356 



Index 



Shrubbery and Trees (ar- 

 ticles on), 224-230 



Shrubs and Trees, List of 

 Evergreen, 307 



Sickly plant, change of loca- 

 tion for, 151 



Silene, how to grow from seed; 

 distance apart; soil; cover- 

 ing plants in winter; com- 

 bined with German Iris; 

 late blooming, 129, 130 



Slag, Basic, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 170 



Slipperwort, for Easter bloom- 

 ing. 41 



Slugs, to exterminate, 259, 261 



Smilax, soil for; use of roots; 

 propagation; prolific growth, 

 130 



Snapdragon, for early bloom- 

 ing; perennial or annual; 

 protection in winter; soil 

 requirements, I3Q, 131 



Sneezeweed, cultivation of; 

 effective planting; supports 

 for plants, 131, 132 



Snowbirds, to feed, 320 



Snowdrop, where to plant; 

 soil, 132 



Soda, Bicarbonate of, to kill 

 weeds, 192 



Nitrate of, when to apply, 

 quantity of, 169 



Soil, (hints on), 156-157; pul- 

 verizing; containing sand; 

 too moist for cultivation; 

 test for moisture in, 156; 

 drainage of, 156, 157; saw- 

 dust and shavings harmful 

 t°, 157; preparation of; for 

 new garden, 157; application 

 for dry soil, 157; fertiliza- 

 tion of, 157-172; watering, 

 168 



South American . birds, differ- 

 ence in habits from those of 

 North America, 336 



Sparrows, tree for, 323; to 

 eliminate English, 328, 334, 

 335; value in, 328; habit of, 

 532 



Special Features of the Garden 



(article on), 16-24 

 Spider, red, to get rid of, 204, 



256 

 Spiraea, soil; fertilizer; pruning, 



132 

 Spores, and germs, precautions 



against, 261 

 Spray, how to, 257, 261, 267; 



when to, 255, 257; for plant 



louse, 254, 264; for the red 



spider, 256; for rose bugs, 



265; for the black fly, 266; 



for fungicide and insecticide 



treatment combined, 267; 



for the cucumber-beetle; for 



the aster-beetle, 267 

 Sprays which Every Gardener 



Should Know How to Make 



(recipes), 269-272 

 Spring flowers, a list of, 297 

 Spruces, advantage of planting, 



244 

 Stakes, kind of wood; colors, 



*53i 154; in tying plants to, 



285 

 Stocks, soil needed for best 



growth; transplan tings; cut 



flowers; care of plants in 



winter, 133 

 Stumps of trees, covering with 



vines, 147 

 Suggestions for Vines, 143- 



150 



Sulphate of Ammonia, when 

 to apply; quantity per 

 square yard, 169 

 — Iron, when to apply; 



quantity of, 169 

 — Magnesia, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 169 

 Sumac, scarlet, soil condition, 



238 

 Summerhouse, location for; 

 design of, 154; training vine 

 on, 147 

 Sunflower, when to plant seed; 

 distance apart for plants; 

 best 1 soil conditions, 133, 

 134; as food for chickens, 

 284; as food for birds, 319 



