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INDEX. 



Carrants, pyramidal training of, 236. 

 Cyathea Burkoi, (plato) 181, 187; C. Drogei. 



181, 187. 

 Cycas imperialis, 187. 

 Cyclamen persicum, new, 58, 141. 

 Cypripedium Sedeni, 210; C. spectabile, 213. 



D.EMOXOROPS fissus, 131 ; D. palembanicus. 



131, (woodcut) 135. 

 Dahlias, new, 230. 

 Daisies, Autumn, 190. 

 Delphiniimis in pots, 206. 

 Dendrobium bigibbum, (woodcuts) 164; D. 



clirysotis, 45, 250, 275. 

 Dianthus barbatus atrosanguineus, 115; D. 



diadematus plenissimus, 16. 

 Dieffenbachia brasiliensis, 187. 

 Dielytra spectabilis alba, 141. 

 Dipladenia Briarloyana, 210. 

 Dodds, Mr. W., presentation to, 261. 

 Dolichos bicontortus, (woodcut) 207. 

 Draba ciliata, 131. 

 Dracffina Baptistii, 187; D. Goldieana, 187 ; 



D. imperialis, (woodcut) 224 ; D. rosea, 187 ; 



D. Shepherdii, 131 ; D. splendens, 131 ; D. 



Weismanni, (woodcut) 201. 

 Dracaenas, how to grow, 65. 



Encephalartus villosus ampliatus, 58. 



Epidendrum erubescens, 115. 



Erigeron mucronatum, 261. 



Eucalyptus globulus, (woodcut) 179. 



Eupatoriums, Winter-flowering, 65. 



Evening Primroses, hardy, 234. 



Exhibitions: Intel-national Fruit, work for, 

 109; Alexandra Palace. 116; Manchester, 

 117; Vienna Universal, awards at, 236, 

 261 ; R.H.S., at Bath, 189. 



Fagus sylvatica aspleniifolia, 195. 



Ferulas, as decorative hardy plants, (wood- 

 cut) 111. 



Ficaria grandiilora, 115. 



Ficus elastica, how to increase, 27. 



Fig, Sydney, 285 ; the best, 285. 



Flower-garden Plants, preparation of for 

 winter, 225. 



Flowers, forced, for market, 163 ; new, certi- 

 ficated at Chiswick, 284. 



Flower-vase Holders, (woodcut) 92. 



Frost, Mr. Philip, presentation to, 22. 



Frosts, nipping, shelter against, (woodcut) IS. 



Fruit Crops of 1873, 212 ; outdoor, failure of, 

 in 1872, 5 ; regulation of, 209 ; in Yorkshire, 

 140, 163. 



Fruit fork, 164. 



Fruit-trees, lime-washing of, 260. 



Fruits, bush, how* to protect, 53 ; early varie- 

 ties, value of, 19, 42, 66; new, of 1872, 44 ; 

 orchard -house, value of, 200, 219 ; wall, fail- 

 ures of, in 1873, 273 ; wall, scarcity of, 231. 



Fuchsia corymbiflora, culture of, 221. 



Garden Gossip, 20, 44, 68, 91, 116, 140, 163, 

 189, 212, 235, 259, 283. 



Garden Literature : Baltet's Art of Grafting 

 and Budding, (woodcut) 176 ; Biu-bidge's 

 Art of Botanical Drawing, 203; Gryo's 

 Forestry or Sylviculture, 17; Hemsley's 

 Handbook of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, 

 (woodcuts) 75; Hibberd's The Ivy, 17; 

 Kelly's Transplanting Largo Trees, 203 ; Lo 

 iMaout's and Decaisue's General System of 

 Botany, by Hooker, 125 ; Scott's Orchardist, 

 126; Thomson's Fruit-culture under Glass, 

 68; Vianne's Prairies et Plantes Fourra- 

 gferes, 17; Williams' (B. S.) Select Ferns 

 and Lycopods, 126; Williams' (H. T.) 

 Window Gardening, 202. 



Garden Work : Januarv, 22 ; February, 46 ; 

 March, 70; April, 94; May, 118; June, 

 142; July, 166; August, 190; September, 

 214; October, 238; "" November, 261; De- 

 cember, 286. 



Gardening for the Labouring Poor, 158. 



Garrya elliptica, 38. 



Geonoma fenestrata, 205 ; G. lacerata, 205 ; 

 G. Martiana Seemanni, (plate) 85. 



Gesuera elongata, 108. 



Gladiolus Alice Wilson, (col. plate) 73; G. 

 purjDureo-auratus, 210 ; culture of, 62. 



Gladioli, new, 210, 230. 



Gloriosa superba, 170. 



Gloxinias, new, 131, 187. 



Gomphrena globosa, 61. 



Gooseberries, Espalier, training of, 236 ; 

 I'aising seedling, 107. 



Grafting with Fruit-buds, (woodcuts) 176. 



Grapes, new, jottings on, 241, 278; nomen- 

 clature of, 244; setting of, 121. 



Grape, Duke of Buccleuch, 243, 245 ; Golden 

 Champion, 31. 243; Golden Hamburgh, 

 242 ; Gros Colman, 243, 244 ; Madresfield 

 Court Black Muscat, 242; Mrs. Pince's 

 Black Muscat, 243. 



Grub, Carrot, 110. 



Gum, Blue, of Tasmania, (woodcut) 179. 



Gymnogramma decomposita, 58. 



Heaths, Hardy, 174. 



Heating, Cowan's compensating system of, 260. 

 Hedychiiim, culture of, 248. 

 Hibiscus, rosa-sinensis, new varieties of, (wood- 

 cuts) 147; H. Coo2Derii, 150. 

 Hippeastrum pardinum, 91. 

 Hollyhocks, Chatei-'s new, 30 ; new, 211. 

 Hoteia japonica, 130, 238. 

 Hyacinths, new, 115. 



ICE-box, Mr. Chapman's, (woodcuts) 171. 

 Ilex Aquifolium hastata, 21. 

 Immortelles, white, 213. 

 Iris iberica Perryana, (col. plate) 25. 



Jasmintjm grandiflorum, 69. 

 Juniperus excelsa stricta, 21. 



Labels, Shakspearean Imperishable, 45. 

 Lffilia autumnalis grandiflora, 58 ; L. Wols- 

 tenholmiso, 187. 



