Part 26

=Annuals=, various, from seed, 98–111. Hardy and tender, time for planting, 53. Should not be grown in window-boxes, 96.

=Annunciation Lily=, 205.

=Anthony Waterer=, crimson Spiræa, 197.

=Antirrhinums= (Snapdragons), 46, 91, 93, 96, 98, 99. Firefly, 98. Giant Crimson, Giant Yellow, Giant White and Niobe, 98. How to protect in winter, 99. Queen of the North, 98. Seed of, 46. Soil suitable for, 99. Transplanting, 98. Useful for cut flowers, window-boxes and vases, 98. When to start seed, 98.

=Ants=, nests of, in the Lily bulb, remedy for, 181.

=Aphides=, or green plant-lice, prevention and remedy for, 70.

=April=, shrubs and plants that bloom in, 234.

=Aquatic Plants=, 165–172.

=Aquilegia=. See Columbine.

=Arrangement of flower-beds=, 10.

=Arundo Donax=, ornamental grass, 5, 16.

=Ashes=, a good fertiliser to sweeten the soil, 25. Should not be mixed with manure, 25.

=Asparagus=, 49, 64, 88, 94, 246. All kinds benefited by frequent repotting, 64, 65. Benefited by use of good fertiliser, 215. How to raise and manage, 65.

=Asparagus plumosus nanus=, 246. Proper time for planting, 64.

=Asparagus Sprengeri=, how to sow, 49, 50. Successfully grown in baskets or pots, 65. Unmanageable without fertiliser, 216.

=Asparagus tenuissimus=, 246.

=Asters=, 10, 25, 34, 43, 53, 99. A necessity of the fall garden, 99. Aim of the specialist, 99. Arranging for vases, 100. Bees do not care for, 43. Black beetle an unpleasant pest to, 247. Bride, 99. Chrysanthemum flowered, 99, 100. Cosmos borer destructive to, 247. Early planting recommended, 100. Frequent watering necessary, 101. Giant White Comet, 99. Japanese Tassel, 97. Kerosene for killing insects on, 100. Ostrich Feather, 99. Paris-green in the watering-pot for killing beetles, 100. Peony, 99. Perfection, 99. Proper place for planting, 10. Transplanting, 101. Use of seed of, 43. When to plant seed, 100.

=Aster-beds=, ashes for fertilising, 25.

=Atmospheric moisture=, maintaining a fair degree of, 209.

=August=, shrubs and plants that bloom in, 240–242.

=Auratum Lily=, growth of the, on wooded hillsides, 184.

=Aurea Bambusa=, 171.

=Aurora Pansy=, 116.

=Bacon rind=, for keeping moles from Iris roots, 200.

=Balsams=, 47, 102, 103. Benefited by transplanting, 102. Camellia-flowered varieties best, 102. Double white and shell pink, valuable for decorative work, 103. Plenty of room required for branching, 102. Starting the seed, 102. Transplanting, 102.

=Bamboo=, 171. Requires abundant water-supply, 171. Varieties of, 171.

=Bambusa Arundinacea=, 171. Aurea, 171. Metake, 171.

=Banana plants=, 145. Caring for, in winter, 145. Grow more ornamental indoors, 145. Planted in tubs or open ground, 145. Plants should be grown by themselves, 145. Showy and attractive, 145. Soil and water for, 145. Southeast angle of building an ideal location for, 145. Storing in cellar during winter, 146.