INDEX

Aspect, Influence of, on plants, 67

Conservatory, the--
Cactus plants for, 26
Hanging plants in, 26
How to stage, 25
Plants suitable for hanging baskets, 26

Enemies of the garden--
Earwigs, to get rid of, 45
Mice, to get rid of, 45
Slugs, to get rid of, 44
Wireworms, to get rid of, 45

Flowers--
Annuals, 76
Biennials, 78
Colours for day and evening use, 84
Natural and forced procurable each month, 86
To pack for post, 84

Fruit, want of flavour in, 72

Gardens, small--
Be original in planting, 17
Beds and bedding, hints for, 14
Border soil for, 16
Breaking up the straight appearance of, 11
Description of a small and lovely garden, 17
Duty of making experiments in, 17
Eye for colour needed in, 15
Fruit for, 70
General arrangement of, 9
How not to plant, 12
Lawns, to keep in order, 13
Little things that tell in, 12
Making the most of land, 15
Ornamental and useful, 73
Paths of, to keep in order, 14
Stone fruit for, 71
The Dell at Chertsey, 18
To begin well, 9
Walks, the, 10

Gardening Hints--
Art of buying plants, the, 98
Cut off dead flowers, 98
Labelling, 97
Manures, 97
Tidiness, 99

Glossary of terms used by Gardeners, 7

Greenhouses--
Advantages of, over conservatories, 27
Artificial heat for, 27
Climbers in, 26
Houseleeks, 54
Storing plants in, 28
The joys of, 10
To manage, 26

Lopping one's neighbour's trees. A vexed question, 11

Monthly Hints for Gardeners--
January, 101
February, 102
March, 103
April, 104
May, 105
June, 106
July, 107
August, 108
September, 109
October, 110
November, 111
December, 112

Planting, the art of, 66

Plants that are neglected but handsome--
Asters, 20
Campanulas, 21
Cape Gooseberry, 23
Christmas roses, 22
Columbines, 20
Coreopsis grandiflora, 21
Delphiniums (larkspurs), 21
Erigerons, 22
Funkias, 22
Heuchera sanguinea, 22
Jacob's ladder, 23
Lobelia fulgens, 22
Lychnis Chalcedonica, 22
Penstemons, 22
Pink flowered anemone japonica, 20
Potentillas, 23
Saxifrages, 23
Tradescantias & Trollius, 24
Violas, 24

Propagation of plants.
By careful division, 88
By layering, 9