THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS FROM SEEDS AND ROOTS TEXT

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, 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