310 
Biynonia radicans, 168 
Black mold, 276 
Black rot, 254 
Blackberries, diseases, 190; 
plants, 190; setting out, 190 
Blanching celery, 260-262 
Bleeding heart, propagation, 105 
Blight, 281, 288, 302 
Blue flag, 116 
Bluebell, 32, 126; transplanting, 126 ; 
use in rockery, 126 
Bluets, care, 126; 
126 
Bordeaux mixture, 205-206, 263, 283, 
287, 288, 294, 299, 302, 303; an 
insecticide, 206 
Borders, perennial, 102-104 
Borecole, or kale, 268-269. See Vege- 
table garden 
Boston fern, 
Ferns 
Boston ivy, needs no support, 164 ; 
rapid growth, 163 
Brussels sprouts, 228, 251-252. See 
Vegetable garden 
Buckwheat, for fertilizing soil, 58 ; 
for lawn, 68 
Bulbs, growing, in glasses, 5-8; 
grown in water useless, 8; kept 
out of doors, 11; periods of growth, 
10; planting, in the yard, 48-57 ; 
taking up, 57; varieties (calla, 15- 
18; crocus, 12, 51-52; Easter lily, 
18-19; freesia, 13; gladiolus, 113- 
114; hyacinth, 7, 8, 12, 58-54; 
narcissus, 12, 18, 54-55; oxalis, 
47; scilla, 12, 55-56; snowdrop, 
12, 55-56 ; star of Bethlehem, 126 ; 
tulip, 9-12, 18, 49-50) 
Burbank rose, hardy, 175 
new 
transplanting, 
2, 35-36. See also 
Cabbage, 228, 252-255. See Vege- 
table garden 
Cabbage worm, 254, 272 
Caladium, 77 
California privet, 156-158; how to 
plant, 156-157 ; pruning and care, 
157-158 ; when to plant, 156 
Calla, 15-18; care of plant, 15-18; 
choice of bulbs, 15; resting period, 
17 
Calycanthus floridus, 150 
Calyx, 33 
Canada pea for lawn, 67 
SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
Candytuft, care, 76; sowing seeds, 
76 
Canna, 77, 105-107; care of roots, 
107; culture, 106-107 
Canterbury bell, culture, 107; hardy 
biennial, 107 
Carbolic-acid emulsion, 204 
Carolina allspice, easily grown, 150 
Carrots, 255-257. See Vegetable 
garden 
Castor bean, 72, 77-78; culture, 78; 
grown with other plants, 77; 
planting, 78; used as screen or in 
groups, 77 
Cauliflower, 228, 257-250. See Vege- 
table garden 
Celery, 259-263. See Vegetable gar- 
den 
Celery borers, 263 
Centaurea, 7&8; culture, 78; other 
names, 78 
Century plant, 70 
Cherries, 181, 189; care, 189; early 
and late varieties, 189; pests and 
black knot, 189 
Chinese sacred narcissus, 5,6; direc- 
tions for planting, 5-7; known as 
Chinese sacred lily, 5, 6 
Chrysanthemum, culture, 108-109 ; 
hardy, 108-109 ; pests, 109 ; propa- 
gation, 109; to form a bush, 109 
Claytonia virginica, 137 
Clematis, support, 166; 
165-166 
Clematis henryi, 166 
Clematis jackmanni, 165 
Clematis Madame André, 166 
Clematis paniculata, 166 
Clover, crimson, for fertilizing soil, 
58; for lawn, 67 
Clubroot, 254, 303 
Cold frames, 207-208. See Vegetable 
garden 
Coleus, 1, 20, 46, 77, 109; propaga- 
tion, 46, 109 
Colorado beetle, 287 
Columbine, excellent for rockery, 
127; transplanting, 127; varieties, 
127 
Contact 
204-205 
Convallaria majalis, 185 
Corolla, 33 
Cosmos, 72, 79; culture, 79 
varieties, 
insecticides, preparation, 
