350 



Index 



Lantana, or Indian Nettle, 

 training as bush or tree; 

 cuttings; soil requirements, 



83 



Larkspur, when to sow seed; 

 protection during winter, 

 75, 84, 107; distance apart; 

 where to plant; care of; 

 preparation for winter; var- 

 iety of colors, 84, 85 



Lavender, advantages of; how 

 to plant seed and cuttings; 

 treatment of drying leaves, 



84,85 



Lawn, The (article on), 213- 

 218 



Lawn, The Care of (hints on), 

 219-223; appearance of 

 moss, 170, 220; treatment of 

 moss, 171; to produce new 

 lawn quickly; remaking an 

 old lawn; bare patches; fer- 

 tilizer for, 171, 172; when 

 watering, 220; for Southern 

 country; effect of seed ma- 

 turing; to make cutting 

 easy; care in September, 

 221; plan for, 222 



Leaf-Spot, how to rid of, 265 



Lemon Verbena, 140 



Lice, Plant, to control, 254, 

 ^259; value of birds, 330 



Lilacs, how to prune; planted 

 as a hedge, 85, 86 



Lilies, Calla, fertilizing to give 

 best results, 88 



Lilies, Flag, when to plant, 

 88 



Lilies, Irises, to be placed in 

 permanent location, 88 



Llilies, Madonna, when to 

 plant bulbs, how to care 

 for, 88; Tiger, when to plant 

 bulbs, used as a background, 

 cutting the flowers, 87; 



Lilies-of-the- Valley, where and 

 how to plant, kind of soil, 

 in combination with myrtle, 

 house plants, 86, 87; varie- 

 ties of, 86-88 



Lime-Sulphur, recipe for, 270 



Lime, uses of in soil, 158, 163, 



164, 165, 167 

 Limewater, for fertilizing 



ground and killing worms, 



158 

 Lindens, value of, 244; care of, 



247; how to plant, 248 

 Liquid fertilizer, for growing 



plants, 161; advantages of, 



167, 168 

 List of Annuals Arranged 



According to Colors, 302-304 

 List of Evergreen Shrubs and 



Trees, 307 



List of Flowers Arranged Ac- 

 cording to the Blossoming 



Period, A, 297-299 

 List of Flowers for Cutting, 304 

 List of Flowers for the Old- 



Fashioned Garden, 306 

 List of Flowers for the Rock 



Garden, 306 

 List of Flowers Requiring 



Little Sunlight, 305 

 List of Flowers that Thrive In 



Damp Places, 306 

 List of Perennials Arranged 



According to Colors, 300-302 

 List of Plants Grown for 



Foliage, 306 



List of Plants Suitable for Win- 

 ter Planting, 299 

 List of the Common and 



Botanical Names of Flowers, 



A, 293-297 

 Lobelias, suitable for borders, 



baskets and pots; when to 



sow seed; transplanting; soil 



required, 88, 89 

 Love-Lies-Bleeding, or Amar- 



antus; when to plant seed; 



transplanting; how to 



quicken growth, 89 

 Lunaria, or Honesty, seed 



self-sown; pods dried for 



indoor decoration, 76 

 Lupin, where to plant; soil and 

 [ moisture; to root cuttings, 



90 

 Lye, concentrated; to kill 



weeds, caution in use of, 192 



