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Index 



Horse-radish roots to grow in 

 water, 281 



Hotbed, The (hints on), 207- 

 212; for early flowering, 207; 

 preparing plants for garden; 

 watering; location for, 208; 

 extra protection for young 

 plants, 209; ventilation for; 

 when to start, 209; to pre- 

 vent too much sunlight on; 

 how to make, 210, 211; 

 temperature of; material for; 

 drainage, 211; making a 

 pit; airing of, 212; trans- 

 planting from, 1 86; sash, 

 kind to use, 281 



House Plants (hints on), 199- 

 207; to retain gloss on leaves 

 of rubber plant, 199, 200; 

 to destroy insects on; sum- 

 mer garden planting; small 

 plant in large pot; re- 

 potting; when to fertilize, 

 200; for table decoration; 

 vine or climbing plant in 

 pot; fertilizer for, 201, 203; 

 to prevent window boxes 

 from rotting, 201, 202; to 

 prevent jardinieres being 

 blown over, 202; to kill 

 worms; moisture required for 

 house plants; watering, 202; 

 to prevent earth being 

 washed over rim of pot, 

 202, 203; need of fresh air 

 for; from cellar to warm 

 room, 203; for succession of 

 blooms; caution against 

 frost; to rid of red spiders, 

 204; to avoid marring wood 

 from porous saucer, 204, 

 205; painting flower pots; 

 drainage in pots; to thaw a 

 frozen plant, 205; treatment 

 of frozen plant; re-starting 

 growth of plants; preparing 

 soil in fall for spring use; 

 when to put outdoors, 206; 

 turned to sunlight; re- 

 potting before cold weather, 

 207; dishwater for, 159; ex- 



amined frequently, 253, 254; 

 to protect from gas and 

 dust, 291; to move heavy; 

 fiber saucers for, 279, 280; 

 stands for, inexpensive; hang- 

 ing flower-pot, self -watering, 

 280; list of, 299 



Houses, Bird (hints on), 314- 

 317; time for putting up, 

 314; location for; made 

 from small boxes; with re- 

 ference to cleaning; for the 

 martin, 315, 317; advantage 

 of perch; for bluebirds; post 

 for fastening; color prefer- 

 able; to persuade birds to 

 stay North, 316; from hollow 

 limbs; size of openings for 

 different birds; for robins, 

 catbirds, andking birds; use 

 of gourds, 317 



Humus, to make, 165, 166, 

 167; of rakings from grass, 

 172 



Hyacinths, soil requirements; 

 how to plant bulbs, 76; 

 Dutch hyacinth for design- 

 ing; Grape hyacinth as an 

 edging; when to set out 

 bulbs; prepared fiber for 

 growing bulbs; bulbs stored 

 in winter, 77, 78; to grow 

 in water during winter; to 

 force plants for Christmas 

 blooming; cultivation of pot- 

 ted plants, 78; to have flow- 

 ers in early spring; time to 

 plant, 79; best soil for; to 

 prevent the ground from 

 heaving; soil for indoor pot- 

 ted bulbs, 80; care of house 

 plants, 51; to grow hardy, 

 139; bean, vine of rapid 

 growth, 143; for training on 

 wall; perennial, 144, 145 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses, used 

 as hedge or background, 125 



Hydrangeas, fertilizing, 80; 

 to produce blue hydrangeas; 

 pruning; protection in win- 

 ter; how to make cuttings, 



