Index 



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Birds — Continued 



singing, 330; when they 

 mate; disturbing eggs; rank 

 in animal life; their teeth; 

 classification of bats; to 

 attract swallows, 331; birds 

 that catch their food as they 

 fly; habits of the whippoor- 

 will; that eat fruit; that 

 sing as they fly; danger from 

 crows, 332; to attract hum- 

 ming birds; to protect 

 various birds; when they 

 attack fruit; to keep healthy; 

 to frighten sparrows away, 

 333 ; to get rid of the English 

 sparrow, 334, 335; when 

 young birds are ill; to 

 prevent birds waking too 

 early in the morning; yalue 

 of exercise, 334; to avoid 

 the cat, 335, 336; appreciate 

 natural surroundings; habits 

 of screech owls, 335; differ- 

 ence in habits of South 

 American birds; to prevent 

 sparrows roosting in a spot; 

 value of ladybird, 336; spe- 

 cies, of bluebirds in the West; 

 which birds eat insects, 337 



Bits of Information (about 

 birds), 327-337 



Bittersweet, for autumn 

 beauty; for arbor planting, 

 146 



Bitterweed, or ragweed, of no 

 use, 192 



Blackbirds, not desirable, 328 



Blazing Star, how best to 

 plant, 35, 36 



Blight, to get rid of, 265 



Blood, dried, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 169 



Blue flowers, list of perennial, 

 301 ; list of annuals, 304 



Bluebirds, houses for, 316; 

 size of entrance hole for 

 house, 317; value of, 328; 

 food desired, 322, 332; in 

 Western states, 337 



Blue Bottle, or ragged sailor, 



other names for;" when to 

 plant seed; care of young 

 plants, 49 



Blue jay, not desirable, 328 



Boll- weevils, destroyed by 

 birds, 330 ; .i 



Bobolinks, to protect, 333 



Bone, crushed, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 170 

 — Meal, preparation as fer- 

 tilizer, 166; when to apply; 

 quantity of, 170 



Books on bird life, 314 



Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead 

 mixture, mixture for, 272 



Bordeaux Mixture, recipe for, 

 269; substitute for, 266; 

 combined with other sprays, 

 267; for rose bushes, 123 



Borders, planning of, 156 



Borers, to get rid of, 265 



Botanical Names of Flowers, 

 A List of the Common and, 

 293-297 



Bougainvillea, care of; propa- 

 gation; soil for cuttings, 36 



Box, window, advantage of 

 self- watering, 279; for the 

 kitchen, 289; depth of, 289; 

 position of, 289 



Bridal Wreath, or Francoa, 

 kind of soil; grafting; root- 

 ing of cuttings, 36, 37 



Brittle, fern for table decora- 

 tion, 60 



Bugs, to prevent hibernating, 

 256; to get rid of, 265, 269; 

 destroyed by birds, 330 



Bulblet fern for table decora- 

 tion, 60 



Bulbs, to force growth, 78; 

 planting in lawn, 76 



Butterfly Flower, or schizan- 

 thus, when to sow seed; 

 care of plants, 37 



Caladiums, for shrub borders, 

 40; with castor-oil bean, 43 



California Poppies, planting 

 in permanent location, ill 



