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INDEX 



Lawn work in spring, 60; view, 



iK«s. facing 176. 

 Leaf-mold, cost of, 32. 

 Lilac, buds in March, 27; from 



Bulgaria, 17; twig tone in 



spring, 42. 

 Lilacs blooming, 82. 

 Lilies, tiger, failure with, 131. 

 Lilium candidumhloommg, 101; L. 



Henryi, 131. 

 Lima beans in use. 111. 

 Linden in winter, 10; iUiis. facing 



16. 

 Love-in-a-mist, 165. 

 Lovers' Lane, plants of, 70; 



spring flowers in, 65; wild 



flowers in, 65. 



Malus (Pyrus) floribunda in 



bloom, 77, 81. 

 Manning, Warren H., mentioned, 



7, 153, 199, 207. 

 Maple, Norway, blooming, 65. 

 Marigold, African, 185; iUus. 



facing 185. 

 Markers, permanent, 199. 

 May-apple, 15. 

 Mertenaia virginica, 15. 

 Mitchella repens, 75. 

 Mock oranges, a month of bloom, 



84. 

 Monarda "Cambridge Scarlet" 



not admired, 134. 

 Mourning Bride blooming, 166. 

 Muck-pile commended, 31. 

 Mulberry, first discovery, 14; 



long-fruiting, 114. 

 Myrtle, blue, 79. 



Narcissi, in crescent border, 67; 



varieties, 66, 190. 

 Narcissus, Golden Spur, blooming, 



66. 

 National flower of America, 102. 

 Nicotiana, 121, 140, 185; iUus.- 



facing 185. 

 NigeUa, 165. 



Norway maples pervading, 5. 

 Norway spruce as protection, 12; 



not American, 17. 

 Novelties, how they happen, 22; 



trial of, 22. 

 November flowers yet blooming, 



185. 



Pansies in winter, 198; natu- 

 ralized, 163. 



Pansy as a perennial, 164. 



Peaches ripening, 147. 



Peach, Krummell, 147, 168, 169. 



Peas, beauty of bloom, 83; early 

 maturing, 96; planting early, 45. 



Pennsylvania native shrubs pre- 

 ferred, 16. 



Peonies, experience in selecting, 98. 



Peony, teniiifolia, in bloom, 84. 



Perennials transplanted, 171. 



Pergola wrongly placed,- 160. 



Periwinkle, blue, 79. 



Persimmon, overlooked, 10; cross- 

 ing, 14; fruit, 13. 



Petunia, late bloom, 167; satis- 

 factory, 155. 



Fhiladelphus, Avalanche, 103. 



Phlox divaricata, 15. 



Phlox Drummondii, mixture, 155. 



Phlox, hardy, not prosperous, 122. 



