INDEX 



Abutilons, culture of, 201 

 Alpine garden, laying out the, 28 

 Alpine or rock plants, list of, 31 

 American garden, arrangement of, 55 ; 



list of plants for, 59 

 Anemone Coronaria from seeds, 91 

 Anemone - flowered Chrysanthemums, 



list of, 123 

 Annuals for spring garden, 50 ; for 



beds, 76 ; for mixed borders, 76 

 Antirrhinums, culture of, 107 

 Apple,' culture of, 238 ; as standard on 

 Crabstock, 239 ; as dwarf on Para- 

 dise, 239 ; as an espalier, 239 ; the, 

 ou walls, 240 ; propagation of, 241 ; 

 pruning the, 244 ; heading down old 

 trees, 244 ; insects and diseases, 244; 

 cause of canker in, 245 ; root prun- 

 ing and root lifting, 245 ; list of 

 varieties for dessert, 246 ; kitchen, 

 247 

 Application of yard manures, 387 

 Aquatic and bog plants, list of, 26 

 Aquatics, simple arrangements for, 



25 

 Apricot, culture of, 266, 356 ; wiring the 

 walls for, 268 ; summer management 

 of, 268 ; thinning the fruit, 269 ; 

 winter pruning, 270 ; mulching and 

 watering, 270 ; protecting the blos- 

 soms, 270 ; propagating the, 271 ; 

 insects and diseases, 271 ; list of, 

 272 ; varieties for culture under 

 glass, 357 

 Arrangement of vegetable garden, 382 

 Arrangements of the herbaceous border, 



82 

 An-anging cut flowers, 92 

 Artichokes, Globe, culture of, 421 ; 



propagation of, 421 ; protection in 

 winter, 423 ; Jerusalem, culture of, 

 425 



Artificial manure, use of, 387 



Asparagus, culture of, 412 ; preparing 

 the land for, 412 ; raising tlie plants, 

 412 ; planting in rows, 414 ; liqui(i 

 manure for, 415 ; cutting the pro- 

 duce, 415 ; varieties, 415 ; forcing, 

 508 



Auriculas, culture of, in pots, 125 ; as 

 border plants, 126 



Azaleas, Belgian, list of, 58 ; Japanese, 

 list of, 58 ; Indian, culture of, 168 ; 

 forcing, 170 ; list of, 170 



Backgrounds, trees and shrubs for, 

 11 



Balsam, culture of the, 196 



Bananas, culture of, 378 



Bare places, covering, 47 



Basket plants for conservatory, 145 ; 

 for stove, 214 



Baskets of Ferns, 210 



Beans, Broad, culture of, 426 ; Dwarf 

 French, culture of, 428 ; preserving 

 for winter use, 430 ; Runners, cul- 

 ture of, 430 



Beetroot, culture of, 490 



Bedding plants, projiagatiou of, 80 ; 

 keeping in winter, 81 



Beds of annuals, 75 ; of Pansies, 73 ; 

 of summer and autaimn llowers, 71 



Begonia, culture of the, 183 ; tuberous, 

 culture of, 184; from seeds, 185; 

 winter blooming, 185 



Blinds, trees and slirubs for, 9 



Bog plants, list of, 26 



Border plants, hardy, list of, 82 



