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.
3. Italics are shown as _xxx_.
4. Bold print is shown as =xxx=.