534 
mallow, rose, 262. 
M’Mahon, mentioned, 2. 
manure for hotbeds, 169. 
maples, 322, 323, 330. 
marguerite carnations, 363, 
marguerite chrysanthemum, 365. 
marjoram, 460. 
markers, 108. 
marshplants, 230. 
Mathews, Schuyler, picture by, 31. 
matrimony vine, 315. 
mats, making, 176. 
matthiolas, 402. 
Melia Azederach, 330. 
melon, 458, 487, 499. 
melon disease, 210. 
melon insects, 201. 
Menispermum Canadense, 317. 
Mertensia Virginica, 266. 
Mesembryanthemum, 309, 344. 
mice injury, 144. 
mignonette, 381. 
mignonette vine, 313. 
mikania, 313. 
miscanthus, 264. 
miscible oils, 194. [306, 330. 
mock orange, 298, 306; of South, 221, 
mite, black or spotted, 205. 
moisture, saving, 97. 
moles, 178. 
Momordica, 311. 
Monarda didyma, 271. 
moneywort, 86, 309, 340 (see lysi- 
machia). 
Monterey cypress, 220. 
monthly advice, 501. 
moon-flower, 313, 381. 
moonseed, 317. 
morning-glory, perennial, 313. 
morus species, 326. 
mounding-up trees, 136. 
mountain ash, 329. 
mountain laurel, 297. 
moving large trees, 130. 
muck, 111. 
Mucune utilis, 311. 
Muehlenbeckia, 318, 344. 
mulberry, 326, 330, 432. 
mulberry, French, 305. 
mulching plants, 136. 
muriate of potash, 111, 113. 
INDEX 
Musa Ensete, 229. 
mushrooms, 484. 
muskmelon, 487. 
muskmelon disease, 210. 
mustard, 487. 
myosotis, 266, 278. 
myriophyllum, 231, 349, 
myrtle, running, 86, 315. 
myrtle, true, 306. 
Myrtus communis, 306. 
narcissus, 382. 
negundo, 323. 
Nepeta Glechoma, 309. 
Nephrolepis exaltata, 340, 372. 
Nettle tree, 324. 
Nicotiana, 38. 
night-blooming cereus, 358. 
nine-bark, 298. 
nitrate of soda, 112, 113. 
nitrogen, 112. 
nozzles, 192. 
nuts, 433. 
Nyssa sylvatica, 326. 
oaks, 328, 330. 
odd plants, 40. 
(nothera Missouriensis, 278. 
oil insecticides, 194. 
okra, 488. 
old-fashioned gardens, 32, 34. 
Olea fragrans, 306. 
oleander, 306, 383. 
oleaster, 296. 
onion, 456, 488. 
opuntia, 359. 
orange, culture of, 433. 
Orontium aquaticum, 264. 
osage orange, 221. 
osiers, 294, 295. 
Osmanthus fragrans, 306. 
Ostrya Virginica, 326. 
oxalis, 384. 
oxalis for window-gardens, 344. 
Oxalis tropoloides, 235. 
Oxydendrum arboreum, 326, 330. 
oyster plant, 494. 
oyster-shell scale, 204. 
pwonia: see peony. 
palmettoes, 306. 
