INDEX 



Anemones, origin of name, 3 ; prin- 

 cipal species, 4 ; Blanda, 5 ; Poppy, 

 5 ; fulgens, 7 ; Hepatica, 8 ; Hor- 

 tensis, 9 ; Japanese, 9 ; narcissiflora, 

 10; wood, 10 ; Pulsatilla, n; 

 sylvestris, II 



Annuals, hardy, 47, 48, 49 ; half- 

 hardy, 50 



Antirrhinums. See Chapter XXXIII. 



Aquilegias. See Columbines, Chap- 

 ter XII. 



Asters, origin of name, 1 3 ; perennial, 

 14; principal species, 17, 18; soil, 

 1 8 ; propagation, 19 ; for suburban 

 gardens, 19; China, 20; annual 

 types, 21 ; culture of annual, 22 



Auriculas, 294, 299 



B 



Begonias, early species, 24 ; early 



hybrids, 25 ; select varieties, 27 ; 



cheap, 28 ; how to start, 28 ; 



raising from seed, 29 ; planting, 



29 ; fibrous, 30 

 Bell-flowers (Campanulas), origin of 



name, 32 ; Canterbury Bells, 33 ; 



perennial, 35 ; principal species, 36 



Calceolarias, bedding, origin of 

 name, 39 ; early species, 39 ; good 

 varieties, 40 ; propagation, 40 



Campanulas. See Bell-flowers. 



Canary Creeper, origin of name, 42 ; 

 sowing, 43 



Candytufts, 47 



Canterbury Bells, 32 



Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks, 

 origin of names, 51, 52, 53 ; Clove, 

 54; various sections of, 57; pot 

 culture, 59 ; select varieties, 60, 

 61, 62, 63 ; soil, 64 ; wireworm, 

 64; leather-jackets, 64; planting 

 (illustrated), 65 ; diseases, 66 ; in 

 beds, 66 ; for towns, 67 ; propaga- 

 tion, 67 ; maggot, 69 ; Japanese 

 and Indian Pinks, 69 ; a monthly 

 calendar, 70-76 



Christmas and Lenten Roses, poison- 

 ous, 78 ; popular name, 78 ; situa- 

 tion for, 79 ; under trees, 80 ; 

 planting, 81 ; varieties, 82 



Chrysanthemums, history, 84 ; early 

 varieties, 87 ; famous growers, 89 ; 

 blue, 90 ; classification, 90-92 ; 

 varieties, 93-97 ; double garden, 

 97-99 ; large Daisies, 100 ; Golden 

 Feather, 100 ; Marguerites, 101 ; 

 hardy annual, 101 ; hardiness, 101 ; 

 propagation, 102; soil, 103; a 

 monthly calendar, 104-110 



Clarkias, 49 



Clematises, origin of name, 1 1 1 ; uses 

 of, 1 12 ; popular names, 112; pretty 

 species, 113; mountain, 113; Jack- 

 manii, 115; pruning, 116; beauti- 

 ful varieties, 117 



Columbines (Aquilegias), origin of 



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