INDEX. 



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 A 



Acacia, rose, 112 



Athea frutex, 160 



American Cowslip, 103 



Aquilegia canadensis, ib. 



Anemone, 30, 120 



Andromeda, 111 



Annuals, hardy, 72, 85, 95 



Annuals, half-hardy, 85, 95 



Annuals, tender, 82, 1 1 7, 143 



April, monthly calendar of, 78 



April, observations on, 81 



August, monthly calendar of, 151 

 Auricula, 72, 120, 154, 166, 175 

 Azalea, 111,161 



B 



Balsam, 148 



Biennials, 86 



Budding, a mode of propagating 

 by inserting buds of one into 

 a previous growth of another 

 variety of the same family of 

 plants, 



Bulbs, in blossom, 100, 125 



Bulbous roots, cultivation of, 12 

 Bulbs, treatment of, 96, 97 



Cactus, 160 



Calceolarius, 161 



Camellia, 53,54,55,56 



Cape Crinum, 171 



Camellia japonica, 18 



Campanula, 74 



Cereus speciosissimus, 160 



Carnations, 74, 85, 95, 120, 137, 



" 153 ; 156,174 



Cheiranthus, 108 



Chrysanthemum, 75, 140, 149 



Climbers, 101, 143, 171 



Clematis, 110 



Columbine, wild, 103 



Compost, a mixture of earth 



and manure, suitable for the 



growth of vegetables. 

 Coxcomb, 61,148 



Conclusion, 179 



Crocus, 



Crown Imperial, 

 Cuttings, 



D 



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28 



102 



10 



Dahlia, 73, 86, 96, 118, 155 



Deciduous, falling off" early. 

 December, observations on, 45 



Directions, general, 9 



Dog-tooth violet. 41, 44 



Edgings, 167 



Erythrina, 159 



Escholtzia californica, 145 



Evergreens, in blossom, 64, 87 



Evergreens, transplanting of, 169 



February, monthly calendar of, 57 



February, observations on, 59 



Ficoides, 106 



Flowering shrubs, 19 



Forced flowers for winter, 23 



Fritillary, 41 



Fuchsia, 111 



Fuchsia microphylla, 161 



G 

 Garden Flowers in blossom, 63,76, 



89, 100, 125, 142, 156 



Geraniums, 126 



Gladiolus cardinalis, 145 



Gladiolus psittacinus, 146 



Graftings, consist of the last two 

 year's growths inserted into 

 another variety of the same 

 species, or family of plants. 

 Greenhouse flowers in blossom, 64, 



" 77,89,101,125,142,156,170,177 

 Guernsey Lily, 170 



H 



24 



Half-hardy plants, 

 Herbaceous, not woody, 

 Herbaceous plants, in blossom, 125, 

 " 142,156,169,177 



Hibiscus speciosus, 170 



