Part 42

=Seeds=, coarse varieties, how to sow, 49. Fine varieties should be sown broadcast, 49. House treatment of some fine varieties, 48. Labelling and storing, 47. Need little light while germinating, 49. Protection of, in their early stages, 30. Purchasing of, 41–47. Should be gathered when ripe, 47. Starting in flats, 48–52. Temperature and period of germination, 32. Time for germination of, 228–232. Uselessness of buying cheap varieties of, 42. Vitality of some kinds of, 42. What kinds to save, 43, 44. Where to buy, 42. Where to plant coarse, 35.

=September=, shrubs, plants, and bulbs that bloom during, 242, 243.

=Setaria magna=, 16.

=Shade-loving plants=, an excellent place for, 245, 246.

=Sheep manure=, desirable for house-plants, 23.

=Shell Flowers=, 153.

=Shelves for flowers in winter=, 208. Should be securely fastened, 209.

=Shelter=, proper, for flowers, 3.

“=Shifting=,” meaning of term, 56.

=Shirley Poppies in the Pansy-bed=, 117.

=Shrubbery=, planning a, 12.

=Shrubs=, blooming season of, 234–244. Spring-planted, should be moved when dormant, 196, 197.

=Shrubs and plants=, hardy, for fall planting, 196.

=Sir Watkin Narcissus=, or Giant Welshman, 191, 192.

=Skirts=, suitable, for working in the garden, 257.

=Slop-water should not be used for foliage plants=, 27.

=Snapdragon.= See Antirrhinums.

=Snow Queen Pansy=, 116. Cost of seed of, 42.

=Snowdrops=, a pretty way to grow, 190, 191.

=Soapsuds a good fertiliser=, 27.

=Sod=, preparing garden, 8.

=Sod borders=, involve too much care in flower-beds, 9.

=Soil=, preparation of, for the flower-garden, 7. Replacing, difficulties of, 20. Unsuitable, cause of many failures in raising plants, 19.

=Soils=, 17–22.

=Solanum Jasminoides=, 93.

=Soot as a fertiliser for flowers=, 25.

=South slope=, the ideal situation for a garden, 3.

=Southern exposure=, combination of flowers suitable for window-boxes, 91, 92.