INDEX

Abelia, [236]
Abeliophyllum distichum (White Forsythia, Korean Abelia), [236]
Abies (Fir), [238]
Abutilon hybridum savitzi (Flowering Maple), [93]
Abutilon megapotamicum, [64]
Achillea (Yarrow, Hilfoil), [259]
Achimenes, [93–94]
Acorus gramineus variegatus, [94]
Adder’s-Tongue, [222], [288–89]
‘Adeline’ (‘Improved Darling’), [96]
Adiantum bellum (Bermuda Maidenhair Fern), [94]
Aeonium caespitosum spathulatum, [102]
Aeschynanthus, [63]
Aethionema (Stone-Cress, Persian Candytuft), [260]
African boxwood, [124]
African violets (See: [Viola])
Agave victoriae-reginae (“century plant”), [102]
Ageratum (floss flower), [282]
Aichryson (Aeonium) domesticum variegatum, [102]
Ajuga (Bugle), [260]
‘Alba,’ [285]
‘Albatross,’ [101]
All About Begonias, [78]
All About Vines and Hanging Plants, [36], [37]
Allophyton mexicanum (Mexican Foxglove), [94]
Aloe, [102]
Alpenglow Gardens, [13]
Alpine daisy, [263]
Alpine gardens, [187–98]
Alpine phlox, [271]
Alpine (rock) plants, [62], [150], [187–98], [273]
Alternanthera (Joseph’s Coat), [94–95]
Aluminum plant (watermelon pilea), [130]
Alyssum (Madwort), [47], [138], [260–61]
Alyssum (Sweet), [282–83]
American Iris Society, [268]
American yew, [248]
Andromeda (Bog Rosemary), [238–39]
‘Andy,’ [96]
Anemone (Windflower), [261]
Angel’s tears, [296–97]
Annuals, [10], [38], [47], [138];
miniature, [277–87];
in rock and wall gardens, [187]
Antennaria (Pussy-Toes), [261]
Anthurium scherzerianum (Flamingo Flower), [95]
Aphids, [232]
Aptenia cordifolia (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium), [102]
Aquilegia (Columbine), [262]
Arabis (Rock Cress), [262]
Aramite, [232], [255]
Arborvitae (Thuja), [249]
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit), [211], [219]
Arizona, [140]
Aroids, [51], [53], [63]
Artillery plant, [130]
Asarum (Wild Ginger), [160], [219]
Ash, [166]
Ashberry, Anne, [150]
Asia, [271], [272]
Asplenium (Spleenwort), [219]
Aster alpinus (Rock Aster), [262]
‘Astrid,’ [129]
Astrophytum (Star Cactus), [102]
‘Aurea,’ [285]
Autumn Crocus, [289], [292]
‘Autumn Snow,’ [267]
Azalea (Rhododendron), [177], [213], [226–27], [234], [239]

Babiana stricta, [95]
Baby blue eyes, [284]
‘Baby Bunting,’ [145]
‘Baby Crimson,’ [145]
‘Baby Perfection,’ [98]
‘Baby Rainbow,’ [100]
Baby Toes, [104]
Baby’s Breath, [267]
Baby’s Tears, [120–21]
Ball Cactus, [106]
Ballard, Ernesta, [13]
Balsam, [283]
Banana, dwarf, [63], [68]
Barberry, [228];
dwarf, [180]
Basket of gold, [261]
Bayside, [23], [24]
Beech, [230]
Begonia: [19], [25], [28], [29], [37], [63], [95–101];
fibrous-rooted, [95], [96–97];
floriferous, [63];
grown in artificial light, [24], [35];
miniature (dwarf), [44], [53], [95–101];
Strawberry (See: [Saxifraga]);
tuberous, [24], [95]
(See also [Rex begonias], [Rhizomatous begonias], [Semperflorens begonias])
Bell Flower, [263–64]
Bellis (Daisy), [263]
Bermuda Maidenhair Fern, [94]
Bertolonia, [100]
Better Business Bureau, [215]
Betula nana (Birch), [239]
Billbergia, [114]
Birch tree: [177], [183], [239];
as base for bromeliads, [69];
in bonsai, [166]
Bird’s nest, [246]
Bishop’s Cap, [224–25]
‘Black Falcon,’ [98]
Blackleaf panamiga, [131]
‘Black Vesuvius,’ [126], [249]
Bloodroot, [160], [212], [214]
‘Blue Ball,’ [282]
‘Blue Gem,’ [95]
‘Blue Mink,’ [282]
Blue Oxalis, [125]
‘Blue Star,’ [285]
Bluets, [223]
Boea hygroscopica, [100]
Bog Rosemary, [238–39]
Bone meal (See [Superphosphate])
Bonsai: [159–76];
character of the plant in, [164–65];
in citrus, [163];
indoor, [161–63];
name, [161];
plants for use in, [101], [110], [122], [124], [132], [134], [150], [160], [166], [227], [238–49];
root-pruning in, [169–70];
roses in, [138];
shinto, [161]
‘Bo-Peep,’ [145]
Boston (Massachusetts), [64], [65];
beans, [107]
Bottle Brush, [243]
Bouvardia longiflora humboldti, [101]
‘Bow-Arriola,’ [97], [99]
‘Bow Chance,’ [97], [99]
‘Bow-Joe,’ [97]
‘Bow-Nigra,’ [97], [99]
Box (See [Buxus]; [Buxus microphylla japonica])
Boxing gloves, [106]
Boxwood, African, [124]
(See also: [Buxus]; [Buxus microphylla japonica])
‘Boy Blue,’ [286]
Bracts, [104], [136]
‘Bright Eyes,’ [285]
Broadlily, [220]
Bromeliad, [44], [45], [69–70], [114], [136];
tree, [63], [69–70]
Brooklyn, [137]
‘Brownie Scout,’ [284]
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Balkan Heath), [239]
Bugle, [260]
Bulbs: [288–98];
fertilizing, [290], [292];
propagating miniature, indoors, [291–92];
South African, [95];
spring-flowering, [64];
winter-flowering, [95]
Bunchberry, [221]
Bunny ears, [106]
Burning Bush, [243]
Burpee, [281]
‘Butterball,’ [284]
Button Fern, [128]
Buxus (Box, Boxwood), [46], [138], [239–40], [249]
Buxus microphylla japonica, [101]

Cactus: [49], [64–65], [78], [101–7];
Christmas, [30];
use in window gardens of, [19–21]
Caladium (Elephant Ears), [11], [107–9];
bicolor varieties of, [107]
Calamondin, [113]
Calathea (Maranta), [109], [122]
Calceolarias, [38]
Calceolaria biflora, [153]
Callopsis volkensi, [109]
Calluna vulgaris (Heather, Ling) [226], [240]
Campanula (Harebell, Bell Flower), [263–64]
Campion, [273–74]
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (Walking Fern), [219]
Canada, [219]
Canadian yew, [248]
‘Canary Yellow,’ [287]
‘Candidum, Jr.,’ [107]
Candytuft, [252], [267];
Persian, [260]
Cankerworms (See [“Inchworms”])
‘Caperata’ (‘Little Fantasy’), [129]
‘Caprice,’ [286]
Caraway thyme, [274]
Carex elegantissima (Morrowi variegata), [110]
Carissa grandiflora nana compacta (Natal Plum), [110]
Carnations, [266]
Carpet bugle, [260]
‘Carpet of Snow,’ [282]
Caryopteris, [229]
Caryopteris incana (Blue Spirea), [240]
Caryota urens (fishtail palm), [63]
Cassiope lycopodioides, [240]
Catchfly, [273–74]
Cedar, [234];
White, [241]
“Century plant,” miniature, [102]
Cephalocereus senilis (Old Man Cactus), [102]
Ceramics, as plant containers, [39], [41]
Cerastium, [263]
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Leadwort), [265]
Ceropegia, [110]
Chaenomeles (Cydonia) (Japanese Quince, Flowering Quince), [240–41]
Chaenostoma fastigiatum (Little Stars), [111]
Chamaecereus silvestri (Peanut Cactus), [102]
Chamaecyparis, [226]
Chamaecyparis (Retinospora) (False Cypress, White Cedar), [141]
Chamaedaphne calyculata (Leatherleaf), [241]
Chamaedorea elegans bella, [111]
Chamaeranthemum, [111]
‘Chantilly Lace,’ [98–99]
Charcoal:
for house plants, [78];
use in terrariums of, [58–59]
‘Charm,’ [93]
Cheddar pink, [266]
Chenille plant, [103]
‘Cherry Rose,’ [284]
Chidamian, Claude, [159]
Chin Cactus, [104]
‘China Doll,’ [98–99]
China plant, [136]
Chinodoxa (Glory-of-the-Snow), [292]
Chipmunks, [290]
Chlordane, [232]
Chlorophytum bicheti, [111]
Chlorophytums, [90]
Chrismas cheer, [107]
Chrysanthemums, [30];
commercial, and photoperiodism, [23]
‘Cinderella,’ [145]
‘Cinnabar Red,’ [285]
Cissus striata (Miniature Grape Ivy), [111]
Citrus: [113];
dwarf, [63], [68];
evergreen, [117]
Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty), [155], [211], [219–20]
‘Cleopatra,’ [97]
Clerodendrum thomosoniae, [63]
Climbers, [27], [47], [51], [70], [110];
miniature, [18], [49], [111–12], [138], [143]
Clintonia, [220]
Club moss, [224]
‘Coccinea,’ [285]
Colchicum (Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron), [289], [292]
Coleus, [94]
‘Color Carpet,’ [286]
Columbine, [262]
Columnea microphylla, [113]
Columneas, [63]
Common thyme, [274]
Conifers (See [Evergreens])
Conophytum, [103]
Connecticut: [75], [142], [144], [150], [158], [176], [179], [183], [213], [251], [253], [255];
fall planting in, [229];
Redding, [64], [81], [172]
Connecticut Power and Light Company, [35]
Conservatories, planted as gardens, [64]
Containers, gardens in, [38–52], [41], [49], [53–60]
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley), [220]
Coptis trifolia (Goldthread), [220]
‘Coquette,’ [286]
Coral beads, [107]
Coreopsis, [283]
Coreopsis auriculata nana, [265]
Corms, [288];
and fertilizing, [295]
Cornflowers, [283]
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry, Creeping Dogwood), [221]
Corydalis (Fumitory), [265]
Coryphantha vivipara, [103]
Cotoneaster, [177], [233], [241]
Cottage (grass) pink, [266]
Cotton, [63]
Cranesbill (See: [Geranium])
Crassula, [103]
Creepers: [105], [111], [120], [129], [132], [134], [136], [182], [221], [224], [271], [274–75], [286];
in greenhouse, [70];
in indoor garden, [19], [27], [49], [58], [60];
in sink garden, [154]
(See also [Episcias]; [Ivy Vines])
Creeping bluets, [223]
Creeping Charlie, [130]
Creeping Dogwood, [221]
Creeping fig, [27]
(See also: [Ficus])
Creeping phlox, [271]
Creeping thyme, [274]
Crocus, [290], [293]
Crown: division of plant, [90];
of thorns, dwarf (See: [Euphorbia]);
Cactus (See: [Rebutia])
Cryptanthus (Earth Stars), [114]
Cryptbergia meadi, [114]
Cryptogramma crispa (Parsley Fern), [221]
Cryptomeria japonica, [241]
‘Cuinia,’ [294]
‘Cupid,’ [286]
Cushion pink, [273]
Cuttings: [31], [73], [86], [88–89], [140], [198];
in bonsai, [166];
effect of red rays of spectrum on, [30];
hardwood, [235], [243], [250];
leaf, [89];
in propagation of perennials, [258];
rhizome, [89], [208];
root, [89];
softwood, [88], [234–35], [243]
Cyanotis, [114]
Cyclamen, [38], [155], [293–94];
neapolitanum, [152], [294]
Cymbalaria muralis (Kenilworth Ivy), [11], [40–41]
Cypripedium (Lady-slipper, Moccasin Flower), [212], [216], [221]

Daboecia cantabrica (Irish Bell Heather), [242]
Daffodils, Winter, [297–98]
(See also: [Narcissus])
Dahlias, [288]
‘Dainty Spray,’ [96]
Daisy, [263]
Dalibarda repens (Dewdrop, False Violet), [221–22]
“Damp-off,” [256]
Daphne, [243], [260]
Davallias (rabbit’s-foot ferns), [64]
Day-neutral plants, [30], [34]
Delphiniums, [211]
Desert Rose (See: [Trichodiadema densum])
‘Dew Drop,’ [100]
Dewdrop, [221–22]
Dianthus (Pink), [258], [266];
barbatus (sweet William), [10], [266]
Dieffenbachias, [89]
Dionaea muscipula (Venus Fly Trap), [115–16]
Dish gardens: [38–39], [42–45];
commercial, [51–52];
plants for, [93–95], [101], [109–11], [124], [129–32], [134], [239–40], [243], [288];
use of accessories in, [44]
Dogtooth Violet, [222], [288–89]
Dogwood, [213];
Creeping (See: [Cornus canadensis])
‘Dopey,’ [126]
Double pink, [266]
Dracaena godseffiana, [115]
Drosera rotundifolia (Sundew), [115]
Duckweed, [223]
‘Dwarf Bearded Iris,’ [268]
‘Dwarf Compact,’ [286]
Dwarf crown of thorns, [104]
‘Dwarf Globe,’ [285]
‘Dwarf Houghtoni,’ [96]
Dwarf myrtle, [124]
Dyckia, [116]

‘Early Giant,’ [295]
Earth Stars, [114]
Earthworms, [60]
Easter Lily Cactus, [104–5]
Eastern wild ginger, [219]
Ebony sweetheart, [219]
Echeveria, [103]
Echinocereus melanocentrus (Hedgehog Cactus), [103]
Echinopsis (Easter Lily Cactus), [104–5]
Electricity: as source of light for plants, [23–37];
use in greenhouse propagating of, [73], [86]
Elephant bush, [106]
Elephant Ears (See: [Caladium])
‘Elf,’ [126]
Elms, for bonsai, [166]
‘Emerald Ripple,’ [129]
England, [150]
English daisy, [263]
English Ivy, [11], [118–19]
English Royal Horticultural Society, [148]
English yew, [248]
Epigaea repens (Trailing Arbutus), [222]
Epiphyllum, [63]
Epiphytic plants, [44], [53], [62], [92];
on bromeliad tree, [70]
Episcia dianthiflora, [116]
Episcias, [20], [37], [63], [70], [90], [116]
‘Epsilon,’ [126]
Eranthis (Winter Aconite), [290], [294]
Erodium chamaedryoides roseum, [155]
Erythronium (Adder’s-Tongue, Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet), [222], [288–89]
Euonymous (Burning Bush), [243]
Euphorbia, [104]
Evening Primrose, [170]
Evergreens:
coniferous, [165], [234], [246], [249];
ericaceous, [226];
as mulch, [140], [144], [197], [233], [242], [249], [255], [272], [288], [292];
in rock garden, [49], [239];
in sink gardens, [155];
watering of, [231]
Exacum affine, [116]
Exotica II, [11]
Eyelash begonia, [97]

‘Fairyland,’ [126]
‘Fairy Tales,’ [126]
False Cypress, [241]
False Violet, [221–22]
Fan Columbine, [262]
‘Fantasy-Face,’ [286]
Faucaria (Tiger Jaws), [104]
Fawn lily, [222]
Feather hyacinth, [296]
Fenestraria (Baby Toes), [104]
Fern: [51], [54], [58], [66], [131], [133], [155], [212];
Button, [128];
maidenhair, [94], [216];
Mexican tree, [63];
rabbit’s-foot, [64];
staghorn, [70];
use in window gardens of, [20]
(See also; [Asplenium])
Fertilizing:
of greenhouse plants, [72];
of house plants, [79–80];
with liquid manure, [109], [123], [175], [218], [254], [290], [292];
of miniature gardens in containers, [51], [156], [175], [208];
with rose food, [141], [143];
trees and shrubs, [230]
Fiberglas, as mulch, [197]
Ficus (Creeping Fig), [27], [117];
pumila minima, [19], [117]
Fig:
creeping, [27];
dwarf ever-bearing, [68]
(See also: [Ficus])
‘Fireball,’ [284–85]
Firecracker Vine, [122]
Firefern, [124–25]
‘Fireglow,’ [284]
Fish emulsion, as fertilizer, [157], [175]
Fishtail palm, [63]
Fittonias, [117]
Fittonia verschaffelti (Nerve or Mosaic Plant), [117]
Flamingo Flower, [95]
‘Fleurette,’ [126]
Floribundas, [137]
‘Florida Beauty,’ [115]
Floss flower, [282]
Flower and Garden, [27], [61]
Flowering Maple, [93]
Flowering Quince, [240–41]
‘Flute,’ [296]
Forget-Me-Not, [269]
Formal gardens, [48], [64], [138–39], [180]
Fortunella (Kumquat), [117–18]
Fothergilla (Bottle Brush), [243]
Foxglove, Mexican, [94]
‘Francois Cardinaux,’ [93]
Free, Montague, [45]
French thyme, [274]
‘Frosty Morn,’ [297]
Fuchsia magellanica, [118]
Fuchsias, [63], [118];
light requirement of, [75]
Fumitory, [265]
Fungicide, for roses, [143]

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), [294]
Garden Pools, Water-Lilies and Goldfish, [210]
Gardens:
aquatic, [199], [207–10];
in the city, [213];
herb, [48];
Northeastern, [10];
Northern, [106];
Oriental, [48–49];
pests in, [83–85];
Southern, [109]
Gentian, [116];
bottle, [212]
Georgia, [ 219], [223]
Geranium (Cranesbill): [135], [266];
dwarf, [17], [87–88], [127];
miniature, [20];
temperature for greenhouse, [71]
(See also: [Pelargonium hortorum]; [Saxifraga])
German Weismoor, [135]
Germander, [249]
Gesneriads: [20], [28], [63], [71], [96–97], [100], [134–35];
and artificial light intensity, [35], [37];
in Greenwich Village apartment, [23];
grown from seed, [86]
‘The Giant,’ [292]
Ginger, wild, [160], [219]
Ginkgo, in bonsai, [166]
Gladiolus, [294–95]
Glass: gardens in, [53–60];
as plant containers, [39], [100]
‘Glee,’ [294]
Glory bush (Tibouchina semidecandra), [64]
Glory-of-the-Snow, [292]
Gloxinia (Sinningia), [134–35]
‘Gnome,’ [294]
‘Goblin,’ [126]
Golden Easter Lily, [105]
‘Golden Hahni,’ [132]
Golden lace, [106]
‘Golden Ray,’ [283]
Goldfish, [36–37], [205–6]
‘Goldheart,’ [119]
‘Gold Laced,’ [284]
Goldthread, [220]
‘Goliath,’ [262]
Goodyera pubescens (Rattlesnake Plantain), [155], [216], [222–23]
Graf, A. B., [11]
‘Granada,’ [145]
‘Granata,’ [145]
Grape Hyacinth, [295–96]
Grass, in dish gardens, [47]
Greek myrtle, [124]
Greenhouse: [61–73];
author’s, [279];
indoor, [27], [55];
low-cost, [279–80];
miniature, [53];
pests in, [83–85];
plants for, [136];
propagating, [73], [86–90];
rampant, [69];
soil mixture, [71–72];
window, [22], [138]
‘Green Medora,’ [97]
Gro-Lux lamps, [31], [35–36]
Gro-Master propagating box, [86]
Ground cedar, [224]
Ground Ivy, [270]
Ground moss, [271]
Ground pine, [224]
Gymnocalycium mihanovichi (Chin Cactus), [104]
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath), [267]

‘Hahni,’ [131]
‘Halenzy,’ [296]
Harebell, [263–64]
Hawaii, [140]
Haworthia, [104–5]
Hearts entangled, [110]
Heather, [226], [240]
‘Heavenly Blue,’ [285]
Hebe buxifola variegata, [118]
Hedera helix (English Ivy), [11], [118–19]
Hedgehog Cactus, [103]
Hedges, in dish gardens, [46]
‘Heidi,’ [286]
‘Helen Chapman,’ [284]
‘Helen Fowler,’ [209]
Helxine soleiroli (Baby’s Tears), [120–21]
Hemlock, [166], [249]
Henri, [124]
Hepatica (Liverleaf), [155], [223]
‘Hidcate Blue,’ [269]
Hilfoil, [259]
Himalayas, [271]
Holly, [166], [244]
Home decorating, and artificially lighted plants, [24–25]
Hoop-skirt daffodil, [296]
Hormone rooting preparations, [88–89], [234–36]
Hortus Second, [11]
House plants: [72], [74–136], [282];
collecting, [18];
culture of, described, [92–136];
humidity for, [76–77];
insects and disease and, [83–85];
propagating of, [84], [86–90];
repotting of, [79–80];
temperatures for, [75–76];
unusual, [91];
watering of, [80–82]
Houstonia (Bluets, Quaker Lady), [223]
Hoya bella (Wax Plant), [120]
Humidity: gauge, [76];
for house plants, [76–77];
relative, [76]
Hyacinthus, [295]
Hybrids: [12];
fuchsia, [63];
man-made, [11];
Weismoor, [160–61]

Iberis (Perennial Candytuft), [252], [267]
‘Igloo,’ [285]
Ilex crenata helleri (Holly), [166], [244]
‘Imp,’ [126]
Impatiens, [19]
Impatiens repens, [120]
‘Imperial White Dwarf,’ [282]
‘Impresario,’ [294]
Inchworm plant, [105]
“Inchworms,” [158], [232]
Indian head, [106]
‘Insignis Blue,’ [284]
Institute de Biologia, [114]
Internodes, long, [75]
Ionopsidium acaule, [155]
Iris: [267–68];
bulbous, [267];
rhizomatous, [267], [288–89]
Irish Bell Heather, [242]
‘Isabellina,’ [285]
‘It,’ [100]
‘Itsy Bitsy,’ [119]
‘Ivalace,’ [119]
Ivy: [41], [194];
in bonsai, [166];
English (See: [Hedera helix]);
grape, [11], [111];
Kenilworth (See: [Cymbalaria muralis]);
poison, [213]

Jack-in-the-pulpit, [211], [219]
Japanese beetles, [137], [232]
Japanese Quince, [240–41]
Japanese yew, [248]
Jasmine, [63]
(See also: [Stephanotis floribunda])
Jelly beans, [107]
‘Jetage,’ [296]
Jewel plant, [107]
‘Jo Ann Pring,’ [209]
Johnny-jump-up, [276]
Joseph’s Coat, [94–95]
Joshua tree, little, [49], [107]
‘Jubilee,’ [119]
‘Jubilee Gem,’ [283]
Julius Roehrs Company, [13]
Juniper, [139], [177], [226], [245];
Sargent’s, [160]
(See also: [Juniperus])
Juniperus: [244–45];
communis, [139], [245];
procumbens nana, [226], [245]

Kalanchoe, [105]
Karathane, [232]
‘Kathy Diane,’ [98]
Kenilworth Ivy, [11], [40–41]
‘Kleiner Liebling’ (‘Little Darling’), [126]
Kleinia, [105]
Koellikeria erinoides, [120]
Korean snowballs, [250]
Kumquat, [117–18]

Lady-slipper (See: [Cypripedium])
Landscape, gardens in the, [177–82]
Lantana camara, [120]
Laurel, mountain, [160]
Lavandula officinalis (Lavender), [177], [252], [258], [269];
dwarf, [138], [259]
Lavender (See: [Lavandula officinalis])
Layering: [89–90], [166–67], [235–36], [259];
air, [89], [166–67], [236];
ground, [90], [166–67], [235–36], [259]
Leadwort, [265]
Leatherleaf, [241]
Leiophyllum buxifolium, [226]
Lemna minor (Duckweed), [223]
Lemon thyme, [274]
Leucojum (Snowflake), [295]
Leuconeura massageana, [123]
Levittown, [23], [27]
Light bulbs:
distance from plants of, [32–33];
fluorescent, [27], [31], [55];
incandescent, [27], [31]
Lilac, [229]
‘Lilac Lady,’ [283]
Lilliputs, [268]
Lily of the Valley, [220]
Lime (citrus), [113]
Lime: [156], [208], [260], [289];
horticultural, [78], [230];
and humusy soil, [94], [218], [254]
Ling, [226], [240]
‘Little Beauty,’ [93], [297]
‘Little Darling,’ [126]
‘Little Egypt,’ [294]
‘Little Fantasy,’ [129]
‘Little Fawn,’ [294]
‘Little Gem,’ [96], [249], [267], [282]
‘Little Joe,’ [266]
Little Joshua tree, [107]
‘Little Princess,’ [148]
‘Little Rascal,’ [108]
‘Little Red Star,’ [294]
‘Little Snow Man,’ [283]
‘Little Spice,’ [294]
Little Stars, [111]
‘Little Sweethearts,’ [286]
Liverleaf, [155], [223]
Lobelia, [138]
Lobivia aurea (Golden Easter Lily), [105]
London pride, [273]
Long Island, [279]
Long-night plants, [30–31]
‘Lorraine Closson,’ [100]
‘Louise Closson,’ [100]
‘Lucille Closson,’ [100]
‘Lucy Closson,’ [100]
Lycopodium (Club Moss), [224]

Madwort (See: [Alyssum])
‘Magic Carpet,’ [132]
Maidenhair spleenwort, [219]
Maiden pink, [266]
Maine, [261]
Malpighia coccigera (Miniature Holly), [122]
Mammillaria (Pincushion Cactus), [105]
‘Mamorata’ (‘Silver Heart’), [129]
Mandarin orange, [113]
Manettia bicolor (Firecracker Vine), [122]
Manitoba, [103]
Mantha requieni, [63]
‘Maphil’ (‘Cleopatra’), [97]
Maple:
in bonsai, [164], [166];
flowering, [93]
Maranta, [53], [109], [122–23]
(See also: [Calathea])
Marigolds, [283–84]
‘Maroon Beauty,’ [132]
Marumi kumquat, [117]
Maryland, [223];
Beltsville, artificial light experiments, [23]
‘Masterpiece,’ [93]
May Apple, [225]
Meadow Saffron, [289], [292]
‘Medora,’ [97]
Medusa’s head, [104]
Merry Gardens, [13]
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, [102]
Mexican Foxglove, [94]
Mexican snowball, [103]
Mexican tree fern, [63]
Mexico, [114]
Mice, [290]
‘Midget,’ [98]
‘Midget Blue,’ [282]
‘Midget Double,’ [266]
Mildew, [142]
‘Milky-White,’ [296]
Mimosa, [63]
“Ming urn,” [54]
‘Miniata,’ [93]
‘Miniature Magic Carpet,’ [286]
‘Minicycla,’ [296]
Mint, Corsican (Mantha requieni), [63]
‘Minx,’ [126]
‘Mischief,’ [126]
‘Misera,’ [93]
‘Miss Marveen,’ [108]
Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry), [53], [224]
Mitella (Bishop’s Cap), [224–25]
Mites, [37], [232]
Moccasin Flower (See: [Cypripedium])
‘Mon Petit,’ [148]
‘Mon Petite,’ [148]
Monstera, cut-leaf, [17]
Montreal Botanical Gardens, [120]
‘Moonlight,’ [259]
‘Morgan’s Pink,’ [103]
Morning glories, [24], [37]
Morrowi variegata, [110]
Mosaic Plant, [117]
Moss: [86–87], [155–56], [171–72], [208], [213];
Club (See: [Lycopodium]);
Michigan peat, [78];
sheet, [155];
Spanish, [70];
use in terrariums of, [58–59]
(See also [Sphagnum moss])
Moss campion, [273]
Mother-of-thyme, [274]
Mottled wild ginger, [219]
Mountain laurel, [46]
Mountain pink, [271]
‘Mrs. Arno Nehrling,’ [108]
Mulching, [140], [144], [197], [233], [242], [249], [255], [272], [288], [293]
Munstead lavendar, [269]
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth), [295–96]
Mutations, [11–12], [234]
Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not), [269]
Myrsine africana (African Boxwood), [124]
Myrtus communis (Greek Myrtle), [124]

Nagami kumquat, [118]
Narcissus (Daffodil): [17], [63], [288], [296–97];
fertilizing, [297];
miniature, [155];
trumpet, [152], [297]
Nasturtiums, [284]
Natal Plum, [110]
‘Needlepoint,’ [119]
Nemophila (baby blue eyes), [284]
Nepeta hederacea (glechoma) (Ground Ivy), [270]
Nerve Plant, [117]
‘New Dwarf Compact,’ [285]
New England, [260]
New York City, [211], [213]
Nicotine sulfate, [232]
Night-neutral plants, [30], [34]
Notocactus (Ball Cactus), [106]
Nymphaea (Pygmy Water Lily), [209]

Oak, [230]
Oenothera (Evening Primrose, Sundrop), [270]
Offsets, [135];
in propagating, [90]
Old lady, [106]
Old Man Cactus, [102]
Oleander, [63]
Olive, [63]
Oncidium pusillum, [12]
Opuntia, [106]
Orchids: [10];
for bromeliad tree, [70];
cattleya, [17];
and electric lighting, [24], [37];
miniature (dwarf), [11], [17], [44], [53], [63];
in New York, [23];
potting material for (See [Osmunda fiber])
‘Oriental Music,’ [98]
Osmanthus fragrans, [63]
Osmunda fiber, [44], [45], [70], [81], [92]
Otaheite orange, [113]
Overpotting, [79–80]
Oxalis, [63], [124–25]

Pachysandra, [212]
Pacific Northwest, plants shipped from, [91]
Painted lady, [103]
Panda plant, [105]
‘Pansy,’ [100]
Pansy, [245];
hybrid, [46]
Parochetus communis (Shamrock Pea, Blue Oxalis), [125]
Parodia, [106]
Partridgeberry, [53], [224]
Parsley Fern, [221]
Pasque flower, [261]
Passiflora coccinea, [63]
‘Patens Major,’ [93]
Patient Lucy, [120]
‘Patricia,’ [209]
‘Patty Lou,’ [148]
‘Peach Blossom,’ [93], [287]
‘Peachblossom,’ [296]
‘Peacock,’ [100]
Peanut, [63]
Peanut Cactus, [102]
Peat: [86], [93], [140], [143], [196], [218], [230], [233], [254], [256], [258], [279], [281];
Michigan, [218];
moss, [115];
orchid, [136]
Pelargonium hortorum (Geranium), [126–28]
Pellaea rotundifolia (Button Fern), [128]
Pellionia, [128]
Pelonex, [78], [86], [233]
Penwiper plant, [105]
Peperomia, [19–20], [58], [89], [128–29]
Perennials: [197], [209], [218];
dwarf, [10], [132–33], [138], [251–76], [286];
effectiveness in rock gardens of, [189]
‘Periwinkle,’ [294]
‘Perky,’ [126]
‘Perle d’Alcanada’ (‘Perle d’Alconada’), [148]
Perlite, [47], [73], [77–78], [81];
in propagating, [86], [233]
Permanganate of potash, [206]
‘Persian Brocade,’ [98]
Persian Candytuft, [260]
Pests and house plants, [85]
‘Petite Gold,’ [284]
‘Petite Harmony,’ [284]
‘Petite Orange,’ [284]
‘Petite Purple,’ [283]
‘Petite Yellow,’ [284]
Petunias, [278], [284–85];
bedding, [187]
Philadelphia, [118]
Philodendron, [63]
Phlox, [270–71], [285]
Photochrome, [24]
Photoperiodism, principle of, [23], [30]
Photosynthesis, [30]
Picea abies (Spruce), [246]
‘Pied Piper,’ [96]
Pilea, [129–31]
Pincushion Cactus, [105]
Pine: [212], [226], [230];
“duff,” [196];
mugho, [177], [231], [234]
‘Pink,’ [285]
‘Pink Charm,’ [262]
‘Pink Heather,’ [282]
‘Pinkie Dots,’ [294]
‘Pink Radiance,’ [108]
‘Pint Size,’ [294]
Pinus (Pine), [246]
(See also [Pine])
Pipsissewa, [155], [216]
Pitcher plant, [63]
‘Pixie,’ [129], [266]
‘Pixie Gold,’ [148]
“Plant rooms,” in contemporary homes, [64]
Plant sources, [58]
Plumbago, [252]
Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple), [225]
Poinsettias, [30], [104]
Poison ivy, [213]
‘Polaris,’ [126]
‘Pollyanna,’ [286]
Polyscias (Aralia) fruticosa, [131];
‘Elegans,’ [131];
‘Parsley,’ [131]
Polystichum tsus-simense, [131]
Pomegranate, tree, [68]
Ponderosa lemon, [113]
Pools, miniature: [66], [199–206], [223–24];
charcoal as purifier of, [210];
oxygenating plants for, [209]
‘Poppet,’ [297]
Poppy, miniature, [178]
Portulaca, [285–86]
Portulacaria afra variegata (Rainbow Bush), [106]
Powder puff, [106]
Prayer plant, [122]
‘Pride,’ [126–27]
‘Primrose Pygmy,’ [284]
Primroses (See: [Primula])
Primula (Primrose), [38], [256], [271–72]
‘Prince Valiant,’ [126]
Propagating: [197–98], [233–36];
of cacti and succulents, [101];
greenhouse, [73], [197];
with the Gro-Master, [86];
of house plants, [84], [86–90], [92];
miniature roses, [144–45];
of woodland plants, [217–18]
Pruning: [82], [231];
of dish gardens, [43];
miniature roses, [141], [143];
of sink gardens, [157–58]
‘Purity,’ [267]
Pussy ears, [114]
Pussy-Toes, [261]
“Pygmies,” [284]
‘Pygmy,’ [127]
Pygmy Water Lily, [209]

Quaker Lady, [223]

Rabbit tracks, [122]
Rabbit’s-foot ferns, [64]
Rainbow Bush, [106]
‘Raspberry Parfait,’ [99]
Rattlesnake plantain (See: [Goodyera pubescens])
Rebutia (Crown Cactus), [106]
‘Red Berry,’ [100]
‘Red Button,’ [294]
‘Red Dot,’ [294]
‘Red Foundling,’ [286]
‘Red Imp,’ [148]
‘Red Tweedle,’ [294]
Resurrection plant, [134]
Rex begonias, [89];
miniature, [99–101]
Rhizomatous begonias, [89], [95], [97–99]
Rhizomes, [89], [97], [208]
Rhododendron, [246]
(See also [Azalea])
‘Robin Hood,’ [126–27]
Rock, as an accessory in gardens, [45], [47], [57], [66], [172], [177]
(See also [Rock gardens])
Rock Aster, [262]
Rock cress, [262]
Rock gardens: [183–98];
alpine and rock plants in, [187–98];
in containers, [49];
designs for, [184–87];
plants for, [119], [126], [187–91], [219–26], [239–50], [259–76], [282–83], [286], [288], [292–95], [297–98]
Rockfoil (See: [Saxifraga])
Roots: cuttings from, [89];
division of, [90];
as plant holders, [45];
rotting of, [42], [81]
‘Rosa Oakington Ruby,’ [148]
Rosary vine, [110]
‘Rosata,’ [148]
‘Rosea,’ [286]
Rose gardens, [138–39], [227]
‘Rose Gem,’ [283], [287]
Roses: [137–49], [211], [226];
climbing, [139];
growing, under artificial light, [138];
rambler, [139];
in sink gardens, [138];
tea, [137], [139];
tree, [139], [143–44]
‘Rosie O’Day,’ [282]
‘Rosy Dawn,’ [126]
‘Rosy Morn,’ [285]
‘Rouletti,’ [148]
‘Royal Carpet,’ [282]
‘Royal Purple,’ [209]
‘Ruffles,’ [126]
Runners, in self-propagating, [90]
Running pine, [224]
‘Rusty Red,’ [284]

Sakrete, [47], [49]
‘Salmon,’ [286]
‘Salmon Comet,’ [126–27]
‘Salmon Gem,’ [285]
Sand:
builders’, [78], [195];
dollar, [102];
sharp, [86], [195], [198], [233], [255–56]
Sandhill phlox, [271]
Sand phlox, [270]
Sansevieria (Snake Plant), [131–32]
Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box), [132]
‘Saturn,’ [126]
Saxifraga (Rockfoil): [272–73];
sarmentosa (Strawberry Begonia, Geranium), [90], [132–33], [273];
seedlings, [188]
Scale, treating, [232]
‘Scarlet Gem,’ [148], [287]
Schizocentron (Heeria, Heterocentron) elegans (Spanish Shawl), [132]
Schulz, Peggie, [13];
garden sold by, [87]
Sciadopitys verticillata (Umbrella Pine), [247]
Scotch moss, [134]
Sea campion, [274]
‘Sea Gull,’ [108]
Sedum, [107]
Seedlings:
blue rays of spectrum and, [30];
in bonsai, [167];
repotting of, [79], [281];
woodland, [218]
Seeds: [84], [86];
and bonsai, [167];
effect of red rays of spectrum on, [30];
house plants from, [86–87];
woodland, [218]
Selaginella, [58], [66]
Selaginella, [133–34]
Semperflorens (“wax”) begonias, [73], [95–96]
Sempervivums, [177], [187], [252]
Serissa foetida (japonica), [134]
Shading, artificial, [70–71], [73]
Shamrock Pea, [125]
Sheet moss, [47]
‘Shell,’ [119]
Shining club moss, [224]
‘Shippy’s Garland,’ [63]
Short-night plants, [30–31]
‘Shrew,’ [296]
Shrubs: [101], [181], [212], [226–50];
in bonsai, [169], [173];
“cut-back,” [231];
“die-back,” [231];
tropical, [93]
Silene (Campion, Catchfly), [273–74]
‘Silver Beauty,’ [260]
‘Silver Hahni,’ [132]
‘Silver Heart,’ [129]
‘Silver Jewel,’ [99]
‘Silver Panamiga,’ [131]
‘Silver Star,’ [114]
‘Silver Tree,’ [131]
‘Sinbad,’ [286]
Sink gardens, [138], [150–58], [288]
Sinningia, [134–35]
Sinningia pusilla, [10], [40], [134–35]
“Slips” (See [Cuttings])
Slugs, [60], [117], [272]
‘Small Fortune,’ [128]
Snake Plant, [131–32]
Snapdragons, [286]
‘Sneezy,’ [128], [297]
‘Snowball,’ [285]
Snowball, [226], [229], [249]
‘Snowdrop,’ [96]
Snowdrop, [294]
‘Snowflake,’ [267]
Snowflake, [295]
Snow in summer, [263]
‘Snow-White,’ [128], [286]
Soil: [60], [74], [230];
in greenhouses, [71–72], [92];
humusy, [92], [214–16];
mixture for miniature gardens, [50], [59], [77–79], [85–86], [92], [140], [142], [170];
prepared, [78];
“sour,” [59]
South, winter planting in, [229]
Spanish Shawl, [132]
‘Sparkle,’ [128]
‘Spaulding,’ [97–98]
Speedwell, [275]
Sphagnum moss, [44–45], [86], [89], [92], [115–16], [133], [217], [236]
Spiraea (Spirea), [247–48]
Spleenwort, [219]
Spring beauty (See: [Claytonia virginica])
‘Spring Charm,’ [262]
Spring snowflake, [295]
‘Sprite,’ [128]
Spruce, [226], [246]
Squirrel corn, [155]
Squirrels, [290]
Star Cactus, [102]
Starch, in plant growth, [30]
Stephanotis floribunda, [63]
Sternbergia lutea (Winter Daffodil), [297–98]
Stilt-roots, [63]
Stolon, [90], [132], [222], [262], [268]
Stone-Cress, [260]
Strawberry Begonia (See: [Saxifraga])
Streptocarpus, [135]
Streptocarpus, [20]
String of hearts, [110]
Succulents: [49], [51], [64–65], [78], [81], [107–36];
containers for, [42–43];
garden of, [68];
propagating of, [73], [89]
Suckers, [95], [116], [231], [240]
Sugar, in plant growth, [30]
Sulfur, [239], [255];
dusting, for roses, [143], [232]
Summer snowflake, [295]
‘Sunbeam,’ [149]
Sun cup, [106]
Sundew, [115]
Sundrop, [270]
Superphosphate (bone meal), [140], [143], [156–57], [175], [254], [289–90]
Sweat plant, [134]
Sweet Box, [132]
‘Sweet Fairy,’ [149]
Sweet Peas, [286]
Sweet William (See: [Dianthus])
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., [31]

Tangerine (Mandarin orange), [113]
Tassel hyacinth, [296]
Taxus (Yew), [248]
‘Tear Drop,’ [119]
Teddy-bear plant, [114]
‘Telecurl,’ [119]
Temperatures:
for house plants, [75–76], [92];
for miniature bulbs, [291–92];
of plants in terrariums, [59]
Tennis ball, [241]
Terrariums: [53–54], [65];
cider jug as, [54–57];
commercial, [65];
cultural compatability in, [58];
plants for, [93–95], [97], [100], [101], [109–11], [115–17], [124], [128], [131], [134], [219], [221], [223–24]
Teucrium chamaedrys (Germander), [249]
Texas, [103]
Thomas, G. L., Jr., [205], [210]
‘Thousand Beauties,’ [96]
Three Springs Fisheries, [205]
Thuja (Arborvitae), [249]
‘Thumbelina,’ [149]
Thyme, [187], [252];
lemon, [194], [274]
(See also: [Thymus])
Thymus (Thyme), [187], [252], [274–75]
Tibouchina semidecandra, [64]
Tiger Jaws, [104]
‘Tiger Star,’ [283]
Tillandsia, [136]
‘Tiny Rubies,’ [266]
‘Tiny Tim,’ [128]
Titanopsis, [107]
Tom Thumb Cactus, [106]
‘Tom Thumb’: [105], [286], [294];
‘Double Flowered Dwarf,’ [283];
‘Pure White,’ [283];
‘Purple,’ [283];
‘Rose,’ [283];
‘Scarlet,’ [283];
‘Shell Pink,’ [283]
Tradescantia (Spiderwort, Inch Plant, Wandering Jew), [114], [136]
Trailing Arbutus, [222]
Transplanting “shock,” [50], [80], [166], [175], [281]
Trees: [226–50];
in bonsai, [164–76];
deciduous, [75], [165], [170], [216];
miniature fruit, [68–69], [227];
roots as plant holders, [45]
Trichodiadema densum (Desert Rose), [107]
Trillium, [160], [211]
Tropical gardens, [49], [62–65], [109], [115];
“jungle,” [26–27]
Tropical Gardens, [13]
Tropical Paradise Greenhouse, [98]
Trough gardens (See [Sink gardens])
Trout Lily, [222], [288–89]
Tsuga canadensis (Hemlock), [166], [249]
‘Tubergeni,’ [294]
Tubers, [288]
Tufa rock, [171], [189];
as plant-holder, [44], [57]
Tulipa (Tulip), [288], [290], [298]
‘Twilight,’ [109]
‘Twinkle,’ [10], [128], [285]

Umbrella flower, [110]
Umbrella Pine, [247]
U. S. Department of Agriculture, [31]

‘Variegated Kleiner Liebling,’ [128]
Vaughn, [281]
Venus Fly Trap, [115–16]
Verbena, [122], [286]
Vermiculite: [77], [78], [81], [93];
in indoor bonsai, [161];
in indoor greenhouse, [22], [27];
in propagating, [86], [233]
Veronica (Speedwell), [275]
Viburnum (Snowball, European Cranberry Bush), [226], [229], [249]
Vigoro, [116]
Vine, [63];
rosary, [110]
(See also: [Cissus striata]; [Clerodendrum thomosoniae]; [Passiflora coccinea]; [Manettia bicolor])
Viola (Viola, Violet): [276];
African, [20], [25], [51], [63], [90], [93]
‘Violacea Semi-Plena,’ [93]
‘Violet King,’ [283]
‘Violet Queen,’ [283]
Violets (See: [Viola])
‘Virbob,’ [98]
Virginia, [290]

Walking Fern, [219]
Wall gardens: [183–89], [191–98];
design of, [184–89];
planting and care of, [193–97]
Wandering Jew (See: [Tradescantia])
Wardian case, [53], [55], [77]
Watering of plants: [80–82], [91], [101], [156], [230];
excess, [42], [50], [59–60], [80–81], [180];
importance of drainage in, [190], [229–30];
with manure water, [60], [80], [109], [123];
in propagating, [86];
in terrariums, [59–60]
Water lilies, [205];
miniature, [202], [207–9]
Watermelon pilea, [130]
Water ‘N’ Watch garden, [87]
Water plants, [207–10];
floating, [209]
Wax Plant, [120]
‘Wayside’s Garnet,’ [149]
‘Wee Bee,’ [297]
‘Wee Red,’ [294]
‘Wee Willie’ (‘Sweet William’), [266]
‘Wendlinger,’ [109]
Westchester, [23]
Westcott, Cynthia, [232]
Western wild ginger, [219]
West Indies, [122]
‘Whirlybird,’ [294]
White Cedar, [241]
White Forsythia, [236]
‘White Gem,’ [287]
‘White Gossamer,’ [114]
White pygmy, [209]
‘White Velvet,’ [114]
Wilder, Louise Beebe, [197]
Wild-flower, mail order houses, [153]
Wild ginger, [160], [219]
Wild pink, [273]
Wild sweet William, [271]
Williamsburg, [48], [155]
Willow, [166]
Windex bottle, for misting plants, [77], [82]
Windflower, [261]
Window boxes, [20];
plants for, [109], [286]
Window gardens, [18–22], [97], [117]
‘Winkie,’ [96]
Winter Aconite, [290], [294]
‘Winter Jewel,’ [96]
Woodbine, [111–12], [212]
Woodland gardens, [211–25]
Woolly thyme, [274]

Yarrow, [259]
‘Yellow Miniature,’ [149]
Yellow pygmy, [209]
Yew, [248]
‘Yindee,’ [296]

Zinnias, [286–87]

Transcriber’s Notes:
1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected silently.
2. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have been retained as in the original.