INDEX. 



cuttings, seed, and plant- 

 ing out, 155 

 Hollyhocks for exhibition, 

 , 205 ; best for g^irden de- 

 coration, 203 

 Honej, simple method of 



taking, 185 

 Hops, spent, 27 

 Hyacinth, culture of, 216 ; 

 in glasses, 20G ; in beds or 

 borders, 206 

 Hybrid perpetual roses, 



autumnal bloomers, 153 

 Hydi'angea, culture of the, 

 •13 ; species and varieties, 

 43 ; out of doors, 45 

 Impressions of leaves, IS 

 Insects on French beans, 271 

 Eail, variegated, 63 

 Xitchen garden walks, edg- 

 ing for, 282 

 Lapageria rosea, 82, 233 

 Lawn foul with daisies, 16 

 Lean-to, the, 118 

 Leaves, impressions of, 18 

 Lily of the valley, cultm-e 



and forcing of, 249 

 Lom'riria ant?.rctica (fern), 17 

 Lonicera reticulata aurea, 7 

 Magic ring, the, 4 

 Mammoth gourds, 58 

 Management of greenhouse 



rhododendrons, 246 

 Manettia cordata and M. 



bicolor, 201 

 Manure for roses, 233 

 Marrows, culture of, 57 

 Melica cerulea (grass), 195 

 Melons, culture of, 54 

 Mignonette in pots, 221 

 Mimulus, the, and its cul- 

 ture, 115 ; hardy species, 

 115 ; cultiu-e of green- 

 house species and varieties, 

 116 ; for bedding, 117 

 Mistletoe, propagation of, 59 

 Mowing machines, 185 

 Musgrave's stove, 90 

 Mutisia decurrens, 12 

 Myrtles and Eugenias, 22 

 Mystery of vine cidture, 271 

 Natural springs in gardens, 



261 

 Nelumbium, the lotus, 10 

 I^ew and old scarlet gera- 

 niums, 123 ; bedders, 81 ; 

 chrysanthemums, 269 ; 

 garden, planting a, 42, 

 209 ; plants, notes on, 215; 

 roses, 164 ; rejected and 

 accepted, 165 ; light and 

 dark colours, 165 ; the 



most perfect, 167 ; ver- ( Protection of wall trees, 105 



benas of 1863, 201 

 Next season, propagating for, 



173 

 Noisette roses, autumnal 



bloomers, 153 

 Orange, Otaheite versus Man- 

 darin, 231 

 Orders for seeds and plants, 



114 

 Osmanthus ilicifolius varie- 



gatus aureus, 13 

 Otaheite, versus Mandariu 



orange, 231 

 Ourisia coccinea, 13 

 Out-door grapes, 195 ; posi- 

 tion and soil, 196 ; pro- 

 tection, 196 ; pruning and 

 training, 197 ; insects, 197 

 Oxaliscorniculata rubra, 194; 

 culture, 187 ; hardy spe- 

 cies, 188 ; greenhouse 1»8 ; 

 propagation of, 190 

 Pansies, selection of, 40 

 Papyrus antiquorum, the 

 bulrush, of holy Writ, 8, 

 85 ; P. corymbosus, 10 

 Paxtonian rose house at Stoke 



Newington, 169 

 Pear, Chaumontel, 280 

 Peas, sowing, 65 

 Pear-tree, horizontal, 34 ; 

 upi'ight, 35; fan trained, 36 

 Phalaris arundinaeea, 195 

 Phlebodiuin. sporodocarpum 



(fern), 17 

 Plantains, extermination of 



from a lawn, 258, 234 

 Plantago major, fol. rubes- 



cens, 194 

 Plant destroyers, 137 

 Polypodium cambricum, bar- 

 ren, 41 

 Pompone chrysanthemums, 



favourite varieties of, 268 

 Pond in a garden, 263 ; sup- 

 ply and waste, 265 

 Pottery, ornamental, 73 

 Preservation of bedding 



plants, 248 

 Primrose, double, 112 

 Primula praenitens (fimbriata 



flore-pleno) delicata, 13 

 Profitable gardening, 103 ; 

 Chap, xxvi., culture of 

 cucumbers, melons, and 

 gourds, 54 

 Propagating for next season, 



173 

 Propagation of mistletoe, 59 

 Protecting exposed flower 

 pots, 208 



Prunella vulgaris, fol. var., 

 _ 194 



ii'runing roses, 41 

 Pteris Habellata, var. crispa 

 (fern), 17; scaberula wild 

 in Scotland, 281 

 Pyramid fruit trees, 51 

 Quince stocks, 40, 64 

 Rhododendron ciliatum, 112 

 Rockeries, 97; plants suitable 



for, 193 

 Root crops, culture of, 63 

 Rooting roses in water, 258 

 Rofe catalogues, 273 ; fence 

 209 ; gossip, No. 1, 23 

 No. 2, 49; No. 3, 131 

 No. 4, 152 ; No. 5, 238 

 No. 6, 273 ; growing, hints 

 on, 132 ; Solfaterre, treat- 

 ment o^ 17 ; symmetry 

 the first ■ element of per- 

 fection, 49 ; illustrations of 

 various forms, 50 ; Pax- 

 tonian house at Stoke New- 

 ington, 169 ; show at the 

 '^ Crystal Palace, 178 ; show 

 at Biiniingham, 190 ; 

 shows from an amateur 

 point of view, 238 

 Roses, 90, 233 ; the novelties 

 for 1863, 131 ; autumnal 

 bloomers, 152 ; in 1863, 

 163 ; new, 164 : rejected, 

 164 ; accepted, 1G5 ; light 

 and dark colours, 165 ; 

 old, rejected, 166 ; the 

 most perfect, new and old, 

 167 ; tea, in towns, 168 ; 

 propagation of, 208 ; in 

 the north of London, 224 ; 

 two dozen, 232 ; manure 

 for, 233 ; rooting in water, 

 258 ; defects in novelties, 

 26 ; table of colours, 27 ; 

 pruning, 41; on protecting 

 tender, 10 

 Royal Botanic Society flower 

 show, MarL'h 28", 103; 

 April 11, 101. ; Anril 25, 

 124; June 3, lol'; June 

 24, 177 

 Royal Horticultural Society, 

 first sprmg show, 74 ; se- 

 condspringshow,75; April 

 15, 123 ; May 27, 150 ; 

 June 17, 176'; July 1, 

 177 ; Sept. 9, 219 

 Rustic waterworks for rustic 



scenes,262 

 Rutagraveolensfol.var., 1£4 

 Sagina procumbens, 5 



