INDEX 



Abies polita, 120. 

 Abies pyramidalis, 120, 125. 

 Acacia, rose, 126. 

 Aconitum napellus, see Monks- 

 hood. 



AgeTatum, 144. 

 Agrostema, 136, 145, 225. 

 Ailanthus, 103. 

 Alders, 97. 



Altheas, 125, 148, 203. 

 American ash, 103, 124. 

 American elm, 106. 

 Anemone, Japanese, 149. 

 Anemone Japonica, 225. 

 Aphids, 66, 222. 

 Apples, 62-65, 77, 80. 

 Apple worm, 64. 

 Aquilegia, see Columbine 

 Arbor vitae, 120, 123, 125. 



Pyramidalis, 116. 

 A rondo donax, 153. 

 Arrow-head, 153 

 Artichokes, 23-24. 

 Ash, 103, 110, 124. 

 Asparagus, 22, 24-27, 53, 60. 

 Asters, 149, 170, 183. 



Flowering time, 184. 



Planting time, 227. 



Seeds, 196. 



Asters 



Use in borders, 144, 145, 

 146. 



White, for beds, 152. 

 Auratum lilies, 175. 



Blooming time, 148, 179, 

 181. 



Planting of, 204. 



Shortcomings of, 185. 

 Austrian pine, 122. 

 Azaleas, 97, 125, 217, 218. 



Balsam, 145, 149, 196. 

 Barberry, 126. 

 Beans, 21, 22, 27-29. 

 Beech tree, 103, 110. 



Preparation of, 172. 



Laying out, 229, 230. 



Making and renewing, 198- 

 199. 



Planting, 231. 



Time for making, 198. 

 Bee balm (red), 153. 

 Bees, mixing of pollen by, 50. 

 Beetles, 37, 50, 102. 

 Beets, 21, 29-30. 

 Begonias, 183, 184, 210, 225. 



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