Index 



355 



Rudbeckia, to grow from cut- 

 tings; how to obtain cuttings 



49 

 Rust, to get rid of, 265 



Sage, Scarlet, with Castor-oil 

 Bean plant, 43 



Salpiglossis, to start growth; 

 soil; planting in groups, 128 



Salt, to kill weeds, 192; placed 

 in vase with cut flowers, 196 



Salvia, or Scarlet Sage; loca- 

 tion; sowing^ seed; trans- 

 planting; soil, 129 



Sand in soil, advantage and 

 disadvantage of, 156 



San Jose scale, to detect, 246 



Saxifraga, for window box 

 culture, 144 



Scabiosa, to raise from seed; 

 annual, biennial, or peren- 

 nial; division of roots, 128, 

 129 



Scale, to get rid of, 256, 258; 

 remedy for San Jose", 261 



Scarlet Sage, or Salvia, with 

 Castor-oil Bean plant, 43; 

 where to plant, sowing seed; 

 transplanting; soil, 129 



Schizanthus or Butterfly flower; 

 when to sow seed; care of 

 plants, 37 



Scotch Roses, used as hedge or 

 background, 125 



Screen, vines to act as, 147 



Seat, Garden, 153 



Seed (hints on), 172-180; 

 purchasing the best, 172; 

 new seed each year, 175; 

 preparation of ground for, 

 172, 175; plowing large 

 beds, 174, 178; removing 

 debris from soil; to kill 

 seed of weeds, 174; require- 

 ments for germination, 173, 

 176; moisture needed, 173, 

 174; test for moisture in 

 soil, 176; drainage, 173; 

 how to makejlats, 178; pre- 



paration of seed for plant- 

 ing, 177; planting in summer, 

 176; how to plant, 175, 177, 

 178, 179; drill for planting 

 large area, 176; depth to be 

 planted, 172, 173, 175, i?8; 

 seed placed in tape, 180; 

 temperature of ground, 173, 

 176; how to water, 173, 174; 

 thinning seedlings, 180; 

 planting for seed/ 175; gather- 

 ing seed, 179, 1 80; planting 

 in rows for transplanting, 

 174, 175; care of seed 

 planted indoors, 175; fresh 

 air and sunlight for seed 

 indoors, 178; watering seed 

 in boxes, 178, 179; planting 

 in egg shells, 179; keeping a 

 record, 177 



Seedlings, when there is an 

 overabundance, 286 



Shasta Daisy, how to propa- 

 gate, 54 



Shirley Poppy, planting in 



permanent location; adapt- 

 able for cutting, in 

 Shrubbery (hints on), 231- 

 241 ; trained to fancy shapes, 

 effectiveness of mint; fer- 

 tilization for; in selecting 

 privet and boxwood, 231; 

 to plant for effectiveness, 

 232, 233, 234, 237, 239; the 

 aim of, list of shrubbery 

 easy to grow; plan before 

 planting, 232, 234, 235; 

 advantage for curved walls 

 and drives; cultivation of, 

 233; after blooming, 234; 

 to prevent drifting soil, 235; 

 transplanting, 235, 236; 

 when to prune; in rooting 

 cuttings, -236, 240; care in 

 hot weather, 236; those 

 which flower, 238 ; producing 

 berries for the birds; or- 

 namental hedges; some of the 

 most desirable, 239; when 

 to trim hedge, 241; when 

 the snow covers, 241 



