INDEX. 



A 



Aconite root, an {illustrated), 68 

 Ai'tichokes, Chinese, how to plant 

 Cilliistr cited) , 73 ; suitable manure 

 for, 26 ; varieties of and culture, 72 

 Asparagus, culture of, 7-i ; knife, an 

 {illustrated), 75 ; pests and their 

 eradication, 52 ; the manurial needs 

 )f, 26 



B 



Basic slag, price and uses of, 36 

 Beans, and theii' manurial treatment, 

 27 ; a selection of Runner, 79 ; a sup- 

 port for Runner {illustrated), 77 ; 

 black dolphin and red spider attacks 

 and remedies for, 53 ; forcing French, 

 77, 78 ; storing the roots of Runner 

 {illustrated), 79 ; strings and poles 

 for {illustrated), 78; varieties and 

 cultui'e of, 76 

 Bed marker, a handy {illustrated), 43 

 Beetroot, a fine {illustrated) , 33 ; man- 

 ure for, 27 ; to keep birds from, 53 ; 

 varieties and culture of, 80 

 Bird, baffler, a {illustrated), 59 ; scarer, 



a simple {illustrated) , 41 

 Black dolphin, to destroy, 53 

 Bone flour, uses and prices of, 36 

 Boot protector, how to make a digger's 



{illustrated), 22 

 Borecole, culture and varieties of, 82 

 Broccoli, the pests of, and their treat- 

 ment, 53, 54 ; varieties and culture, 

 82 



Brussels Sprouts, to destroy the enemies 

 of, 53, 54 ; varieties and cultin-e, 84 



C 



Cabbages, how to plant {illustrated), 

 87; how to raise {illustrated), 85; 

 manures for, 28 ; the diseases and 

 insect enemies of and their destruc- i 



ticn, 54 ; varieties and culture of, 



86, 88 

 Cardoons, 139 



Carrots, how to check the fly, 56 ; 

 general treatment of, 89, 90 ; grow- 

 ing on ridges {illustrated), 89 ; how 

 to gi'ow fine {illustrated), 91 ; varie- 

 ties of, 90 

 Cask, a liquid manure {illustrated), 29 

 Caterpillar, the Cabbage, and its ex- 

 termination, 54 

 Cauliflowers, culture and varieties of, 

 92 ; remedj'es for the diseases of, 54 

 Celeriac, 142 ; treatment of, 95 

 Celery, a method of protecting {illus- 

 trated), 95 ; fly, the, remedies for, 

 56 ; general treatment of, 93 ; selec- 

 tion of varieties, 95 ; the manurial 

 requirements of, 28 ; time required 

 for blanching, 94 ; tying and earth- 

 ing, 94 



Chemical manures, notes on, 35, 36 

 Chervil, 142 

 Chicory, 142 

 Chives, 142 



Club-root, and its prevention, 54; in 



Greens {illustrated), 55 

 Coleworts, 88 

 Corn salad, 142 

 Couve Tronchuda, 88 

 Cress, 142 



Cropping, examples of successional, 



17 ; value of rotation, 16 

 Crops, theory of the rotation of, 14-16 

 Cucumbers, best varieties of, 98 ; how 

 to raise {illustrated), 97 ; how to 

 stoi3 {illustrated), 99 ;■ sowing seeds 

 of and planting, 96 ; the best man- 

 ures for, 29 ; to fight the foes of the, 

 56 ; training and pruning, 98 



D 



Dandelion, 142 



Dibbler, a, made from an old spade 

 handle (illustrated), 47 



