INDEX 



319 



Weeds, destroying, in lawn, 71 



Weevils, 249; pea, 282 



Whale-oil soap, 204 



Wheel hoe, 199 



White ash, 177 



White grabs, 251, 255, 272 



Wild cucumber, 100 ; care, 100 ; 

 other names, 100 ; planting, 100 



Wild flowers, 63, 123-140 ; bed for, 

 63; varieties (anemone, 123; blood- 

 root, 125; bluebell, 126; bluets, 

 126; columbine, 127; Dutchman's 

 breeches, 127; goldenrod, 129; 

 hepatica, 130 ; Indian turnip, 131 ; 

 lady's slipper, 132 ; lily, 132-133 ; 

 phlox, 136-137; spring beauty, 137; 

 violet, 138-140) 



Wild roses, pruning, 176; varieties, 

 176 



Wilt, 265, 284 



Window boxes, 28-30; directions 

 for making, 28 ; popularity, 28 ; 

 soil, 28 ; watering, 30 



Window garden, 1-4 



Window plants, conditions required 

 for, 1 



Wistaria, rapid growth, 167 ; sup- 

 port, 167 



Wistaria sinensis, 167 



Wood ashes, 291, 303 



Yard, suggestion for planting, 60 



Yellow locust, 177 



Yucca, or Adam's needle, 122 ; care, 



122 ; propagation, 122 

 Yucca filamentosa, 122 



Zinnia, 72, 101 ; care, 101 ; excellent 

 plant for beginners, 101 ; soil, 101 ; 

 sowing seeds, 101 



