INDEX 



Abies concolor, 41. 



Abies pectinata pendula, 41. 



Acer Japonicum aureum, 32. 



Acer polymorphum atropurpureum, 32. 



Acer polymorphism septemlnbum, 32. 



Achillea millefolium roseum, 176. 



Achillea Ptarmica, 176. 



Achillea tomentosa, 176. 



Aconiium autumnale, 188. 



Adam's needle, 52. 



Adonis, spring, 172. 



Adonis vernalis, 172. 



Ageratums, 3, 158. 



Ailanthus glandulosa, 33. 



Ailanthus, tree of Heaven, 33. 



Akebia quinala, Japanese vine, 88. 



Alder, 115. 



Alyssum saxatile, 132, 162, 249. 



Alyssum, sweet, 3, 130, 162. 



Ampelopsis quinquefolia, 88, 95, 190. 



Ampelopsis Veitchii, 89. 



Andromedas floribunda, 49. 



Andromedas Japonica, 49. 



Anemone Japonica, 189; var. alba, 189; 

 rosea, 189. 



Anemones, 135; Japanese, 189. 



Annuals, 129-134; advantageous colors 

 of, 152-167; newly sown seeds, care 

 of, 130; sowing time, 129. 



Anthemis tinctoria, 181. 



Antirrhinums, 164. 



Aphis, destruction of, 157, 214. 



Aquilegia Californica, 174. 



Aquilegia Canadensis, 174. 



Aquilegia chrysantha, 174. 



Aquilegia caerulea, 174. 



Arabis alpina, 171. 



Aralia spinosa, 68. 



Arbor vitne, Peabody's golden, 41; 

 Thuja occidentalis, 41, 80. 



Arbutus, trailing, success in transplant- 

 ing, 170. 



Arisiolochia Sipho, 90. 



Armeria maritima, 172. 



Asclepias tuberosa, 186. 



Ash, green, 23. 



Asphodels, 181., 



Asphodelus Ivtius, 181. 



Aster Novce-Angliw, 190. 



Asters, annual planting of, 164-166; 

 perennial, 189; pests of, how to de- 

 stroy, 165; Stokesia cyanea, 185. 



Astilbe Japonica, 177; Queen Alexandra, 

 177. 



Auratum lilies, 146. 



Azalea amcena, 48, 63, 83. 



Azalea Ghent, 62. 



Azalea mollis, 62, 175, 227. 



Azalea nudifiora, 63. 



Azalea viscosa, 63. 



Azaleas, 48, 61-63, 98, 128, 144. 



Baby's breath, as border edging, 162; 



perennial, 162, 177, 249. 

 Bachelor's buttons, 131, 158. 

 Balm, bee, or Oswego tea, 185. 

 Balsam, 164. 

 Barberry, 51, 72, 75. 

 Bedding plants, 14, 104, 253. 

 Bee balm, 185. 

 Beech, weeping, 25. 

 Beeches, 128, 144. 

 Begonias, 104, 112, 252. 

 Bellflower, 183. 

 Berberis aquifolium, 51. 

 Berberis Thunbergii, 72, 75. 

 Berberis vulgaris purpurea, 75. 

 Bignonia radicans, 90. 

 Bindweed, sea, 17. 

 Birches, 19, 129, 144. 

 Birch, weeping, 25. 

 Bittersweet, 93. 



Blanket flowers, Gaillardias, 135, 175. 

 Bleeding heart, 172. 

 Bloodroot, 171. 

 Bluets, or Quaker ladies, 170. 

 Blue bonnets, 159. 

 Blue tops, 159. 



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