INDEX. 



{^The pages arc referred to, not the •paragraphs.'] 



Acre, number of trees and shrubs to an, 



221 

 Alcove, 179 



• , rustic, 400 



Alcoves, rustic, 214 



American iDlants, sunk garden for, 242 



Anemone, 508 



Annuals for a suburban garden, 149 



, culture of, 497 



• , lists of, 149, 498 



, ornamental, 9 



-, seeds of, to sow, 498 



Apiary, management of the, 365 

 Apples and crabs, list of, 263 



, selection of, 88 



Apple-trees, list of, 293 

 Approach road, 166—169 



, mode of planting the, 380 



Aquarium, 492 

 Aquatic fowls, 363 

 Architectural ornaments, 33 



■ ornaments for gardens, 178 



—182 



style of a villa, 12 



Arch of rustic work, 274 



Art, appearance of, 18 • 



, recognition of, 19 



Artificial aspect of a suburban residence, 

 45 



exposure, 48 



Artistical landscape, 156 

 Artistic arrangement of beds, 22 



imitation of scenery, 37 



Aspect of villas, 9 

 Autumn sown annuals, 500 

 Aviary, 304 



B. 



Back gardens, planting of, 60 



Baskets of rustic work, 179 



Bath-room, 345 



Bedford Lodge, 246 



Beds, artistic arrangement of, 22 



Beds grouped near a walk, 24, 25 



• of flowers, rules for planting, 57 



Biennials, 502 



■ and annuals, 113 



• , list of, for a suburban garden, 



149 

 Boat-house, 195 

 Borders for fruit-trees, 76 

 Boundary fence, 170 



■ wa)ls, 151 



Bridges over still water, 423 



, rustic, 398 



Brugmansia suav6olens {Datura arbdrea), 



125 

 Building or planting, which should "be 



done first, 224 

 Buildings, mode of executing, 224 

 Bulbs and tubers, 505 



for a geometric garden, 123 



, arrangement of, 102 



Cabbages, best kinds to grow, 80 

 Calceolarias, the best for planting out, 69^ 

 Californian annuals, lists of, 69, 499 

 Camellia house, 488 

 Changes of trees, 3 

 Chequers, entrance lodge at, 375 

 Cherries, list of, 264 

 Chester Holme Cottage, 244 

 Chestnut, sweet, kinds of, 264 

 Choice of a situation for a villa, 6 

 Climate, characters of, 8, 11 

 Climbing annuals, 149 

 half-hardy annuals for a sub- 

 urban garden, 149 



■ plants for a wall, 69 



roses, and other plants, 85 



shrubs for a suburban garden. 



148 

 Coach-house and stables, 129 



, management of the, 350 



Coachman's bed-room, 351 

 Cold pit, advantages of a, 4 

 Cold pits, 468—470 



