IXDEX. 197 



staking, An Tngonious Method of, 123. 



Stamens of C'aiuation, 5. 



Syringing, Importance of, 28, 52, G7, 153, 150, 



"Thrip," 28, IGO, 187. 



'* Tree " or Winter-Flowering Carnations, 145, 150, 



Carnation, Definition of, 145. 



„ Soil for, 145, 151, 155. 



„ Potting Process of, 146, 151, 152, 158. 



„ Sowing Seed of, 148. 157. 



,, Selection of Varieties, 149, 154. 



„ Propagation by Cuttings, 148, 150, 155, 15G. 



,, ** Stopping" of, 151. 



,, Disbudding of, 153. 



,, Calendar of Operations for, 155. 



„ Temperature for (Winter Months), 161. 



Tylcnchus, or "Eel Womis." 181. 



Urcdo Dianthi, 175. 



Varieties, Selection for Border, 18, 189. 



, Selection of Tree Carnations, 149, 154. 



, General Selection, 189. 



Watering, 52, 53, 81, 91. 



, Care required in, 81, 91, 108, 116, 147, 151, 159, 161. 



Window Boxes, The Carnation gTown in, 130. 



Wire-worm, The, 24, 41, 59, 111, 185. 



, Special means for their Destruction, 111, 186. 



Yellow Ground Carnations, Hardiness of, 70, 142, 144. 



, Treatment and Soil, 72, 143. 



, Early History of, 138, 140. 



, Planted out, 143. 



