Life in the country, 330-337 Lime, 140 Lime-sulphur wash, 141, 142, 153, 154, 156 Liming land, 315-318 Louse, plant, 150, 151, 152, 167 Machines, farm, 313-315 Maize, 197 Manures, 20, 21-24 Maple sugar, 217 Market-gardening, 89, 90 Meadows, 240, 242 Melons, 101, 106 Mildew, 124 how to prevent, 126 Milk, 297 sours, how, 302 Milk-tester, Babcock, 304 Mineral matter, 291, 292 Moisture, 9 Mold, 123, 124, 125 Moonflower, 115 Morning-glory, 115 Moth, 148 codling, 154, 156, 164 mosquito, 150 Mulch, 12 Narcissus, 114 Nectar, 46, 47 Nitrate of soda, 24, 99, 211, 214 Nitrogen, 15, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 188, 246 Nitrogen-gathering crops, 15, 18, 244-260 Nodules, 36 Oats, 209-215 Oat smut, 134 Onion, 103, 104 Orchard insects, 143 Osmosis, 30 Ovary, 44 Ovipositor, 157 Paris green, 165, 209 Parsnips, 94 Pasture grasses, 238-244 Peach, 42, 59, 81, 84, 85, 87, 141, 142 Peach curl, 141, 143 Peach mold, 142 Peach mummies, 142 Peach tree, how made, 86-87 Peach-tree borer, 163, 164 Peanuts, 202-203 Pear, 44, 49, 59, 81, 130 Pear fire-blight, 130 Peas, 95, 104, 251-254 Perennials, 71, 112, 116, 118, 260 Petal, 43 Phosphoric acid, 23, 24, 186, 188, 196, 216, 244, 254 Phylloxera, 157, 158 Pipette, 305 Pistil, 43, 44 Plant, the, 25, 39 Plant disease, cause of, 122 nature of, 122 prevention of, 122, 129 Plant food, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 from air, 39 from soil, 29 kinds of, 33 Plant louse, 150, 152, 167, 168 Plant seeding, 59, 109 Planting a tree, 76-87 Plant-propagation, 51-59 by buds, 51 Plants grown from seed, 109 from bulbs, 109 Plow, right way to, 11 Plum curculio, 156, 157 Plums, 43, 59, 81, 164 Pollen, 43, 47, 48 Pollination, 45-48 by hand, 49 cross-, 49, 50 grape, 52, 53 Potash, 23, 24, 186, 188, 196, 207, 216, 244, 246, 254 Potato, sweet, 204, 205 white, or Irish, 56, 57, 206-209 Potato beetle, 170, 209 Potato blight, 138, 209 Potato scab, 136, 205, 209 Potato seed, 56, 57 Poultry, 282-286 Prevention of plant diseases, 129, 130 Propagation of plants by buds, 58 by cuttings, 52 Protein, 212, 291, 294, 295, 297 Pruning, 83, 84-87 root, 85, 86 Pupa, 147, 150, 151 Purity of seed, 72-75 Pyrethrum powder, 165 Quince, 59 Radish, 95 Raspberry, 59 Ration, balanced, 294, 295 Ratoon, 225 Red raspberry, 59 Rice, 231-232 Roads, 332, 337 Root-hairs, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32 Root-pruning, 86 Roots, 25, 26, 27, 28 Root-tubercles, 30, 37 Rose, 109, 121, 124 Rot of fruit, 122 Rotation of crops, 8, 20, 21, 33-37, 189, 211, 217, 219, 258 Rye, 213-215 San Jose scale, 152, 153 Sap current, the, 40 Scab, 136, 209 Schoolhouses, 334 Scion, 79, 81, 82 Seed, 42 Seed purity, 72-75 Seed vitality, 72-75