Part 45

=Virginia R. Coxe Rose=, 178.

=Virgin’s Bower=, 137.

=Viscaria= (Ragged Robin), a scented garden flower, 198.

=Von Sion Narcissus=, 191, 192.

=Vulcan Begonia=, 66.

=Walks=, garden, construction of, 9.

=Washingtonianum Lily=, 182.

=Water gardens=, 104.

=Water Hyacinths=, 170.

=Water=, standing, injures roots of all plants, 204.

=Water-supply for elevated bed=, 5.

=Watering seeds in flats=, 50.

=Watering soil in boxes=, 49.

=Watering-pot=, should not be used in sowing seed, 36.

=Weeping Lantana=, 81, 83. See, also, Lantana.

=White=, the most valuable colour in the garden, 11.

=Wild Cucumber=, 90, 91, 93, 96, 132, 252. A beautiful background for Geraniums in the window-box, 90.

=Willow, Kilmarnock=, 140.

=Window-boxes, inside=, best support for, 94. Cheap and available boxes, 95, 96. Combination of plants suitable for a southern exposure, 91, 92; for eastern exposure, 92, 93; for northern exposure, 93, 94. Economical arrangement of, 96. Geraniums best for south or west boxes, 91. How to care for and raise flowers in, 97. Longevity of, 96. Plants in, require watering every day, 253. Preserving during winter, 95. Quantity of plants necessary for, 89, 90. Stocking, 95. Two boxes necessary for the season, 90.

=Window-boxes, outside=, 88–97. Add to cheerfulness of rooms, 88. Plants best suited to the light should be selected for, 88. Proper construction of, 89. Suitable plants for, 88. Supply of water necessary, 89.

=Window-sashes=, old, for use in making hotbeds, 32.

=Winter Aconite=, 191.

=Winter=, care of old and young trees in the, 202.

=Winter protection of flowers and shrubs=, 203–207.

=Wire netting=, judicious use of, in the flower garden, 251. For Moles, 199.

=Wood Hyacinths=, 191.

=Wooden frames=, best results from, as winter protectors, 203.

=Work-table=, indispensable in cultivating a garden, 39.