INDEX 



Chimonanthus fragrant, 11, 19, 

 43, 158 



China-roses, 4 



Chive-tops, 97 



Chloroform, use of, 296 



Choisya ternata, 18, 19, 43, 169 

 pruning, 117 



Chorozemia, 11 



Chrysanthemums, for table de- 

 coration, 13; replanting, 74, 

 132, 143 ; arrangement, 190 



Chutney, recipe for, 126 



Cineraria cruenta, 20 



Cinerarias, 11, 20 



Cistuses, 84, 216 



Cleanliness in the house, 281 



Clematis, 43, 95, 118, 139 



Clematis montana, 43, 117 



Clethra, 93, 113, 144 



Cocos weddeliana, 9 



Coffee, making, 15, 16 



Colchicums, 180 



Collinsonia, 63 



Colosseum of Rome, plants and 

 flowers of the, 230 



Colour-blindness, 162 



Columbines, 169 



Compotes, 120, 127, 175, 186, 



Consomme", 28, 29 



aux ailerons, 30 

 Convalescence, 300, 302 



1 Convent eggs,' recipe for, 108 

 Convolvulus mauritanicus, 164 

 Cooking, book on, 2 ; in France, 

 78, 80; mistakes in English, 

 81. (See also under the names 

 of various dishes) 

 Coreopsis grandiftora, 136 



lanceolata, 134 

 Cotoneasters, 44, 169 



Cotton, rosemary-leaved lavender, 

 210 



plant, and the myth of the 

 4 vegetable lamb,' 53 



Crab, mayonnaise souffl< of, 125 

 Crab apple, Siberian, 92, 99; prun- 

 ing, 117 ; preserving, 176, 177 

 Cranberries, American, how to 

 cook, 14, 15 



Norwegian, 15 



371 



Cralaguapyracantha lalandi, 44 



Creepers for house-fronts, <feo., 



43-46, 157 ; for autumn, 190,' 



Cremation, 233, 234 

 Creme brulee pudding 77 

 Crocuses, 179, 180, 197 

 Cross, floral, 20 

 Crown Imperials, 71 

 Cryptomeria japonica, 163, 201 

 Cucumber, serving, 126; cooking, 



126 

 Currant bushes, protection of, 



URJ 



Currant jelly, red, 129 

 Curry, making, 108 

 - of ham toast, 109; of 



duck and fish, 251, 252 

 - powder, recipe for, 108 

 Curtains, 282, 286 

 Curtis's ' Flora Londinensis ' and 



' Botanical Magazine,' 49, 61, 62 

 Cut-flower decoration, 10 and 



note, 12, 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list 



of flowers, &c., for, 192, 193 ; 



Appendix, 353-365 

 Cyclamens, 17, 24 

 Cydonia, 44 



DAFFODILS, 17, 72 



4 Dainty Dishes,' 2 et passim 



Daisies, Michaelmas, 74, 75, 11 4. 

 132, 143, 173, 205 



Dante, and Voltaire's cynical r- 

 mark, 206 



Daphne sneorum, 97 



Darwin, Erasmus, and ' vege- 

 table lamb,' 53 ; and ' The 

 Loves of the Plants,' 62, 63, 

 124 



Daturas, 169, 180 



Daughters, education and train- 

 ing of, 317-352 



Decorating house and tables, 10- 

 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list of flowers 

 for, 192, 193 ; Appendix, 353- 

 365 



Delphiniums, 134 



D'Epinay, Madame, her viewt on 

 woman's education, 328 



