INDEX 



Syringa, combination of German 

 iris and, in planting, 11; the 

 golden-leaved, used in a 

 shrubbery, 11. 



Terraces, uses of, 151-152; ad- 

 vantages of, 152; protection 

 of, and pavement, 152-153; 

 retaining-walls or banks of 

 turf for, 153-154; flowering 

 plants suitable for, 154-157; 

 bay and box trees, and 

 oleanders, 157-159; English 

 and hardy ivy, 159; American 

 arborvitae and varieties of 

 cedars, 159-160; grass ter- 

 races, 160-161. 



Thrip, remedy for the, 141. 



Trailing arbutus in wild garden, 

 187. 



Transplanting of annuals from 

 hotbeds in spring, 12-13 

 transplanting of cedars, 57- 

 58; of young trees, 104-105 

 of seedlings of deciduous trees 

 114-115; of wild plants, 172 

 of trees growing in wet places, 

 173; of sod with wild flowers 

 174 ; of shrubs in winter, 

 175, 



Trees, time for setting out soft- 

 wooded, 9-10; raising from 

 seed, 97 ff. ; time of planting 

 seeds, 110; directions for 

 sowing seeds of deciduous 

 trees, 112-113; transplanting 

 ^he seedlings, 114-115. 



Trillium, habitat of, 169. 



Tulips, combination of, with 

 pink-flowered crab apples, 10; 

 planted around pink double- 



flowering almond, 11; com- 

 bination of Azalea mollis with, 

 11. 

 Tulip trees, time for setting out, 

 9; a difficult tree to raise from 

 seed, 112; transplanting of, 

 173; in a wild garden, 181. 



Valerian in borders, 17, 32. 



Verandas, plants suitable for, 

 155-160. 



Verbenas, 25; combinations of, 

 with other flowers, 34; ease 

 of raising from seed, 91; fer- 

 tilizing with Bon Arbor, 

 128. 



Walnut trees, raising of, 106-108; 

 seeds to be planted in autumn, 

 114-115. 



Water-gardens, 169-170, 185. 



Weigela, use of, in a shrubbery, 

 11-12. 



Whale-oil soap a cure for the 

 thrip, 141. 



White border, the, 16-17. 



Wild garden, the, 165 ff. ; loca- 

 tions adapted for, 166; possi- 

 bilities for, on run-down and 

 neglected farms, 166-167; 

 trees and shrubbery for, 167— 

 168; laurel, swamp maple, and 

 varieties of flowers for, 168- 

 169; opportunity for a water- 

 garden, 169-170; proper treat- 

 ment of wild plants in, 171; 

 transplanting wild plants, 

 trees, and shrubs to, 172—175; 

 the Connecticut Garden, 177 

 ff.; the "shadow pond," 184- 

 185; the Gray Glen, 187-188; 



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