INDEX 



235 



Red spider, destructive- 

 ness of, 79. 



remedy against, 170. 

 Repotting, best time for, 27. 



danger in Winter, 27. 



feeding vs., 28. 



instructions for, 28. 



time for, 169. 

 Root aphis, how to kill the, 



79- 

 Root disturbance, unneces- 

 sary, 74. 

 Roses, forcing, 137. 

 soil for, 136. 

 varieties of, 135. 

 Rubber plant,fiddle-leaved, 



190- , 

 gross feeaer, a, 189. 

 making new, 67. 

 rooting, when too tall, 



189. 

 ubiquitous, 188. 



Sago palm, indifferent to 

 dust and gas, 187. 



Sand, substitutes for, 24. 



Sand bed, for rooting cut- 

 tings, 58. 

 how to prepare, 58. 



Scale insects, removal of 

 81, 170. . 



Seasons, discounting the, 

 by ether, 217. 



Sedums and house leeks, 

 varieties of, 164. 



Seed, how to sow the, 37. 



Seedlings, potting up, 29. 

 first transplanting of, 38. 

 "pricking out," 38. 



Seeds, good coverings for, 



37- 



raising plants from, 35. 



Seed soil, ingredients of a 



good, 36. 

 Selection for special pur- 

 poses (see under Va?- 

 iety selections). 

 Shrubs, showy, 94. 

 Smilax, soil for, 45. 

 temperature for, 46. 

 time to sow seeds, 45. 

 transplanting of, 45. 

 Soap boxes, receptacles 



for pots, 144. 

 Soap suds, remedy for 



plant lice, 76. 

 Soil, condition of, for pot- 

 ting, 30. 

 Soil foundation, a w^ork- 



able soil, 18. 

 Soil, potting, ingredients 

 of, 25. 

 seed, a good, 36. 

 Soil, testing moisture of, 36. 

 watering after sowing,38. 

 Sparaxis, varieties of, 91. 

 Spirea, Japanese, the, 112. 

 Stevia, fragrance of, 100. 

 Succulents, cultivation of, 

 147. 

 potting of, 168. 

 rich soil for, 168. 

 Summer flowers, begonias, 



^33' . , 

 Sunless wmdows, plants 



for, 115. 

 Sunshine, devices to pro- 

 tect from excessive, 5. 



Tabasco pepper, height of, 



104. 

 Temperature, controlof, 16. 



night and day, 40. 



too high, 70. 



