Gardening for Amateurs 



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December, early, work in the garden 

 in, 893 ; late, work in the garden 

 in, 945 



Deciduous Cypress, 892 



trees, 921 ; with ornamental 

 foliage, 925 



Dells, 8 



Delphinium, 69, 143 ; annual, 

 Ajacis, 433 



Delphiniums, best kinds, 144 : in- 

 creasing, 143|; named varieties, 

 144 ; perennials, 69, 43 ; soil 

 and planting, 144 



Dendrobium, 805 



Deodar, 888 



Destroying leaf-eating caterpillars, 

 112 ; Nettles, 64 ; wasps' nests, 71 



Deutzia, 171, 814 ; gracilis, crenata, 

 discolor, longifolia, 910 



Dianthus, 606 ; alpinus, 601, 606 ; 

 arenarius, 212, 601 ; barbatus, 

 118; caesius, 601, 606; Chinen- 

 sis, 118 ; deltoides, 212, 597, 601, 

 608 ; fimbriatus, fragrans, Frey- 

 nii, 606 ; graniticus, 212 ; micrb- 

 lepis, 606 ; neglectus, 601, 606 ; 

 plumarius, Kequieni, 606 



Diascia Barberae, 433 



Dicksonia antarctica, 835 



Dictamnus, 383 : Fraxinella, 60 



Dieffenbachia, 847 



Diervilla, 910 



Digging, 519 



Digitalis, 52 ; purpurea, 118 



Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, 433. 624 



Dipelta, 910 



Dipladenia, 856 



Disa, 805 



Disbudding, Apples, 981 ; Apricots, 

 217 ; Border Carnations, 347, 350 ; 

 Chrysanthemums, 188 ; Dahlias, 

 190 ; explained, 186 ; flowers, 

 fruits, 190 ; Peaches, 123, 1003 ; 

 Plums, 217 ; Roses, 187, 240 ; 

 Sweet Peas, 189 ; vegetables, 190 



Diseases, fungoid, 687 ; of plants, 

 677 ; of Roses, 314 : of seedlings 

 and cuttings, (i83 ; of Sweet Peas, 

 551 ; of the Lily, 101 



Dividing trees and" shrubs, 931 



Dog's Tooth Violet, 936 



Dogwood, 910 



Doodia, 835 



Doronicum, 52, 384, 712 ; austriacum, 

 Clusii, 385 ; excelsum, 372 : gla- 

 ciale, 385 ; plantagineum, 52, 384 



Doryopteris, 835 



Douglas Fir, 892 



Draba, 606, 937 ; aizoides, 212, 601, 

 607 ; Aizoon, 606 ; bruniaefolia, 

 212, 607 : bryoides, olympica, 607 



Dracaena, 766, 819, 848 



Dragon Plant, 629 



Drainage, 109, 518 



Drains, making the, 110 



Dropmore Anchusa, 132 



Dropwort, double, 400 



Dryas, 607 ; octopetala, 212, 601, 

 607 



Duckweed in ponds. 64 



Dutchman's Pipe, 175, 872 



Dwarf Beans, 956 ; Polvantha 

 Roses, 298 



EARTHING Potatoes, 218 

 Earthworms, 1113; in lawn, 18 

 Earwigs on Dahlias, 684 

 East Lothian Stock, 119 

 Eccremocarpus scaber, 178, 874 

 Echeveria, 203, 759 ; farinosa, 203 



fulgens, 759 ; glauca, 192 

 Echinocactus, 759 



71 



Echinops, 48, 385 ; bannaticus, 48, 



385 ; humilis, niveus, 385 ; 



Ritro, 48, 385 ; sphaerocephalus, 



48, 385 



Edelweiss, 609 



Edges of flower beds, preserving, 662 

 Edgings, Box, 360 ; for paths, 16 

 Edraianthus, 607 ; dalmaticus, 601, 



607 ; graminifolius, 601 ; pu- 



milio, serpyllifolius, 607 

 Eelworms, 685 

 Egg Plant, 1074 

 Elaeagnus macrophylla, pungens, 



896 



Elder, 220 



Elk's Horn Fern, 837 

 Elm, 924 



Emilia flammea, 434 

 Empty beds, preparing, 122 

 Endive, 691, 957, 1074 ; sowing, 362 

 Enemies of garden, 687 

 Epacris, 785 

 Epidendrum, 806 

 Epilobium angustifolium, 52 

 Epimedium alpinum, luteum, mus- 



schianum, niveum, pinnatum, vio- 



laceum, 607 

 Epipactis, 947 

 Epiphyllum Gaertneri, makoyanum, 



760 ; truncatum, 332 

 Eragrostis elegans, 44, 436 

 Eranthemum, 848 

 Eranthis, 636 ; cilicica, hvemalis, 



637 



Ercilla volubilis, 662 

 Eremurus, 637 ; Bungei, Elwesi- 



anus, Himalaicus, Himrob, Olgae, 



robustus, Warei, 638 

 Erica, 785, 814 ; arborea. australis, 



933 ; caffra, candidissima, 785 ; 



carnea, 791, 933 ; cavendishiana, 



cerinthoides, 785 ; ciliaris, cinerea, 



933 ; gracilis, hvemalis, 785 ; 



lusitanica, 934 : " Mediterranea, 



791, 934 ; melanthera, spen- 



ceriana, 785 ; stricta, 934 ; per- 



soluta alba, propendens, 785 ; 



vagans, Veitchii, 934 ; ventricosa, 



Avillmoreana, 785 

 Erigeron, 385, 607 ; alpinus, 607 ; 



aurantiacus, 385, 607 ; Coulteri, 



385, 607 ; Fremontii, 607 ; glau- 



cus, 385 ; macranthus, 385, 607 ; 



philadelphus, speciosus, Villarsii, 



385 



Erinacea pungens, 903 

 Erinus, 607 ; alpinus, 212, 601 

 Eriostemon, 786 

 Erlangea tomentosa, 734 

 Ermine Moth, 679 

 Erodium chamaedrioides, cheilanthi- 



foliuin, guttatum, macradenum, 



sibthorpianum, 608 

 Eryngium, 48, 144 : alpinum, 48, 



145 ; amethystinum, 48, 145 ; 



Bourgatii, 145 ; giganteum, 48, 



145 ; hybridum, maritimum, Oli- 



verianum, pandanifolium, 145 ; 



planum, 48, 145 ; tripartitum, 



145 ; when to sow seeds, 144 

 Erysimum, 119, 712 ; perofskianum, 



434, 709 



Erythrina Crista-galli, 734 

 Erythronium, 638, 936 ; ameri- 



canum, californicum, Dens-canis, 



639 ; giganteum, 639, 936 ; grandi- 



florum robustum, Hartwegii, 639 ; 



Hendersoni, revolutum, 639, 936 

 Escallonia Exoniensis, 910 ; flori- 



bunda, 897 ; Langleyensis, 910 ; 



macrantha, 896 ; Montevidcnsis, 



897 ; philippiana, 910 ; rubra, 



897 



Eschscholtzia californica, crocea, 



434 

 Eucalyptus, 766 ; citriodora, cor- 



data, globulus, 767 

 Eucharidium Breweri, concinnum, 



434 



Eucharis amazonica, 848 

 Eucryphia cordifolia, 897 

 Eulalia japonica, 44, 767 ; gracillirnaj 



variegata, zebrina, 767 

 Euonymus radicans, 182, 332, 897 

 Eupatorium, 734 

 Euphorbia fulgens, jacquiniaeflora, 



848 



Eurya latifolia variegata, 767 

 Evening Primrose, 120, 610 ; annual, 



445 

 Evergreen Candytuft, 387, 599 ; 



flowering Privet, 842 ; Oak. 900 ; 



rock plants, 614 ; shrubs, pruning, 



880 

 Evergreens, 895, 945 ; clipping, 504 ; 



the severe pruning of, 129 ; trans- 

 planting, 182, 216 

 Everlasting Pea, 178, 268, 389 

 Everlastings, 47, 376, 438, 609 ; 



annual, greenhouse, 48 ; hardy 



perennial, 47 

 Exochorda Alberti, grandiflora, 904 



FADED blossoms, removing, 80, 207 



Fagus svlvatica, 863, 922 ; Zlatia, 

 925 ' 



Fairy Immortelles, 48, 49; Lantern, 

 632; Wallflower, 119 



False Acacia, 920 



Farmyard Manure, 276 



Fatsia japonica, 818 



Fennel, 1092 



Fern, Asparagus, 329 ; British Royal, 

 837 ; Elk's Horn, 837 : Golden 

 Polypody, 820 ; Hare's-foot, 338 ; 

 820, 834 ; Hart's Tongue, 791, 

 828 ; Holly, 820, 834 ; Killarnev, 

 839 : Lace," 339, 832 ; Ladder, 820 ; 

 Lady, 792, 828; Maidenhair, 820 ; 

 Male, 828 ; Ribbon, 820 ; Silver, 

 834 ; Soft Shield, 828 ; spores, 

 sowing, 215 ; Squirrel's Foot, 820, 

 834 ; Stag's Horn, 338, 837 



Ferns, 791, 893 ; filmy, 839 ; for 

 hanging baskets, 338 ; for rooms, 

 820 ; for wet ground, 574 ; green- 

 house, 831 ; hardy, 825 ; hardy; 

 in pots, 828 ; increasing, 831 ; 

 Ladder, 339 ; Maidenhair, 338 ; 

 potting, 1094 ; repotting, 557 



Ficus, 772 ; elastica, 767, 821 ; 

 repens, 333, 772 



Fig, 993 ; planting, 994 : pruning, 

 994 ; Marigold, 442 ; under glass, 

 1022 



Figs, outdoors, 407 ; protecting, 964 



Filbert Nut, 1001 



Finger-and-toe, 680, 1100 



Fir, 887 ; Douglas, 892 ; Silver, 887 



Fire in the greenhouse, keeping in, 

 76 

 Thorn, 899 



Fittonia, 849 ; argyroneura, 849 



" Flag," 183 



Flag, 155 ; Irises, beardless, 156 ; 

 Irises, dwarf bearded, Irises, tall 

 bearded, 156; Japanese, 158: 

 Siberian, and varieties, 158 ; 

 Sweet, 938 



Flagged paths, 209 



Flame Flower, 180 ; Nasturtium, 824 



Flannel weed in water, how to kill, 

 121 



Flax, 610 ; perennial, 389 ; Scarlet, 

 411 



