INDEX. 



Alyssum, culture of, 308. 

 Amateur Horticulturists, another chap- 

 ter for, 118. 

 Amateurs, a chapter on, for Amateurs, 

 78— Hints for, 25, 56, 110, 156, 209, 

 263, 303, 357, 393, 458, 494, 548. 

 Amateur's Garden, the, 131 — Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, reviewed, 92. 



Apple and Pear trees, small-bush, on 



pruning, 437. 

 Apricot, cultivation of the, 199, 257, 



300, 349. 

 Arabis, culture of, 309. 

 Archimedean lawn-mower, the, 228. 

 Argemone, culture of, 173. 

 Asters, how I grow, 491. 



Aubrietia, culture of, 311. 



Auricula, my experiences with the, 253. 



Battersea Park, account of, 31, 84. 



Bees, on the management of, 67, 102, 205. 



Berberidacese, culture of, 249. 



Bevois Valley Nursery, a visit to, 176. 



Blessing on an old Broome, a, 139. 



Camellia buds dropping, 91. 



Chats worth, Grapes at, 411. 



Chelidonium, culture of, 173. 



Cherry, cultivation of the, 71, 105, 168. 



Chiswick Gardens, their proposed 

 abandonment, 145 — the Orchard- 

 house at, 391. 



Chrysanthemum, something about the, 

 115. 



Colour in Tree-scenery, on, 462. 



Cottager, notes by a, 171. 



Cottagers, Horticulture for, 337. 



Covent Garden Market in April, 246. 



Crassulacese, the culture of, 512, 536. 



Cruciferee, culture of, 308. 



Dahlia experiences, 472 — roots, the 

 lifting and storing of, 502. 



Dancer's Market Garden, a visit to, 468. 



Ealing Park, the flower-garden at, 505. 



Eastnor Castle, the gardens of, 39, 165. 



Education of Gardeners, the, 88, 97, 216. 



Epimedium, culture of, 249. 



Farmers' Almanac, the, 568. 



Flowers and Grasses suitable for drying, 

 notes on, 370. 



Food Journal, review of, 524. 



Foxgloves, new spotted, 362. 



Frames, on the construction of, 88. 



Frogmore Gardens, a visit to, 295. 



Fruit-trees, wall protection for, 37. 



Gardens in the Midland Counties, tra- 

 velling notes on, 39, 165. 



Garden Oracle reviewed, 92. 



Garden Records — Battersea Park, 31, 



84 — Versailles Nursery, 128 — Bevois 

 Valley Nurseries, 176 — Worton Cot- 

 tage, 221 — Swyncombe Park, 270 — 

 Mottisfont Abbey, 315 — Paul and 

 Son's Nurseries, 365 — Gunnersby 

 Park, 407 — Dancer's Market Garden, 

 468 — Turner's Nursery, 509 — Stand- 

 ish and Co.'s Nurseries, 557. 



Garden-walks, 522. 



Gardeners and Gardening in America, 

 563. 



Gardeners' Year-book, review of, 46. 



Gesnera Zebrina, 19. 



Gladiolus, the, 30. 



Globularia, the culture of, 22. 



Gooseberry and Currant bush pruning, 

 138. 



Grape-growing, some random thoughts 

 about, 150 — thoughts about, 275. 



Grapes at Chatsworth, 411. 



Gunnersby Park Gardens, visit to, 407. 



Hardy fruits, cultivation of : the Plum, 

 8— the Cherry, 71, 105, 168 — the 

 Apricot, 199, 257, 300, 349 — the 

 Peach and Nectarine, 397, 454, 488,540. 



Hardy herbaceous plants, notes on : 

 Hottonia, 22 — Globularia, ib. — Vinca, 

 23 — Amsonia, 25 — Papaveracese, 172 

 — Berberidacese, 249 — Nymphaeaceae, 

 251—Cruciferse, 308— Violacese, 402, 

 443 — Crassulaceae, 512, 536 — a plea 

 for, 289 — notes on new, 353. 



Hibberd's Rustic Adornments, reviewed, 

 333. 



Hole's Book about Roses, review of, 284. 



Hollyhock, amateur cultivation of the, 

 6,74. 



Hooker's Student's Flora, reviewed, 333. 



Horticultural Calendar, the, reviewed, 

 190. 



Horticultural Exhibitions : Liverpool 

 Chrysanthemum,42 — CaledonianHor- 

 ticultural Society, 45, 232, 379, 478 

 — Royal Horticultural Society's, 83, 

 136, 188, 231, 282, 325, 423, 565— Irish 

 Society, 229 — Royal Botanic Society, 

 230, 324, 374, 378— Glasgow, 231— 

 Crystal Palace, 323, 327— Manches- 

 ter, 326— Tulip-show, 327— Scottish 

 Pansy, 330— Rose-shows, 376— Pelar- 

 goniums, 429 — August 17, 430— New- 

 ark Gooseberry, 431 — South Kensing- 

 ton, 523 — Dundee, 474 — Florists' 

 flowers, 475 — Dahlia and Verbena 

 show, 477 — Edinburgh Southern, 4/8. 



Hottonia, the culture of, 22. 



Hursley Park and Gardens, 371. 



