INDEX 
Cotyledons, 211 
Cowpea, for lawn, 67 
Crimson Rambler rose, 176 
Crocus, 12, 18, 51-52, 57, 130 
Cucumber, 263-266. See Vegetable 
garden 
Cucumber beetle, 294 
Cucumber worm, 266 
Currants, culture, 191; pests, 191 
Cuttings, roses propagated by, 171- 
178 
Cutworm, 251, 254, 272, 276, 282, 
297, 299 
Cyclamen, 42 
Cydonia japonica, 158 
Cypress vine, 72, 79; culture, 79 
Cypripedium acaule, 132 
Cypripedium pubescens, 182 
Dahlia, care of roots, 110-111; cul- 
ture, 110-111; use of stakes, 110 
Daisy, 1, 50. See also English daisy 
Decorative plants, 32-47 
Delphinium, 117-118 
Destroying insects, 202 
Deutzia, pruning, 150 ; varieties, 150 
Deutzia crenata flore-plena, 150 
Deutzia gracilis, 150 
Deutzia rosea, 150 
Dianthus barbatus, 120 
Dianthus chinensis, 120 
Dianthus plumarius, 120 
Dibble, 238, 48 
Dicentra cucullaria, 127 
Dicentra spectabilis, 105 
Digitalis, 113 
Diseases, plant, 205-206. See Vege- 
table garden 
Dogtooth violet (yellow adder’s- 
tongue), excellent for rockeries, 
184 ; white, 134 
Downy mildew, 265 
Drainage material for boxes, 220 
Dry heat injurious to plants, 3 
Dutchman’s breeches, 127, 129; 
adapted to moist rockeries or shady 
borders, 127; description, 127; 
transplanting, 129 
Easter lily, 18-19 
Elm, American white, 177 
Embryo, 211 
Endive, 267. See Vegetable garden 
Endosperm, 211 
311 
English daisy, 111-112; culture, 112; 
effective on lawns, 111 
English ivy, 31 
Eugene Furst rose, hardy, 175 
Ferns, 1, 35-36 ; care, 142-148 ; fine 
foliage plants, 142; native, 141- 
143; native, in rockeries, 142-143 ; 
repotting, 385; reproduction, 36 ; 
transplanting, 143. See also Boston 
fern 
Fertilizers, 199-202; mixed, 199- 
200. See also Vegetable garden 
Ficus elastica, 38-39 
Field corn, 297 
Flats, 220 
Flea beetles, 251, 255, 266, 288, 299, 
303 
Fleur-de-lis, 116 
Flower, fertilizing organs, 33 
Flower garden, planning, 73-74 
Flowering almond, easily grown, 
151; related to peach and apricot, 
151; varieties, 151 
Flowering currant, pests, 151; varie- 
ties, 151 
Flowering maple, 45 
Flowers, double, 33 ; wild, bed for, 63 
Formalin, 206, 287, 297 
Forsythia, an early bloomer, 152; 
known as Fortune’s golden bell, 
152 ; pruning, 152-1538 
Forsythia suspensa, 152 
Four-o’clock (Mirabilis), 72, 79-80; 
culture, 80; description, 79-80 
Foxglove, good plant for border, 
118 ; sowing seeds, 113 
Frau Karl Druschki rose, hardy, 175 
Fruit trees, 64; arrangement, 181; 
grafting (cleft and whip), 182-184; 
instead of shade trees, 64; protec- 
tion from wind, 181; varieties 
(apple, 181, 184-187; cherry, 181, 
189; peach, 181, 187-188; pear, 
187; plum, 188; quince, 188) 
Fruits, small, 190-196 
Fuchsia, 31, 48-45; care, 48-44; 
propagation, 44-45 ; trailing, 31 
Fungous growth, 297 
Fungus, 205 
Gaillardia, 72, 80-81; adapted to 
borders, 80 ; culture, 80; for porch 
boxes, 81 
