INDEX 



313 



Lady's slipper, easily transplanted, 

 132 ; found in damp woods, 132 ; 

 varieties, 132 



Larkspur, 117-118 ; effective among 

 shrubbery, 117 ; protection from 

 white grubs, 118 ; sowing seeds 

 and culture, 117-118 



Lawn, amount of seed to be sown, 

 68 ; destroying weeds, 71 ; grad- 

 ing, 65; ideal, 66; manure, 65; 

 mowing, 70-71 ; ornamentation, 

 64, 69 ; preparing the soil, 67 ; 

 renovating, 71 ; sodding, 69-70 ; 

 sowing seeds, 68-69 ; top-dressing, 

 71 ; varieties of seed, 68 ; well- 

 arranged, 62 



Lead arsenate, 203 



Leaf blight, 263 



Leaf hoppers, 282 



Leaf mold, 200-201 



Leaf spot, 263 



Lettuce, 270-272. See Vegetable 

 garden 



Light, necessary to life of all plants, 1 



Ligustrum ovalifolium, 156-159 



Lilac, for hedge, 64, 160 ; for lawn, 

 64, 160; pruning, 160; varieties, 

 160 



Lilium canadense, 134 



Lilium carolinianum, 133 



Lilium harrisii, 18 



Lilium philadelphicum, 133 



Lilium superbum, 133 



Lilium tigrinum, 134 



Lily, 1 ; Bermuda, 18 ; Chinese sa- 

 cred, 5 ; habits and care of wild, 

 132-135 ; Lilium harrisii, 18 ; varie- 

 ties of wild (132-135) : lily of the 

 valley, 135; tiger, 134; Turk's- 

 cap, 133 ; wild orange-red, 133 ; 

 wild yellow, 134 



Lily of the valley, care, 135 ; repro- 

 duction, 135 



Lima beans, 247 



Lime-sulfur, 204-205 



Liquid manure, 201-202 



Lonicera japonica, 167 



Magnolia, for lawn, 64, 155; varie- 

 ties, 155 



Magnolia conspicua, 155 

 Magnolia soulangeana, 155 

 Magnolia stellata, 155 

 Mangoes, 282 



Marigold, 72 ; African, 83 ; culture, 

 83-84; French, 83; may be grown 

 in boxes, 83 



Maurandia, 31 



Melons, 272-273. See Vegetable 

 garden 



Mertensia virginica, 32, 126 



Micropyle, 211 



Mildew, 281, 294 



Mock orange, very hardy, 155 



Moonflower, 72, 82 



Morning-glory, 72, 81-82 ; culture, 

 82; Japanese, 81; old-fashioned, 81 



Mountain laurel, excellent for cut- 

 ting, 156 ; likes moisture, 156 ; na- 

 tive of eastern United States and 

 Canada, 156 



Mustard, 273. See Vegetable garden 



Names, plant, 32-33; common and 

 scientific, 32 



Narcissus, 5, 7, 12, 13, 54-55, 57; 

 Chinese sacred, 5 ; giant paper- 

 white, 7 ; poet's, 54 ; polyanthus, 

 13 ; trumpet, 54 



Nasturtium, 72, 84-85 ; dwarf and 

 tall varieties, 84 ; one of the best 

 annuals, 84 ; soil, 84 ; sowing, 84 ; 

 transplanting, 85 



Nicotiana, 1 ; culture, 85 ; descrip- 

 tion, 85 



Nitrate of soda, 297 



Norway maple, 64 



Norway spruce, 181 



Onion maggot, 276 



Onion sets, 273-274 



Onions, 273-276, See Vegetable 



garden 

 Orchard, 181-189 ; chickens in, 185 ; 



fertilization, 185 ; spraying, 186 

 Orchis spectabilis, 132 

 Oxalis, 31, 47 



Pceonia albiflora, 119 



Pceonia officinalis, 119 



Palings, use of, 64 



Palm, 1, 2, 36-37 ; fan, 36 ; Kentia 



belmoreana, 36 ; Livistona sinensis, 



36 ; repotting, 37 

 Pansy, 31, 50, 72, 162 ; hardy, 85 ; 



porch boxes, 86; spring sowing, 86; 



summer sowing, 85; tulip beds, 86 

 Paris green, 203, 287, 288, 305 



