INDEX 



481 



Hindsii, 212 ; japonica, 213 ; nitida, 

 213 ; Simonsi, 213 ; Veitchii, 213 



Arundos, the, 211 



Ash, common, and varieties, 226 ; Moun- 

 tain, the, 239 



Ashes, Flowering, 226 



Asparagus, culture of, 361, 362; when to 

 plant, sow, &c., 444; "fern," 148; 

 plumosus, plumosus nanus, Sprengeri, 

 and tenuissimus, 148 



Aspidistra lurida, 148 



Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum, 260 ; Tricho- 

 manes, 260 ; and varieties, 256 



Aster, China, from seed, 41 



Aster, Novag-Angliae type, 448 ; Novi- 

 Belgi and varieties, 448 ; sinensis, 408 



Asters, China, varieties of, 408 ; for alpine 

 and rock-garden, 415 ; perennial, 2, 3 ; 

 the finest, 447, 448 



Astragalus dasyglottis, 415 



Astrantia major, 416 



Athyrium nlix-fcemina and its varieties, 

 258 



Aubrietias, as an edging, 82 ; for the rock- 

 garden, 416 



Aucubas, the, 211 



Auricula, green-edged, grey-edged, white- 

 edged, and selfs, 4; the florists', 3-5; 

 history of the, 3 



Auriculas, Alpine, 8 ; Border, 9 ; diseases 

 and insect pests of, 7; florists', selection 

 of the best in the several sections, 8 ; from 

 seed, 5 ; general hints on culture of, 6 



Azaleas, hardy, 211, 241 ; hybrids, a few 

 choice, 242 ; in the greenhouse, 148 



Azara microphylla, 75 



Azaras, the, 211 



BALSAM, the common, 157 



Balsams, 149 ; in variety, 408 



Bamboos, the, 211-213 



Bambusa Fortunei variegata, 212 ; Metake, 

 213 ; palmata, 212 ; pygmasa, 212 ; tes- 

 sellata (Ragamowski), 212 



Bank, steep, sunny, of poor soil, plant- 

 ing, 



Banks, sloping, treatment of in garden 

 ground, 343 



Barberry, common, varieties of, 213 ; 

 Coral, the, 75 



Bark, winter, shrubs and trees with con- 

 spicuous, 470 



Barrow, garden, a useful, 345 



Beam tree, white, the, 239 



Beans, Broad, 362; the best, &c., 444; 

 Climbing, 362, 363 ; Dwarf, best varieties, 

 444 ; importance of gathering at proper 

 time, 363 ; Kidney Dwarf, 364; Runner, 



444 



Bean tree, Indian, the, 216 

 Bear's Breech, the, 445 

 Bedding, hybrid Tea Roses for, 421, 422 ; 



mixed, 44 ; summer, 44 ; winter, shrubs 



for, 471 

 Beds, large, plants for, 46 ; a few examples 



of summer, 45, 46 ; small, plants for, 



44,45 



Beet, varieties of, 444 



Beets, various kinds of, 364 



Beginners in gardening, useful hints for, 



334~34S 

 Begonia Ensign, 475 ; Gloire de Lorraine, 



475 ; Gloire de Sceaux, 475 ; hydrocoti- 



folia, 475 ; manicata, 475 ; metallica, 



475 ; Mrs. Heal, 475 ; nitida, 475 ; 



Rex, 149, 475 ; semperflorens, 149 ; 



socotrana, 475 ; Winter Cheer, 475 

 Begonias, fibrous rooted, 150; Rex and 



others, 475 ; tuberous, 147 

 Bellflowers, Alpine, 416; Chimney, the, 



152 ; Peach-leaved, 152 

 Berberidopsis corallina, 75 

 Berberis Aquifolium and varieties, 214 ; 



aristata, 214 ; buxifolia, 214 ; empetri- 



formis, 215 ; japonica, 214 ; nepalensis, 



214 ; nervosa, 214 ; sinensis, 214 ; steno- 



phylla, 214 ; Thunbergi, 213 ; virescens, 



214 ; vulgaris, varieties of, 213 ; walli- 



chiana, 214 

 Berberises, the, evergreen and deciduous, 



213, 214 

 Bignonia capreolata, 75 ; grandiflora, 247 ; 



radicans, 247 



Bladder Nuts, the, 246 ; Sennas, the, 219 

 Blechnum spicant. 260 

 Bleeding Heart, the, 450 

 Bluebell, the, 95 

 Blue Cupidone, 449 

 Blue Gum tree, in the greenhouse, 155 

 Bocconia cordata, 449 

 Bordeaux mixture for destroying fungi, 352 

 Border flowers, arranging as to colour, 



27, 28 

 Border, flower, exposed, planting and 



sheltering, 341 ; mixed, the, 25 ; the 



choice of plants for the, 27; the soil 



proper for the, 26 ; way to plant, the, 27 

 Borecole, a selection of, 444 

 Boronias, the, 150 

 Bottle Brush plant, the, 150 

 Bougainvilleas, 475, 476 

 Bouvardias, 150 

 Box, as an edging, 83 ; minorca, the, 215 ; 



tree and varieties, 215 

 Box- tree, European, 80 

 Boxes, window, shrubs for winter, 471 ~, 



plants for and kind of, 344 

 Bracken, the, 260 

 Bramble, cut-leaved, planting for its beauty, 



327 ; Rocky Mountain, the, 244 

 Broccoli, 365; varieties of, &c., 444 

 Broom, Etna, the, 227 ; Spanish, the, 227 ; 



the yellow, 221 

 Brooms, the, 221 



Brussels Sprouts, 365 ; the best, 444 

 Bryanthus erectus, 214 

 Buckbean, for pond side, 472 

 Buckthorn, Sea, the, 228 

 Buddleia globosa, 215 

 Bulb, mite, the, destroying, 350 

 Bulbocodium vernum, 86 

 Bulbous flowers, 84 ; in the grass, 84 ; for 



the greenhouse, 163 

 Bulbs after flowering, treatment of, 334 - 



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