INDEX 



Alpine plants and their habitat, 

 5,90, 155, 158. 

 cultivation of, 155 et seq. 

 essentials to success, 5, 61. 

 list of, suitable for rock 



gardens, ii^ et seq. 

 loss of characteristic 



growth, 160. 

 propagation of, 126 et seq. 

 protection of, 163. 

 protection from climatic 



conditions, 91. 

 raising from seed, 126 et seq. 

 soil for, 61, Z6 et seq. 

 watering, 165, 170. 

 Alpines and rock plants, differ- 

 ence between, 185. 

 difficulty of rearing various 

 kinds of, 157. 

 Alum, powdered, as an insecti- 

 cide, 179. 

 Amphitheatre form of rock 



garden, the, 14. 

 Androsaces, division of, 145. 

 protection from climatic 



changes, 91. 

 soil for, 140. 



suitable for rock gardens, list 

 of, 229-232. 

 Annuals, objections to, 190. 

 Antirrhinum {cf. Snapdragon). 

 Aphis, destroying, 181. 

 Arabis, useful varieties of, 238- 



239- 

 Artificial bog garden, 9, 97. 

 making, 210. 

 plants and cost, 211. 

 the water supply for, 104. 



Artificial fertilisation, 127. 

 rock gardens, 21 et seq. 



advantages and disadvan- 

 tages, 29. 



a typical example of a valley 

 garden, 48. 



bank and knoll types, 23, 

 30, 55- 



banks and rockwork for, 

 41. 



bold effects desired, 42, 



difficulties of large, 59. 



preparing banks for rock- 

 work, 42. 



the bank type, 39. 



the gravel pit, 23, 30. 



the hollow garden, 53. 



the horseshoe type, 39. 



the large hollow, 23. 



the rocky bed, 24, 30, 56. 



the " sunken garden " type, 

 22. 



the valley type, 39 et seq. 



the very large rock garden, 

 25. 



useful hints concerning, 6i- 



63. 

 what can be done with a 

 level field, 38. 

 Aster {cf. Michaelmas Daisy). 

 Aubrietias, treatment of, 151. 

 Auricula {cf. Primula). 

 Azaleas, layering, 153. 



in the rock garden, suitable 

 shrubs, 244-245. 



" Baby Bucco," the, 92. 

 Beds for cuttings, 1 50. 



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