INDEX. 



PAGE 



Hyacinth, 25,174 



Hot-beds, method of making, 70, 



" " 73,85 



Hollyhocks, 144 



Hybridizing, 106 



Ice plant, 148 



Introduction to English Edition, 5 

 Introduction to Amer. Edition, 7 

 Iris, 61,62 



Ixia, 146 



J 



January, observations on, 51 



Japan Rose, 18 



Jasmine, 140 



Jonquils, 22 



June, monthly calendar of, 115 



July, monthly calendar of, 135 



K 



Kalmia, 111 

 L 



Larkspur, 144 



Layering, 76 



Leaf manure, 19 



Lily of the valley, 102 



Liriodendron, 132 

 Loam, a natural soil consisting 



of a mixture of sand, clay, and 



oxide of iron. 



Lychnis, 132 



M 



Mallow, scarlet, 170 

 March, monthly calendar of, f7 



March, observations on, 69 



Magnolia, 131 



Marvel of Peru, 18,107 



May, monthly calendar of, 91 



May, observations on, 93 



Mignonette, 130, 140 



Myrtle, 110,150 



Narcissus, 22, 38 



Nervium splendens, 147 



November, monthly calendar of, 15 

 November, observations on, 17 



O 



October, monthly calendar of, 1 72 



October, observations on, 173 

 Offset, a sprout, a shoot, 



Passion Flower, 

 Pansie Violet, 

 Peonies, 



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Perennials, 72, 86 



Peruvian Squill, 102 



Pinks, 119,128,137 



Plan of a Flower Garden, 50 



Polyanthus, 84, 120 



Poppy, 129 



Potentilla, 146 



Pruning, 65 



Pyramidal Saxifrage, 105 



R 



Ranunculus, 32,73,120 



Rockets, 104 



Rockwork, 42 



Routine work, 64, 77, 89, 1 14, 133, 



" 171,178 



Rhododendron, 111 



Roses, 123, 130, 140 



Rose, Acacia, 112 



Rock Rose, 131 



S 



Seeds, sowing of, 154 



Seeds, saving of, 167,176 



Sensitive Plant, 147 



September, monthly calendar of, 163 

 Shrubbery, 169,176 



Slipping, 169 



Snowdrop, 29 



Shrubs in blossom, 64, 77, 89, 101 



125,143,156,170,177 

 Squill, Peruvian, 102 



Stapelia, 146 



Stoves, 19 



Streptocarpus, 161 



Stock Gilliflower, 107 



T 



Tender Bulbs, 24 



Tender Shrubs, 24 



Tiger Flower, 126 



Tiger Lily, 158 



Top-dressing, covering the sur- 

 face of the ground with ma- 

 nure or a compost. 

 Tree Peony, 113 



Trellis-work, frame-work for sup- 

 porting vines. 



Tulips, 35. 73. 97. 163 



Tuberose, 86. 159 



W 



Wallflower, 108 



Wisteria, 113 



Weeding, 133 



109 Y 



106 Yucca gloriosa, 162 



105 Yucca glaucescern, 162 



