GENERAL INDEX. 



Annuals, cultivation of, . . } 



sowing seed of, ', > 



descriptive list of, 161 



Biennials, culture of, 33 



. descriptive list of, 44 



Bulbous roots, general cultivation of, 34 



descriptive list of, &c., 44 



Bulbs, directions for flowering in glasses, . . 82 



Flowers, the importance of their cultivation, 13 



selecting for the flower-garden, 25 



old-fashioned do., 28 



Flower-garden, laying out, 17 



Flowering plants, selection of, 25 



Edging, best plants for, and laying 23 



Evergreen trees, descriptive list of; 308 



Garden walks, how to construct, 20 



Herbaceous plants, how to propagate. 35 



; descriptive list of, 85 



Insects injurious to the rose, &c., 327 



Lawns, mode of constructing, 31 



Native plants recommended, 26 



Perennials, cultivation of, 33 



propagation of, 36 



descriptive list of, ( 85 



Rock-work, remarks on, '. 30 



Rose, 267 ; soil for, 274 ; planting, 276 ; pruning, 277 ; propagation of, 



278 ; tree, ' 280 



Rose, China, Tea, and Noisette, 28*4 ; musk, Macartney, microphylla, 

 285 ; summer, 286 ; everblooming, Bourbon, 283 ; remontant, 

 282 ; moss, 286 ; climbing, 288 ; Boursalt, 289 ; prairie, 239 ; 

 Ayrshire, 290 ; multiflora, 292 ; Gerarde's account of, 292 ; to 



obtain odors from, 293 



Rose Slug, 327 ; remedy for, 331 



Bug, 333 



Chafer, 333 



Saw-fly, 328 



Shrubs, on the cultivation of deciduous and evergreen, 40 



proper season for planting, 41 



soil and situation for, 42 



descriptive list of, 216 



Thrips, or vine-fretters, 332 



Whale-oil soap, 332 



BULBOUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 



Amaryllis, 46 



Anemone, 44 



description of a fine double 



one, 45 



soil, situation, and plant- 

 ing, 45 



Bulbous-rooted plants, descriptive 

 list of, ........... .44 



Bulbous perennials, 34 



Bulbs, directions for flowering in 



glasses, 82 



Corn Flag, 54 



Crown Imperial, 52 



Crocus, 47 



Dahlia, 47 



propagation of , 48 



preparation of soil for, ... 48 



preserving roots, 50 



