310 



SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 



Bignonia radicans, 168 



Black mold, 276 



Black rot, 254 



Blackberries, diseases, 190 ; new 

 plants, 190; setting out, 190 



Blanching celery, 260-262 



Bleeding heart, propagation, 105 



Blight, 281, 288, 302 



Blue flag, 116 



Bluebell, 32, 126 ; transplanting, 126 ; 

 use in rockery, 126 



Bluets, care, 126 ; transplanting, 

 126 



Bordeaux mixture, 205-206, 263, 283, 

 287, 288, 294, 299, 302, 303; an 

 insecticide, 206 



Borders, perennial, 102-104 



Borecole, or kale, 268-269. See Vege- 

 table garden 



Boston fern, 2, 35-36. See also 

 Ferns 



Boston ivy, needs no support, 164 ; 

 rapid growth, 163 



Brussels sprouts, 228, 251-252. See 

 Vegetable garden 



Buckwheat, for fertilizing soil, 58 ; 

 for lawn, 68 



Bulbs, growing, in glasses, 5-8 ; 

 grown in water useless, 8 ; kept 

 out of doors, 11 ; periods of growth, 

 10 ; planting, in the yard, 48-57 ; 

 taking up, 57 ; varieties (calla, 15- 

 18 ; crocus, 12, 51-52 ; Easter lily, 

 18-19; freesia, 13; gladiolus, 113- 

 114; hyacinth, 7, 8, 12, 53-54; 

 narcissus, 12, 13, 54-55 ; oxalis, 

 47 ; scilla, 12, 55-56 ; snowdrop, 

 12, 55-56 ; star of Bethlehem, 126 ; 

 tulip, 9-12, 13, 49-50) 



Burbank rose, hardy, 175 



Cabbage, 228, 252-255. See Vege- 

 table garden 



Cabbage worm, 254, 272 



Caladium, 77 



California privet, 156-158; how to 

 plant, 156-157 ; pruning and care, 

 157-158 ; when to plant, 156 



Calla, 15-18 ; care of plant, 15-18 ; 

 choice of bulbs, 15 ; resting period, 



Calycanthusfloridus, 150 



Calyx, 33 



Canada pea for lawn, 67 



Candytuft, care, 76 ; sowing seeds, 

 76 



Canna, 77, 105-107 ; care of roots, 

 107 ; culture, 106-107 



Canterbury bell, culture, 107 ; hardy 

 biennial, 107 



Carbolic-acid emulsion, 204 



Carolina allspice, easily grown, 150 



Carrots, 255-257. See Vegetable 

 garden 



Castor bean, 72, 77-78 ; culture, 78 ; 

 grown with other plants, 77 ; 

 planting, 78 ; used as screen or in 

 groups, 77 



Cauliflower, 228, 257-259. See Vege- 

 table garden 



Celery, 259-263. See Vegetable gar- 

 den 



Celery borers, 263 



Centaurea, 78 ; culture, 78 ; other 

 names, 78 



Century plant, 70 



Cherries, 181, 189 ; care, 189 ; early 

 and late varieties, 189 ; pests and 

 black knot, 189 



Chinese sacred narcissus, 5, 6 ; direc- 

 tions for planting, 5-7 ; known as 

 Chinese sacred lily, 5, 6 



Chrysanthemum, culture, 108-109 ; 

 hardy, 108-109 ; pests, 109 ; propa- 

 gation, 109 ; to form a bush, 109 



Claytonia virginica, 137 



Clematis, support, 166 ; varieties, 

 165-166 



Clematis henryi, 166 



Clematis jackmanni, 165 



Clematis Madame Andre", 166 



Clematis paniculata, 166 



Clover, crimson, for fertilizing soil, 

 58 ; for lawn, 67 



Clubroot, 254, 303 



Cold frames, 207-208. See Vegetable 

 garden 



Coleus, 1, 20, 46, 77, 109 ; propaga- 

 tion, 46, 109 



Colorado beetle, 287 



Columbine, excellent for rockery, 

 127 ; transplanting, 127 ; varieties, 

 127 



Contact insecticides, preparation, 

 204-205 



Convallaria majalis, 135 



Corolla, 33 



Cosmos, 72, 79 ; culture, 79 



