Part 34

=Green fly=, remedies for, 248.

=Gruss an Teplitz Rose=, 178.

=Guano as a fertiliser=, 28.

=Hammock=, view of the garden from the, 4.

=Hanging-baskets=— How to water, 210. Manettia Vine very attractive for, 136. Plants in, require more water than those on low shelves, 214. Should be securely hung with copper wire, 209. Thunbergias valuable for, in winter, 136.

=Hardy perennials=, planting beds of, 10.

=Hardy plants=— Moving and transplanting of, 196. Setting out in Southern and Northern States, 196.

=Hardy shrubs and plants for fall planting=, 196.

=Harmonising of tints in arranging parti-coloured beds=, 11.

=Heeling-in=, definition of, 190.

=Heliotropes=, 11, 39, 59, 80, 81, 88, 89, 91, 93, 117. Care of, when grown as house-plants, 81. Channels should be opened in roots of, to allow water to pass in, 210. Combined with Ageratum, effect of, 81. Desirable bedding plants, 81. Lemoine’s seedlings exceptionally large and early, 80. More easily raised from seed than from cuttings, 80. Proper time for sowing the seed, 80. Secret of successful growing, 80. Should be in front of the sandbox, 39.

=Hen manure suitable for cold soils=, 23.

=Hepaticas=, 256.

=Hibiscus= (Marshmallow), 11, 46, 58, 103, 107–109, 203. Africanus, hardy annual, 108. An herbaceous perennial, 108. Beds of, 11. Blooms freely if not allowed to seed, 46. Chinese, 58. Coccinea, a tender perennial, 108. Cultivation of, 107, 108. Do not bear transplanting well, 108. Flowers the first season if started early, 108. Giant Yellow, partially hardy, 108. Increase in size yearly, 109. Principal varieties of, 107. Should be potted very hard, 58. Six-year clumps superb, 109. Supports for, 109. Time for planting, 108.

=Hickory tussock-moth=, destroying cocoons of, 204.

=Hints on planting and transplanting=, 54–56.

=Hints on potting=, 57, 58.

=Hints on shifting plants=, 57.

=Hollyhocks=, 11, 46, 109, 110, 203. Allegheny, hardy variety, 110. Attacks of insects on, 110. Beds of, 11. Planting, 109. Require hilling up in winter, 110. Seed of, 46. Sowing the seed, 109. Suitable for effective grouping, 109.

=Honeysuckle=, 61, 252. Layering valuable for, 61.

=Hoof-parings=, good for the perennial flower-bed, 28.

=Horse manure=, good in clayey soil, 23.

=Horsfieldi Narcissus=, 191, 192.

=House-plant raising a most fascinating work=, 62.

=House-plants=, a good fertiliser for, 215. Care of, in winter, 208–216. Cuttings of, easily rooted, 50. Directions for handling, 58. From seeds, 62–87.

=Hotbed=, the, 30–37. A cheap way of making a, 32. Best position for, 31. Care and attention of, 36. Chicken netting for use as screens in the, 37. Construction of pit of, 32. How to construct a, 31–34. Screens for, 36. Treatment of plants in the, 33, 34.

=Hotbeds=, airing and protecting, 253.

=Hotbed-sashes=, cost of, 31. Proper size of, 31.