INDEX 



381 



Bell-flowers, list of, suitable for 

 rock gardens, 248-253, 322. 



Birds and the garden, 175-177. 



Bog gardens, 95 et seq. 



artificial, making, 210. 



Boiling water as an insecticide, 



134- 

 Bulbous plants for rock gardens, 



a selection of, 377-378. 

 Bulbs in the rock garden, 191. 



Campanula {cf. Bell-flowers). 

 Campanulas, division of, 146. 

 list of, suitable for rock 

 gardens, 248-253. 

 Candytuft, 292-293. 

 Caterpillars, 181. 

 Cistus, the, how to strike, 150. 

 Cliff type of rock garden, the, 16. j 

 surroundings and approach, I 



Climate, importance of, on rock 

 plants, 85. 



Climatic difficulties, methods of 

 overcoming, 163 et seq. 

 plants and, 1 56. 



Cold frames, 141. 



Columbines, 237-238. 



Compost for top-dressing, a 

 good, 171. 



Conifers, a selection of, suited 

 for rock gardens, 375- 

 376. 



Convolvulus, 261. 



Convolvulus althcsoides^ au- 

 thor's experience of, 194. 



Cowslip, American, 271-272. 



Creeping Jenny, the, 304. 



Cultivation of plants, 155 <?/ seq. 



Cuttings, best time to take, 148. 

 planting, 149. 



Damp, its effect on plants, 91, 



92,93, 119, 150. 

 Daphnes, layering, 1 53. 

 Dianthus {cf. Pinks). 

 Drainage, 5, 9, 12, 29, 35, 2,7, 54, 



62, 71,93^94,207. 

 Dry wall, building of a, 209. 



Earwigs, 181. 



Evening Primrose, the, 312. 



Everlasting flowers, 289. 

 peas, 296-297. 



Farrar, Mr Reginald, on rock 



gardens, 68. 

 Ferns, hardy (sun or half shade), 

 a selection of, 376-377. 

 hardy, for shady positions, 377. 

 in the rock garden, 191, 

 Fertilisation, artificial, 127. 



cross, 127. 

 Fissures, 21, 34, 64, 78, 124. 

 and how to make them, 72 

 et seq. 

 Flax, 300-301. 

 Flower-pots, preparation of, for 



sowing seeds, 133. 

 Forget-me-not, the, 310-31 1. 

 Fumitories, a selection of, 263. 



Garden pests — 



Aphis, 181. 



Birds, 176. 



Caterpillars, 181. 



Earwigs, 181. 



Slugs, 177, 179. 



Snails, 177, 179. 



Wire-worms, 180. 



Wood-hce, 181. 

 Gardening tool, a useful, 92. 

 Gentians, perennial, 282-284. 

 Globe Flower, 364. 



Heath family, the, suitable posi- 

 tion for, 1 10. 



Heaths, suitable for rock gardens, 

 275-276. 



Helianthemums, how to strike, 

 150. 



Hollow gardens, aspect of, 54. 



Honeysuckle, hints regarding, 



303. 

 Horseshoe form of rock gardens, 



the, 15. 

 Hotbeds, 137. 



Insecticide, boiling water as an, 



134- 

 Insecticides, 177, 179, 180. 

 Iris, a selection of, suitable 



for rock gardens, 294. 



