INDEX 
The flowering annuals, being mostly in alphabetical lists (pp. 243-260), are 
not indexed here. 
Abelia grandiflora, 306. 
abies species, 335, 336. 
Abobra viridiflora, 311. 
abutilons, 351. 
acacia, rose, 300. 
acalypha, 230. 
acer, species, 322, 323, 330. 
Achillea Ptarmica, 269, 273. 
achyranthes, 236, 344. 
aconites, 273. 
actinidia, 216, 308, 316. 
adiantums, 372. 
adlumia, 310. 
Adonis vernalis, 273. 
zsculus species, 293, 323. 
African lily, 351. 
agapanthus, 351. 
agave, 364. 
Agrostemma Coronaria, 274. 
Agrostis nebulosa, 245. 
ailanthus, shoots of, 56. 
Ajuga reptans, 267. 
akebia, 216, 308, 316. 
alder, 293, 323. 
alliums, 289. 
almond, 415. 
alpine plants, 232. 
alstremeria, 352. 
alternanthera, 235, 237, 239. 
Althea frutex, 297. 
Althza rosea, 271. 
Alyssum saxatile, 267, 
amarantus, 230. 
amaryllis, 352. 
Amelanchier Canadensis, 293. 
ammoniacal carbonate of copper, 197. 
ampelopsis species, 308, 309, 314. 
andromeda, 299, 306. 
anemone, 264, 265, 269, 273, 274, 353. 
anise, 460. 
anise-tree, 306. 
annuals for bedding, 249. 
annuals that bloom after frost, 248. 
annuals by color, 246. 
annuals, cultivation of, 241. 
annuals listed by height, 251. 
annuals for ribbon-beds, 248. 
annuals, distances apart, 256. 
Anthemis coronaria, 344. 
Anthemis Kelwayi, 274. 
Anthemis tinctoria, 271. 
Antigonon leptopus, 313. 
aphis, 198, 200. 
Apios tuberosa, 313. 
apple, culture of, 416. 
apple-maggot, 199. 
apple-scab, 207, 417. 
apricot, culture of, 420. 
aquarium, 348. 
aquatic plants, 230. 
aquilegias, 267, 269, 274. 
Arabis albida, 265. 
Arabis alpina, 274. 
Aralia Sieboldii, 230, 354. 
araucaria, 344, 354. 
arborvitz, 221, 333, 336. 
Arbutus Unedo, 306. 
architect’s garden, 12. 
ardisia, 306. 
aristolochia, 317. 
Arnebia echioides, 274. 
arsenate of lead formula, 193. 
artemisias, 273, 365. 
Artemisia Stelleriana, 263. 
artichoke, 462, 463. 
Aruncus sylvester, 264. 
Arundo Donax, 46, 264. 
Asclepias tuberosa, 264, 274. 
ashes, 111. 
ash, mountain, 329. 
ash trees, 324, 330. 
asparagus, 461. 
asparagus beetle, 199. 
Asparagus medeoloides, 401. 
Asparagus plumosus and tenuissimus, 
317, 344. 
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