INDEX 



459 



Epiphytes, 196, 274. 



Equipment, for hotbeds and cold 

 frames, 63, 64 ; greenhouse, 88, 

 89, 90. 



Ericas, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 

 importance, propagation and cul- 

 ture of, 344, 345, 346, 347. 



Even-span houses, advantages and 

 disadvantages of, 54. 



Exhibitions, value of, 10, 13. 



Expansion tank, 110. 



Extermination of insect pests by: 

 arsenical sprays, 216 ; hand pick- 

 ing, 216, 217 ; poison baits, 217 ; 

 poisonous fumes, 220 ; removing 

 from the soil, 217 ; salt solutions 

 and water, sprays, 218, 219; 

 tobacco dust in the soil, 220 ; 

 tobacco fumes, 220. 



Fairy ring spot, classification and 

 general characters of carnation, 

 211. 



Feeding, chemicals used in, 126; 

 effect of, 126 ; gradual applica- 

 tion of foods in, 125 ; liquid 

 manure used in, 126 ; newly 

 rooted cuttings, 125 ; carnation, 

 236 ; rose, 248 ; chrysanthemum, 

 262. 



Ferns, botanical classification of, 

 359 ; characters of, 359 ; habitat 

 of, 361 ; holly, 372 ; list of most 

 commonly grown genera of, 359 ; 

 maiden-hair, 368 ; propagation 

 by offsets, 362 ; propagation by 

 spores, 361 ; stag-horn 364 ; 



. sword, 373; tree, 361, 362. 



Fertilizers, preparation and use of, 

 187. 



Ficus, botanical classification, char- 

 acters, habitat, propagation and 

 culture of, 387, 388, 389. 



Field preparation of soils, 190. 



Firing, necessity for night, 45, 118 ; 

 duties of the fireman in, 118, 119. 



Flat-rafter houses, 65, 66. 



Floriculture, amateur, 1 ; commer- 



cial, 2 ; definition of, 1 ; growth 

 of, 4 ; history of, 3 ; importance 

 of, 4 ; increase in, 5 ; methods 

 of study of, 2; sciences which 

 relate to, 2, 3. 



Florists' establishments, number of, 

 5. 



Flower markets, establishment of, 

 11. 



Foliage plants, characters of, 359 ; 

 principal genera included in 

 groups of, 359. 



Forcing,- herbaceous biennials and 

 perennials, 398 ; shrubs, 391 ; 

 list of species, 391, 392 ; prepara- 

 tion for, 392, 394 ; resting period 

 before, 395; season for, 395; 

 storing before, 395 ; use of ether 

 and chloroform for, 395, 396, 

 398. 



Foundations, depth of, 72 ; excava- 

 tion for, 70 ; forms for, 72 ; grout 

 for, 72 ; necessity for strong, 47, 

 65 ; width of, 70. 



Freesias, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat and culture of, 

 310. 



Fruiting plants of attractive char- 

 acters, 358. 



Fuel, economy of, 118; material 

 used for, 98, 112. 



Fumigation, necessity for early, 

 128 ; with hydrocyanic acid gas, 

 219, 221 ; with tobacco fumes, 

 220. 



Fungi, character of, 194, 195 ; char- 

 acter of infection of, 197 ; clas- 

 sification of, 199 ; definition of, 

 194 ; effects on host plants of, 

 197; imperfecti, 199, 208; 

 methods of combating parasitic, 

 198 ; mode of life of, 194, 196 ; 

 reproduction of, 195. 



Galanthus, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat and culture 

 of, 418. 



Gardenias, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, commercial 



