INDEX 



ACACIAS, 159 

 Acanthus mollis, 124 

 Achilleas, 122 



millefolium roseum, 124 

 Achimenes, 159 



in pans, 159 

 Aconites, winter, 29 

 Aconitum, 124 

 Acorus calamus, 263 

 Adonis vernalis, 133 

 Aerides, 292 

 Ageratums, 334 



cuttings of, 334 

 Alisma Plantago, 263 

 Allium neapolitanum, 29 

 Alstromerias, 29 

 Alternantheras, 335 

 Althaea rosea, 83 

 Alyssum saxatile compactum, 



133 



sweet, 255 

 Amaryllis, 159 



culture of, 160 



propagation of, 160 

 Anchusa italica, 122 

 Androsaces, 136 

 Anemones, 30, 69, 133 



for rockeries, 133 

 Annuals, 244 



arrangement of, 249 



charms of, 244 



for suburban gardens, 362 



gathering, 263 



half-hardy, 258 

 indispensable, 259 

 selections of, 258 



hoeing, 253 



indispensable, 255 



in borders, 246 



manures for, 248 



rambling, 361 



selections of, 254 



slugs and, 252 



snails and, 252 



soil for, 248 



sowing, 250 



staking, 253 



tender, 259 

 raising, 257 

 selections of, 260 



thinning, 251, 252 



uses of, 246 



watering, 252, 253 



what is an, 245 

 Antennaria tomentosa, 133 

 Anthericum Liliastrum, 122 

 Antirrhinums, 69 

 Aponogeton distachyon, 262 

 Aquatic plants, 263 

 Aquilegias, 70 

 Arabis, 133 

 Aralia Sieboldii, 194 

 Arches, 267 



construction of, 268 



for Roses, 6 



for suburban gardens, 381 



plants for, 272 



Arches, rustic, 269 



triple, 271 



uses of, 267 



wire, 268 



wood for, 270 

 Ardisia crenulata, 194 

 Arenaria, 136 

 Aristolochia Sipho, 360 

 Armeria cephalotes, 122, 136 

 Arnebia echioides, 134 

 Arum Lilies, 30, 160 



dividing and repotting, 160 



potting, 31 



watering, 31 

 Aspidistras, 192 



dividing and repotting, 192 

 Asters, China, 70, 259 



for rockeries, 136 



perennial, 70 

 Aubrietias, 134 

 Auriculas, 370 



Alpine, 372 



classes of, 371 



culture of, 373 



potting, 374 



propagating, 374 



selections of, 375 



soil for, 374 



Stage, 372 

 Azaleas, 160 



for suburban gardens, 386 



treatment of, 161 

 Azolla caroliniana, 363 



BALSAMS, 161 



Bedding plants, tender, 317 



Ageratums, 334 



Alternantheras, 335 



Begonias, tuberous-rooted, 



o-an 



339 

 Calceolarias, 329 



Cannas, 342 



Echeverias, 344 



Fuchsias, 345 



Gazanias, 337 



Heliotrope, 345 



Iresines, 336 



Lantanas, 337 



Lobelias, 332 



Mimuluses, 346 



Pelargoniums, 317 



Petunias, 347 



Salvias, 347 



Tropaeolums, 339 



Verbenas, 338 

 Beds for seedlings, 98 

 Begonias, tuberous-rooted, 32 



for beds, 33, 339 



for borders, 71 



for greenhouses, 162 



from seeds, 135 



Gloire de Lorraine, propagat- 

 ing, 162 



in pots, 34 



potting, 162 



Rex, 193 



selections of, 36 



Belladonna Lilies, 36 

 Berberises for suburban gardens, 



387 

 Berried plants for greenhouses, 



194 



Bluebells, 54 

 Bocconia cordata, 124 

 Boltonia asteroides, 124 

 Bordeaux mixture, 85 

 Borders, end view of, 63 



error in planting, 115 



herbaceous, 62 



in suburban gardens, 382 



lifting and dividing clumps 

 in, 77, 109 



neglected clumps in, 64 



north and south, 63 



planting, 66, 67 



plants for, 121 



preparing, 62 



with turf, 65 

 Bougainyilleas, 163 

 Bouvardias, 163 

 Bridal Wreath, the, 171 

 Budding Roses, 8 

 Bulbs, 28 



Aconites, winter, 29 



Allium neapolitanum, 29 



Alstromerias, 29 



Amaryllis Belladonna, 36 



Anemones, 30 



arrangement of, in beds, 28 



Arum Lilies, 30, 160 



Begonias, tuberous-rooted, 

 32, 162, 339 



Belladonna Lilies, 36 



Calochortus, 36 



Chionodoxa, 37 



Convallaria, 52 



Crinums, 37 



Crocuses, 38 



Crown Imperials, 38 



Daffodils and Narcissi, 39 



Dog's Tooth Violets, 44 



Erythroniurns, 44 



for suburban gardens, 363 



Fritillaria Imperialis, 38 



Galtonia candicans, 44 



Gladioli, 44 



Guernsey Lilies, 44 



Hyacinths, 45 



Hyacinthus candicans, 44 



in bowls, 42 



in boxes, 41 



in glasses, 42 



in grass, 41 



Ixias, 47 



Lach en alias, 48 



Leucojums, 48 



Liliums, 48 

 potting, 49 

 top-dressing, 49 



Lily of the Valley, 5 



Muscaris, 47 



Narcissi, 39 



Nerine Sarniensis, 36 



planting, 30, 40 



Bulbs, plunging, 46 

 potting, 45 

 Ranunculus, 53 

 Scillas, 54 

 Tigridias, 54 

 Tuberoses, 55 

 potting, 45 

 Tulips, 55 



CACTI, 394 



Cereuses, 397 



characteristics of, 394 



Epiphyllums, 397 



Mammillarias, 397 



Old Man Cactus, the, 396 



Opuntia, 398 



Phyllocactus, 398 



Pilocereus, 396 



utility of, 396 

 Caladiums, 164 

 Calceolarias for bedding, 329 



for greenhouses, 164 



pinching, 331 



planting, 331 



propagation, 331 



selections of, 332 

 Calla aethiopica, 30, 160 

 Calochortus, 36 

 Caltha palustris, 363 

 Camellias, 165 



hardiness of, 165 



selection of, 165 

 Campanula isophylla alba, 199 

 Campanulas, 71 



for greenhouses, 166 



for rockeries, 1 36 

 Candytufts, annual, 255 



for rockeries, 135 

 Cannas, 72 



for bedding, 342 



for greenhouses, 166 



rootstock and growing crown, 



Canterbury Bells, 72 

 Carnations, 201 

 American, 211 

 derivation of name, 202 

 development of, 204 

 garden, 205 



disbudding, 206 



enemies of, 207 



fungoid diseases of, 208 



propagating, 205 

 history of, 203 

 in pots, 209 



disbudding, 209 



soil for, 209 

 layering, 206 

 Malmaison, 210 

 Marguerite, from seeds, 205 

 Perpetual or Tree, 210 

 planting, 206 

 popularity of, 201 

 potting, 209 

 selections of, 204 

 supporting, 206 

 Catchfly, 138 



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