Cosmos Continued. 



Make ideal bouquets, 103. 



Popularity of, 103. 



Position of, in the hotbed, 35. 

 Cosmos borer, preventive of, 



247. 



Cow manure, best for the ma- 

 jority of plants, 23. 

 Crinums. 155-162. 



Americana, 161. 



Blooming, time required for, 157. 



Capense, 160. 



Easily grown, 155. 



Erubescens, 160. 



Expensive luxuries, 159. 



Fimbriatum, 161. 



Grandolia or Augustum, 161. 



Kirkii, 159. 



Kunthianum, 159, 162. 



Lack of knowledge as to habits 

 of, by florists, 155. 



Moorei, 160. 



Must be protected from heavy 

 rain, 159. 



Ornatum, 159. 



Pedunculatum, 161. 



Potting of the dry bulbs, 156. 



Root-growth of, 156. 



Scabrum, 160. 



Secret of culture of, 158. 



Soil required for, 156. 



Treatment of bulb before growth, 



157- 

 Water, amount of, necessary, 



158. 



Wintering of, 159. 

 Criticism, adverse, hints about, 



254. 

 Crocus, 189, 192, 193. 



A pretty way to grow them, 190. 

 Seed formation of, 189. 

 Crotons, 39, 89, 92, 151. 



Best position for, in the sand- 

 box, 39. 



Crown Imperials, 191. 

 Cucumber, Wild, 90-96, 132, 

 252. 



Cup -and- Saucer Vine, 129. 

 Cut flowers, judgment should be 



used in giving away, 247. 

 Cuttings, of common house 

 plants, directions for handling, 

 58. 



How to save those liable to de- 

 cay, 61. 



Lists for selection of, 58. 

 Cutworms, destruction of, 203. 

 Cyclamen, 42, 74, 75. 



Bush Hill Pioneer, cost of seed 



of, 42. 



Protecting from moisture and re- 

 potting, 75. 

 Starting, raising, and setting out, 



74- 



Treatment of, in the spring, 75. 



Cyclamen Amaryllis, must not 



be allowed to dry out entirely, 



75- 

 Cyperus, or Umbrella-plant, 60, 



73, 74, 168. 

 Growing from seed an economy, 



73. 



Growing in jardinieres, 73. 



How to sow the seeds, 73. 



Raising from cuttings, 73. 



Semi-aquatic qualities of, 73. 



Two varieties of, 74. 

 Cypripedi'-im Acaule. See Jap- 

 anese Iris. 

 Czar Peter, blue Hyacinth, 192. 



D 



Daffodils, 256. 



Dahlias, 27, 105, 148, 149, 186, 

 187, 204. 



Best started in baskets of sand, 

 148. 



Borer, how to destroy, 1 06. 



Care and protection of, for ex- 

 hibition purposes, 106. 



Cosmos borer destructive to, 247. 



Easily raised from seed, 105. 



