alerianeUa Locnsta, 122. 



olitoria, 122. 



species, 6. 

 vandzon, 10. 

 vegeculture, 2. 



vegetable gardening, defined, 1. 



marroAV, listed, 11. 



oyster, listed, 9. 



sponge, 281. 

 vegeti culture, 2. 

 vehicles, 391. 

 ventilating frames, 361. 

 Verticillium alhoatrum, 267. 

 viability of seeds, 399. 

 Vicia Fata, 10, 239, 250. 

 Vigna, species, 10, 241. 

 Vitacese, 3. 



Voandzeia snhterannea, 10. 

 Voorhees; basic formula, 383. 



celery fertilizing, 130. 



pulse fertilizer, 228. 



root crop fertilizers, 162. 



tomato fertilizer, 257. 



wart of potatoes, 203. 

 water caltrop, 10, 



Avater-chestnut, 7, 10. 

 water-cress, 118, 119. 



listed, 5. 

 water-heated hotbeds, 350. 

 watering frames, 360. 

 Water-lily Family, 8. 

 watermelon, botany of, 310. 



discussion of, 296. 



listed, 11. 

 Water-Plantain Family, 7. 

 Watts, R. L., cited, 14. 

 Waugh, quoted, 99. 

 wax gourd, 281. 

 ■\\ebworm, cabbage, 70 

 weeds, discussion of, 423. 

 weighing seeds, 17. 

 Welsh onion, 156, 159. 

 whale-oil soap, 429. 

 wheel-hoe, 395. 

 white-fly, 435. 



grubs, 433. 

 winter melon, 307. 



purslane, 63. 



savory, 334. 

 wintering autumn-sown plants, 

 363. 



wiroAA orms, 432. 



Avitloof, discussion of, 114. 



listed, 6. 

 wonderberry, 11, 255. 

 Wood-sorrel Family, 8. 

 Work, Paul, cited, 418. 

 wormwood, 7, 334. 



Xanthosoma sugittifolium, 7. 



yam-bean. 8, 10. 



Family, 8. 



listed, 9. 

 yautia, 7. 



j-ellows of cabbage, 68. 



yield of dried vegetables, 465. 



of seeds, 406. 

 young-tsai, 6. 



Zea Mays, 9, 322. 



saccharata, 322. 

 zebra caterpillar, 71. 

 Zingiberaceae, 7. 

 Zinrii'ber offlcinaJe, 7. 

 Zizania lati folia, 3, 



