580 



THE GARDENER. 



[Dec. 



Daphne, culture of, 543. 



December, flowering plants for, 5^5. 



Decoration, table and room, and plants 

 for it, 101). 



Delphinium nudicaule, 357. 



DietFenbachia Bausei, 563. 



Dielvtra chrysantha, 357 — spectabilis, 

 407. 



Dinner-table plants, Palms, 156. 



Doemonorops melanochfetes, 157. 



Drainage of pots, the, 417. 



Dunnikier, the gardens at, 521. 



Dysart House gardens, 474. 



Echeveria metallica, propagation of, by 

 cuttings, 465. 



Elm grafted on the Hornbeam, the, 433. 



Empetrum, culture of, 542. 



Epigrea, culture of, 494. 



Epiphyllums, notes on, 354. 



Erica, culture of, 394. 



Eucharis amazonica, 406. 



Euphorbia Esula, 474. 



Evergreen or Shrub gardens, a plea for, 

 149. 



Fennel, culture of, 214. 



Fife gardens, notes on, 423, 474, 519. 



Fig, cultivation of the, 9, 72. 



Figs, 120. 



Filbert, cultivation of the, 277. 



Flower -gardening, random notes on, 

 514. 



Flowering plants for December, 545. 



Foster's White Seedling Grape, 413. 



Frost, protecting fruit-trees from, 307. 



Fruit-trees, the fates of, 17 — the prun- 

 ing of, 117 — protection of, from late 

 frost, 307 — protecting the blossoms 

 of, 504 — old, transplanting, 548. 



Garden refuse, disposing of, 553. 



Garden walls, on wiring, 561. 



Garden superintendence, 23. 



Gardens, the water supply of, 197 — 

 adaptation and keep of, 491. 



Gaultheria, culture of, 445. 



Gentians, culture of, 38. 



(iesneras, 453. 



Gladiolus, the, 42. 



Gloriosa superba, 28. 



Gloxinias, 399. 



Golden Champion Grape, 412. 



Gooseberry, cultivation of the, 317. 



Grafting, on, 78, 138, 183, 324. 



Grape-growiug, extremes in, 537. 



Grapes, 295 — at Pitcairlie, 274 — keep- 

 ing, and state of Vine-roots, 172 — 

 keeping, throughout the winter, 182 

 — large bunches of, 265, 312 — notes 

 on recently -introduced, 411 — at the 

 R. H. S., 526— setting, 316, 348, 368 

 — and Peaches, setting of, 152. 



Hardy fruits, the cultivation of : the 

 Fig, 9, 72— the Mulberry, 124— the 



Quince, 173— the Medlar, 174— the 

 Almond, 223 — the Walnut, 225— 

 Xuts, 277 — the Gooseberry, 317 — 

 Currants, 368 — Raspberries, 414 — the 

 Strawberry, 466, 506 — on nailing, 

 557. 



Hardy herbaceous plants, notes on : 

 Gentianacete, 37 — Gentians, 38 — Lira- 

 nanthemum, 40 — ^Meuyanthes, 41 — 

 Spigelia, ib. — the Lily, 131— Aroiderc, 

 280 — new and rare, Delphinium nudi- 

 caule, 357 — Dielytra chrysantha, ib. 

 — Calceolaria plantaginea, 358 — Orchis 

 maculata superba, ib. 



Hardy and half-hardy plants for table 

 decoration: Lily of the Valley, 511 

 — Hoteia japonica, 513. 



Heating and Ventilating, 247— and Cab- 

 bage culture, 374. 



Heaths, notes on, 355. 



Heliotrope, the, 162. 



Herb -border, the, 166— Mint, 167 — 

 Sage, ib. — Tarragon, 168 — Thyme, 

 212— Savory, 213— Marjoram, ib.— 

 Fennel, 214— Basil, 254 — Borage, 255 

 — Burnet, ib. — Marigold, ib. — Balm, 

 ib. — Hyssop, i5— Chamomile, 256 — 

 Rue, 306 — Wormwood, ib. — South- 

 ernwood, ib. — Horehound, ib. — Lav- 

 ender, 307 — Eosemary, ib. 



Hibbert's 'Garden Oracle' reviewed, 

 137. 



Hogg's 'Gardener's Year-Book' review- 

 ed, 137. 



Hollyhocks, a few words about, 130. 



Horehound, culture of, 306. 



Horticultural breakers, 256. 



Horticultural Exhibitions, reports of, 44, 

 89, 139, 185, 231, 285, 333, 376, 427, 

 479, 530, 571. 



Horticulture, the science and practice of, 

 389. 



Hoteia japonica, 311, 513. 



Hunter, Mr W., death of, 383. 



Hyacinths, culture of, 263. 



Hyssop, culture of, 255. 



Ipomoea Horsfallias, 81. 



Kalmia, culture of, 346 — latifolia, 409. 



Kitchen-Garden, the : No. X., Senkale, 

 20 — No. XL, Spinach, 352— Rotation 

 of crops in, 496. 



Laurestinus, the, 163. 



Lavender, culture of, 307. 



Ledum, culture of, 444. 



Limnanthemum nymphseoides, 40. 



Lily, cultivation of the, 131. 



Lily of the Valley, culture of, 222, 511. 



London International Exhibition, the, 

 138— Water- Cresses, 229. 



M'Lachlan's new Verge-cutter, 528. 



Madresfield Court Black Muscat Grape, 

 411. 



