INDEX 



Chimonanthus fragrans, 11, 19, 

 43, 158 



China-roses, 4 



Chive-tops, 97 



Chloroform, use of, 296 



Choisya ternata, 18, 19, 43, 169 ; 

 pruning, 117 



Chorozemia, 11 



Chrysanthemums, for table de- 

 coration, 13; replanting, 74, 

 132, 143 ; arrangement, 190 



Chutney, receipt for, 126 



Cineraria cruenta, 20 



Cinerarias, 11, 20 



Cistuses, 84, 216 



Cleanliness in the house, 281 



Clematis, 43, 95, 118, 139 



Clematis montana, 43, 117 



Clethra, 93, 113, 144 



Cocos weddeliana, 9 



Coffee, making, 15, 16 



Colchicums, 180 



Collinsonia, 63 



Colosseum of Eome, plants and 

 flowers of the, 230 



Colour-blindness, 162 



Columbines, 169 



Compotes, 120, 127, 175, 186, 

 254 



Consomme, 28, 29 



aux ailerons, 30 

 Convalescence, 300, 302 



' Convent eggs,' receipt for, 108 

 Convolvulus mauritanicus, 164 

 Cooking, book on, 2 ; in France, 

 78, 80 ; mistakes in English, 

 81. (See also under the names 

 of various dishes) 

 Coreopsis grandiflora, 136 



lanceolata, 134 

 Cotoneasters, 44, 169 



Cotton, rosemary-leaved lavender, 



210 



- plant, and the myth of the 

 ' vegetable lamb,' 53 



Crab, mayonnaise souffle of, 125 



Crab apple, Siberian, 92, 99; prun- 

 ing, 117 ; preserving, 176, 177 



Cranberries, American, how to 

 cook, 14, 15 



Norwegian, 15 



Cratcegus pyracantha Icelandi, 44 

 Creepers for house-fronts, &G., 



43-46, 157 ; for autumn, 190, 



191 



Cremation, 233, 234 

 Creme brulee pudding, 77 

 Crocuses, 179, 180, 197 

 Cross, floral, 20 

 Crown Imperials, 71 

 Cryptomeria japonica, 163, 201 

 Cucumber, serving, 126 ; cooking, 



126 

 Currant bushes, protection of, 



129 



Currant jelly, red, 129 

 Curry, making, 108 

 - of ham toast, 109; of 



duck and fish, 251, 252 

 powder, receipt for, 108 

 Curtains, 282, 286 

 Curtis's ' Flora Londinensis ' and 



' Botanical Magazine,' 49, 61, 62 

 Cut-flower decoration, 10 and 



note, 12, 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list 



of flowers, &c., for, 192, 193 ; 



Appendix, 353-365 

 Cyclamens, 17, 24 

 Cydonia, 44 



DAFFODILS, 17, 72 



' Dainty Dishes,' 2 et passim 



Daisies, Michaelmas, 74, 75, 114, 

 132, 143, 173, 205 



Dante, and Voltaire's cynical re- 

 mark, 206 



Daphne Cneorum, 97 



Darwin, Erasmus, and ' vege- 

 table lamb,' 53 ; and ' The 

 Loves of the Plants,' 62, 63, 

 124 



Daturas, 169, 180 



Daughters, education and train- 

 ing of, 317-352 



Decorating house and tables, 10- 

 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list of flowers 

 for, 192, 193 ; Appendix, 353- 

 365 



Delphiniums, 134 



D'Epinay, Madame, her views on 

 woman's education, 328 

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