INDEX. 



L 



Lantana, desirable for w'ndow-boxes 61 



Larkspur, as a border-plant 29 



flowering time of 28 



Latonia Borbonica, desirable palm 221 



Lawn, fertilizing of 12, 18 



grading of 12 



growth of 15-17 



making and care of 11-18 



mowing of 15-17 



should be planned before flower-beds 21 



should not be cut up by flower-beds 21 



sowing of 15 



"stooling out" of 15-16 



Lawn-mower, proper use of 15-17 



Lilac, best hardy large shrub 26 



proper pruning of 139 



Lilium Harrissii, desirable house-plant 162-164, 184 



Lily, proper planting of 154 



Lily of the Valley, flowering time of 28 



Lime-water, protection against worms 222 



Lobelia, desirable for window-boxes 61 



Lysimachia, desirable for hanging baskets 108 



M 



Madame Salleroi Geranium, as border-plant 76 



culture of 77 



desirable house-plant 185 



desirable table decoration 255-256 



with Phlox 76-77 



Making and care of the lawn 11-18 



Manure, barnyard, disadvantages of 12, 69-70 



for bulbs 153 



Marguerite Carnations, desirable garden-plant 103-105 



desirable house-plant 103-105, 183 



potting of 105 



Marigold, desirable for amateur gardens 55, 66 



Meadow Rue, desirable native plant 40-41 



Mealy-bug, protection against , , , 220 



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