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INDEX 



Scale insects, 50. 



Scotch Rose group, the, 



114. 

 pruning, 45.^ 



Seaside, varieties for, 141. 



Seasons of flowering, 120. 



Selection for special pur- 

 poses (see under va- 

 rieties). 



Sempervirens group, the, 

 116. 



Setting out cutting plants, 



34- 

 Settling of bed, allow for, 



9- 



Shade for cuttings, 103. 

 Shallow planting, effects 



of, 14. 

 Sheep manure for liquid, 



94. 

 Shrubbery, varieties for, 



137- 

 Site for rose garden, ideal, 



3- 



should be new, 5. 

 Soil adaptations by 



groups, 112. 

 depth of, in benches, 



77- 

 depth of, in solid beds, 



7 8. 



for American Beauty, 



104. 



for different classes, 9. 

 for greenhouse, 78. 

 for rose beds, 5. 

 for young roses, 103. 



Soil, heavy, roses for, 81. 

 light, roses for, 81. 

 preferences of varieties, 



81. 



rich, importance of, 78. 

 Solid beds, filling, 78. 



vs. benches, 77. 

 Soot, soft coal, injury 



from, 25. 



South, roses for the, 129. 

 Spade, when to use, 80. 

 Spraying calendar, out- 

 doors, 66. 

 Spring vs. fall planting, 



12. 

 Stakes, when necessary, 



38. 



when unnecessary, 39. 

 Staking sometimes neces- 

 sary, 21. 



Standards, difficulties at- 

 tending, 126. 

 protected by burying, 



3- 



purposes of, 130. 

 varieties for 146. 

 Starting up H.P.'s in pots, 



101. 



Teas in pots, 100. 

 Stock, Manetti vs. brier, 



17- 



the best, 17. 

 Streamers, when to cut 



back, 35. 

 Suckers, due to shallow 



planting, 16. 

 how to know, 15. 



