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Index 



Cypress Vine, vine of rapid 

 growth, 143; raised from 

 seed, 147 



D 



Daffodils, storing bulbs for 

 winter months, 77; forcing 

 plants for Christmas bloom- 

 ing; potted plants and their 

 cultivation, 78, 79; to pre- 

 vent ground from heaving, 

 80 j to grow hardy plants, 



139 

 Dahlias, soil required; when 

 to plant; cultivation; sup- 

 ports for; care of bulbs in 

 winter; advantage of plant- 

 ing among shrubbery, 53, 

 54; care of bulbs in winter, 



39, 4° 

 Daisy, soil; how to propagate 



giant daisy; Shasta daisy, 



54; with tulips, 139 

 Damp Places, Flowers that 



Thrive in, 306 

 Dandelions, to kill roots of, 191, 



192 

 Darwin Tulips, cultivation of, 



138 

 Designing garden, 150-156 

 Dianthus, kind of soil needed 



for plants; when planting 



seeds, transplanting young 



plants; care in winter, 55 

 Diseases, fungus, to control, 



255; baeterial, to check, 255 

 Dishrag Gourd, 149 

 Dogtooth Violet, soil; moisture 



and sunlight for best growth; 



variety of colors, 55 

 Dorothy Perkins, climbing 



rose, 145 

 Dragon's Head, soil needed; 



how to propagate; for cut 



flowers, 56 

 Drainage, for moist soil, 156, 



157; planting flowers on 



slope, 151 

 Dried Blood, when to apply; 



quantity of, 169 



Dusty MilIer,Jplanted in clus- 

 ters; when to sow seed, 56 



Dwarf Nasturtiums, with sweet 

 peas, 99 



E 



Edelweiss, Swiss, best location 

 for planting; propagation by 

 seed and division of roots, 



57 



Egg shells, used to plant seed 

 in, 179 



Elephant's Ear, tropical effect; 

 soil required; to give shade; 

 guard against bugs and 

 worms, 57, 58 



Elms, how to plant, 248 



English Ivy, where to plant; 

 ■ to. wash; prune, 145; to root 

 cuttings, 146 



Essentials in Gardening 

 (article on), 8-15 



Evergreen Shrubs and Trees, 

 List of, 307 



Experimenting, grafting kin- 

 dred plants, 151 



Eyes, to protect when spray- 

 ing, 261 



F 



Pall flowers, a list of, 299 

 Featherfew, or feverfew, self- 

 sown; continuous bloom; 



three or four crops each 



season, 60 

 Features of the Garden, 



Special (article on), 16-24 

 Ferns, soil needed; fertilizing; 



wood ferns for garden, 58; 



house plants in winter; how 



to keep fresh and green; 



Boston fern; raw oysters 



for nourishment of plants; 



preparing soil, 59; ferns for 



table decoration, 60 

 Fertilization (hints on), 157- 



172 

 Fertilizer, application of, 157; 



stable' manure well rotted; 



age of' barnyard fertilizer; 



