Part 39

=Pelargonium Geraniums=— Cuttings of, for new plants, 77. Time for blooming, 77. Very satisfactory when raised from seed, 77.

=Pennisetum Ruppellianum=, 16.

=Peonies=, 9, 11, 179, 200, 201, 204, 206. Best soil and location for, 200. Raised beds of, 11.

=Peony Aster=, 99.

=Peony-beds=, should be heavily mulched with manure in the fall, 201.

=Perennial-beds=, must be well rounded up, 204.

=Perennials=, benefited by removal of withered flowers, 46. Hardy, grouping of, in flowerbeds, 10.

=Perfection Aster=, 99.

=Perpetuals=, hardy, 176.

=Petunias=, 9, 35, 42, 45, 58, 83–85, 93, 96, 117. Bloom freely in the house, 85. Burpee’s Defiance, 84. Double variety more suitable for pots, vases, and bedding out, 84. Giant of California, 84. Growing plants of, from seed, 45. How to distinguish the finer varieties, 85. How to sow seed of, 35. Improvement in growth of, the last few years, 83. Instructions for raising, 84. Miranda, 84. Poor or inferior plants should be removed, 85. Potting and caring for, 85. Young plants require great care, 84.

=Phacelia=, 96.

=Phlox Drummondi=, 11, 16, 42, 91, 96, 119. Beds of, 11. Border of dwarf variety, 119. Germination of seed, 119.

=Phlox subulata=, border plants of, 8.

=Pinks=, grow best from self-sown seed, 45.

=Plant enemies=, increase of, 246, 247.

=Plant growing=, failures in, 58.

=Plant lice=, or green fly, remedies for, 248.

=Plantain Lily=, 201.

=Planting seed=, 34–36.

=Plants=— Blooming season of various, 234–244. For winter blooming should not be exposed to chilly nights, 208. How to treat when frozen, 213. Learning to keep, 254. Method of shifting and bedding out, 51. Need room to develop, 253. No more should be raised than there is room for, 253. Proper breathing of, 211. Protecting from cold and sun, 204, 205. Protection for tall ones, 206. Received by mail, treatment of, before being put in window-boxes, 95. Saving seed and giving away cuttings, 254. Should have room to breathe and grow, 208. Sudden change of temperature should be avoided, 212. Support should be given to such as need it, 212. Transplantation of, in the fall, 196. Treatment of, for winter blooming, 51. Wintering of, 196.

=Poa=, an edible food of the Sandwich Islands, 149.

=Pond Lily=, 169.

=Poeticus Narcissus=, 191.

=Poeticus ornatus Narcissus=, 191.

=Polyanthus=, 191.

=Poppies=, 44, 117–119, 170. Hunnemannia fumariæfolia, 118. Iceland, 118. Oriental, 118. Shirley, 117. Should not be grown too closely, 118. Value of seed from, 44.

=Poppies, Water=, 170, 171. Attractiveness of, 171.

=Poppy-seed=, sowing in the Pansy-bed, 117.