INDEX. 



Asparagus tenuissimus, not desirable table decoration 252 



Aspidistra, culture of 242 



desirable decorative plant 241-243 



Aspidistra lurida variegata 242 



Aster, associated with Golden-rod 39-40, 117-119 



desirable garden-plant 24, 55, 65 



desirable native plant 39-40 



fall flower 117-119, 126 



improvement under cultivation 118-119 



protection against black aphis 94 



Azalea, desirable house-plant 183-184 



B 



Baby Primrose, culture of 254 



desirable decoration 254-255 



desirable window-plant 177 



Back-yard gardens, desirable plants for 55, 58 



preparation of 51-58 



Balsam, desirable annual 24, 66 



Begonias, desirable decorative plants 232-234 



desirable varieties for house-plants 172-173 



east window for 176 



starting from cuttings. 105-106 



Begonia anthericum variegatum, desirable house-plant 185 



Begonia argentea guttata, desirable house-plant 185 



Begonia aurea variegata, desirable decorative plant 232-233 



desirable table decoration 252-253 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, desirable house-plant 172-173 



desirable table decoration 253-254 



Begonia maculata aurea, desirable house-plant 185 



Begonia picta aurea, desirable decorative plant 233-234 



Begonia rubra, desirable house-plant 172 



Bell Flower, desirable house-plant 171-172 



Belmoreana, desirable palm 221 



Bengal Rose, desirable for amateur garden 81-82 



winter protection of 141-142 



Bermuda Lily, desirable house-plant 162-164 



Bittersweet, desirable native plant 44-45 



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