INDEX 



Ageratum, combined for color 

 effect with crimson snap- 

 dragons, 24; combined with 

 sweet alyssum, 33-34; with 

 Snowstorm petunia, 34, rais- 

 ing of from seed, 90-91. 



Almond, pink double-flowering, 

 combination of tulips and, for 

 color arrangement, 11. 



Amaranthus Abyssinicus, or 

 lady's riding whip, 87. 



Anchusa Italica, raising of, from 

 seed, 81-82. 



Annuals, description of various 

 kinds of, and methods of 

 raising from seed, 86-92. 



Apple trees, wild, used in a wild 

 garden, 183-184, 186. 



Arborvitae, American, sheared 

 plants of, for evergreen ex- 

 terior decoration, 62; desir- 

 ability of clipping, 63; as a 

 decoration for terraces, 159- 

 160. 



Ash trees, raising of, 108-109. 



Asparagus, successful fertiliza- 

 tion of, 134-135. 



Aster beetle, remedy for, 142. 



Asters, transplanting of, 22-23; 

 fertilization of, 128. 



Azalea mollis, combination of, 

 with tulips and daphne, 11. 



Barron, Leonard, expert on lawns, 

 49. 



Bay trees, soot as a fertilizer for, 

 121; used for terraces, 157-158; 

 attention required by, after 

 being in winter quarters, 158. 



Beach grass for sea-side lawns, 49 



Beech trees, time for setting out, 

 10. 



Birds, wild gardens a home for, 

 184. 



Black walnut trees, raising of, 

 106-108. 



Blue border, the, 18-19. 



Bocconia cordata, in white border. 

 16. 



Bogs as natural nurseries for 

 plants and shrubs, 174. 



Bon Arbor, as a fertilizer, 121, 

 126-127; to be supplemented 

 with water in case of dahlias, 

 127; used for verbenas, helio- 

 trope, stocks, and asters, 128. 



Bone meal, for grass, 45-46; 

 value as a fertilizer for plants, 

 121. 



Borders of herbaceous plants, 

 13 ff.; the white border, 16- 

 17; the pink, 17-18; the blue, 

 18-19; the red, 19-20; the 

 yellow and orange, 23-24; of 

 white cosmos, pink and white 



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