All about miniature plants and gardens indoors and out - Bernice Brilmayer

‘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]