INDEX 



Greens, winter (see also Borecole), 



282, 295 

 Grevillea robusta, 73 



H 



Heating greenhouses (illustrated), 

 384 



Hedges, pruning (illustrated), 316 ; 

 planting (illustrated), 402 



Herbaceous borders, 1 10 ; colour 

 schemes for, 112; grouping plants 

 (illustrated), 114; annuals in, 1 16; 

 select plants for, 117, 177; plants 

 from seed, 230; staking (illustrated), 

 262 ; in autumn, 377 



Herbs, 159 



Hoeing, 259 



Hollyhocks, 67 



Horse radish, 194 



Hotbeds, 142 



Hyacinths, in glasses, 94 ; (illus- 

 trated), 377 ; Roman (illustrated), 

 292, 316 ; early, 337 ; select, 362 



Hydrangeas, 96, 215 



India-rubber plants, 190 

 Insects in plant houses, 152 

 Irises, Japanese, 94 ; select, 363 



Kohl Rabi, 160 



Lawns, new, 51 ; laying turf (illus- 

 trated), 53 ; sowing, 175 ; improv- 

 ing, 225 ; patching (illustrated), 

 228 



Leeks, 160, 259, 321 



Lenten roses, 205, 338 



Lettuces, 160, 312 



Liliums, potting (illustrated), 72 ; in 

 bloom, 303; for pots, 351 ; select, 

 364 



Lily of the valley, 364 ; forcing 

 (illustrated), 365 



Lobelias, blue, propagating (illus- 

 trated), 26 



Loganberry, the, 388 



Manuring, 399 



Marguerites, leaves affected, 277 



Melons, 105, 185, 206, 216, 339 



Mint, 194 



Montbretias, 368 



Mushrooms (illustrated), 90, 281 



Mustard and cress, 161 



N 



Narcissi (see also Daffodils), in pots 



and boxes (illustrated), 316 

 Nuts, pruning, 135 



Onions, 61, 106, 139, 161, 164, 194, 



260, 281, 296, 334 

 Orchids, 98; porting (illustrated), lOI 



Pansies from cuttings (illustrated), 

 352 



Parsnips, 160 



Paths, forming (illustrated), 44 



Peaches and Nectarines, pruning 

 (illustrated), 32, 33, 36, 308 ; 

 blister on, 87 ; select, 88 ; outdoor, 

 88 ; disbudding (illustrated), 137, 

 206 ; thinning (illustrated), 257 ; 

 tying (illustrated), 308 



Pears, 37, 83, 318 



Peas, green, 60, 138, 162 



Pelargoniums, 278, 316 



Pentstemons, 352; striking cuttings 

 (illustrated), 353 



Petunias, 70 



Pinching plants, 188 



Pinks, Indian, 69; propagating white, 

 286, 330 



Plums, 38, 83 



Poinsettias, 189, 338 



Potatoes, early, 61, 282 ; in boxes, 

 91; planting, 141, 163; earthing, 

 217; diseased (illustrated), 294; 

 lifting, 321 ; second growth, 334 



Primulas, 202, 276, 315 



Privet hedges, 265 



Propagator (illustrated), 24 



Pruning fruit trees, 27 ; roots (illus- 

 trated), 31 



409 



2 D 



