Index


Eucalyptus, 76-77, 95
European grapes, 24, 25
Expeditions and plant exploration, 29,
 31-33
Experiment station expenses, 98
Experimental Gardens and Grounds, 111
Experimental tea farm, 82

Fairchild, David G., 1, 73, 94, 113, 120,
 128, 129
Fard date, 102
Farrer, William J., 117, 126
Fescue grass, 51
Feterita, (sorgo), 87
Fiber and forage crops, 107-8
Fiber crops, 22, 71, 74, 107, 136-37
Fiber separation, mechanical, 22
Figs, 103-5
 caprifig, 104
 fertilization of, 104-5
 work of Walter T. Swingle, 104
 San Francisco Bulletin, 103
 Smyrna, 103-5
 work of
 Rixford, G. P., 103
 Smithers, E. J., 103
 Wilson, James, 104
Flax, 74
 New Zealand, 74, 107
Florida Colony, 10
Florida Experiment Station, 80
Fly, Hessian, 66, 67
Fodder, Lespedeza, Japanese, 93; see
 also Forage Crops
Forage crops, 92-94, 107-8; see also
 Alfalfa
Forage Crops and Diseases, Divisions of,
 135
Forest trees, 94-96
Fortune, Robert, 46, 81
Franklin, Benjamin, 13-14
 introductions of
 broom corn, 14
 rhubarb, 14
 Scotch kale, 14
 work in silk production, 14
Fruit crop introductions, 138
Fruits, 89-90
 apples, 89
 Afghasian, 122
 Mamey, 92
 Newton pippin, 14
 apricot, 122, 132
 avocado, 106, 107, 113, 131
 banana, 92


 cherimoya, 92
 cherries, 106, 122, 132
 early Chinese, 122
 citron, 106
 coconut, 92
 date, 101, 130
 fig, 103-5
 granadilla, 106
 grapes, 52, 60, 74-76, 122, 132
 guava, 106
 jujube, Chinese, 122
 lemon, 78
 lime, 9
 mango, 92, 106, 131
 mangosteen, 92, 113, 131
 olive, 8, 25, 63, 91, 122, 131
 oranges, 61, 106
 Bahia navel, 78-9
 Citrus trifoliata, 79
 mandarin, 106
 Selecta, 79
 peaches, 132
 Mexican, 121
 wild, 121
 pear, 9, 122
 persimmon, 79-80, 92
 pineapple, 92
 pomegranate, seedless, 53
 plum, 9, 106
 prune, 132
 quince, 90
 tangerine orange, 78
 tamarind, 92, 106
 tropical; see Tropical Plants
Fultz, Abraham, 69

Galloway, Beverly T., 111, 120, 130, 137
Garden Book, Thomas Jefferson's, 17
Gardens and Grounds, Department of,
 98, 99
Gardens and Grounds, Division of, 65,
 91, 98
Genessee Farmer (publication), 20, 45
Georgia, Trustees Garden of, 10
Gibbs, Mrs. Isabella, 74
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 4
Ginger, 9, 106
Glover, Townend, 34
Goat's Rue, 119
Granadilla, 106
Grapes, 52, 60, 62, 74-76, 122
Grapes in California, 75
Grapes, Mediterranean, 75
Grass, 51, 74, 93, 98, 99, 107, 111, 114,
 123, 127, 128
 cloth, 46
 crab, 7
 cereals and, 6-7