INDEX 



Air and water, relations 



of, 88. 



Alba group, the, 112. 

 Alpine group, the, 112. 

 American Beauty, under 



glass, 76, 77, 102. 

 American roses, list of 



best, 165. 



Animal manures com- 

 pared, 31. 

 Anthracnose, 61. 

 Aphis, remedies for, 49. 

 April pruning for tender 



roses, 35. 

 Arsenate of lead solution, 



66. 

 Austrian Brier group, the, 



114. 

 Autumn flower of H. P.'s, 



how to induce, 26. 

 planting, 19. 

 pruning, 41. 

 severe, bad results of, 



41. 



under glass, 89. 

 Ayrshire group, the, 112. 



Banks, varieties for, 139. 

 Banksia group, the, 113. 

 pruning, 46. 



Bark louse, the, 50. 

 Beds, edgings for, 10. 



lower than adjacent 

 surface, 9. 



on the lawn, making, 8. 



sizes for, 6. 



when to make, 6. 

 Benches, filling with soil, 

 82. 



quantity of soil for, 77. 



size of, 109. 



vs. solid beds, 77. 

 Bengal group, the, 113. 



pruning, 46. 

 Black speck, 64. 



how to avoid, 94. 



spot disease, 51. 

 Bloom, to be cut, 25. 



periods of, 120. 

 Bone meal for the com- 

 post heap, 80. 

 Bottom heat for cuttings, 



103. 

 Bourbon group, the, 113. 



pruning, 39. 



Boursalt group, the, 112. 

 Boutonnieres, varieties 



for, 144. 

 Brier group, the, 114. 



pruning, 44. 



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