THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS FROM SEEDS AND ROOTS
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s removed from the beds, the lights are put on, and no air is given, mats being added in cold weather, both to retain warmth and promote blanching. This method produces a fair market
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of man are sometimes neglected. As a simple dish to accompany cold meats the Beet
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orders in the open garden may be made. These may need the shelter of mats or old lights until the plant has made a good start, but it is not often the plant suffers in any serious deg
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paper collars as described below; another simple method is to place mats over the tops of the plants when nearly full grown. The bed system is not only economical, but convenient for
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some kind should be laid over the bed, secured from wind by canvas, mats, hurdles, or in some other way. From good spawn the films of mycelium will begin to extend within a week. In
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he remainder may be thrown into a heap in a cool dry shed, and a few mats put over them will prevent sprouting for at least three months. But damp will start them into growth, and the
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se the frames early in the afternoon and give them the protection of mats at night should the outside temperature be low. Water must be given in moderation. It should always be of the
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side of a row will suffice to tide through an ordinary white frost. Mats or reed hurdles laid on a few stout pegs will also answer admirably, but care must be taken that the plant is
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ve air at every opportunity to keep the growth dwarf, and cover with mats during frost, always taking care to uncover as often as possible to give light, for if the tops are drawn the
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ys at hand the means of protection, such as litter, spruce branches, mats, or other material, as circumstances require. The vigilant gardener is not surprised by the weather, but is a
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sustain the temperature of the frame, even during frosty nights, and mats will screen off strong sunshine as well as cold winds. The plants will need stopping earlier than those grown
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nicely warm, cover with a thin layer of fine soil, and protect with mats or clean straw. This is a quick and easy way of growing Mushrooms, and by commencing now the season is all be
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ther, have protecting material at hand in the shape of dry litter or mats. Pea-sticks make a capital foundation on which to throw long litter, mats, &c., for quickly covering Celery,
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ence, as, for example, to supply straw for thatching and litter, and oats for horses, to save cost of carriage, &c. On large farms that are far removed from markets it is often necess
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e cruel east wind, nor nipped at night by a killing frost. A few old mats or light loppings of trees laid over the frame from sundown to sunrise will be sufficient protection at those
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ut on the least sign of frost be prepared to protect with hurdles or mats. Full exposure during genial showers and fair weather is advisable, and an occasional examination of the plan
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ch to bring an ordinary plant to perfection. Unused attics and lead flats can, with a little skill and attention in the case of bulbs, be made to answer the purpose which pits and gre
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l-shaped, closely packed with petals, like so many microscopic petticoats arranged for the ‘tiring’ of a fairy: they are snow-white and sometimes delicately tipped with light green. T
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are determined to get rid of Woodlice may soon make an end of them. Rats and Mice.—Traps are efficient while they are new, and almost any reasonably good contrivance will answer for
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_Fusarium lycopersici_, which first invades the roots and ultimately eats its way through the substance of the collar or stem near the surface of the soil, in consequence of which the
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ion, 70, 123 Ranunculus, 293, 348, 370, 411 Raphanus sativus, 118 Rats, 432 Red Cabbage, 38, 166, 174, 188 —Spider, 426 Reseda odorata, 279 Rheum hybridum, 120 Rhubarb, 120, 1
Onion, 92, 123, 158, 162, 169, 175, 184, 185, 189
—Fly, 420
—Grub, 99
—Mildew, 442
—Pickling, 99, 175
—Potato, 99
—Salading, 184
—Underground, 99, 197
Orache, 132
Orange Daisy, 263
Origanum Majorana, 67
—Onites, 67
Ornithogalum, 347, 409
Ovularia elliptica, 448
Oxalis, 347, 406
Ox-eye Daisy, 250, 381
Pansy, 282, 369, 393
Papaver, 288, 397
Parsley, 68, 162, 176, 185, 187, 191, 197
Parsnip, 100, 162, 169, 193
Pastinaca sativa, 100
Pea, 101, 158, 162, 169, 176, 180, 184, 185, 187, 190, 195
—Disease, 443
—Siphon-Aphis, 417
—Sweet, 303, 371, 373, 379, 400, 406
Peat for Pot Plants, 356
Pelargonium, 265, 283, 369, 399
Pennyroyal, 69
Pentstemon, 283, 378
Pepper, Bird, 40
—Cayenne, 40
Perennial Phlox, 287, 378
Perennials, Hardy, 227, 386
Perilla nankinensis, 222
Peronospora arborescens, 450
—infestans, 437
—Schleideni, 442
—viciæ, 443
Perpetual Spinach, 132, 170, 176
Pests of Garden Plants, 414
—Fungus, of certain Flowers, 447
—of certain Garden Plants, 434
Petunia, 284, 363, 369, 383, 388
Phacelia, 373, 397
Phaseolus multiflorus, 22
—vulgaris, 17
Phlox Drummondii, 286, 369, 378, 398
—Perennial, 287, 387
Phorbia brassicæ, 421
—cepetorum, 99, 421
Phosphatic manures, 211
Phytophthora infestans, 117, 437, 445
Pickling Cucumber, 183
—Onion, 99, 175
Picotee, 287, 383, 399
Pink, 262, 288, 383
Pisum sativum, 101
Plasmodiophora brassicæ, 434
Platystemon, 373
Plumed Cockscomb, 248
Polianthes tuberosa, 351
Pollination of Melons, 84
Polyanthus, 288, 370, 394
—Narcissus, 344
Poppy, 288, 373, 378, 386
—Disease, 450
—Iceland, 397
—Shirley, 397
Portugal Cabbage, 53, 162
Portulaca, 289, 388, 394
—oleracea, 69
Potash manures, 212
Potato, 108, 158, 169, 176, 185, 187, 192, 193
—Disease, 117, 437
—Onion, 99
—spraying, 440
—Wart Disease of, 440
Pot Marigold, 67, 278
—Marjoram, 67
Pots, cleaning, 357
—sizes of, 357
Potting soil, 355
Primrose, 289, 370, 394
—Cape, 302
—Chinese, 291
Primula Auricula, 236
—Half-hardy, 292, 370
—Hardy, 293
—sinensis, 291, 388, 394, 396
—stellata, 292
—(veris) elatior, 288
—vulgaris, 289
Prince’s Feather, 373
Psila rosæ, 419
Puccinia malvacearum, 449
Pumpkin, 63, 180
Purslane, 69, 123, 289
Pyrethrum, 386
Radish, 118, 123, 159, 163, 170, 185, 187, 197
Rampion, 70, 123
Ranunculus, 293, 348, 370, 411
Raphanus sativus, 118
Rats, 432
Red Cabbage, 38, 166, 174, 188
—Spider, 426
Reseda odorata, 279
Rheum hybridum, 120
Rhubarb, 120, 163, 193
Ricinus, 293, 371, 384
Ridge Cucumber, 60, 179, 187
Roman Hyacinth, 337, 399, 404, 408
Root-knot Eelworm, 424, 445
Roots, Storing, 193
Rosemary, 70
Rosmarinus officinalis, 70
Rotation of Crops, 198
Rubbish, Garden, 185
Rudbeckia, 373
Rue, 70
Rumex scutatus, 70
Runner Bean, 22, 178, 183
Ruta graveolens, 70
Sacred Lily, Chinese, 346
Sage, 70
Saintpaulia, 295
Salad, Corn, 53, 122, 161, 185, 189
Salads, 122
Salpiglossis, 295, 371, 373, 398
Salsify, 123, 124, 176, 193
Salvia, 70, 295
Sanvitalia, 373
Saponaria, 373, 397
Satureia hortensis, 70
—montana, 70
Savory, Summer, 70
—Winter, 70
Savoy Cabbage, 38, 163, 181
Saxifrage, 386
Scabious, 397
Scale, 426
Schizanthus, 296, 378, 399
Schizoneura lanigera, 418
Scilla, 348, 400, 409
Scorzonera, 125, 170
—hispanica, 125
Sea Kale, 125, 159, 163, 170, 195
—Beet, 27
Sea Lavender, 298, 364, 379
Seed Sowing in January, 152
Senecio, 297
—Disease, 447
September work among Flowers, 400
—in the Vegetable Garden, 190
Septoria apii, 442
Shallot, 123, 129, 164, 187
Shrubby Calceolaria, 243, 366
Silene, 298, 373, 397, 400
Silver, or Sea Kale, Beet, 27
Sinapis alba, 92
—nigra, 92
Siphonophora pisi, 417
Sizes of Pots, 357
Sleepy Disease of Tomato, 444
Slugs, 429
Snails, 430
Snapdragon, 230
Snowdrop, 349, 406
Snowflake, Spring, 339
—Summer, 339
Soil for Pot Plants, 355
Solanum, 298, 371, 378, 394
—esculentum, 61
—Melongena, 61
—tuberosum, 108
Sorrel, 70, 123
Sparaxis, 338, 406
Sparrows, 106, 282, 326
Spearmint, 68
Spider, Red, 426
Spinach, 130, 159, 164, 170, 176, 185, 187, 192
—Beet, 132, 170, 176
—Moth Grub, 187
—New Zealand, 131, 170, 181
—Perpetual, 132, 170, 176
Spinacia oleracea, 130
Spirals, 132
Spraying Potatoes, 440
Spring Broccoli, 31
—flowering Stock, 301, 394, 400
—Flowers from Seeds, 313
Spring-Jack, 431
Spring Snowflake, 339
Sprouting Broccoli, 33, 188
Sprouts, Brussels, 33, 161, 166, 173, 178
Squill, Blue, 348
Stachys tuberifera, 132
Star of Bethlehem, 347
—Cineraria, 252
—Primula, 292
—of the Veldt, 263, 375
Static, 298, 364, 379
Stock, 299
—Intermediate, 301, 371, 400
—Spring-flowering, 301, 394, 400
—Summer-flowering, or Ten-week, 299, 379, 384, 389
—Winter-flowering, 301, 394
—Virginian, 373, 397
Stored Bulbs, 413
Storing Roots, 193
Strawberry, 133, 159, 170, 190
—Alpine, 137, 159, 170
—Forced, 136
Streptocarpus, 302
—Wendlandii, 302
‘Stripe’ of Tomato, 444
Sugar Corn, 80, 180
Sultan’s Balsam, 273
Sultan, Sweet, 373, 397
Summer Broccoli, 32
—Cypress, 274
—flowering, or Ten-week Stock, 299, 379, 384, 389
—Savory, 70
—Snowflake, 339
—sown Vegetables for Autumn and Winter use, 185, 188
Sunflower, 138, 302, 373, 385
Swan River Daisy, 373, 398
Swede, 147
Sweet Basil, 66
—Herbs, 64, 168, 174
—Knotted Marjoram, 67
—Pea, 303, 371, 373, 379, 400, 406
—Sultan, 373, 397
—William, 307, 389
Synchytrium endobioticum, 440
Tagetes, 277
Taraxacum officinale, 60
Tarragon, 71
Temperature of Greenhouses, 358
Tender Annuals, 227
Ten-week Stock, 299, 379, 384, 389
Tetragonia expansa, 131
Tetranychus telarius, 426
Thalictrum, 386
Thrips, 427
Thyme, Common, 71
—Lemon, 71
Thymus Serpyllum vulgaris, 71
—vulgaris, 71
Tigridia, 350, 379
Tipula oleracea, 424
Tobacco, 281, 369, 388, 393
Tomato, 123, 138, 159, 164, 171, 181, 190
—Diseases, 443
Torenia, 308
Tragopogon porrifolius, 124
Traps for Vermin, 415
Trichobasis senecionis, 447
Triteleia uniflora, 350, 409
Tritonia, 350, 411
Tropæolum, 308, 351
—canariense, 308, 383
—majus, 308
—nanum, 309
—speciosum, 351
—tuberosum, 351, 406
Tuberose, 351, 409
Tuberous-rooted Begonia, 238, 323, 360, 366, 391, 401
Tufted Pansy, 310
Tulip, 352, 406, 409, 411
Turban Ranunculus, 348, 370
Turnip, 144, 164, 176, 182, 185, 187, 190, 193
—Fly or Flea, 422
Turnip-gall Weevil, 437
Turnip-rooted Celery, 51
Underground Onion, 99, 197
Uredo senecionis, 447
Urocystis gladioli, 448
Valerianella olitoria, 53
Vallota purpurea, 353, 372
Vegetable Garden, A Year’s Work in, 151
—Rotation of Crops in, 198
—Marrow, 147, 176, 182
—Oyster, 123, 124, 176
Vegetables, The Culture of, 1
Ventilating Greenhouses and Frames, 358
Venus’ Looking-glass, 373, 397
—Navel-wort, 373
Verbascum, 386
Verbena, 309, 364, 372, 380, 389
Vermin, Garden, Eradication of, 414
—Traps, 415
Viola, 310, 386
—tricolor, 282
Violet Diseases, 451
—Dog’s-tooth, 327, 402
Virginian Stock, 373, 397
Viscaria, 373, 397
Wallflower, 310, 390, 395, 409
Warm Border, 196
Wart Disease of Potatoes, 440
Wasps, 430
Water Cress, 54, 123, 171
Watering Pot Plants, 357
Waxpod Bean, 24
Weeds, 190
Weevil, Turnip-gall, 437
Whitlavia, 373, 397
Wigandia, 311, 372
Windflower, 229, 321
Winter Aconite, 353, 410
—Broccoli, 31
Winter Cucumber, 58
—flowering Stock, 301, 394
—Greens, 171, 176, 187, 193
—Radish, 120
—Savory, 70
Wireworm, 43, 330, 381, 431
Witloof, 122
Woodlice, 432
Woolly Aphis, 418
Wormwood, 71
Xeranthemum, 373
Year’s Work in the Vegetable Garden, A, 151
Zea Mays, 80
Zephyranthes Candida, 354, 412
Zinnia, 311, 380, 385, 390, 395
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