I isr ID E x. 



Evergreen Leaves (/ilJM/ra/cd)... 59 



Exercise for Girls 12 



Example. Power of 80 



Fall Sowing of Lawns 135 



Fattening Swine 23 



Fan Palm, The aUustraUd) 40 



Ferneries ... 14 



Fernery 100 



Fertilizer, A Home-made 53 



Fence, To cover Stone 40 



Fences for Poultry Yards 58 



Ferns TO 



Feathers, Eating 120 



Feather Trimming 48 



Fish-tank, The 10 



Fire-place. The 86 



Flowers. Packing, 8. 33; Trade in, 

 8; Long-stem. :53: Protecting, 3:5; 

 For the Sick, .53; In Arranging 

 Follow Nature's Suggestions, 57; 

 Perfume, 47; Cheaper in June 

 ^Jllustratrd), 57: Shipping, 78; 

 For Gifts, 80; Our Second Child- 

 ren. 5; Of What Use, 80; Talks 

 about. 80; Nip the First, 92; Eat- 

 ing of , 102. 

 Flower. A PuzzUug i Illustrated), 9; 

 Holders, ;^3. 



Flower-loving Employees 17 



Flower, An Early-commencing(/fi.) 21 

 Flowerpots, Adorning(//(i(s<rci*ed) 82 

 Flower Garden, in Oct., 2; Nov., 

 14; Dec, 26; Jan.. 38; Feb., 50; 

 March, 62; April, 82; May, 94; 

 June. 106; July. 118: Aug.. 130. 

 Sept. 142. 

 Floral Fashions ; Jan., 45; Feb., 57; 

 March, 70; April, 78; May, 90; 

 June, 102; July, 114; Aug., 126; 

 Sept., 137; Oct., 8; Nov. 20; 

 Dec, .33. 



Flowers and Table-spreads 137 



Flowers for the Sick 137 



Flowers on the Hair 137 



Flora of Greenland 137 



Floral Clock 20 



Floral Crescent and Owl (/li.) 45 



Floral Designs, Pansy 78 



Floral Gift for Babes 70 



Floral Chime 90 



Floral Muffs 137 



Floral Ring, Golden 102 



Floriculture. Fitness in 6 



Floriculture, Improved 41 



Flowering Maple, The 85 



Florists, Those Designing ( :•) 123 



Florist Business, Big Stories about 76 

 Florists, Philadelphia Meeting of.. 141 

 Fowls tor Table and Eggs, 10; 

 Breeds for the Farmer, 11 : Ham- 

 burgh. 34 : To Know the age of, 

 46; Good Looking, 46; Eating 

 Feathers. 108; Guinea, 96. 



Fowl Cholera M 



Foliage, Plants of Striking Ill 



Foliage, Effects in 114 



Found Out at Last 35 



For the Fun of it 68 



Fruit Garden, in Oct., 3: Nov., 15; 

 Dec , 27; Jan , 39; Feb., 30; March, 

 62; April, SS: May, 94; June, 106; 

 July, 119: Aug., 131; Sept., 14;J. 

 Fruit Under Glass in Oct., 3; Nov.. 

 15; Dec, 27; Jan., 39; Feb., 51; 

 March, 63; April, 83; May, 95; 

 June. 107; July, 119; Aug., i:Jl. 

 Sept., 143. 



Fruits from Seed .New 32 



Fruits, In Choosing Market 44 



Fruits, Drying 113 



Fruit Time, Cat in 115 



Fruit, On Choosing Varieties of, 7; 

 Shipping, 7; Shipping fresh, 32; 

 Culture in Manitoba, 69; Canning, 

 108; Thinning, 118; Bee's Injur- 

 ing, 124. 



Fruit in Western New York 138 



Fruit Bores ... 137 



Fruit, Picking and Packing (/«.) . . 143 



Fraxinella or Burning Bush 5 



Frosts and House Plants 53 



Freezing, Effects of, on the Soil. . . 44 



Fuchsia Fruit 57 



Fuchsias AiUng 143 



Fussiness in Housekeeping 84 



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Gardening, Great Men and 6 Pleas- 

 ures of, 80; Apron (/(/.i, 94; Pro- 

 gress in, 42. 



Garden, Selecting the W 



Geraniums, Caterpillars on, 1; To 

 Keep Over. 83; A Sportive, 92; 

 In the Cellar, 93; Massing, 123. 



Geese. Keeping 2;^ 



Glass, Plant Culture Under, in Oct.. 

 2; Nov.. 14; Dec, 26; Jan., 38; 

 Feb., 62: March, 62; April, 82; 

 May, 94; June, 106; July, 118; 

 Aug., 130; Sept., 14:). 



Glass, How to Compute 65 



Gladiolus Beds, Carpeting 88 



Gladiolus, Mulching 141 



Glue for Herbarium 96 



Gloxinias, About 109 



Glory of the Snow [Illustrated) 141 



Gooseberry C\ilture 32 



Gooseberrj-, Is the English Worth 

 Growing, 19. 



Gooseberries Without Mildew 125 



Goldfish, The 35 



Gold Fish, Water tor 79 



Golden Wedding Decoration 90 



Good Treatment: What it Does 66 



Good Move, A 102 



Goats and Gardens 128 



Grape, Wild, 13: The Niagara, 20; 

 Rejuvenating Old Vines, .32; The 

 Jessica, 69. 



Grape Vines, Summer Pruning . . 109 



Grape-vine Mildew, Remedy for. . . 135 



Grass Vases. Italian {III.) 29 



Grass Under Trees 52 



Green Growth on Pot Soil 15 



Green Dinners 90 



Greenhouses for Amateurs (3 III. ) . 124 



Growth. Undesirable rapid 29 



GraftingiiH.) 50 



Grading 80 



Graves. Periwinkles for 105 



Guinea-fowls, About 96 



Guinea-fowl, The 144 



Guard for Street (.Illustrated) 82 



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Hamburg Fowls (III.) 34 



Hard Wood 45 



Hardy Plants, Garden of 121 



Hanging Gardens of Babylon ... 79 



Helianthus Maximilari 25 



Heliotrope in the House 28 



Heliotrope From Seed 143 



Hellebore, The (Illustraled) 134 



Hedge, Quick Growing 51 



Heating With Coal-oQ (III. I .38 



Hen House, Stoves in 58 



Hen, To Cook an Old 60 



Hens, Setting the 72 



Herbarium, Glue for 90 



High Quality Costs Something 136 



House Plants, in Oct., 2; Nov., 14; 



Dec, 26: Jan.. 38; Feb., 50; Mar., 



62; April, 82: May, 94; June, 106; 



July, 118: Aug., i:W; Sept., 142. 



House Plants, Select Lists 67 



House Plant, The Smallest 78 



House Drains. 90 



House-top Gardens 17 



Hollyhocks 140 



Hollyhocks for Bouquets 134 



How to Pot a Plant (2 flls ) 135 



Hot-bed Making (;H.) 51 



Hot-bed, A Miniature 76 



Horse-radish 89 



Hoi"se-chestnut, Growth of 90 



Horse-chestnut, The Red 104 



Horticulture and Botany 78 



Honey Combs and Frosts 45 



Honeysuckle 141 



Home Upholstery 60 



Huntsman's Cup (///((.sfra(ed) 91 



Hyacinths, Starting, Forcing, 2; 



In Glasses, 26; After Flowering. 



86. 



Hyacinth and its Name. The .35 



Hj'drangea 92 



Hj'drangea, PaDicle-flowered 121 



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Ice Plant. The 17 



Impatiens Sultana 17 



Incubators, Using 46, 58 



Insect icicle, A New .52 



Insects in < Irchard 63 



Insects, Killing 101 



Insects, Well Begun Half Done. ... 140 

 Insect, Enemies, 113; A Useful Gar- 

 den (/(/.I, 126. 



Iron Pipes, Painting 41 



Isle of Natal, The 41 



Is it Necessary 72 



Is Watermelon King? 137 



Ivy for Decoration 137 



Ivy in Funeral Designs 45 



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Japanese Gardening Notions 41 



Japan Creeper 75 



Jamestown Weed as an Insecticide 137 



Jewell Strawberry, The (/«.) 141 



Jerusalem Cherry (Illustrated) 142 



Johnson Grass 78 



July. Lifting Plants in 109 



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Keiffer Pear, The 44, 69 



Kennedyas 81 



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Lawn, in Oct., 2; Nov., 14; Dec, 



26; Jan., 38; Feb., 50; March, 62; 



April, 82; May, 94: June, 106; 



July, 118; Aug., 130; Sept., 142. 



Lawn Mowers, Fifty Thousand 53 



Lawn, Mow Frequently 93 



Lawns, Making by Seeding, 73; 



Running to Ruin, 125; Seeding 



vs. Sodding, 128. 



Lawns, Fall Sowing of 135 



Lachenalias 27 



Latania Bourbouica (III.) 41 



Laying Power of Hens 72 



Lasiandra 104 



Layering i llhistrated) 118 



Layering Plants 138 



Lady-bird (or bug). The (.111.) 127 



Label the Trees 89 



Latanias, Large 139 



Leucojum Aestivum 7 



Leaf Falling 13 



Lesson for the Children, A 29 



Leaves, As to Size, 57; Internal 



Structure of, 70; Beauty of (III.) 



35. 



Lifting Plants 142 



Lily of the Valley, Forcing 8 



Lily of the Valley, Not Blooming.. 29 



Lily of the Valley Dress, A 45 



Lily Beds, Carpeting 88 



Lily, White or Madonna (/«.).. .. 128 



Lilies, Cover the 41 



Lilies 93 



Lilium Candidum (7 llust rated) 128 



Linnaeus, In Memory of 8 



Liquid Manure for Pot Plants 15 



Liquid Manure 81 



Little Things at Right Time 19 



Lilacs, Forced 45 



Lindens, Flowering of Ill 



Lightning Rods 126 



Lightning, Trees as Protectoi-s. .. 6 



Living For the Most Good 132 



Lobelia Cardinalis 17 



Luncheon Decorations 136 



Lycium barbarum I 



Lyndale. Notes. 1, 13, 25, 37, 49. 61, 



111, 123, i;w. 



Lycaste Skinneri i //(. i 25 



91 



Matrimony Vine 1 



Madras Curtains, etc 13 



Marechal Neil Rose, Southern 44 



Maiden Hair Ferns 45 



Making Garden in the Fall 183 



Maples in Pots, Japanese 41 



Manure, Gathering, 57; Liquid, 81; 

 From One Cow, 102. 



Manure, .Summer Waste of 137 



May Number, Notes on 99 



Jlaiden Hair Fern for Table 114 



Mastiff, The 127 



Meat, Unwholesome 24 



Mealy Bug, Scale and 38 



Memory, The 47 



Melons, Shading li!5 



Mildew, Remedy for 135 



Mistakes that are Natural 35 



Moccasin or Carpet-bag Flower... 136 

 Mock Orange, Large-fl'w'ng (III.). 19 



Mocking Birds 22 



Mother of Thousands 29 



Morning Glories 41 



Morning Glory Tree, A 134 



Monkeys 59 



Montbretias ■ Hlu.strated) 100 



Mulching. Materials for 113 



Mulches 42 



Mulleins, The 114 



Mulberries, About (Illustrated). . . 61 

 Mushrooms. Edible and Others 5 



Nature. Study 5 



Narcissus. Early-flowering 17 



Narcissus, Not Blooming 104 



Nature as a Builder (4 III.) 79 



Nasturtiums 80 



Nelumbium speciosum 70 



Nmpha?a Odorata, Culture Ill 



No Discounting Nature 144 



Not Clear 9 



November Flowers 13 



Nothing to Sell Here 113 



Nui-serymen's Convention 117 



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Oak, The Golden Leaved 17 



Oleander. The 117 



Oleander Slips 65 



Onions, Winter Treatment of ;32 



Onion Seed, Saving 134 



Orchard, in Jan., 39; Feb., 51; 



March, 68; April, 82; May, 95; 



June, 107; July, 119; Aug., 131; 



Sept., 143; Oct., 3; Nov., 15; 



Dec, 27. 



Orchards, Cultivating 8 



Orchards, Planting New 139 



Orchid, An Easy Flowering (III.), 



35; A fine (III.), 55; For window, 



1!2. 

 Orchids. 102; Of the North, 136. 



Ordering Nursery Stock 49 



Overbearing 64 



Oxalises, Spring-flowering 70 



Oxalis, Rose Colored 42 



Oysters, To Fry 12 



I» 

 Parrot, A provoking, 9; Feeding, 10. 



Pansy Bed. A Great 41 



Pansy Floral Design 78 



Pansy. The Time to Sow (/!(.). ... 120 



Pansy Seed, Home-sown 134 



Pansies, How to Raise (III.) 122 



Pansies. About 117 



Palms for House 131 



Palms for Greenhouse 53 



Packing Flowers 8 



Pancakes 48 



Parsnip Seed, Saving 134 



Partridge Cochin Fowls 10 



Pasture, Lots in Fall 23 



Pasty Soil Expeiments in 86 



Palace Car for Babies 84 



Patching and Darning 144 



Pacific Coast Letter, A 136 



Pear. Reliabililj- of. 8; Louise 

 Bonne. Si: Culture for. 69. 



Peai"s, About Ripening I'M 



Pea., The (Illii.itrated) 69 



Pet Birds. Animals, etc., Oct, 10; 

 Nov,, 22; Dec, 3o: Jan.. 47; Feb., 

 59; March, 71; April, 79; May, 

 91; June, laS; .July, 115; Aug, 

 127: Sept., — 



Peach Yellows 4;) 



Perfume of Flowers 47 



Petunia.s. The 69 



Petunias. Rilising Improved 113 



Pei'cnnials, ( >u Sowing 122 



Periwinkle for Graves 105 



Philadelphius (Illustrated) 19 



Phlox Urummondi, Wild 116 



Pigeons, Carrier 23 



Pigeons, Canker on 35 



Pigeons, About 116 



