As a rule, young people do not care for gardening. They lack the necessary patience and perseverance. But in the years of middle life, when one's sun is slowly setting and interest in the world and society relaxes, the garden, with its changing bloom, grows ever dearer.
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_Anemone Japonica alba_, difficulty with, 61.
Annuals-- List, with height, colour and period of blooming, 88. Sowing, 78, 80. Transplanting, 86. [_See also names of flowers._]
Asters-- Destruction by beetle, 14, 81. Sowing, 80.
Auratum lily, 139. Disappearance of bulb, 139. Price, 42.
Bedding-out plants, 120. [_See also names of plants._]
Biennials, 117. [_See also names of flowers._]
Borders-- Around house, 29. Blooming from May to September, contents of border, 69. Planting, 29, 40-44, 67. Short path and narrow borders, 68. Small plot borders-- Boundary lines of property, 48-50. Cost, 44. Planting, 40-44.
Bulbs, purchasing and planting, 40-44, 149-156.
Cardinal Flower, transplanting, etc., 32.
Columbines, 41. Planting, 41. Sowing, 93.
Cornflowers-- Blooming, etc., 81. Planting, 46.
Dahlias, 120, 121. Cost, 47. Planting, 45. Storage, 47, 48.
England-- Gardening seasons, etc., 19. Gardens, small plots, 37.
Expense-- Border planting, 40-44. Front beds, 47.
Ferns-- Border of, 29. Maidenhair haunts, 31. Planting, 32. Transplanting, 32. Watering, 173, 174.
Flowers-- Annuals, _see that title_. Gathering, extract from English book, 77. Perennials, _see that title_. [_See also names of flowers._]
Flower garden-- Small plots of ground, 23, 37.
Gladioli, 120, 122, 126. Purchasing, 43. Storing, 47.
Hardy roses, 127, 130. List of roses blooming in June and September, 133.
Hedges-- Beauty of, as fences, 50. Preparing ground for, 50. Quick screens, 67. Varieties, 50-51. [_See also names, Privet, etc._]
Hollyhocks, 94. Planting, 28, 68. Seeding, 58.
House-- Painting, 25-27. Plan of garden to suit style of house, 21. Vines, _see that title_.
Hybrid perpetual roses, 127. List of roses blooming in June and September, 133.
Insects and insecticides, 189. Asters destroyed by beetle, 14, 81. Bordeaux mixture, 190. Hellebore, 192. Kerosene emulsion, 191. Paris green, 192. Slug-shot, 192. Tobacco water, 193. White spider on box, 194.