Index 



343 



Cold frame sash, kind to use, 



281 

 Coleus, with castor-oil bean 



plant, 43 

 Color Scheme, The (article 



on), 273-278 

 Color scheme of garden, 150, 



153, 155 



Columbine, when to plant 

 seed; distance apart; winter 

 blooming; recommended as 

 national flower; attraction 

 for humming birds, 48; 

 protection during winter, 75 j 



Common and Botanical Names 

 of Flowers, A List of the, 

 293-297 



Compost, preparation of, 159, 

 162, 163; application of, 163 



Concentrated Lye, to kill 

 weeds; caution in use of, 

 192 



Coneflower, or rudbeckia, how 

 to obtain cuttings; cultiva- 

 tion, 49 



Coreopsis, or Calliopsis, colors 

 of; how to plant seed; care 

 of plants; soil, 37, 38 



Cornflower, many names for; 

 when to plant seed; care of 

 young plants, 49 



Corrosive Sublimate, to make; 

 spray of, 270 



Cosmos, how to plant seed; re- 

 quirements for best growth; 

 late blooming plant; loca- 

 tion for best effect; to obtain 

 second flowering, 50 



Cottage Tulips, cultivation of, 



138 



Crabapple, soil requirements; 

 to rid of insects, 244 



Cranberry, high bush, as a 

 shrub, 237 



Creeper, Virginia, distin- 

 guished from poison ivy, 148 



Crimson rambler, climbing 

 rose, 145; training of, 147 



Crocus; when to plant bulbs; 

 care of bulbs in winter; as 

 house plants in winter; care 



of, 51; best soil for, 52; 

 placing to best advantage, 

 76; potting plants and their 

 cultivation, 78 



Crossbills, trees for, 324 



Cross, Maltese, how to plant; 

 propagation; dividing of 

 roots, 91 



Crows, not desired, 328; value 

 of, 332 



Crushed Bone, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 170 



Cuckoes, tree for, ^323 



Cucumber-beetle, to keep off, 

 267 



Cucumber, Wild, for summer 

 house covering, 144; raised 

 from seed, 147 



Cultivation (hints on), 187- 

 190, benefits derived from, 

 187; when to cultivate, 

 187, 188; to mark spots 

 where seeds are planted, 

 1 88; for dry earth; time of 

 day for, 188; to conserve 

 moisture, 188, 189; remedy 

 for backache from hoeing, 

 189; carried to extremes; to 

 offset poor soil, 189; caution 

 in hot dry weather, proper 

 condition of earth for, 190; 

 when to use fork instead of 

 hoe, 190 



Currant, flowering, soil re- 

 quirements; how to propa- 

 gate, 239, 240 



Cutting, Flowers for, 304 



Cut Flowers (hints on), 195- 

 197; vases for; glass bowl 

 for; to keep roses fresh and 

 fragrant longer, 195, 196; 

 charcoal beneficial to cut 

 flowers, 196; sending by 

 mail, 197 



Cuttings, when rooting, 285, 

 286 



Cutworms, to kill, 268 



Cyclamen, when to re-pot 

 house plants; soil; moisture 

 and temperature necessary, 

 52. 



