INDEX 235 
Rotation of crops, 82 ff. 
Rust, 1 14, 130 
Saint-Gaudens, 66, 178 
Scab, potato, 84 f., 130 
School gardens, from an educational 
standpoint, 15; definition of, 17; 
difficulties of, 18, 51 ; successful 
experiments in, 20, 39 ff., 195; 
social value of, 22 ; in April, 30 ; 
ownership of, 31 ; cooperation in, 
3 1 , 69 f . ; incidental values of, 33 f. ; 
opportunities in, 43 ; suitable sit- 
uations for, 47 f. ; in parks, 50 f. ; 
protection of, 52 f. ; laying out of, 
61 ff. ; plan of, 65 ; false ideas of 
arrangement in, 71 ; surface of, 
100 f. ; fruit in, 108 f. ; accessories 
of, 142 ff. ; borders of, 154; va- 
cation work in, 183 ff. ; record of 
events in, 186 f. 
School-garden calendar, a, 180 ff. 
Science correlated with gardening, 
172 ff. 
Scillas, 98 
Seed crops, 83 
Seeds, 27 f ; testing, 87 f. ; planting, 
89 ff., 180 ff. 
Sentiment, 5 
Shaler, Nathaniel S., 36 
Shrubs, transplanting of, 108 f. ; vari- 
eties of, 1 10 
" Skimming the land,” 57 
Smut, 130 
Spencer, John W., 46 
Spinach, 123 
Sprays, 130, 132 
Soil, tests of, 54 f. ; enrichment of, 
56, 85 ; preparation of, 88 f. ; ideal 
texture of, 89 ; for cold frame, 
94 ; notes on, 228 ff. 
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 129 
Street sweepings, 57 
Summerhouse, 155 
Sundials, 151 If. 
Teachers, duties of, 22 ff., 30, 75, 185, 
19 c ; opportunities of, 34, 42 
Thaxter, Celia, 108, 138 
Thistle, Russian, 128 
Tiger beetle, 136 
Toads, 137 f. 
Tomatoes, 123 ff. 
Tonic for plants, 104 
Tools, 76 if. 
Transplanting, 94 ff. ; seedlings, 106 
ff. ; shrubs and trees, 108 ff. 
Tulips, 97 
V egetables, 1 1 2 ff. ; beets, 84, 1 1 4 f., 
182 ; onions, 84, 86, 120 f., 182 ; 
parsnips, 84, 86, 1 17, 182 ; potatoes 
84 f., 130, 182 ; turnips, 84, 85, 86, 
180; carrots, 86, ii7f. ; lettuce, 
86, 94, ii8ff., 182; radishes, 86, 
117, 122 f., 182; spinach, 86, 94, 
123, t8o, 182 ; cabbage, 94, 1 15 ff., 
172, 182; parsley, 94, 121 f., 182; 
tomatoes, 94, 123 ff., 182; beans, 
1 13 f. ; cooking of, 171 f. ; corn, 
183 
Washington, George, 151 f., 165 
Watering, science of, 103 f. 
Weeds, 100 f., 127 ff. 
Window boxes, 46, 92 f. 
Woodworking, 81, 151 
