INDEX. 



Abutilox Thompsoni, 26, 283, (Illustration) 20 



Acalypha Wilkesiana 284 



Acanthus latifolius (Illustration) 2G1 ; A. 



lusitanicus 262 



Acclimatization, evils of 172, 248 



Acer Negundo variegatum, 181 ; A. plata- 

 noides rubrum, 25 ; A. ruflnerve varie- 

 gatum, 122 ; A. Wagneri laciniatum 168 



Achyrocline Sandersoni 283 



Actiniopteris radiata (Illustration) 64 



Adiantum amabile, 27; A. concinnum 

 latum (Illustration) 109 ; A. decorum, 

 27; A. Veitchianum, 27, (Illustration) 34 

 Agave Besseriana hystrix, 75 ; A. Da 



Smetiana 121 



Ageratum, Imperial Dwarf 236 



Allainanda nobilis (Illustration) ... 25,27 



Alocasia intermedia (Illustration) 79 



Alpine Plants, cultivation of 37, 68 



Alternantheras, 19S ; for bedding, 264 ; 



A. amabilis ... 26 



Amaryllis, new 118 



Ampelopsis dissecta, 26 ; A. japonica, 26 ; 



A. tricuspidata, 26 ; A. Veitchii 26 



Androsace pubescens (Illustration) 200 



Ancectochilus Dawsonianus 27 



Anthurium Scherzerianum 31, 79 



Aphelandra nitens 28 



Apple, Annie Elizabeth, 50, (Illustration) 

 241 ; Beauty of Waltham, 50 ; Calville 

 Blanche or White Calville, 77, 106, 171, 

 201 ; Code's Seedling, 50 ; Dredge's 

 Fame (Illustration) 32 ; Golden Russet 

 Pearmain, 96 ; Mrs. Ward, 50, (Illus- 

 tration) 88 ; Small's Admirable, 192 ; 



Stirling Castle 192 



Apples, new, 50, 88; preserving 163 



Apple trees, dwarf, 72 ; influence of 



stocks on 133 



Apricot crop, failure of, in 1869 123 



Aralia peltata 74 



Aroid, monster (Godwinia gigas) 96 



Asplenium fernandezianum 75 



Ataccia cristata, culture of , 77 



Aucubas, berrying of 71 



Auriculas, new 118,142 



Avocado, first fruiting of 262 



Azalea indica vittata, an autumn bloomer, 



268; A. indica, new ... 92, 117, 118, 141 

 Azaleas, new hardy, 97 ; Nancy Waterer 

 (Illustration) 97; Bessie Holdaway 



(Illustration) 98 



Backhouse, Mr. James, death of 48 



Baines, Mr. T., testimonial to 284 



Barnes, Mr. J., testimonial to 284 



Beans, kidney, new 50 



Begonia Sedeni (Illustration) ... , 169 



Bignonia radicans 250 



Boiler, Foster's (Illustrations) 165 ; 

 Green's Patent Hot- Water (Illustration) 39 



Boilers with v. without brickwork 61 



Bombyx Cynthia, 134 ; B. Yama-Mai ... 78 



Borders, impromptu, for small Vineries 



(Illustration) 100 



Bougainvillea glabra, 253; B. speciosa ... 98 

 Bouquet, derivation of, 72 ; prize, at Man- 

 chester 263 



Bouquets, button-hole 264 



Brassia Lawrenceana longissima ... 76,122 

 Broccoli, Waterloo, 101 ; for autumn and 



early winter use 120 



Budding Vines 195 



Cabbage, Atkins' Matchless 44 



Calceolaria, culture of 228 



Camellia, as a shrubbery plant, 139 ; drop- 

 ping of buds, 72 ; new 93 



Campanula isophylla, 26 ; C. turbinata... 26 



Cannas for bedding 239 



Canterbury Bell, new rose 186 



Cardoons, blanching of 167 



Carnations, new 239 



Cedar cones, extracting seeds from ... 120 

 Celeiy, growth of, for exhibition, 60 ; 

 Sandringham White, 50 ; Carter's In- 

 comparable Red 50 



Cephalotus follicularis 175 



Cerasus Caproniana ranunculiflora ... 76 



Children's Garden 251 



Cibotium regale, 27; C. spectabile 27 



Cineraria acanthifolia 283 



Cinerarias, new 93, 117 



Citrus japonica 84 



Clematis Thomas Moore (Illustration) ... 265 

 Clematises, hardy hybrid (Illustrations) 265 ; 



hardy bedding, 254 ; new 141,188 



Climbers, new hardy 25 



Clove, new white, 190; new 239 



Cobaea penduliflora 76 



Cockroach, newly-imported species of ... 119 



Cocoa plant, fruiting of 72 



Codiasum variegatum Veitchii ... 28 



Ccelogyne Goweri, 121 ; C. Reichen- 



bachiana... 27, 76 



Coleus, new golden, 2; Beauty of Wid- 

 more, 123 ; M. Saison, 189 ; Queen 



Victoria (Illustration) 1 



Coleuses for winter decoration 144 



Collinsia corymbosa 26 



Coloured-leaved plants, dwarf 263 



Compost for soft-wooded plants 168 



Congress, Horticultural, at Manchester... 23 

 Coniferse, protecting young, 161 ; in 



shrubberies ,. ... 62 



Conservatories, winter decoration of ... 143 



Cordyline Guilfoylei 27 



Croton variegatum, 28 ; C. v. aucubaa- 

 folium (Illustration) 149; C. v. Hookeri, 

 150 ; C. v. maximum (Illustration) 

 148; C. v. Veitchii, 28, 148; C. v. 

 Wisemannianum, 150 ; C. v. Wrig- 



leyanum ... 122 



Cross-breeding, thoughts on 116 



Cucumbers for Exhibition 216 



Cupressu3 Lawsoniana, as a hedge plant 247 



