340 



Index 



Attar-of-Roses, where made, 

 281 



Atropa, or nightshade, where 

 it grows; destruction of, 191 



Ayrshire Roses, used for hedge 

 or background, 125 



Azalea, soil and fertilizer, 31,33; 



. how to force for Christmas 

 blooming; care of, 31; trans- 

 planting; pruning; how to 

 put in pots, 31; watering, 32 



B 



Baby's Breath, or Gypsophila, 

 space conditions; propaga- 

 tion, 72 



Bachelor's Button, where ■ to 

 plant, planting to best 

 advantage, 33 



Bacterial diseases, to check, 



255 

 Balloon flower, or bellflower; 

 soil requirements; how to 

 plant; care of plants in fall, 



35 

 Balloon vine, raised from seed, 



147 

 Balsam, requirements for best 



growth, 33; distance apart, 



transplanting, 34 

 Barberry, as evergreens, 237; 



purple, to plant for effect; 



as a house plant, 238 

 Basicrslag, • when to apply; 



quantity of, 170 

 Basket, for kneeling in garden, 



290; should be taken when 



going into the garden, 290; 



device on which to hang the 



basket, 291 

 Bath, for the birds, how to 



make, 326, 327; where to 



place, 326; advantage of 



bushes near, 326, 327 

 Bats, classification of, 331 

 Bean, Hyacinth, for training 



on wall; perennial, 144 

 Beans, Ornamental, raised 



from seed, 147 



Bean vines, to produce more 

 blossoms, 143 



Beech fern for table decora- 

 tion, 60 



Beetles, destroyed by birds, 

 330 



Begonias, soil for; as house 

 plants; care of, after bloom- 

 ing; cuttings; bulbs; spring 

 planting, 34, 35; slipped in 

 fall for summer beds, 69 



Bellflower, Japanese, or bal- 

 loon flower; soil require- 

 ments; how to plant, 35 



Bell, Golden, planting on north 

 wall, 144 



Berries, advantage of planting 

 elder, 319; for the caged 

 birds, 323; to protect fruit 

 from birds, 324 



Birds, A Plea for the (article), 

 308-314 



Birds, books on the life of, 314 



Bird Houses (hints on), 314- 

 317; time for putting up, 

 314; location for; made 

 from small boxes; with re- 

 ference to cleaning; for the 

 martin, 315, 317; advantage 

 of perch; for bluebirds; post 

 for fastening; color prefer- 

 able; to persuade to remain 

 North, 316; from hollow 

 limbs; size of openings for 

 different birds; for robins, 

 catbirds, and kingbirds; use 

 of gourds, 317 



Birds, how and when to study, 

 327» 33°. 33i; where they 

 frequent; that will not nest 

 in houses; that eat bees; 

 to eliminate the sparrow; 

 disadvantageous species; 

 virtue in sparrows; value 

 of woodpeckers and king- 

 birds, 328; shelter box for; 

 with reference to placing of 

 houses and meddling with 

 them; Christmas tree for, 

 329; accidental deaths; in- 

 sects they eat; to induce 



