INDEX 



A few weeks' grace for early-forced 

 trees, 517. 



A few words about Orchids, 537. 



Abutilon "Boule de Neige," 427. 



Alternifolius, Cyperus, 323. 



Amateur's Garden, the, 24 — Cultiva- 

 tion of the soil, 25 — Plants for Jan- 

 uary, 26 — Seeds and seed-sowing, 79 

 — Asparagus, Rhubarb, and Seakale, 

 128 — Melons, Cucumbers, Vegetable 

 Marrows, and Tomatoes, 173 — Celery 

 and Salads, 228, 278 — Root crops, 

 309 — the Cabbage family, 356 — 

 Leeks, Onions, Garlic, &c, 408 — 

 Peas and Beans, 451 — Potatoes, 498 

 — Artichokes, Jerusalem and Globe, 

 561. 



Apples and Pears, our supply of, 1. 



Artichokes, Jerusalem and Globe, 561. 



Asparagus, Rhubarb, and Seakale, 128. 



Astilbe Japonica (hoteia), 222. 



Autumn, Strawberries in, 30. 



Azalea, the, 12. 



Bamboo shading, the new, 288. 



Beans and Peas, 451. 



Bedding-plants, 177. 



Begonias, tuberous, 170— as bedding- 

 plants, 464. 



Boilers and pipes, 316. 



Books, notices of, 95, 193, 386, 387, 

 436, 532. 



Bothwell Castle, seedling Heaths at, 

 489. 



"Boule de Neige," Abutilon, 427. 



Bouvardias, 253. 



Brayton Vine sport, the, 573. 



Bulbs, herbaceous, 496. 



Cabbage family, the, 356. 



Caladium culture, 282. 



Calceolaria, the, 507. 



Caledonian (Royal) Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Spring Show, 238— Summer 

 Exhibition, 383 — arrangement of 

 vegetables at autumn show, 476, 

 479. 



Calendar : Kitchen Garden, 47, 97, 145, 

 194, 242, 290, 338, 387, 437, 4S5, 533, 



; 577 — Forcing Department, 49, 100, 



147, 195, 243, 292, 340, 389, 438, 486, 



534, 578. 

 Camellia, the, 134. 

 Camellias, transplanting and potting, 



132. 

 Cape Heath, the, 69. 

 Cardinalis, Lobelia, 522. 

 Carnation, the, 515. 

 Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks, 63. 

 Carton, the seat of the Duke of Lein- 



ster, 90. 

 Celery and Salads generally, 228, 278. 

 Celosias for early flowering, 88. 

 Chamsedorea Hartwegii, 332. 

 Change of soil for fruit-trees, Roses, 



&c, 36. 

 Chatsworth, Plums from the Plum- 



house at, 432. 

 Chinese Primula, the, 404. 

 Choice hardy spring flowers, 302. 

 Chrysanthemum, the, 314. 

 Chrysanthemums (small) for house - 



furnishing, 430. 

 Cineraria, the, 454. 

 Circulation of water in pipes, 569. 

 Cistus (the Rock Rose), 501. 

 Clematis, cultivation of the, 250. 

 Clerodendron fragrans, 565. 

 Coccinea, Kalosanthes, 456. 

 Coldness of this season and next year's 



fruit crops, 393. 

 Coleus, notes on, 519. 

 Collection versus selection, 53. 

 Correspondents, notices to, 51, 102, 



150, 198, 245, 294, 342, 391, 440, 488, 



536, 580. 

 Cotoneaster, the, 406. 

 Cucumbers, 175. 

 Cucumber, " Sir Garnet "Wolseley," 



369. 

 Culford Vine sport, the, 40, 93. 

 Cultivation of Gardenias, 162. 

 Culture of the Gladiolus, 199. 

 Culture of the Hollyhock, notes on the, 



28. 

 Culture of the Pansy, notes on the, 



108. 

 Cyclamen, the, 78, 346. 



