INDEX. 



407 



Orangery, general management 339 



Orange, bitter ib 



citron or cedrate - - 338 



propagating and budding 340 



sweet . ... 339 



tribe - - - - 338 



Orchard, site, culture, <fcc. - 36 



Orchidaceae - - - -295 



tropical ib. 



Oxalis roots, culture of - - 193 



Oyster plant - - - - 191 



Parsnips, culture of - - 189 

 Parsley, culture of - - - 216 

 Patience, garden - - - 205 

 Peaches, best in the U. S. 99, 100 

 enemies of the peach tree, 



and remedies against - 100 

 English and French modes 



of training the tree - 105 

 modes of cultivating in U. S. 106 

 mode of obtaining new va- 

 rieties 98 

 modes of protecting the 



blossoms in England - 111 



plans of pruning for fruit 103 



varieties and subvarieties 96,97 



when trees are to be trimmed 1 1 1 



Peach-house, structure and 



management of - 331, 332 



Pears, best kinds of fruit in II. S. 134 



fine kinds - - - 124 



grafting of the tree - - 131 



influence of the parent stock 



upon the fruit - - 132 

 kitchen sorts - - - 131 

 autumnal and winter sorts 130 

 Mr. Knight's varieties - 133 

 summer management of 



trees - - - - 134 

 Pear tree, management of - 131 

 Pears and apples, modes of storing 138 

 Pearl onion - - - - 197 

 Peas, kinds and culture - - 175 

 Peat-soil for flower-garden - 239 

 Peat, when only partially decom- 

 posed, prejudicial to plants 240 

 Pelargoniums ... 289 

 Pennyroyal - - - - 230 

 Pepper grass - - - - 220 

 Peppermint - - - - 230 

 Perennials, tall ornamental - 250 

 Peruvian rice ... 205 

 Pimperaell - - - - 230 

 Pine-apples, kinds of - 341, 342 

 pits and culture - - 343 

 Pinks, cultivation of - - 278 

 Plant-stove, structure of - - 285 



Plant-stove, inmates of - - 285 

 Planting of fruit-trees 50 



Plants requiring a peaty soil - 240 

 shrubby, for edgings - 242 

 such as arc to be wintered 

 under glass - - - 250 

 Plums, kinds and culture - 115 

 Plum-tree, best kinds in U. S. - 118 

 destruction of fruit by the 



curcuilo, how counteracted 118 

 Polyanthus, cultivation of - 276 

 Pond, how to make it impervious 



to water - 

 Pond's seedling grape - 

 Potato onion - 



Potato, sweet - - - - 

 Potatoes, kinds and culture 



238 

 74 

 197 

 184 

 179 



forcing of 182 



varieties best known in U. S. 182 



Powell grape, ... 

 Primula, cultivation of - 

 Propagation of plants in green- 



Pruning 

 Prussian grass 

 Pumpkin 

 Purslane 

 Pyramide training 



72 

 276 



287 



53 



209 



224 



228 



54 



Quenouille training - 55 



Quince-tree, culture of - - 141 



Quinoa spinach, culture of - 204 



Radish, culture of - - - 192 



Ranunculus, cultivation of - 265 



properties of a fine one - 6. 



proper soil for the beds - 266 



propagation of 267 



Raspberries, kind and culture of 151 



Rendle's tank heating - - 315 



Rhododendrons ... 245 



Rhubarb, kinds and culture - 220 



Rider wall- trees - - 52 



Rocambole - - - - 200 



Rock-work - - - - 237 



plants recommended for 



decorating the ib. 



Rogers' conical boiler - - 309 



Root-grafting ... 44 



Rosary, management of the - 248 



Rosemary - - - - 230 



Sage Salad herbs - - 230 



Salsify 191 



Savory, winter - - 230 



Savoy greens, culture of - - 169 



Scallions, mode of producing - 195 



Scariolea - - - - 214 



