INDEX 



Acacias, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 

 importance, propagation and cul- 

 ture of, 342, 343. 



Accessory buildings and their ar- 

 rangement, 53. 



Acreage devoted to flowers and 

 plant production, 5, 10. 



Adiantums, botanical classification, 

 habitat, propagation and culture 

 of, 368, 369. 



Alley houses, 51. 



All-wood houses, 65, 66. 



Alsophila, botanical classification 

 and habitat of, 364. 



American Beauty roses, 14, 44. 



Antheridium, 195, 202. 



Anthracnose, classification, micro- 

 scopical nature, reproduction, 

 prevention and remedies of rose, 

 210 ; classification, nature, re- 

 production and preventives of 

 violet, 210. 



Antirrhinums, classification and 

 characters of, 300, 302 ; commer- 

 cial importance of, 302 ; culture 

 of, 302 ; feeding, 304 ; insect 

 pests on, 304 ; planting and 

 watering, 303 ; planting green- 

 houses with, 303 ; propagation of, 



302 ; soil and its preparation for, 



303 ; temperature for, 304. 

 Araucarias, botanical classification, 



characters, habitat and culture 

 of, 389. 



Ardisias, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 

 importance, propagation and cul- 

 ture of, 356, 357. 



Arrangement of beds in houses, 54, 

 55, 84. 



Arrangement of houses, for con- 



venience, 51 ; for maximum 

 light effects, 52. 



Arsenate of lead, formula for, 216. 



Ascomycetes, 199, 202, 204. 



Asparagus, botanical classification, 

 habitat and culture of, 383, 385. 



Aspidistras, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, propagation 

 and culture of, 379. 



Aspidiums, 372. 



Aspleniums, botanical classifica- 

 tion, characters, habitat, propa- 

 gation and culture of, 370, 371. 



Asters, China, botanical classifica- 

 tion, characters, commercial im- 

 portance and culture of, 424, 425. 



Astilbe, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 

 importance, outdoor culture and 

 indoor culture of, 403, 404 ; length 

 of time required for forcing, 404. 



Atmospheric conditions, 145, 147 ; 

 moisture in propagating houses, 

 166 ; temperature and moisture 

 required for rooting cuttings, 164. 



Automobiles, use of, 23, 41. 



Azaleas, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 

 importance and culture of, 347, 

 349, 350. 



Bacteria, 184, 185, 199, 200. 



Bacterial difficulties with bulbs, 

 200. 



Basidiomycetes, 199, 202, 206, 207. 



Bedding plants, commercial value 

 of, 420 ; cut flowers from, 424 ; 

 early effects with, 420; list 

 propagated by seed sown in late 

 spring, 423 ; propagation by cut- 

 tings of, 421 ; propagation by 

 seeds sown in January, 423. 



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