Part 27

=Baroness Van Thuyl Hyacinth=, 192.

=Baskets, hanging.= See Hanging-Baskets.

=Beetles, black.= See Black beetles.

=Begonia cuttings=, how to root, 60.

=Begonia=, Dwarf Bijou, 66. Erfordii, 66. Rex, how to plant and raise, 66. Vernon, 66. Vulcan, when to plant, 66.

=Begonias=, 39, 48, 58, 60, 66, 67, 88, 92–94, 97, 117, 150, 245. An excellent place for, 245, 246. Injured by use of fertilisers, 216. Setting out, and storing during winter, 67, 68. The best varieties of, 66. The finest flower for bedding or pot culture, 67.

=Begonias, tuberous=— Bedding out, 150. Instructions for planting, bedding and setting out, 67. Proper temperature for growing, 150. Shading from the heat, 151. Starting and potting, 150.

=Bermuda Oxalis=, should be grown in hanging-baskets, 195.

=Bignonia Radicans= (Trumpet Vine)— Best method of supporting it, 140. Blooms nearly all summer, 139. Desirable as a climber, 140. Grown as a lawn shrub, 140. Hedges of, should be kept pruned for symmetrical growth, 139. Most desirable for hedges, 139. Not appreciated sufficiently, 139.

=Black Beauty Cannas=, 15.

=Black beetles=, a pest to Asters, 247. How to destroy, 100.

=Black lice=, remedy for, 248.

“=Black spot=,” fungous disease of the Rose, 247.

=Black-eyed Susan=, 136.

=Blood=, from slaughter-houses, a good fertiliser, 28.

=Blooming season of various trees=, shrubs, and plants, 234–244.

=Boards for siding in making flower-beds=, 8.

=Bone-meal=, a substitute for, 27. As a fertiliser, 28.

=Bonfire Salvia=, 121.

=Bordeaux mixture=, for fungoid disease in Pansies, 115. As an insecticide, 244. Formula for, 249.

=Borders=, exquisite flowers for, 197, 198.

=Borers=, destroying chrysalis of, 203.

=Bougainvillea=, 209.

=Bouquet=, an ideal, 103.

=Bracket plants=, Thunbergias valuable for, in winter, 136.

=Brackets=, use of, increases capacity of window, 208, 209.

=Bride Aster=, 99.

=Bride Rose=, 178.