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Tulips, description and proper- 
ties of the best, 343 
— the various classes of, 343 
to take up and preserve the 
roots, 392 
when to take them up, 415 
to propagate by seed, 468, 
499 
breeders, what, 344 
• how and when to plant the 
■valuable sorts, 537 
to protect them in winter, 
566 
Turfing-iron, 304 
Tupelo-tree, 272,291 
Turneps, garden culture of, 198, 
208, 323, 379, 409, 460,479 
—— general field culture of, 
432 
— — to preserve in winter, 556 
Swedish, 435 
Turnep-cabbage, 317, 372, 405 
Turnep-rooted cabbage, 317, 372 
Valerian, Greek, 159, 299, 300, 
425, 501 
red garden, 353 
creeping Greek, 501 
Vallisneria americana, 505 
Venus's fly-trap, 448 
looking-glass, 159, 299, 
352 
navel-wort, 159, 299, 352 
Veratrums, 469 
Verbascums, 353 
Veronicas, 353, 469 
Viburnum prunifolium, 267 
Vinca rosea, 396, 457 
Vines, grape, their history, 234 
descriptions and classifica- 
tion of the various kinds of, 
237 
— — American species of, 242 
— — time and methods of prun- 
ing, 147, 563 
time of planting, 244, ^0, 
563 
■ methods of planting and 
propagating, 244 to 249 
■ to protect the fruit from 
birdS) insects, Sec. 488 
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Vines, winter dressing of, 563 
to make wine of the fruit, 
489 to 496 
to preserve the fruit of, for 
winter use, 496 
to cure the fruit for Raisins, 
496 
Vineries, for forcing grapes, 44 
Vineyards, to manure, 48, 146 
— — to make poles for the vines, 
48 
soil and situation fit for, 243 
— — preparation of the soil, 244 
■ preparations for, and me- 
thods of planting, 244, 249 
— time of planting, 244, 530, 
563 
— — — time and methods of prun- 
ing, 147, 563 
—— work to be done in for 
January, 48. February, 146. 
March, 234. April, 336. May, 
487. June, 412. July, 439. 
August, 465. September, 487. 
October, 530. November, 563. 
December, 580 
Violets, 159, 300, 469. 
Virgin's-bower, 291, 413 
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Walchendorfias, 167,507 
W^alks, shady, 70 
grass, to make, 304, 360 
gravel, to make, 358 
Wall.flowers, double, 84, 163, 
397,544, 568, 587 
sowing seed of, 299 
transplanting seedling, 425 
Wall-trees, the general meaning 
of, 112 
to train when young, 56, 
214,216 
^— — to prune. See pruning 
to summer prune, 438 
Walnut-tree, the English, 45, 
234,271, 301, 533 
Wasps to destroy, 438, 488 
Water-falls, 68 
Water-pieces, or sheets, 68 
Watsonias, 167, 428, 507 
Weld, or DyerVweed, 332 
Wilderness, 65 
