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INDEX 



Primula cortusoides, 280. 

 primulas, 389. 

 privets, 298, 306. 

 propagating, 116, 118. 

 protecting in winter, 135. 

 Pruning, 139, 142, 149, 411. 

 pruning at transplanting, 129. 

 Prunus Caroliniana, 221, 306, 330. 

 Prunus Lauxocerasius, 306. 

 prunus species, 299, 327. 

 Pseudotsuga Douglasii, 335. 

 psylla, 205. 

 Ptelea trifoliata, 299. 

 pteris, 373. 



Pueraria Thunbergiana, 317. 

 pumpkin, 458, 496. 

 pumps, 183, 185. 

 pyracantha, 221, 292, 306. 

 pyrethrum, 272, 280. 

 pyrus, species, 327. 



quercus species, 320, 328, 330. 

 quince, culture of, 442. 



rabbit injury, 144. 

 radish, 493. 

 railroad-worm, 199. 

 rainfall, saving, 97. 

 raspberry, culture of, 443. 

 raspberry diseases, 212. 

 raspberry insects, 205. 

 ravenna grass, 264. 

 records of plantation, 154. 

 red-bud, 324. 

 red pepper, 458, 490. 

 red spider, 205. 

 red-top, 79. 



removing large trees, 130. 

 repairing trees, 145. 

 retinosporas, 220, 221, 333, 336. 

 rhamnus species, 299. 

 rhododendron, 390. 

 rhododendron species, 299, 306. 

 Rhodotypos kerrioides, 299, 306. 

 rhubarb, 493. 

 rhubarb, forcing, 162. 

 rhubarb for ornament, 39. 

 Rhus Cotinus, 291, 299, 306. 

 rhus species, 299, 300. 

 Rh5mchospermum jasminoides, 317. 

 Ribes aureum, 53. 



Ribes sanguineum, 53. 

 ribes species, 300. 

 richardia, 360. 

 ricinus, 230. 

 rill "improved, "24, 

 Roberts, mentioned, 87, 93. 

 robinia species, 300, 306, 328. 

 rockeries, 232. 

 rollers, 108. 

 root-crops, 456. 

 root cuttings, 118. 

 root-galls, 180. 



Rosa rugosa, 37, 221, 292, 300. 

 rosa species, 300, 301, 318. 

 Rosa Wichuraiana, 216, 309. 

 rose acacia, 300. 

 rose, culture of, 391. 

 rose diseases, 213. 

 rose insects, 205. 

 rosemary, 460. 

 roses, climbing, 318. 

 roses in landscapes, 37. 

 rows, to make straight, 127. 

 Rubus cratsegifolius, 35, 206, 301. 

 Rubus fruticosus, 53. 

 Rubus laciniatus, 53, 309. 

 Rubus odoratus, 45, 46, 301. 

 Rubus phoenicolasius, 53, 301. 

 Rudbeckia laciniata, 272, 280. 

 Rudbeckia maxima, 271, 280. 

 Ruscus aculeatus, 306. 

 Russelia juncea, 344. 

 rutabaga, 498. 

 rye-grass, 80. 



sacaline, 216, 263. 



sage, 460. 



salad plants, 459. 



Salisburia adiantifolia, 324. 



Salix laurifoHa, 219, 301, 329. 



salix species, 301, 328, 329. 



salsify, 456, 494. 



salvia, perennial, 37. 



Salvia pratensis, 269. 



Sambucus species, 291, 302. 



Sanguinaria Canadensis, 265. 



San Jos6 scale, 206. 



Santolina Chameecyparissus, 236. 



sassafras, 329. 



Saururus cernuus, 264. 



saving of moisture, 97. 



