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The Flower Garden · Ida D. Bennett — chapter 35 of 48 · ~328 words · public domain

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=Hot-water bath=, gives better results than insecticides, 250.

=Hyacinths=, 38, 170, 188, 189, 192. Alba superbissima, 192. Baroness Van Thuyl, 192. Czar Peter, 192. Grand Lilas, 192. Hints on selecting, 192. Ida, 192. La Grandesse, 192. Norma gigantea, 192. Planting, distance apart for, 188. Roi des Belges, 192. Should be planted alone, 188. Treatment of, and potting in the fall, 192, 193. Use of cold-frame for, 38. Varieties of, 192. Wood, 191.

=Hyacinths=, Water, 170. Novelty of, 170. Nuisance of, in Florida rivers, 170. Paris green must not be used in water, 170. Roots increase rapidly, 170.

=Hypericum Moserianum=, 197.

=Iceland Poppies=, 118.

=Ida, yellow Hyacinth=, 192.

=Impatiens sultana=, 58.

=Indian Shot=, 141.

=Insecticides=, 246–252.

=Insects in the Rosebud=, remedies for, 177.

=Instructions for raising seeds and young plants in flats or boxes=, 50.

=Iris=, 23, 166, 197. Care required in raising various kinds of, 197. Should be divided every three or four years, 199. Transplanting of, 196. Valuable for borders on drives and walks, 198. See, also, Japanese Iris.

=Italia Cannas=, 15.

=Ivy=, use of, for covering and protecting walls in England, 128.

=Ivy Geraniums=, extra care required to keep low and stocky, 78.

=Jackmanni Clematis=, 138.

=Japan Lilies=, beds of, 11.

=Japanese Hop=— Deserves to be extensively grown, 133. Female plant only bears seed, 133. Foliage very showy and effective, 133. Pays well for care in cultivation, 133. Requires an elastic support, 134.

=Japanese Iris=, best place for setting out, 10. Has no insect pest, 199. Moles have a liking for roots of, 199. Wonderful colours and size of, 199.

=Japanese Morning-glory=, 91, 134. Grown in pots by Japanese, 134. Hints how to raise successfully, 134, 135. Requires support, 135. Should be started in house or hotbed, 134.

=Japanese Tassel Aster=, 99.

=June and July=, shrubs and plants that bloom in, 237, 239, 240.

=June Roses subject to insects=, 176.

=Justicia=, 93.

=Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Rose=, 178.

=Kerosene emulsion=, 250.

=Kilmarnock Willow=, 140.

=Krameri Lily=, 182.

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