INDEX 



487 



MAGNOLIA grandiflora as a wall shrub, 



235 



Magnolias, the, 234 

 Mahonia Aquifolia and varieties, 214 

 Maiden's Wreath, 158 

 Mallow, Syrian, the, 228 

 Malope grandiflora and varieties, 411 

 Mamillarias, 73 



Manure, use of, in potting soils, 137 

 Manures, animal, 359 ; artificial or chemi- 

 cal, 359; liquid, 360; their importance 



in the garden, 353 

 Maples, the, 205 

 Marguerite daisy fly, grubs of, destroying, 



348 



Marguerites, in the greenhouse, 158 

 Marigolds, 408 ; African, 414 ; French, 



414 ; in variety, 411 ; Marsh, the, 



472 



Marjoram, from seed, 386 

 Marrows, Vegetable, 385, 445 

 Maurandya barclayana, 158 

 Medlar, the, planting for its beauty, 327 

 Megaseas, 458 

 Melon, culture of, 318; the culture of in 



houses, 318, 319 

 Melons in frames, culture of, and general 



information about, 320, 321 ; soil for, 



320 



Mertensia sibirica, 458 ; virginica, 458 

 Metrosideros rloribunda, 158 

 Mexican Orange Flower, 218 

 Mezereon, the, and varieties, 222 

 Mignonette, best varieties of, 411 ; in pots, 



158 ; Machet, 158 

 [ilfoils, 



Milfoils, for rock-garden, 415 



Milk Vetch, 415 



Milkwort, Box-leaved, the, 237 



Millipedes, snake, the, destroying, 350 



" Mimosa," 158 



Mimuluses, 158, 459 



Mint, growing, 386 



Mistletoe, from seed, 250 ; trees upon 



which it grows, 250 

 Mite, bulb, destroying the, 350 ; currant, 



destroying the, 350 

 Mock Oranges, hybrid, 236 

 Monarda didyma, 458 

 Monkey-flowers, 459 ; as pot plants, 158 

 Monkey Puzzle, the, 472 

 Montbretias, 459 

 Morina longiflora, 459 

 Mother of Thousands, the, 463 

 Mulching, value of, 339 

 Muscaris, the, 93 

 Mushrooms, culture of, 373 

 Musk, the, 158 

 Mustard Cress, 379 

 Myosotis, alpestris, 417; azorica, 417; 



palustris, 64 ; the, 459 

 Myrsiphyllum asparagoides, 158 

 Myrtle, Sand, the, 233 



NAILS and shreds, the best, 339 

 Narcissus Bulbocodium, 94, 417 ; dividing, 



95 ; Hoop Petticoat, 95 ; minimus, 418 ; 



minor, 417 ; pallidus praecox, 418 ; 



poeticus, 94 ; the, for pots, 164 ; trian- 

 drus, 94, 95 



Nasturtium, Flame, the, 81, 464 



Nasturtiums, climbing, in the greenhouse, 

 162 ; dwarf and climbing, 411 



Nectarine, culture of the, 321, 322 ; in pots, 

 332: leaf curl in, destroying, 350; the 

 best, 441 



Nemophila insignis, 411 



Nepenthes, 478 



Nerines, 166 



Nicotiana affinis, 411 ; sylvestris, 411 



Nierembergia rivularis, 418 



Nigella damascena, 411 



Nitrate of soda, to destroy insects at roots 

 of plants, 352 



Nuphar, native yellow, the, 64 



Nuts, the best, 324 : Cob, culture and pro- 

 pagation of, 322, 323 ; in small orchard, 

 328 : Wine, in small orchard, 328 



Nuttallia cerasiformis, 235 



Nymph?eas, hybrid, the, 472 ; in tubs, and 

 selection of, 61-65 J the Blue, 63 



Nyssa sylvatica, 235 



OAK, American Scarlet, the, 239 ; Cork, 

 the, 240; English, the, 240 ; Holm, the, 

 240 ; Red, the, 239 



Oaks, Golden-leaved, the, 240 ; the best 

 kinds, the, 239 ; Turkey, the, 240 



Odontoglossums, 191 



CEnothera, macrocarpa, 418 ; taraxaci folia, 

 418 



Oil lamps for heating a greenhouse, 135 



Olearias, the, 235 



Omphalodes, Luciliae, 418 ; verna, 459 ; 

 verna and variety, 418 



Onions, growing, and varieties, 373-375 ; 

 in variety, 444 



Onosma taurica, 418 



Ophiopogon Jaburan variegatum, 158 



Opunti^s, 73 



Orange Ball tree, the, 215 



Oranges, Mock, the, 236 



Orchard, small, planting a, 327, 328 



Orchid, the Dove, 193 



Orchids, as town plants, 185; cultivation of, 

 houses for, &c. , 183 ; hardy, 195 ; im- 

 ported, treatment of, 192 ; insect pests 

 affecting, 194 ; the best for amateurs, 



185-195 

 Ornithogalum arabicum, 95 ; comosum, 



95 ; latifolium, 95 ; nutans, 95 ; pyrami- 



dale, 95 ; umbellatum, 95 

 Osmunda regalis, 260 

 Osoberry, the, 235 

 Othonna cherifolia, 418 

 Ourisia coccinea, 418 

 Oxalis cernua, 150 

 Oxalises, in the greenhouse, 159 

 Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius, 235 



P/EONIA albiflora and varieties, 14 ; ano- 

 mala, 14 ; arietina, 14 



Ppeonies, Chinese or herbaceous, soil for and 

 planting, 13 ; species of, 460 ; Tree or 

 Moutan, varieties and culture, 13 



