INDEX 



553 



Medlar, culture of, 291 



Melons, culture of, 367 ; soil for, 368 ; 

 setting the fruits, 369 ; temperature 

 and moisture, 370 ; diseases and in- 

 sects, 370 ; in frames, 372 ; without 

 fire heat, 370 



Mignonette in pots, culture of, 199 



Mulberry, culture of, 289 ; propagation 

 of, 289 



Mushrooms, in buildings, 456 ; mak- 

 ing the beds, 457 ; temperature, 

 458 ; watering and covering the beds, 

 458 ; in the open air, 459 



Natdral Garden, description of, 48 

 Nectarines, list of, 266 



Onions, culture of, 453 ; Winter, 453 ; 

 transplanting, 453 ; spring sowing, 



454 ; thinning the crops, 454 ; har- 

 vesting, 455 ; insects and diseases, 



455 ; varieties, 456 ; young, 518 

 Oranges, culture of, 163 ; as wall 



plants, 164 ; unhealthy treatment of, 

 164 ; propagation of, 165 



Orchard - house, arrangement of, 343 ; 

 fruit trees in pots, 344 ; pinching 

 the young shoots, 346 ; general man- 

 agement of, 347 ; keeping down 

 insects, 348 ; Peaches for pot-culture, 

 349 ; Nectarines for pot-culture, 350 ; 

 Plums for pot-culture, 350 ; Cherries 

 for pot-culture, 350 



Orchids, Cool, culture of, 227 ; Ter- 

 restrial, 228 ; Epiphytal, 229 ; tem- 

 perature for, 231 ; list of, 231 ; 

 Stove, 231 



Ornamental grasses, 77 



Pansy, 115 



Parsley, 496 



Parsnip, 460 



Passion fruit, 380 



Peaches, culture of, 258 ; preparing 

 border for, 259 ; planting, 260 ; dis- 

 budding, 261 ; thinning the fruit, 

 262 ; mulching and watering, 262 ; 

 pruning, 263 ; transplanting large 

 trees, 264 ; protecting the blossoms, 

 265 ; insects and diseases, 263 ; 

 varieties, list of, 266 ; early 

 culture of, 333 ; making the 



border, 333 ; forcing the Peach, 



336 ; setting the blossoms, 336 ; dis- 

 budding, 336 ; flavouring the fruit, 



337 ; varieties for forcing, 338 ; late, 

 culture of, 338 ; planting maiden 

 trees, 339 ; summer management of, 

 340 ; pruning and training, 342 : 

 varieties for late house, 343 ; jiack- 

 ing, for travelling, 381 



Peas, culture of. 449 ; Early, 450 ; in 

 succession, 450; Late MaiTOW, 451 : 

 varieties, 452 

 Pear, culture of the, as a standard, 247 ; 

 as a pyramid, 247 ; as an espalier, 

 248 ; training, 249 ; on walls, 250 ; 

 summer pruning, 251 ; thinning the 

 fruits, 252 ; gathering and storing 

 the fruits, 255 ; propagating, 256 ; 

 insects and diseases, 254 ; varieties, 

 list of, 258 

 Pelargoniums, culture of, 174 ; propa- 

 gating, 174 ; potting, 175 ; water- 

 ing, 176 ; training, 177 ; Zonal, 

 culture of, 178 ; lists of, 179 

 Perpetual Carnations, culture of, 103 

 Petunias, culture of, 195 

 Picturesque grouping of trees and 



shrubs, 10 

 Pines, culture of, 361 ; propagation of, 

 362 ; succession plants, 363 ; water- 

 ing, 364 ; planting in beds, 365 ; 

 fruiting plants, 365 ; temperature 

 for, 367 ; varieties, 367 ; packing, 

 for travelling, 382 

 Pinks for forcing, 104 

 Pits and Frames, management of, 226 

 Planting by margins of water, 25 ; by 

 the seaside, 33 ; trees and shrubs, 9 : 

 nurses, 11 ; on mounds, 40 ; Paonies 

 in groups, 119 ; flowers, 133; Camel- 

 lias, 167 

 Plant stove, management of, 212 : 



basket plants for, 214 

 Plants for unheated greenhouse, 225 

 Plums, culture of, 357 ; in orchard, 546 ; 

 on walls, 546 ; summer pinching, 547 ; 

 varieties, 548 

 Pond for Water Lilies, 25 

 Position for Rosery, 62 

 Potatoes, culture of, 405 ; prei)aring 

 the land for, 405 ; best manure for, 

 406; preparing the sets, 407 ; change 

 of seed, 408 ; sjiring and summer 

 culture, 409 ; lifting and storing the 

 crops, 410 ; varieties for table, -111 ; 



