INDEX 



551 



perature for, 478 ; soil for, 479 ; in 

 frames, 479 ; top-dressings for, 480 ; 

 insects and diseases, 481 ; varieties, 

 482 ; in the open air, 482 ; Gherkins 

 for pickling, 483 ; varieties, 483 

 Cyclamen, culture of, 185 



Dahlias, culture of, 114 ; as wall plants, 

 114; show varieties, list of, 114; 

 fancy varieties, list of, 115 ; bouquet- 

 flowered, list of, 115 ; single-flowered, 

 list of, 115 



Dandelions, culture of, 491, 517 



Deciduous trees and shrubs for speci- 

 mens and groups, list of, 12 ; propa- 

 gations of, by cuttings, 41 ; by layer- 

 ing, 43 ; by grafting, 43 ; by budding, 

 44 ; by seeds, 44 



Delphinums, culture of, 121 ; single- 

 flowered, list of, 121 ; double-flowered, 

 list of, 121 



Depth of covering for seeds, 396 



Destroying weeds, 136 



Double Zonal Pelargoniums, 180 ; 

 Pi-imulas, culture of, 190 



Draining gardens, 6 ; pots for plants, 

 160 



Effective way of covering walls, 21 

 Endive, cultuie of, 487, 517 ; sowing 



first crops, 488 ; for winter, 488 ; 



blanching, 488 

 Epacris, culture of, 159 

 Eupatorium, culture of, 202 

 Evergreen trees and shrubs, list of, 15 

 Everlasting flowers, 7 

 Exotic Ferns, culture of, 210 



Fences and hedges, 7 



Ferneries, indoor arrangement of, 209 



Fernery, hardy, constructing, 27 ; orna- 

 mental plants for, 31 



Fenis, Exotic, list of, 211 ; hardy, list 

 of, 29 ; in pots, culture of, 211 ; in 

 baskets, 210 



Fig, culture of, 277, 350; pruning, 

 278 ; protecting in winter, 278 ; 

 transplanting, 279 ; list of, 279 ; 

 making the border for, 350 ; forcing 

 the, 351 ; stopping the young shoots. 



352 ; winter pruning, 353 ; in pots, 



354 ; propagation, 355 ; varieties, 



356 

 Filberts and Cobnuts, culture of, 286 

 Fine-leaved plants, culture of, 218 

 Forcing flowers. 221 

 French Beans, culture of, 491, 511 

 Fuchsia, culture of, 181 ; as a basket 



plant, 183 ; varieties, list of, 183 

 Fumigating with Tobacco, 172 



Garden, arrangement of, 382 ; bound- 

 aries, 385 ; walks and edgings, 

 385 ; trenching and manuring, 386 ; 

 artificial manures for, 387 ; tools, 

 something about, 387 ; hoeing, im- 

 portance of, 390 ; rotation of crops 

 in, 392 ; permanent crops in, 393 ; 

 watering, 399 ; mulching, 401 ; shad- 

 ing for, 401 ; shelter for, 402 

 Garden, the Reserve, 51 

 Garden design, thoughts upon, 3 

 "Gardening on the grass," 35 

 Gardens, simplicity desirable in, 6 

 Garlic, culture of, 472 

 Garnisliing plants, culture of, 504 

 Germination of flower seeds, 77 

 Gooseberries, culture of, 291; for walls, 

 294 ; pruning and training, 292 ; 

 propagation of, 293 ; destroying 

 caterpillars on, 296 ; list of, for des- 

 sert, 296 ; list of, for exhibition, 295 

 Grafting trees and shrubs, 43 ; Roses, 



67 

 Grapes, early culture of, 309 ; making 

 border for, 310 ; raising young vines, 

 311 ; pruning and training, 312 ; 

 best kinds to plant, 313 ; ripening 

 the wood, 314 ; temperature and 

 ventilation, 316 ; covering Vine bor- 

 ders, 316 ; stopping the young shoots, 

 317 ; watering inside borders, 318 ; 

 artificial manures for, 319 ; thinning 

 Grapes, 320 ; colour, flavour, and 

 bloom, 321 ; Late, culture of, 322 ; 

 best kinds to plant, 322 ; extension 

 system of training, 322 ; spur and 

 rod priming, 322 ; summer manage- 

 ment, 324 ; bottling to preserve, 325 ; 

 in amateur's vinery, 326 ; in unheated 

 house, 327 ; in ground vinery, 327 ; 

 in pots, culture of, 328 ; diseases 

 and insects, 330 ; scalding, 330 ; 

 mildew on, 332; cracking, cause 



