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GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING 
Farm, model, 27 
Farmer, average, 199 ff., 206 f. 
Farming, intensive, 131, 197 f. 
Fertilizers, 56!., 230 
Freesias, 97, 181 
Fungous diseases, 84!., 114, 1291, 
Garden, social value of a, 1 1 ff. ; an 
English, 158 • 
Garden line, 63 f. 
Gardening, place of, in school pro- 
gram, 15, 163 f. ; influence of, in 
schoolroom, 16; necessity of or- 
ganization in, 16; as a means of 
livelihood, 34 ; correlated with 
other subjects, 63,88, i63ff.,i72 ff.; 
suitable dress for, 81 ; practical 
issues in, 161 f; appeal of, 162 f. 
Gardens, school ; see School gardens 
Geography, correlated with garden- 
ing, 168 f. 
Gilder, Richard Watson, i54f. 
Gladioli, 97 
Gladstone, William E., 60 
Group work, 38 ff. 
Herbs, 126, 219 
Hodge, Clifton F., 141 
Hotbed, 95 f. 
Hyacinths, 97 
Ichneumon fly, 136 f. 
Initiative, 72 ff. 
Insect pests, 84 f., 116, 130 ff., 209; 
potato beetle, 131 ; squash bug, 
131 ; cabbage caterpillar, 132 ; hi- 
bernation of, 133 f., 136; corn 
worm, 134; cucumber beetle, 134; 
cutworm, 134 ; rose beetle, 134; 
tomato worm, 134 ; aphids, 135 
Iowa experiment station, 54 
Irrigation, 104 ff. 
James, William, 212 
Kropotkin, 203, 207 
Labeling, 92, 18 1 
Ladybird, 135 f. 
Leguminous plants, 58, 85 
Lettuce, raising of, 118 ff. 
Lima beans, planting, 91 
Lists for garden, 216 ff. 
Loam, 55 
Manuring, green, 85 
Market garden, visit to a, 68 f. 
Marthas Vineyard, 105 
Mathematics, correlated with gar- 
dening, 63, 88, 164 f. 
Mellaerts, Abbe, 203 
Methods of teaching, modern, 176 ff. 
Mulch, 104 
Natural history, correlated with 
gardening, 172 ff. 
Nitrate of soda, 121, 122, 123, 124 
Nitrogen, 58, 83 
Onions, raising of, 120 f. 
Orchard, miniature, 109 f. 
Order, 6 
Parsley, raising of, 121 f. 
Pergola, 155 
Perils, national, 209 
Phosphoric acid, 58 
Planting, 30, 82 ff., 180 ff. ; economy 
in, 83 ff. ; devices in, 86; depth of, 
89 f. ; indoor, 92 f. 
Planting box, 90 
Planting table, 220 ff. 
Playgrounds, combined with garden, 
48 f. 
Poison, 1 16, 131 
Potash, 58, 83 
Potatoes, 84 f., 130, 182 
Poultry, 149 
Powell, George T., 140 
" Pricking out,” 94 
Proteids, 83 
Radishes, raising of, 122 f. 
Rain gauge, 1 50 
Rice, experiment in raising, 73 f. 
Rice School, 59, 80, 170, 195, 
231 
Root, club, 1 16 
Root crops, 83 
Root maggot, 121, 122 
Roots, 100 
Rot, black, 116 
