INDEX 



Abutilons, 1, 45 ; propagation, 45 

 Air, dryness of, in schoolrooms, 3 ; 



fresh, important, 3 

 Althaea rosea, 115 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia, 164 

 Ampelopsis veitchii, 163-164 

 Anemone, habits and care, 123-126 ; 

 transplanting, 123, 125, 126 ; varie- 

 ties, 123-126 

 Anemone canadensis, 123 

 Anemone quinquefolia, 124 

 Anemonella thalictroides, 125 * 

 Annual flowering plants (72-101) : 

 aster, 72 ; bachelor's-button, 78 ; 

 balsam, 76 ; candytuft, 76 ; castor 

 bean, 72, 77-78 ; cosmos, 72, 79 ; 

 cypress vine, 72, 79 ; for cutting, 

 73; four-o'clock, 72, 79-80; gail- 

 lardia, 72, 80-81 ; gourds, 81 ; 

 larger kinds, substitute for shrubs, 

 72 ; marigold, 72, 83-84 ; medium- 

 sized, in clumps, 72 ; moonflower, 

 72, 82 ; morning-glory, 72, 81-82 ; 

 nasturtium, 72, 84-85 ; nicotiana, 

 85 ; pansy, 72, 85-87 ; petunia, 72, 

 87-90 ; phlox, 91 ; poppy, 92-93 ; 

 salvia, 72, 93 ; scabiosa, 94 ; stock, 

 94 ; sunflower, 72, 95 ; sweet alys- 

 sum, 72, 96; sweet pea, 96-99; 

 sweet William, 72 ; tall-growing, 

 as screens, 72 ; verbena, 72, 99- 

 100 ; wild cucumber, 100 ; zinnia, 

 72, 101 



Anthracriose, 249, 283 

 Aphis, 254, 263 



Apples, 181, 184-187; choice of vari- 

 eties, 184 ; cultivation, 184 ; fer- 

 tilization, 185; pests, 186-187; 

 pruning, 185-186 ; spraying, 186 

 Aquilegia cceruld, 127 

 Aquilegia canadensis, 127, 128 

 Arbor 'vitse, 181 

 Ariscema triphyllum, 131 

 Arsenate of lead, 179, 288, 299, 303, 

 305 



Asparagus, 303-305. See Vegetable 



garden 



Asparagus beetle, 305 

 Asparagus sprengeri, 31 

 Aspidistras, 1, 33-35 ; hardiness, 1, 



33; repotting, 34; reproduction, 35 

 Aster, 72, 74-75, 77 ; culture, 75 ; 



planting, 75; soil, 75 ; sowing seeds 



in boxes, 74 ; window boxes, 75 

 Austrian pine, 181 

 Azalea, 47, 147 ; care, 47, 147 ; hardy 



shrub, 147 ; most showy of shrubs, 



147 ; propagating, 47 ; repotting, 



47 ; varieties, 147 



Bachelor's-button, 78 



Balsam, sowing seeds, 76 



Barberry. See Japanese barberry 



Basswood, 177 



Beans, 244-249. See Vegetable garden 



Beech, copper, 64 ; purple, 64 



Beetles, striped, 266 



Beets, 228, 249-251. See Vegetable 

 garden 



Begonia, tuberous, 41-42 



Begonia rex, 40, 41 ; reproduction, 40 



Begonia rubra, 39 ; propagating, 40 ; 

 repotting, 40 



Begonias, 1, 31, 39-42 



Bellis perennis, 111 



Berberis thunbergii, 148 



Bermuda lily, 18-19 ; care after blos- 

 soming, 19 ; directions for growing, 

 18-19 ; known as Easter lily, 18 



Biennial and perennial flowering 

 plants (105-122) : bleeding heart, 

 105 ; canna, 105-107 ; Canterbury 

 bell, 107; chrysanthemum, 108-109; 

 coleus, 109; dahlia, 110-111; Eng- 

 lish daisy, 111-112; foxglove, 113; 

 gladiolus, 113-114 ; golden glow, 

 114; hollyhock, 115-116; iris, 116; 

 larkspur, 11 7-1 18; peony, 119-120; 

 phlox, 118-119; pink, 120; prim- 

 rose, 121 ; pyrethrum, 122 ; yucca, 122 



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