Index 



359 



Wall, training of vine over, 147 

 Walnut, black, soil require- 

 ments; length of time to 

 mature, 249 

 Wasps, to destroy, 260, 263 

 Water, Food and (hints on), 

 (for the birds), 318-327 

 Water, should be supplied for 



birds, 325, 326, 327 

 Watering (hints on), 193-195 ; 

 plenty of it; how often; 

 method of, 193; time of day 

 for; when to use spray; 

 sprinkling to wash dust 

 from leaves, 194; hanging 

 plants, 194; trees, shrubs, 

 and large plants; care ex- 

 erted with sensitive plants, 

 195; house plants; effect of 

 spasmodic watering, 195; 

 can, kind to use, 272; to 

 loosen earth in pots pre- 

 vious to; aid in keeping 

 insects away, 168 

 Water Plants (hints on), 197- 

 198; when to put out, 197; 

 how to plant, 197; space 

 needed, 198; list of, 198 

 Weeds (hints on), 190-193; 

 to destroy, 187-192; pulled 

 as soon as they appear, 190; 

 to kill roots of dandeEons, 

 191, 192; destroying night- 

 shade, or atrppa, [191 ; to 

 kill growth where not 

 wanted; wild carrots, or 

 Queen Anne's Lace, 191; 

 chicory, welcomed for blue 

 flowers, 191, 192; soil best 

 for chicory, 192; bitterweed, 

 or ragweed of no use, 192; 

 to kill plantains, 192, 193 

 Whippoorwill, habits of, 332 

 Whale-oil soap, to prepare, 272 

 White Flowers, List of Peren- 

 nial, 300; list of annuals, 302 



Wild Carrots, or Queen Anne's 

 Lace, to rid of, 191 



Wild Cucumber, raised from 

 seed, 147; summerhouse 

 covering, 144 



Wild Grapevine, rapid growth; 

 excellent for shade, 144 



Window Boxes, to prevent 

 from rotting, 201, 202 



Winter Potting, Plants Suit- 

 able for, 299 



Wireworm, method of attack; 

 how to kill, 258 



Wistaria, soil and cultivation; 

 pruning; food for; forcing 

 flowers; use as screen, 141, 

 142 ; for covering and shade, 

 143; prevent twisting of, 146 



Wood ashes, for lawn before 

 watering, 170, 171 



Woodpeckers, value of, 328; 

 entrance hole for houses, 317 



Worms, to kill on plants, 255; 

 to prevent hibernating, 256; 

 wireworms, method of at- 

 tack, how to kill, 258; 

 army, appearance of; to 

 kill, 260; angle, value of, 

 268; cut, to kill, 268 



Wrens, entrance holes of 

 houses for, 317 



Yellow wood, desirability of, 

 249 



Yellow flowers, list of Peren- 

 nial, 301; list of Annuals, 

 3°3 



Zinnia, massed with other 

 flowers; when to sow seed; 

 where to plant for best 

 effect, 142, 143 



