1000 Hints on Vegetable Gardening (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1917. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX A Agricultural Experiment Sta-tions in the United States and Territories, A List of, 251-253 Ammonia, sulphate of, recom-mended, ill; quantity and when to apply, 105 Ammonia water, used to kill insects and as a fertilizer, 107, 108 Analysis of soil, by State Agri-cultural Experiment Sta-tions, 104 Angleworms, not harmful but helpful, 179 Annuals, winter protection of, 151 Anthracnose, on beans, to pre-vent, 168 Ants, spread aphis, to kill, 172 Aphis, on cabbage, to destroy, 165; spread by ants, 172 Apples, caution when purchas-ing trees, when trees mature, Bordeaux mixture spray, fer-tilized with wood ashes, when to set out trees, 184; dwarf apples not recom-mended, pruning, when prun-ing old trees, when and how to graft, tools needed, 185; thinning fruit, spray for cod-ling moth and apple worm, gypsy moth and caterpillar, 186; storing fruit for the winter, pruning when plant-ing, cultivation of the ground under trees, winter mulch, grub worm, 187; fertilizer, care when first planted, how to plant, staking out, 188, 189; spray for bitter rot and brown rot, for blight, 189; when to spray, 176; diseases of, 169; maggot or railroad worm, care of tree, 170; in-sects and diseases, 169, packing fruit for the winter, 170; distance at which to set trees, 207 Apricots, when to set out, loca-tion, year-old trees the best, pruning, fertilization, 189, 190; distance at which to set trees, 208 Apron, for the woman gardener, of oilcloth, 247 Arm, of vine, definition of, 223 Army worm, description, hab-its, to eradicate, 174 Arsenate of Lead, paste, recipe for, 182; powder, recipe for, 183 Artichokes, soil requirements, when to plant, when ready 'for consumption, care dur-ing winter, how to plant Jerusalem, 1 Ashes to keep mice from plants, 170 Ashes, coal, for sandy soi...