Index 



353 



Periwinkle, to sow seed; kind 

 of soil; planting in rows 

 effective; distance apart, 

 108 



Petunias, for window boxes; 

 planting seed in garden; to 

 start in hotbed; transplant- 

 ing; special attention to 

 double varieties, 109, nij 



Phlox, when to sow seed; how 

 to place to advantage; trans- 

 planting; to rid of mildew; 

 for continuous blooming 

 throughout season; cut 

 flowers, 109, no 



Phosphate, qualities of, 165 



Pink flowers, list of Perennials, 

 302; list of annuals, 304 



Pinks, with tulips, 139 



Plan of the Garden, General, 

 (hints on), 150-156, 285 



Plane trees, care of, 247 



Planning flower garden, draw- 

 ing to scale; paper for sketch, 

 151, 152; color scheme, 

 150; protection and ex- 

 posure, 150; drainage, 151; 

 consideration of size and 

 season of blossoms, 151, 

 153; sunlight and shade 

 needed, 151 ; starting garden 

 with annuals, 152, 153; 

 perennials as background; 

 garden seat; statuary; fea- 

 tures to be emphasized; 

 planting of trees and shrubs, 

 1 53 1 154; to avoid somber 

 effect; suggestions for effects; 

 planting white flowers; se- 

 lecting hardy plants; neat- 

 ness of bed; replanning of; 

 when to rearrange; borders, 



*&• J 56 . .„ 



Plantains, to kill, 192, 193 



Planting for cut flowers, plac- 

 ing in rows, 152 



Plants Suitable for Winter 

 Potting, 299 



Plowing, condition of ground 

 for, 156 



Poison Ivy, to distinguish 

 23 



from Virginia Creeper; kill- 

 ing roots of, 148 



Polypody, fern for table de- 

 coration, 60 



Pomegranate, best soil for; 

 location for; propagation, 

 no, in 



Poplar, for seaside use, 247; 

 how to plant, 248; advantage 

 of, 249 



Poppies, when to plant seed; 

 thinning of plants; Califor- 

 nia; Shirley; to be planted in 

 permanent location; most 

 profuse bloomers; when to 

 sow seed of; Iceland, in, 

 112; preparation of soil for, 

 107 



Portulaca, when to plant seed; 

 transplanting; used as edg- 

 ing or to fill gaps, 112 



Posts, in setting wooden, 287 



Potash, to strengthen plants, 

 160; qualities of, 165, 166, 

 168; nitrate of, when to 

 apply; quantity of, 170 



Potassium Sulphide, directions 

 for spray, 270 



Pot Marigold, single and 

 double; to have flowers early 

 and late; colors of; hotbed 

 plantings; transplanting; 

 dried leaves of use in cook- 

 ing, 112, 113 



Potted plants (see House 

 Plants) 



Potting, Plants Suitable for 

 Winter, 299 



Primrose, for house or garden; 

 length of season; height of 

 plant; how to sow seed; 

 transplanting; to keep plants 

 during winter months, 113, 

 114 



Primulas, soil requirements; 

 how to sow seed in pots; 

 care of, 1 14 



Prince's Feather, colorings; 

 as a brilliant background; 

 preserving heads through 

 winter months; soil to pro- 



