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INDEX 



name, 1 19 ; and the poets, 1 20 ; 

 species and hybrids, 1 22 ; propaga- 

 tion, 124; structure of flower, 125 



Cowslips, 294, 295 



Crocuses, origin of name, 1 26 ; saff- 

 ron, 126-129; Saffron Walden, 

 127; Saffron Hill, 128; for rock- 

 work and pots, 130; Autumn- 

 blooming, 131; spring-flowering, 

 132; cheap Dutch, 132; in grass, 

 I33J birds, 133 



Daffodils and Narcissi, origin of 

 names, 134; and the poets, 135, 

 136; classification, 137; select 

 varieties, 138, 139, 140; hardiness, 

 140; in beds, 141 ; and Primroses, 

 142 ; after flowering, 143 ; in town 

 gardens, 143-145 ; in herbaceous 

 borders, 145 ; for cheap gardening, 

 146 ; the Poet's naturalised, 147 ; 

 in grass, 147; in pots and bowls, 

 148 



Dahlias, history, 153; as hardy 

 plants, 155; after flowering, 156; 

 propagation by cuttings, 157 ; from 

 seed, 158; propagation by divi- 

 sion, 158; soil and manure, 159; 

 staking, 160 ; for exhibition, 160 ; 

 garden, 161 ; good varieties, 162 



Delphiniums. See Chapter XXVI. 



Digitalis. See Foxgloves. 



Eschscholtzias, 49 



Feverfews (Pyre thrums), origin of 

 name, 163 ; and Chrysanthemums, 



163; for town and suburban gar- 

 dens, 165 ; culture of, 165 ; best 

 varieties, 166 



Forget-me-nots (Myosotis), origin of 

 name, 168; various species, 169; 

 culture, 170 



Foxglove (Digitalis), origin of name, 

 171; naturalised, 174; culture of, 

 175 



Geraniums and Pelargoniums, 1 76 ; 

 origin of names, 176, 177 ; hardy, 

 177; good species, 177; Zonal, 

 178; winter bloom, 180; propaga- 

 tion, 182; Ivy-leaved, 182; from 

 seed, 183; good varieties, 185 



Gladioli, origin of name, 186 ; wire- 

 worm, 1 88; for cutting, iSS ; 

 beautiful species, 190; classes, 191 ; 

 good varieties, 192 ; preparing soil, 

 193 ; wintering, 194 ; from seed, 

 194 



Godetias, 49 



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Hellebores. See Chapter IX. 



Hepaticas, 8 



Hollyhocks, origin of name, 196, 197 ; 

 disease, 198, 199; culture of, 200; 

 Fig-leaved, 201 



Honeysuckle, popular names, 202 ; 

 and the poets, 202, 203 ; culture 

 of, 205, 207 ; good species and 

 varieties, 205, 207 



Hyacinths, wild, 208 ; origin of name, 

 208, 209 ; white Roman, 209 ; 

 Dutch, 210; propagation, 210; as 

 pot plants, 211 ; in water, 214; in 

 bowls, 215; in flower beds, 215; 

 in suburban gardens, 216; Grape, 

 216; good varieties, 217; Hya~ 

 cinthus candicans, 217 



