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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

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