The Busy Woman's Garden Book - Ida D. Bennett

Aconite, Winter, [285]
Ageratums, [313]
Altheas, [302]–[304]
Anise, [206]
Anterrhinums, tall, [268]
Aralia Spinosa or Hercules Club, [294]
Arctotis Grandis, [264]–[267]
Argemone, [265]
Arsenate of Lead, [211]
Arsenate of Zinc, [211]
Artichokes, [186]–[187];
Jerusalem, [188]–[189]
Asparagus, starting of bed of, [80];
fertilizing, [80]–[81]–[82];
setting of roots, [81];
when to set, [81];
to avoid self-sowing of, [82];
variety to plant, [83];
young plants, [84];
when to cut, [84];
to keep down weeds, [84];
spraying, [214];
to can, [244]–[245]
Asparagus Sprengeri, [313]
Aspidistras, [322]
Aster, [269]–[270]
Balm, [205]
Basil, [206]
Beans, [127]–[128];
how to plant, [124];
varieties, [125];
Lima beans, [126], [128];
when to plant, [122];
how to sow, [39];
varieties, [123], [129];
to spray, [214]–[215];
to can, [245]–[246]
Beans Anthracnose, [214]
Bean Beetle, [215]
Bean Weevil, [215]
Beets, [86]–[88]–[89]–[90];
how to sow, [39];
soil for, [87];
depth to plant, [87];
to grow, [89];
beet leaf spot, [215];
when to dry, [22];
to store, [228];
to can, [245]
Beet Leaf Spot, [215]
Beetle, Colorado, [218]
Beetle, Flea, [215]–[218]
Bene, [206]
Blight, [217];
celery blight, [216]
Borage, [206]
Bordeaux, Arsenate of Lead, [213]
Bordeaux Mixture, [212]–[214]
Broccoli, [189]
Brussels Sprouts, [190]
Buddleya—a plant, [295]
Bug Death, [211]
Bulbs, Fall, planting, [282]–[283]–[284]–[285]–[286]–[287]–[288];
soil for, [284]–[285]
Burning Bush, or Euonymus, [295]
Cabbage, [129];
transplanting, [130];
cultivating, [131];
enemies of, [131], [132]–[133];
varieties, [134];
to protect from maggots, [169]–[170];
to spray, [215];
to store, [229]
Cabbage, Chinese, [92]–[93]
Cabbage root maggot, [216]
Cabbage worm, [216]
Candidum, [279]–[280]
Candytuft, [268]–[271], [313], [326]
Canning, [232]–[233]–[234];
types of outfits for, [235]–[236];
Cold Pack, [237], [238], [239], [240], [241], [242], [243]
Cannas, [324]–[326]
Caraway seeds, [202], [203]–[207]
Carnations, [315]–[319]
Cardinal Climber, [323]
Catnip, [205]
Cauliflower, [134]–[135]–[137];
varieties, [136];
enemies of, [137];
to protect from maggots, [169]–[170];
to spray, [215];
to can, [246];
to store, [229]–[230]
Celery, to store, [230];
blight, [216]
Celeriac, [191]–[192]
Chamomile, [207]
Cherville, [192]
Chicory, [190]–[191]
Cinnerarias, [309]–[315]–[318]
Citron, [173]
Clarodendrum, [321]
Cleomes, [324]
Cleom Pungens, [268]
Collards, [192]
Columbine, [275]
Coriander, [202]–[203]–[207]
Corn, [138], [144];
soil required, [139];
methods of planting, [139]–[140];
varieties, [141];
fertilizing of, [141]–[142];
transplanting of, [143];
to can, [246]–[247]–[248];
to dry, [254]–[255]
Corn salad, [193]
Cosmos, [324]
Cress, [193]–[194]
Crocus, [282]–[285]–[286]
Cold frames, construction, [28]–[29];
location, [28];
soil, [29];
frameless beds, [30]
Cucumbers, when and how to plant, [171];
enemies of, [171]–[172];
varieties of, [172], [148], [144]–[145]–[146]–[147], [216]
Cultivation, [42]–[45]
Cumin, [207]
Cyclamen, [309]–[315]
Daffodils, [282]
Dahlias, [263]
Daisies, English, [268]–[274]–[291]
Dandelion, [194]
Delphiniums, [277]–[279]
Deutzia, [300]
Deutzia, Pride of Rochester, [292]–[299]–[302]
Dill, [203]–[207]
Eggplant, [149];
to start, [148];
enemies of, [148]–[149];
varieties, [150]–[151]
Endive, starting of [93];
transplanting, [93]–[94];
use of, [94];
to blanch, [94];
varieties, [95]
Euonymus, or Burning Bush, [295]
Emulsion, Kerosene, [213]
Feverfew, [275]–[276]
Flats, florist's, [33];
size, [33];
cover, [34];
drainage, [34]
Forsythias, [300]–[302]
Garden, location, [2]–[3]–[4];
size, [9];
ploughing, [4]–[5];
cultivating, [5];
harrowing, [5]–[6];
intensive, [43];
Fall work, [256];
Winter treatment, [257]–[258]
Garden, Annual Flower, [261]–[262]–[263]–[264]–[265]–[266]–[267]–[268]–[269]–[270]–[271]–[272]
Garden, Hardy Flowers, [273]–[274]–[275]–[276]–[277]–[278]–[279]–[280]–[281]
Garden for Shut-Ins, [308]–[309]–[310]–[311]–[312]–[313]–[314]–[315]–[316]–[317]
Garden, Window Space, [318]–[319]–[320]–[321]–[322]–[323]–[324]
Garden, Roof, [324]–[325]–[326]–[327]
Garlic, [195]–[196]
Geraniums, [309]–[315]–318
Gladioliis, [263]
Heliotrope, 319
Herbs, their uses, [202]–[203];
location of bed of, [203]–[204];
treatment of, [204];
Perennial, [205]–[206];
Annual, [207]
Hollyhocks, [279]
Horehound, [205]
Hot Beds, their need, [12];
cost of, [13];
location, [14];
construction, [15]–[17], [18]–[19];
size and depth, [15];
other uses, [15];
temporary bed, [16];
heating of, [20];
soil, [21];
temperature, [21]
Hyacinths, [282]–[284]–[285]
Hydrangea Arborescens, [290]–[299]–[302]–[304], [291]
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, [299]–[302]
Impatiens, [322]
Ixias, [285]
Japanese Morning Glory, [323]
Japanese Rose Bush, [313]
Kale, or Borecole, [196]–[197]
Kohl-Rabi, [197]–[198]
Lavender, [205]
Leeks, [198]
Lettuce, [86];
how to plant, [43]–[96];
varieties, [96]–[97]–[98];
Romaine, [97]
Lilacs, [293]–[304]–[305]–[306]
Lobelias, blue, [268]–[313]
Lychnis, [275]–[276]
Manettia vine, [313]–[321]
Marigold, [268]
Martynia, [199]
Melons, Musk, [173]–[174]–[175]–[176]
Melons, Water, [177]
Mildew, [217]
Mint, [205]
Morning Glories, [268]
Narcissi, [282]–[285]
Nasturtium, [268]–[313]
Nicotianas, [264]–[266];
Sylvestris, [269]
Okra, [152]–[153];
to can, [248]–[249]
Onions, [98]–[99]–[100]–[103];
onion sets, [100];
New Onion Culture, [101];
destroying lice on, [102];
to dig, [104];
to spray, [217];
storage of winter onions, [226]
Paris Green, [211]
Parsley, [106]–[107];
use of, [105];
sowing, [105];
varieties, [108]
Parsnips, [109]–[110];
to store, [230]
Peas, [86]–[110]–[111]–[112]–[113]–[116]–[117];
to hasten germination, [40];
varieties, [113]–[114];
enemies of, [114]–[115];
to can, [249]
Pelargoniums, [319]
Pennyroyal, [205]
Peppermint, [205]
Peppers, to start, [153];
their care, [154];
varieties, [154], [155]–[156]
Petunias, [313]
Phlox Drummondi, [268]–[313]
Phlox, Hardy, [301]
Physostegias, [275]–[276]
Pimpinella, [207]
Plants, [31];
potting off, [32];
hardening of after transplanting, [48];
watering, [48]
Planting, distance apart, [7];
order of, [8];
arrangement, [8];
Table for, [10]–[11];
planting lines, [49];
weather for, [49]
Plant Enemies, [208]–[209];
destroying, [209]–[210];
Preventatives, [211]–[212]–[213]–[214]–[217]–[218]–[219]
Plumosus, Nanna, [321]
Pollyanthus, [291]
Poppies, Oriental, [301]
Potatoes, [225];
storing, [223];
bin for, [224]
Potatoes, sweet, [184]–[185];
for storing, [226]
Primroses, [309]–[315]
Prince Feather, [265]
Pyrox, [212]
Radishes, [86]–[118]–[119];
how to sow, [39]–[42];
to protect from maggots, [169]–[170]
Riccinus, [264], [268], [324]
Rosemary, [205]
Rudbeckias, [301]
Rue, [205]
Rhus typhina laciniata, [293]–[294]
Sage, [206]
Sage, scarlet, [268]
Salsify, [3];
to store, [231]
Salvias, [271]
Sand box, size, [31];
location and use for plants, [31];
location for vegetables, [32]
Scab, [218]
Scabiosas, [268]
Scillas, [282]–[285]
Schizanthus, [271]
Seed—In Hot Beds: sowing, [22];
separating, [22];
arrangement, [22]–[23]–[25];
labelling, [23];
germination, [23];
watering, [24];
care of young seedlings, [26]
Seeds—In Flats: Sowing, [34];
covering, [34];
labelling, [35];
care after planting, [35];
planting in open ground, [36];
condition of ground, [36];
when to plant, [37];
seed drilling, [37];
rapid seed dropping, [38];
treatment of different sizes, [39];
buying, [40];
testing, [41];
table for quantity of, [200]–[201];
saving, [258]–[259]
Shrubbery, [292]–[293]–[294]–[295]–[296]–[300]–[304]–305–[306]–[307];
selection of, [289]–[290]–[291]–[301]–[302]–[303];
succession of bloom for, [297]–[298]–[299]–[300]
Slug Shot, [212]
Soil, [2]–[3];
treatment after sowing, [38];
fertilizing, [49]–[66]–[67]–[68]–[75]–[78]–[80];
fertility, [65];
humus or leaf mold, [65]–[66]–[76];
to restore humus to, [66]–[67], [68];
to test for sourness, [70]–[71];
to sweeten, [71];
chemical elements necessary for growth in, [72]–[73]–[74];
analysis of, [73]
Soup, [251]–[252];
vegetable, [252]–[253]
Spinach, [120]–[121]
Spiræa Anthony Waterer, [291];
Van Hutti, [296]–[299]–[300], [302], [304];
Ulmaria, [274];
Fillipendula, [275]
Sprengari, [322]
Squash, [178]–[180];
starting of, [179];
transplanting, [180];
varieties of, [151];
squash bug, [217];
to store, [227];
to can, [250]
Squash, English Marrow, [163]–[164], [165]
Squash, summer, [183]–[184];
varieties, [182];
to can, [250]
Stocks, [268]
Storage, [222]–[223];
what to store, [220];
kind of room for, [221]
Sultanas, [268]
Summer Savory, [202]–[206]
Sweet Alyssum, [268]
Sweet Fennel, [203]–[205]
Sweet Marjoram, [206]
Sweet Peas, [268]
Swiss Chard, [91];
use for greens, dressing, [91];
varieties, [92]
Symphoricarpus, [291]–[292]
Tagetes, [207]
Tansy, [206]
Tamarix, [306]–[307]
Tarfugiums, [322]
Tarragon, [203]–[207]
Tartarian Honeysuckle, [302]
Thumbergia, [313]
Thyme, [206]–[207]
Tigridias, [263]
Tomatoes, [158]–[219];
their use, [157];
to stake, [159];
setting out, [160];
fertilizing, [161];
varieties, [162]–[163];
to can, [249]–[250]
Tools, rake, [53];
wheelbarrow, [53]–[54];
cultivators, [44] and [54];
seeding attachment, [55];
hoe, [44]–[55];
trowel, [56];
garden line and reel, [57]–[58];
watering pot, [59];
spraying apparatus, [59];
spading fork, [60];
manure barrel, [60]–[61]–[62];
tomato supports, [62];
home-made roller, [102]–[103]
Transplanting, method of, [50]–[51]–[52]
Tritomas, [275]–[276]
Tulips, [282]–[283]–[284]–[285]
Turnips, [166];
variety, [167];
enemies of, [168];
protection from maggots, [169];
to store, [169]
Ulmarias, [301]
Vegetables, early, [3];
late, [3];
which may be started in a hotbed, [26]–[27]
Verbena, [267]–[268]–[313]
Violets, English, [274]–[291]
Waldmeister, [207]
Wandering Jew, [322]
Weeds, to exterminate, [43]–[45];
first to appear, [46];
purslaine, [46];
red root, [47];
to utilize, [47]
Weigela Eve Rathke, [300]–[304]
Worms, cut worms, [37];
vegetables susceptible to, [37], [215], [216], [217]–[218]–[219]
Zenias, scarlet or orange, [268]