INDEX 
Moisture, amount of for 
plants indoors, 12. 
Moneywort, 93. 
Morning-glory, 93. 
Musk plant, 93. 
N 
Narcissi, 118. 
Nasturtium, 94. 
Nitrate of soda, 20. 
Nitrogen, forms of, 18. 
O 
Oleander, 77. 
Orange, 78. 
Othonna, 94. 
Oxalis, 120. 
P 
Palms, 103. 
Pandanus, 85. 
Pansy, 68, 200. 
Patience plant (impatiens), 
67. 
Peat, 141. 
Pepper, 85. 
Petunia, 62. 
Phosphoric acid, forms of, 18. 
Pots, 143. 
Potting, 38, 176. 
Potash, forms of, 18. 
“Plunging” pots in summer, 
49. 
Primroses (Primua), 63. 
Propagation, from cuttings, 
30. 
Propagation, from seed, 22-27. 
Propagation, “saucer system,” 
32. 
R 
Ranunculus, 126, 
Red spider, 134. 
209 
Reinwardtia, 78. 
Repotting, 40. 
Resting periods of plants, 47. 
Rex, Begonia, 53. 
Root aphis, 136. 
Roses, 78, 188. 
Rubber plant, 86. 
a 
Salvia, 68. 
Sash, lean-to, 164. 
Saxifraga, 87. 
Scale, 136. 
Sensitive plant, 88. 
Shelf, for plants, 8. 
Shrubs. 
Abutilon, 72. 
Acalypha, 73. 
Aralia, 73. 
Ardisia, 73. 
Aucuba, 73. 
Azalea, 74. 
Bouvardia, 74. 
Browallia, 75. 
Daphne, 75. 
Flowering maple, 72. 
Genista, 75. 
Grevilla, 75. 
Hibiscus, 75. 
Hydrangea, 76. 
Lantana, 77. 
Lemon, 77. 
Lemon verbena, 77. 
Oleander, 77. 
Orange, 78. 
Reinwardtia, 78. 
Roses, 78-188. 
Swainsona, 79. 
Sweet olive, 79. 
Slips, preparation of, 29. 
Smilax, 94. 
Snapdragon, 64. 
Soil, ingredients, I4I. 
Soil, for greenhouses, 173. 
Soil, for pots and boxes, 14. 
