196 INDEX. 



Potting, Process of, 83, 158. 



of Exliibition Plants, 103. 



Propagation from Seed, 1. 



, Method of, 2. 



by Pipings or Cuttings, 14, 148, 155. 



' by Layering. See tinder Layering. 



Rabbits and Hares, Precautions against, 39, 40. 

 "Punning" of Carnations, 76, 117. 



Sea Air favourable to Culture, 35, 131. 



Sand used in Potting, 90. 



Seed, Proi)agation from, 1. 



, Uncertainty of Results from, 7, 8. 



, Averages to be expected from, 8, 53. 



, Time and Method of Sowing, 11, 12, 50, 148. 



, Procuring of Reliable, Preface and 2. 



Seedlings, Cuiious Variations presented by, 9, 10. 



, The Layering of, 13. 



, Reserve of, 51. 



, Planting out of, 51, 52. 



, Blooming of, 53. 



• , Raising of in Scotland, 118. 



, Profusion of Flowers from, 12, 121. 



Seed-Pods, Dauiping-off of, 6. 



, Method of Fertilisation, 4, 5, 6. 



, Ripening of, 7. 



Selection of Varieties, 18, 189. 



••Self" Carnations, 18, 36, 132. 



Soil for Pipings or Cuttings, 14, 150, 151, 157. 



, Best for Border Carnations, 22, 41, 59, 111. 



, Fresh or " Virgin" Loam the best, 24, 41, 82. 



, Very heavy, 59. 



, Special for "Yellow Ground" Varieties, 72, 143. 



fur Tree Carnations, 146, 151, 152. 



, "Composts" for Pot Culture, 64, 65, 79, 80, 82, 90, 146, 



151, 157. 

 Soot used in Potting, 90. 



as a Maniu-e, 90, 113, 152. 



Sparrows, Mischief done by, 174. 

 Species, Observations on, 127. 

 " Spot," The Carnation, 175. 



, Causes of, 179, 180. 



Spring, Danger of mo^•ing Plants in, 29, 144.' 



, Planting. 60, 112. 



Staging, Flowers for Exhibition, 101. 



, Criticism of Present Method, 136. 



Staking and Tying, Precautions to be observed, 27, 51, 119. 



