INDEX 



Abelia grandiflora commended, 



136. 



Aconite, Wilson's, in bloom, 161. 

 Aluminum wire for trellis, 59. 

 Alyssum, yellow, blooming, 84. 

 Ampelopsis Engelmannii in 



autumn, 195. 



Anchusa not admired, 132. 

 Anemone, Japanese, in bloom, 



161 } illus. facing 161. 

 Annuals, result in one year, 186; 



in September, 155. 

 Anthracnose on sycamore, 53. 

 Apple, Bismarck, discussed, 147; 



Smokehouse, special planting, 



63. 

 Apple blooms, when to spray, 77; 



illus. facing 77. 



Apricot in bloom, 65; fruiting, 114. 

 April rain, value of, 67. 

 Arabis in bloom, 84. 

 Arborvitaeas in snow, 10; ittus. 



facing 9. 



Arctotis grandis, 166. 

 Arnold Arboretum mentioned, 42, 



84, 159; purpose of, 61; bul- 

 letins mentioned, 187. 

 Artemisia lactiflora blooming, 135. 

 Aster beetle combated, 130. 

 Asters, China, 129 (ittus. facing 



128); King varieties, 152. 



Asters, hardy, treatment of, 152. 

 Autumn color, a feature, 172; 



dull, 194; glowing, 194; plant 



for, 41. 

 Autumn not melancholy, 3. 



Bailey, Dr. L. H., mentioned, 175. 

 Barberry, common, blooming, 84. 

 Barberry, Thunberg, hedge 



blooming, 80; reddening, 185; 



sleet-covered, 28 (illus. facing 



29) ; snow-covered, 206. 

 Berried plants, 187. 

 Bible, garden quotation, 105. 

 Blackberries bearing, 113; beauty 



of bloom (illus. facing 84); 



trained on wires, 114. 

 Blackbirds a nuisance, 115. 

 Bloodroot, 15. 

 Blue spirea blooming, 134. 

 Bocconia cordata, 129, 182. 

 Boltonia discussed, 152. 

 Border of nicotiana and marigold, 



185. 



Borers combated, 37. 

 Breeze Hill has a name, 4; shape 



of, 12. 



Buddleia discussed, 136. 

 Bulbs planted in November, 190. 

 Butterfly bush discussed, 137. 

 Button-weed, 178. 



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