306 
Site, choosing a garden, 41 
Smoke Tree, Rhus cotinus, 69, 81, 
216, 277, 280 
Snakeroot, White, Eupatorium ager- 
atoides, 195 
Snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, 
1g0, 206, 239, 244, 280, 284; 
Alpine, Linaria alpina, 219 
Sneezeweed, see Helenium, 103, 240 
Sneezewort, see Achillea, 177 
Snowball, Arrowwood, Viburnum 
dentatum, 172; Tree or Guelder 
Rose, V. opulis, 176; Japanese, 
V. tomentosum, 176 
Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, 165 
Snowdrop Tree, Halesia tetraptera, 
167 
Soapwort, Saponaria calibrica, 206, 
269; see Bouncing Bet, S. offici- 
nalis, 263; S. ocymoides, 257, var. 
splendens, 277 
Soil, New Hampshire, 19, 20; for 
beds, 5, 21, 32, 33; for roses, 93; 
preparing, 92, 93; sour, 92, 93; 
virgin, 93 
Solidago juncea, Goldenrod, 238 
Sophora Japonica, Pagoda Tree, 196 
Sorbaria sorbifolia, see Spirea sorbi- 
folia, 191, 192 
Sorbus Americana, Mountain Ash, 
173 
Southernwood, see Boy Love, 184. 
Specularia speculum, Venus Looking 
Glass, 228 
Speedwell, see Veronica, 221, 222 
Spencer, Herbert, 153 
Spider Plant, Cleome pungens, 201 
Spirea, Anthony Waterer, S. Bumal- 
da, 277; Blue, Caryopteris masta- 
canthus, 222; Bridal Wreath, S. 
prunifolia, 166; Dropwort, S. 
(Ulmaria) filipendula, 179; Goat’s 
Beard, S. astilbe or S. Aruncus, 
110, 180; Golden, S. (Physocar- 
pus) opulifolius, var. aurea, 81; 
Japanese, S. Japonica, 259, also 
S. callosa, var. superba, 259; 
Italian May, St Peter’s Wreath, 
S. hypericifolia, 168; Meadow 
Sweet, S. salicifolia, 259; Purple- 
tipped, S. superba, 278; Queen of 
the Prairie, S. lobata, Ulmaria 
rubra venuista, 261; Steéple Bush, 
Index 
S. tomentosa, 262; Thunberg’s, S. 
Thunbergii, 168; Van Houtte’s, S. 
Van Houtei, 168; S. arguta, 167; 
S. sorbifolia, or Sorbaria sorbifolia, 
IQI, 192 
Spirea arguta, 167; S. Aruncus, S. 
Astilbe, Goat’s Beard, 110, 180; 
S. Bumalda, Anthony Waterer, 
277; +S. callosa, var. superba, 
Meadow Sweet, 259; S. (Ulmaria) 
Jjilipendula, Dropwort, 179; S. 
hypericifolia, Italian May, St. 
Peter’s Wreath, 168; S. lobata 
(Ulmaria rubra venuista), Queen 
of the Prairie, 261; S. Japonica, 
Japanese, 259; S. (Physocarpus) 
opulifojius, var. aurea, Golden, 
181; S. prunifolia, Bridal Wreath, 
116; S. salicifolia, Meadow Sweet, 
259; S. sorbaria, or Sorbaria sorbi- 
folia, 191, 192; S. superba, Purple- 
tipped, 278; S. Thunbergiz, Thun- 
berg’s, 168; S. tomentosa, Steeple 
Bush, 262; S. Van Houtei, Van 
Houte’s, 168 
Spirit, coGperating with, 151; in 
plants, 112, 152; matter as symbol 
of, 157 
Sports in garden, 133 
Spray, a general, 130 
Spurge, Flowering, see Euphorbia, 
= : 
Squill, see Scilla, 212 
Stachys lantana, Hedge Nettle, 219, 
221 
Statice Limonium, Sea Lavender, 220 
St. John’s Wort, Common, Hyperi- 
cum perforatum, 239; Golden, H. 
aureum, 239; Great, H. Ascryon, 
239; Shrubby, H. patulum, 240; 
HA, calycinum, 237; H. densiflo- 
rum, 237; H. Moserianum, 237; 
HI, prolificum, 237 
St. Peter’s Wreath, Italian May, 
Spirea hypericifolia, 168 
Star Flower, Milla multiflora or Tri- 
teleia laxa, 89, 153, 188, 189 
Steeple Bush, Spirea tomentosa, 262 
Stems, color of, 62 
Stenanthium robustum, 
Feather Fleece, 195 
Stephenandra flexuosa, 176 
Stevia serrata, Stevia, 208 
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