Index 



347 



Germs, and spores, precau- 

 tions against, 261 



Gladiolus, care of bulbs in 

 winter, 69, 71; planting in 

 spring; soil; saving bulblets; 

 support for plants; guard 

 against rainstorm, 70; cut 

 flowers; late plantings, 70, 71 



Glechoma, for window box 

 culture, 144 



Godetia, soil required; com- 

 bined with China asters; 

 planting in clumps, 71, 72 



Gold, Cloth of, climbing rose, 



145 

 Golden Bell, early bloomer; 



soil needed, 61; planting on 



north wall, 144 

 Goldfinches, trees for, 324 

 Gourd, grown from seed, 147; 



how to plant seed; trans- 

 planting young plants; wood 



ashes applied to roots, 149 



dishrag, 149 

 Grafting, experimenting with 



flowers, 151; on a cold day, 



283 

 Grapefruit, seeds planted for 



table decoration, 201 

 Grasses, effective for mixing 



with shrubbery; around 



buildings; how to plant; 



love grass; care of, 222; 



suitable for moist places, 



223 

 Grass seed (see Lawn), when 



to plant; watering; wood 



ashes beneficial to, 170; 



kind to use; to prevent 



birds from eating seed, 219; 



treatment after sowing; in 



purchasing, 220 

 Greenhouse, airing of, 212; 



to disinfect, 263 

 Growing Flowers, The Art of, 



(article on), 1-7 

 Growing Flowers (hints on), 



25-212 

 Guano, a good fertilizer, 165; 



when to apply; quantity of, 



169 



Gypsophila, or Baby's Breath, 

 space needed; propagation, 

 72 



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Hairy Lip, fern for table 

 decoration, 60 



Hanging plants, to water, 194 



Hart's Tongue, fern for table 

 decoration, 60 



Heath family, shrubs of the; 

 cultivation of, 239 



Hedge, Spira3a, 132 



Helenium, or Sneezeweed, cul- 

 tivation of; effective plant- 

 ing; supports for plants, 131, 

 132 



Heliotrope, kind of soil; for 

 continuous blooming till 

 frost; tall heliotrope effec- 

 tive; cuttings for propaga- 

 tion, 73 



Hemlock, soil for the, 245 



Hemp seed, in giving to birds, 



319 



Hessian fly, to destroy, 266 



Hibiscus, where it will thrive 

 best; cultivation; cuttings 

 for propagation, 73, 74 



Hollyhock, placing to advan- 

 tage; fertilizing; sowing seed 

 every year; protection during 

 winter months; spraying in 

 hot weather; protection from 

 wind; to produce large 

 flowers, 74, 75; flowers 

 second season, 76; prepara- 

 tion for winter, 84 



Honeysuckle, attraction for 

 hummingbirds, 48 ; for cover- 

 ing and shade, 143; training 

 of, 147; Tartarian, 148, 149 



Honesty, or Lunaria; seed 

 self-sown; pods dried for 

 indoor decoration, 76 



Hop, Japanese, raised from 

 seed, 147 



Hop vine, for rapid growth 

 and beauty, 146 



Horsechestnut, care of, 247, 

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