' 534 



INDEX 



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. 

 marsliplants, 230. 



Mathews, Schuyler, picture by, 31. 



matrimony \dne, 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 injur}^, 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, 



monej^wort, 86, 309, 340 (see lysi- 



machia) . 

 Monterey cypress, 220. 

 monthly ad\dce, 501. 

 moon-flower, 313, 381. 

 moonseed, 317. 



morning-glory, perennial, 313. 

 morus species, 326. 

 mounding-up trees, 136. 

 mountain ash, 329. 

 mountain laurel, 297. 

 mo\dng 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. 



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 commimis, 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. 



CEnothera 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 tropseoloides, 235. 

 Oxydendrum arboreum, 326, 330. 

 oj^ster plant, 494. 

 oyster-shell scale, 204. 



paeonia : see peony, 

 palmettoes, 306. 



