INDEX 



Irises, laevigata (Kaempferi), 86 



Pseudacorus, 263 



Spanish, 87, 380 



variety in, 86 



Ivy for suburban gardens, 359 

 Ixias, 47 



JASMINES for greenhouses, 126 

 for suburban gardens, 360 



KERRIA, double, 360 

 Kniphofias, 89 



LACHENALIAS, 48 

 Lantanas, 337 



propagating, 337 

 Lapageria, 177 

 Larkspurs, perennial, 75 

 Lattice leaf plant, 263 

 Laurustinus, the, 389 

 Lavateras, 256 

 Lawn from seeds, 357 

 Lenten Roses, 73 

 Leontopodium alpinum, 135 

 Leopard's Bane, 76 

 Leucojums, 48 

 Lilacs for greenhouses, 177 



for suburban gardens, 387 



treatment of, 178 

 Liliums, 48 



enemies of, 52 



planting, 50 



potting, 49 



propagation of, 51 



selections of, 50, 52 



top-dressing, 49 

 Lily of the Valley, 52 



forcing, 52 



planting, 53 

 Limnanthemum nymphoides, 



263 



Lin aria alpina, 137 

 Linums, 135 



Lithospermum p rostra turn, 137 

 Lobelias, 123 



for bedding, 332 



propagation of, 333 



stock plant, 333 

 Love-in-a-Mist, 256 

 Lupins, 91 



Tree, 91 

 Lychnis, 123, 124 



MAGNOLIAS for suburban gar- 

 dens, 387 

 Marigolds, 259 

 Mariposa Lilies, 36 

 Matthiola bicornis, 256 

 Meconopsis cambricum, 123 

 Menyanthes trifoliata, 262 

 Merodon equestris, 42 

 Michaelmas Daisies, 70, 92 



for rockeries, 136 

 Mignonette for greenhouses, 178 



in pots, 259 

 Mildew in Roses, 27 

 -_Miltonias, 290 

 Mimuluses, 346 

 Mock Orange, the, 389 

 Monarda didyma, 123 

 Muscaris, 47 

 Musk, 178 

 Myosotis, 77 



for rockeries, 135 

 Myrtles, 178 



NARCISSI, 39 

 cheap, 42 



classification of, 39 

 for rockeries, 135 

 in boxes, 241 

 in moss fibre, 42 

 planting, 41 

 potting, 42 

 selections of, 42 

 the fly. 42 



Nasturtiums, 256 

 Nelumbium, the, 253 

 Neriums, 179 

 Nicotianas, 259 

 Nigella, 256 



Night-scented stock, 256 

 Nuphar luteum, 262 

 Nymphaeas, 262 



culture of, 262 



in summer, 264 



in tubs, 264 



planting, 263 



ODONTOGLOSSUMS, 289 



culture of, 290 

 Oenotheras, 77 

 Oleanders, 179 

 Omphalodes verna, 135 

 Opuntias, propagating, 397 

 Oranges, 179 

 Orchids, 282 



Aerides, 292 



basket for, 292 



British, 282 



Cattleyas, 285 



Cypripediums, 287 



Dendrobiums, 288 



houses for, 283 



imported, 285 



Miltonias, 290 



Odontoglossums, 289 



pan for, 289 



Phalaenopsis, 292 



popular, 284 



potting, 287 



prices of, 283 



Saccolabiums, 292 



temperatures for, 283 



Vandas, 292 

 Ornithogalums, 53 

 Orobus aurantius, 123 



yernus, 135 

 Ourisia coccinea, 123 

 Ouvirandra fenestralis, 263 

 Oxalis floribunda, 135 

 Ox-eye Daisies, 92 



PAEONIES, 93 



herbaceous, 94 



propagation of, 96 



selections of, 96, 97 



soil for, 95 



Tree, 95 

 Palms, 189 



management of, 189 



potting, 190 



selection of, 189 

 Pampas Grass, 125 

 Pancratium fra grans, 179 

 Pansies, 97 



for suburban gardens, 378 



planting, 98 



propagation of, 98 



selections of, 99 



soil for, 98 



tufted. See Viola 

 Papavers, 102 



for rockeries, 137 



nudicaule, 104 



orientale, 103 



umbrosum, 104 

 Parlour Fig, the, 194 

 Parlour Palm, the, 192 

 Parnassia palustris, 263 

 Pelargoniums, Ivy-leaved, 327 



propagation of, 328 



selection of, 329 



Show and Fancy, cutting 

 back and starting, 174 



Zonal, 173, 317 

 bedding out, 323 

 cuttings, 324, 325 

 cuttings in boxes, 322 

 pinching for winter flower- 

 ing, 322 



Pelargoniums, Zonal, propagat 



ing, 174 



for bedding, 317 

 flowering, 325 

 foliage, 326 

 propagation, 324 

 watering, 325 

 for winter flowering, 174 

 popularity of, 174 

 propagation of, 174 

 selections of, 175 

 utility of, 173 

 Pentstemons, 104 



development of, 104 

 propagation of, 105 

 soil for, 1 06 

 Pergolas, 267 



construction of, 270, 271 



272 



for suburban gardens, 381 

 plants for, 272 

 wood for, 270 

 Petunias for bedding, 347 



for greenhouses, 180 

 Phalaenopsis, 292 

 Phloxes, 100 



annual, 101, 259 

 for grouping, 100 

 for rockeries, 135 

 perennial, 101 

 selections of, 102 

 Phyllocactus, propagating, 396 

 Physalis, 123 

 Pillars, 267 



plants for, 272 

 training plants on, 145 

 Pits, uses of, 147 

 Plants, aquatic, 263 

 bedding, 317 

 for conservatories, 139 

 for greenhouses, 139 

 for hothouses, 139 

 for suburban gardens, 361 

 herbaceous, 61 



arrangement of, 63 

 autumn and winter flower- 

 ing, 69 



borders for, 62 

 grouping, 66 

 planting, 65 

 selections of, 69, 122, 124, 



125 



soil for, 63 

 space for, 64 

 spring flowering, 68 

 summer flowering, 68 

 Rockery, 126 

 staking, 100 

 vase, 197 

 water, 263 



window and room, 186 

 Plumbago, 180 

 Poinsettias, 180 

 Polemonium caeruleum, 123 

 Polyanthuses. See Primroses 

 Polygonums, 125 

 Poppies, 102 

 Eastern, 103 

 for rockeries, 137 

 Iceland, 104 

 oriental, 103 

 Shirley, 103, 256 

 transplanting, 102 

 umbrosum, 104 

 variety in, 102 

 Potentillas, 123 

 Primroses and Polyanthuses, 



1 06 



distinctions, 107 

 propagation, 108 

 Primulas, Chinese, 180 

 for rockeries, 135, 137 

 Japonica, 123, 263 

 Pyracantha, the, 360 

 Pyrenean Daisies, 92 



401 



Pyrcthrums, 109 



selections of, no 



soil for, no 

 Pyrus Japonica, 360 



QUINCE, Japanese, 360 



RAMBLERS for suburban gar 



dens, 361 

 Ranunculuses, 53 



acpnitifolius plenus, 133 



soil and planting, 54 

 Red-hot pokers, 89 

 Rhododendrons for suburban 



gardens, 385 

 Richardia acthiopica, 30, 160, 



263 

 Rockeries, 126 



arrangement of stone*, 127, 

 130 



as path edgings, 133 



autumn and winter plants 

 for, 138 



charms of, 128 



construction of, 126, 127 



cost of, 127 



formation of pockets, 130 



ground plan, 128 



maintenance of, 129 



planting, 131 



section, 129 



soil for, 132 



spring plants for, 133 



stone for, 129 



summer plants for, 136 

 Romneya Coulteri, 125 

 Room and Window Plants, 

 186 



benefits of, 187 



berried, 194 



conditions of growth, 186 



flowering, 194 



foliage, 187 



ventilation, 188 



watering, 188 

 Roses, i 



arches for, 2, 6 



Ayrshire, 23 



Banksian, 23 



beds of, 7 



budding, 7, 8 



China, 368 



Christmas, 73 



Climbing hybrid, 25 

 selections of, 25, 369 



Climbing Polyantha, 24 

 selection of, 24, 368 



Climbing Tea-scented, 26 



cuttings of, 9, ii 



derivations, 2 



disbudding, 14 



evergreen climbers, 24 



for arches, pergolas, and pil- 

 lars, 12 



for beds, 12 



for suburban gardens, 363 



for walls, 12 



Hybrid Perpetual, 12, 



364 



fragrant, 16 



selections, 15 

 Hybrid Teas, 20 



characteristics of, 21 



evolution of, 20 



selections of, 21, 366 

 in borders under glass, 22 

 in pots, 26 



pruning, 27 



select varieties for, 27 



soil for, 27 



temperatures for, 27 

 Japanese, 367 

 Lenten, 73 

 Marechal Niel, 22 

 mildew on, 27 



