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INDEX 



Jacob's Ladder, 324. 



Larkspurs, 267-268. 



Laurels, 295-296. 



Layering plants, process of, 153. 



Leaf-mould, 88. 



Lilies, a few of the best for rock 



gardens, 299, 318. 

 Lime, how to supply, 88. 

 Lime-hating plants, 88, 89, 200. 

 Lime-loving plants, 140. 

 Lithospermum, valuable, 301- 



302. 

 Loam, 62, 86, 89. 

 Lobelias, 302-303, 327. 

 Lupines, the, and their habits, 



303- 



Madwort, 225-226. 

 Marchantia, the arch-enemy of 



seeds, 127, 133, 134. 

 Mertensia, the, list of, 306-307. 

 Michaelmas Daisy, the, 242. 

 Mimulus (Monkey Flower), 308. 

 Moraines, natural and artificial, 



83, 84, 90. 

 "Mother of Thousands," 352- 



353- 

 Myosotis {cf. Forget-me-not). 



Narcissus, 311. 

 Natural bog garden, a, 96. 

 rock gardens, 13 ^/ seq. 



advantages and disadvant- 

 ages, 28. 



development of, 32. 



exposing and preparing rock 

 for, 32. 



pockets, natural and arti- 

 ficial, 21, 34 et seq.^ 78, 

 124. 



the cliff type, 16. 



the old quarry, 14. 



the rocky bank, 19. 



the rocky knoll, 19. 



weeding and cleaning 

 ground, 33. 



Papaver {cf. Poppy). 



Pea, the everlasting, 296-297. 



Peat-loving plants, 89, 140, 200. 



Perennials, advantages of, 190. 

 Philadelphus, how to strike, 



150. 

 Phloxes, propagation of, 146. 



varieties of, 321-322. 

 Pimpernel, 227. 

 Pines, a selection of, suitable for 



rock gardens, 375-376. 

 Pinks suitable for rock gardens, 



268-271. 

 Planting, improper, 167. 

 the correct way, 168. 

 the ideal time for, 1 70. 

 when inadvisable, 169, 170. 

 Plants and climatic difficulties, 

 156. 

 cultivation of, 155 ef seq. 

 for dry and sunny positions, a 



selection of, 369-370. 

 for full sun or partial sunny 

 positions, a selection of, 

 370-371. 

 for moist positions in sun or 



shade, 373. 

 for partial shady positions, 



372. 

 for positions in deep shade, a 



selection of, 371. 

 for rock gardens, alphabetical 



list of, 215-369. 

 for trailing over rocks, a selec- 

 tion of, 373-375- 

 layering, 153. 



necessity of examining, 172. 

 rampant-growing : a warning, 



193. 

 suitable for massing, 379. 

 Pockets, natural and artificial, 

 21, 34 e^seq., 72, 78, 124. 

 Polygonums, 325. 

 Poppies suitable for rock gar- 

 dens, 305, 318. 

 Prickly Thrift, the, 216-218. 

 Primulaceae, 360. 



suitable varieties for rock gar- 

 dens, 229-232, 327-335. 

 Primulas, division of, 145. 

 Propagation by division or cut- 

 tings, 128, 143 e/ seq. 

 of plants by seed, 126-143. 

 sinking the pots containing 

 plants, 147. 



