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Ricinus Continued. 

 In flower-beds, 14, 15. 

 Most tropical looking plant in 



cultivation, 144. 

 Position of, in the hotbed, 35. 

 Proper soil for, 18. 

 Seed of, 46. 

 Seeds should be started in house 



pots, 144. 

 Soil must be heavily manured 



and well watered, 144. 

 Transplanting, 144. 

 Zanzibar varieties best, 144. 

 Rockwork, Thunbergias valu- 

 able for covering, 136. 

 Roi des Beiges, a red Hyacinth, 



192. 

 Rose, the, need of constant care 



of, 247. 

 Rose- bed, care of the Summer, 



173-178. 



Choice of plants for the, 178. 

 Cutting and pruning, 175* I7& 

 Hardy Perpetuals, caring for, 



176. 

 Insect enemies of Roses, 176, 



177. 



Manuring, 175. 

 Planting the bed, 175. 

 Soil suitable for, 175. 

 Sunny, protected situation neces- 

 sary, 175. 

 Treatment of Roses that refuse 



to bloom, 176. 



Rose-bug, destruction of, 249. 

 Rose-bugs and beetles, remedy 



for. 177. 



Rose Campion (Lychnis), herb- 

 aceous perennial, 198. 

 Rose-cuttings, handling of, 59. 

 Rose-garden, design for, 12, 13. 

 Rose-hopper or thrips, on Rose 



leaves, remedy for, 177, 248. 

 Rose of Sharon (Althea) 

 Method of blooming, 202. 

 Winter care of young and old 

 trees, 202. 



Rose-slugs, how to get rid of, 



177. 248. 

 Rose, June, 173, 174. 



Cultivation and pruning of, 173, 



174. 

 Hardy climbers, treatment of, 



174. 



Insects, a pest to, 176. 

 Labor of caring for, objectionable 



to some, 173. 

 Mulching in the fall, 174. 

 New wood should be encouraged, 



174. 



Thorniness of, 173. 

 Winter protection of, 174. 

 Rose, Tea, 174, 175. 



Excellent for summer Rose-bed, 



174. 

 Insects, generally free from, 



176. 



Mildew, how to avoid and rem- 

 edy for, 177. 

 Potting, 175. 

 Transplanting into open ground, 



175- 

 Roses, 3, 17, 18, 23, 25, 27, 



37,139, 58, 59, 61, 173-178. 



252. 



American Beauty, 178. 

 Bride, 178. 

 Climbing, winter protection of, 



204. 



Gruss an Teplitz, 178. 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 



178. 

 Kept in house in winter, how to 



keep free from pests and in- 



sects, 178. 



Mrs. Robert Perry, 178. 

 North winds disastrous to, 3. 

 Proper soil for, 17. 

 Soot a good fertiliser for, 25. 

 Virginia R. Coxe, 178. 

 Rubber gloves for garden 



work, 250. 

 Rubber-plants* rooting and care 



of, 60. 



