640 



GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



L. excelsum, 113; L. Hansonii, 113; 



L. Henryi, 113; L. longifolium, 113; 



L. speciosum, 113; L. superbum, 168 ; 



L. umbellatum, 113 ; L. Wallichianum 



superbum, 113 

 Lime and Cherries, 428 ; and Heaths, 



382 ; destroying water-snail with, 174 ; 



for soil, 382 



Limes, 258 ; Silver-leaved, 258 

 Limnanthes Douglasi, 544 

 Linaria alpina, 156, 166, 552 ; L. maroc- 



cana, 54 ; Linarias, 156 

 Ling, 179, 181, 184 

 Lingustrum japonicum, 591 

 Linnaea boreal is, 168 

 Linum alpinum, 141 ; L. grandirlorum, 



55> 545 I L- monogynum, 597 ; L. nar- 



bonense, 597 ; L. perenne, 54 

 Liquidambar styraciflua, 243 

 Liquid manures, 75, 102, 382 

 Liriodendron Tulipfera, 243 

 Lithospermum Gastonii, 156 ; L. prostra- 



tum, 141, 552 

 Loam, meaning of term, 512 ; value of, 



285 

 Lobelias, 307; Blue, as edging, 64; 



Scarlet, 567; Lobelia cardinalis, 566, 



597 



Locust Tree, Common, 254 

 Loganberry, 485 

 London Pride, 572 

 Loniceras, 243, 276, 277 ; L. sempervirens, 



595 



Looking-Glass, Venus', 548 

 Loosestrife for pond sides, 593 

 Loropetalum chinense, 243 

 Lotus peliorynchus, 597 

 Love-in-a-Mist, 545 

 Love Lies Bleeding, 545 

 Lowberry, 486 

 Low-growing Shrubs and Conifers for 



rock gardens, 592 

 Lunar ia biennis, 567 



Lupine, 545 ; Tree, 567 ; varieties of, 567 

 Lychnis, 552 ; varieties of, 567 ; L. grandi- 



flora, 597 

 Lycium europasum, 277; L. barbarum, 



277 



Lyre Flower, 38, 560, 597 

 Lythrum roseum and salicarum for pond 



sides, 593 



MACROTOMIA echinoides, 556 

 Madonna lily, no 

 Maggot, Carnation, 132 

 Magnolias, 244, 271, 595 ; pruning, 271 ; 

 M. conspicua, 591 ; M. stellata, 590, 



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Mahaleb Cherry, 248 

 Mahonia aquifolium and varieties, 222 

 Maidenhair Fern, 334, 340 

 Maidens, meaning of term, 512 

 Maiden's Wreath, 307 

 Maid of France, Fair, 571 

 Maize, or Sweetcorn, 408 

 Male Fern, 337 



Mallow, Jews', 241 ; Syrian, 238 ; Tree, 545 

 Malmaison Carnations, 129 

 I Malope grandiflora, 545 

 Malus baccata, Siberian Crab, 249 ; M. 



Ringo, 249 



; Mamillaria, 368, 371 

 : Mandevillea suaveolens, 595 

 Manure, animal, 102, 381 ; artificial, 381 ; 

 chemical, 381 ; for Roses, 381 ; liquid, 

 75, 102, 382 ; potting, 514 ; sheep drop- 

 pings as, 75 ; Tonk's, 75 ; use in potting 

 soils, 285 ; water, 102 

 i Manuring, 380, 381, 382 

 : Maples, 213 ; Golden, 265 ; Japanese, 266 ; 



variegated, 265 

 i Maranta arundinacea, 603 

 ; March, work in the garden in, 497; work 



on Roses in, 90 

 : Marguerite, 307 ; Carnations, 133 ; daisy 



fly, 490 

 ; Marguerites, distance apart for planting, 



65 ; soil for, 66 ; White, 64 

 ; Marigolds, 545; African, 548; Dwarf, 54; 

 French, 548 ; Marsh, for pond sides, 593 

 i Mariposa Lilies, 98, 151 

 ; Marjoram (see Herbs), 419, 615 

 | Marl, meaning of term, 512 

 i Marrows (see Vegetable Marrows), 418, 615 

 Marsh Ledum, 242; Marigold for pond 



sides, 593 ; Rosemary, 218 

 ; Martagon Lilies, no, 112 

 Masdevallias, 325, 326 

 Matthiola bicornis, 52 

 Maurandya barclayana, 307 

 Maxillarias, varieties of, 326 

 May, work in the garden in, 498; work 



on Roses in, 91 



Meadow Saffron, 100; Saxifrage, 571 

 Mealy Bug, 367, 454 

 Meconopsis, 568 



Medlar Tree, planting for its beauty, 480 

 Megaseas, 568 ; M. crassifolia, 597 

 Melocactus communis, 368 

 Melons, 471 ; culture of in houses, 471 ; 

 frame culture of, 474 ; soil for, 473 ; 

 temperature for, 473 

 Mentha Requienii, 165 

 Menyanthes trifoliata, 171 

 i Menziesia polifolia, 147 

 i Mertensias, 568 ; M. primuloides, 156 ; 



M. sibirica, 568 ; M. virginica, 568 

 i Mesembryanthemums, 597 

 I Mespilus, Snowy, 217, 591 

 | Metrosideros floribunda, 299 

 , Mexican Laelias, 324, 325 ; Orange Flower, 



227, 591 



' Mezereon, 231, 590, 594 

 : Mice and Sweet Pea seeds, 57 

 j Michaelmas Daisies, 10 ; in mixed borders, 



38 



! Micromelis Folgneri pendula, 244 

 Mignonette, Reseda odorata, 64, 65, 308, 

 545 ; in mixed borders, 40 ; in pots, 308 ; 

 varieties of, 545 

 Mildew on Roses, 79 ; on Vines, 453 

 ' Milfoils, 550 



