Index 



455 



Market view, 225. 



Marshall, book by, 256. 



Martynia, 242, 428. 



Martynia proboscidea, 242, 428. 



Mats for hotbeds, 6.6. 



M'Mahon, book by, 256. 



MeXeil, book by, 256. 



Medicago lupulina 145. 



Melon, 241, 416; acreage, 13; longevity 



of seeds, 138; seeds, 124. 

 Minnesota garden, 43. 

 Mitchell, book by, 257, 403. 

 Moss, 226. 

 Mucuna utilis, 388. 

 Mulch, 91. 



Munro, book by, 258. 

 Mushroom, 242. 



Muskmelon, 241, 416; ideal, 167; lon- 



ge\-ity of seeds, 138. 

 Mustard, 241, 851. 



Nageli, quoted, 128. 

 Nasturtium officinale, 211, 365. 

 Xeill, book by, 258. 

 New Zealand spinach, 350. 

 Niven, book hj, 258. 

 Noobe, book by, 171. 

 Nobbe, on seeds, 144, 145. 

 Norfolk, capital at, 30. 

 Novelties, 195. 

 Nozzles. 204. 



Oemler, book by, 258. 

 Oemler, on soil, 82. 



Okra, 242, 427; longevity of seeds, 138. 



Olcott, book by, 258. 



Onion bed picture, 118. 



Onion, 240, 316; composition of, 98; 

 germination, 126, 1.52; longevity of 

 seeds, 139; selection of seeds, 169. 



Orach, 241, 351. 



Outfits, 24. 



Outside cellar, 227. 



Packages, 220. 



Packing, 215, 219. 



PaiUieux & Bois, book by, 244. 



Paper for hotbeds, 65. 

 Paris green, 208. 



Parsley, 241, 368; longevity of seeds, 

 139; seeds, 124. 



Parsnip, 240, 288; composition of, 98; 

 longevity of seeds, 139; quantity of 

 seed, 158; seeds, 124. 



Pastinaea sativa, 240, 290. 



Pea, 241, 380; acreage, 13, 14; germina- 

 tion, 152; longevity of seeds, 139; 

 quantity of seed, 158. 



Peas, buggy, 132. 



Pedersen, book by, 258. 



Pennyroyal, 432. 



Pepper, 241, 408; longevity of seeds, 

 139. 



Peppermint, 432. 

 Pe-tsai, 352. 

 Phaseolus lunatiis, 388. 

 Phaseolus multiflorus, 387. 

 Phaseolus \Tilgaris, 388. 

 Physalis, 241, 409. 

 Physalis Peruviana, 410. 

 Phj^salis pubescens, 410. 

 Pie plant, 441. 

 Pipe-heated hotbeds, 63. 

 Piper nigrum, 409. 

 Pisum arvense, 382. 

 Pisum sativum, 241, 382. 

 Pit, 232. 



Plant diseases, 205. 

 Plants for fertilizers, 101. 

 Plowing, 116. 

 Plows, 111. 



Portulaca oleracea, 241. 



Potato, 240, 301; acreage, 13, 14; stor- 

 age, 233; potato sorters, 222, 223, 305, 

 306. 



Pot-herb crops, 241, 347. 

 Preservation of seeds, 141. 

 Price, book by, 259, 313. 

 Price of seeds, 159. 

 Principle, discussed, 237. 

 Profits, 4. 



Provancher, book by, 259. 

 Provancher, on soil, 83. 



