. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . rowing and thesap is out of it. Overalls and gauntleted gloves should be worn. As afurther precaution, grease the hands with lard and wash off withstrongly alkaline soap on the conclusion of the work. In burning PoisonIvy keep away from the smoke. Thorough and repeated washingwith warm water and alkaline soap as soon as possible after contactwith the Ivy is advisable, and it should be borne in mind that the
. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . rowing and thesap is out of it. Overalls and gauntleted gloves should be worn. As afurther precaution, grease the hands with lard and wash off withstrongly alkaline soap on the conclusion of the work. In burning PoisonIvy keep away from the smoke. Thorough and repeated washingwith warm water and alkaline soap as soon as possible after contactwith the Ivy is advisable, and it should be borne in mind that thepoison may be transferred indirectly from clothing, gloves and imple-ments, also from towels used by those who have touched the plant. It is a curious fact that some individuals experience no ill effectsfrom contact with Poison Ivy, while others are affected even withoutactual touch. The poison produces acute inflammation, accompaniedby intense burning and itching. AppHcation of mildly astringent andsedative lotions will allay the irritation; boric acid, hyposulphite ofsodium, sugar of lead, and zinc are regarded as effective remedies. Insevere cases a physician should be Why not a perennial border like this between neighboring lawns, instead of a formal fence? INDEX TO CONTENTS A Page Aconite, Winter 144 Adiantum (Maidenhair) 151 Ailanthus glandulosa -. .47 Alpine Garden (see Rock Garden). Alyssum 93, 98 Anchusa 97 Anemone 76 Angelica (Herb) 221 Animal Life in the Garden 346-348 Anise (Herb) 221 Antirrhinum 94, 135 Ants, Destroying 367 Annuals and Biennials: Combinations and 94Planting and Transplanting. ... 89 Preparation of Soil 91 Seed Pods, Removing 91 Seed Purchasing 88 Soil and Fertilization 89, 91 Sowing 88 Time to Sow Outdoors 89 Transplanting 89 Annuals Useful for Cut Flowers. 94 Foliage 98 For Edging 98 For Rock Garden 158 Lesser Known 97 Biennials, Protection of 98, 99 Apples 225 Insects affecting 296, 297 Diseases of 313 Apricots 230 Aquile
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