292 



Primula acaulis, new, 132 ; P. cortuBoiilo3 

 amcoiia [Sieboldii], 126 ; P, denticulata 

 purpurea, 115; P. sinensis Caroyi. 58. 



Pritchardia grandis, 189. 



Prizes, Veitch Memorial, (1873) IID. 



Prunus Padus varieg.ita, 212. 



Ptycbosporma Kublii, 132. 



Pyrus Simonii, (woodcut) 257. 



QoERCUS laurifolia, (plate) 109 ; Q. Libani, 

 (woodcut) 280. 



Ranunculus aquatilis, 152; R. Lingua, 151. 



Raspberry, Rivers' Large Montbly, 56. 



Rendle's Wall-tree Protector, (woodcut) 18 ; 

 Alexandra Plant-house, (woodcut) IGO ; 

 Portable Hand-light, (woodcut) 199. 



Rhododendron Brookeanum flavum, (woodcut) 

 92. 



Rhododendrons, Exhibitions of, 140. 



Rbytisma acerinum, 229. 



Ribbon, a Tricoloured, for Florists, 156. 



Ricbardia S3tbiopica, 197. 



Rivina humilis, 103. 



Robina hispida, (woodcut) 215; R. Pseud- 

 Acacia aurea, 212. 



Rose-beds, summer carpeting of 131, 156. 



Rose-growers' Congress at Lyon s, 189. 



Rose Temples (woodcut), 28. 



Roses and Rose-culture : growing for exhibi- 

 tion, 25 ; gathering and arranging for ex- 

 hibition, 73 ; old Rosos, 145 ; new Roses, 

 217, 



Roses, new, 116, 132, 189, 212 ; new tea, 259 ; 

 Perle de Lyon (tea), 21 ; JIadlle. Cecilo 

 Berthed, (col. plate) 145 ; propagation of 

 by cuttings, 21. 



Saccolabium ampullacoum nioulmeinenso, 

 133. 



Salvia patens as a bedding plant, 237 ; S. 

 splendens, GI. 



Sap of plants, 190. 



Saxifraga hypnoides, 156. 



Scilla Hughii, 116. 



Scolopendrium vulgaro Williamsii, 212. 



Sempervivum arachnoidoum, 236; S. cal- 

 careum, 236 ; S. californicum, 236 ; S. Lag- 

 geri, 236 ; S. triste, 133. 



Shreds, Lerro's Medicated Garden, 213. 



Silene pendula compacta, 189. 



Silybum Marianum, 142. 



Societies : Royal Horticultural, at Birming- 

 ham, 20; at Bath, 189; meetings of, during 

 1873, 20 ; Royal Botanic, meetings during 

 1873, 21 ; Crystal Palace Flower Shows, 21. 



Soils, renovation of old garden, 269. 



Solanum Capsicastrum, 104. 



Spiraea japonica, 130, 238 ; S. venusta, 261. 



Statice Araratii, 212. 

 Stenorhynchus spociosua Ortgiesii, 58. 

 Stophanotis floribunda, seeding of, 161. 

 Steward, Alderman, Lord Mayor of York, 45. 

 Strawberries for forcing, 44 ; in autumn. 24(!. 

 Strawberry, La Grosso Sucrdo, 256 ; Ne Plus 



Ultra, 277 ; culture under glass, 105 ; season 



of 1873, 206. 

 Sycamore-leaves, blotched, 228. 



Tacsonia insignis, (col. plate) 241. 

 Tecoma radicans, (woodcut) 220. 

 Thistle, Milk or Holy, 142 ; Scotch, 141. 

 Thrift, 156. 



Thuja occidentalis lutea, 58. 

 Thymus citriodorus aureus, 141. 

 Tilia alba pendula, 21. 

 Tillandsia Zahnii, 189. 

 Tomato, Hathaway's Excelsior, 236. 

 Toong Qua, 68. 

 Tricbinium Manglesii, 87. 

 Trichopilia lepida, 116. 

 Tropaiolum tricolorum, 83. 

 Tulip, Thomas Moore, (col. plate) 193. 

 Tulips, points of perfection in, 196, 238; pro- 

 perties and imjirovement of, 112. 



Vanda Cathcartii, 59 ; V. Parishii, 133. 



Vase, convertible, for flowers or fruits, (wood- 

 cut) 137. 



Vegetables, new, 44 ; new, certificated at 

 Chiswick, 285. 



Veitch Memorial Prizes, for 1873, 116. 



Verbenas, new, 189, 212. 



Veronica diosmasfolia, 189. 



Villarsia cordata, 53 ; V. lacunosa, 53 ; V. 

 nymphaeoides, 53. 



Vine, Black Hamburgh, at Kay's nursery, 259 ; 

 large, at the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin, 260. 



Vino pest, 283. 



Vineries, glazing of, 247. 



Vine-stems, barking and dressing, 29. 



Vinery at Longleat, 213. 



Vines and Vine-culture : propagation by 

 layers, 39 ; cuttings, (woodcuts) 40 ; eyes, 

 (woodcuts) 41 ; buds, (woodcuts) 99 ; 

 inarching, 99 ; grafts, (woodcuts) 100 ; 

 seeds, 193 ; hybridising, (woodciits) 194. 



Vinos, tendrils of. 137. 



Viola Lothair, 189. 



Violet Victoria Regina, 140, (woodcut) 268. 



Violets, varieties and culture, (woodcut) 260. 



Vitis polymorpha, 54. 



Vittadenia triloba, 261. 



Vriesia reticulata, 133. 



Weevil, Purple Clover, 235. 

 White, Mr. Lynch, retirement of, 91. 

 Wistaria sinensis, on Laburnum, 178. 



