INDEX 



Herb gardens, 35-36. 



Hollyhocks, white, used in white 

 border, 16; pink, in pink bor- 

 der, 17; red, in red border, 19; 

 fertilizers for, 124-125. 



Horn shavings as a fertilizer, 133. 



Hotbeds, transplanting from, 

 12-13; preparation and con- 

 struction of, 92; the Sunlight 

 Sash, 93. 



Huckleberry bush, possibilities in 

 the, for a wild garden, 167- 

 168, 179, ISO. 



Humus, value as a fertilizer, 131. 



H i/aci nth us candicans, 84-85. 



Hydrangeas, a growing distaste 

 for, 30. 



Indian pipe in wild garden, 186- 

 187. 



Intensive gardening, 8-9. 



Iris, German, combination of 

 syringa with, in planting, 11; 

 growing of, from seed, 86. 



Italian Alkanet, 81-82. 



Italian garden, terrace for, 154. 



Ivy, English, for formal deco- 

 ration, 159; hardy, for border 

 of terrace, 159. 



Japanese anemones, fertilization, 



of, 129. 

 Japanese iris, cure for rose bugs 



on, 140-141. 

 Japanese maples, use of, in a 



shrubbery, 11. 

 Japanese snowballs, 11, 12. 



Kansas gay feather, 23. 

 Kelway, English specialist in 

 larkspurs, 74-75. 



Kentucky blue grass for lawns, 



48-49. 

 Kochia, old-time annual, 88. 



Lady's riding -whip, so-called, 

 87. 



Larches, time for setting out, 

 10. 



Larkspurs, in borders, 14-15; the 

 annual, 26; raising of, from 

 seed, 74-76; blight which 

 attacks, 136-137. 



Laurel, growths of, 168, 181. 



Lawn, care of the, 41 ff. ; rolling 

 the, 44; cottonseed meal for, 

 44-45; other tonics, 45-46; 

 removal of crab grass, orchard 

 grass, weeds, and dandelions 

 from, 47. 



Lawns, Kentucky blue grass, red 

 to)), and Rhode Island bent 

 for, 48-49; directions about 

 mowing, 50'; protection of 

 new, with straw, corn-stalks, 

 or old manure, 51; seasons 

 for making a lawn, 51-52. 



Lilacs, white, combination of 

 columbines with, 10-11. 



Lilies, in borders, 20-21; suit- 

 ability of, for terraces and 

 verandas, 155; in a wild 

 garden, 186. 



Lime, use of, on lawns, 47-48. 



Linden trees, raising from seed, 

 109. 



Literature, the garden in, 35- 

 36. 



Locust trees, raising from seed, 

 115. 



Lombardy poplars, planting and 

 raising of, 111-112. 



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