INDEX 



Mildew, 164. 



Mistakes in planting, 94. 



Montbretia, 108. 



Morning-glory, 107, 156. 



Morrowii, pruning of, 124. 



Mrs. Freeman Thomas, 108. 



Mulching, 174, 187; to lift off, 199. 



Narcissus poeticus, 112. 

 Nasturtiums, 107, 156, 157. 

 Newly planted roses, pruning of, 129. 

 Nicotiana affinis, 157. 



Old-fashioned garden, 113; biennials 

 in, 119; bulbs in, 119; herb-bed in, 

 119, 120; perennials and annuals in, 

 118; roses and shrubs in, 117. 



Oriental larkspur, in cold-frame, 148. 



Overcrowding, 78. 



Pansies, 103; starting in cold-frame, 



148. 



Paper, planning garden on, 94. 

 Parrish, Stephen, garden-bench of, 69. 

 Parryi, 151. 



Paths, in town gardens, 38. 

 Perennials, charts of, 205-216; list of, 



107; for midsummer sowing, 102; 



in old-fashioned garden, 118; to 



start in cold-frames or hotbeds, 148; 



in shrubbery, 144; when to plant, 



184. 

 Pergola, as garden wall, 88; in town 



garden, 36; use and abuse of, 171. 

 Persian yellow rose, pruning of, 129. 

 Petunia, 157; starting, 148. 

 Phacelias, 151. 

 Phlox, Drummondii, 156; to divide, 



198; starting, 148. 

 Pink, Japanese, starting, 148. 

 Planning a garden, on paper, 94; 



spring, 112. 

 Planting, 182; actual, 196; best time 



for, 184; in boundaries, 81; bulbs, 



198; cuttings, 172; for garden 



boundary, 85; mistakes in, 94; of 



roses, 162; for town garden, 37, 



39; wrong, 76. 

 Plants, bedding out, 104; how to 



divide, 197; to set out, 138. 

 Platt, Mr. Charles, 73. 

 Poeticus ornatus, 112. 

 Poets' narcissus, 112. 

 Poisoning, for insects, 181. 

 Poppies, 158. 

 Portable screen, 64. 

 Portulaca, 107, 158. 

 Potting seedlings, 173. 

 Primrose, biennial evening, 101. 

 Privet, pruning of, 124. 

 Pruning, of roses, 126; shrubs, 121. 



Red brick house, 26. 



Red-hot poker plant, 108. 



Rest-cure for shrubs, 125. 



Rhododendrons, pruning of, 124; pro- 

 tection for, 189. 



Roof-garden, 50. 



Rose-beetle, 163; 179. 



Rose-garden, green setting for, 22. 



Rose of Sharon, pruning of, 123. 



Rose-trellis, 62. 



Roses, best way to buy, 160; enemies 

 and diseases of, 163; grafting, 127; 

 how to have success with, 159; how 

 to plant, 162; how to prune, 126; 

 list of, for beginners, 165; manure 

 for, 196; needs of, 161; in old gar- 

 den, 117; soil for, 162. 



Rugosa roses, pruning of, 129. 



St. Gaudens, method of, 21; hedge of, 

 86. 



Salvia, 105. 



Satinflower, 151. 



Saucer method, for cuttings, 169. 



Scabiosa, starting, 148. 



Schizanthus, 152. 



Scilla Sibirica, 112. 



Screen, portable, 64; against neigh- 

 bors, 99. 



Seaside roses, 166. 



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