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INDEX. 



ABUTILON, 385. 



Abutilons, graft variegation in, 62. 



Acacia, 429. 



Acanthaceae, genera of, 168. 



Acanthaceous plants, increase of, 168, 169 ; 



pollen of, 1 68. 

 Acanthus family, 168 ; hybrids of, 169 ; 



mollis, 1 68 ; speciosus, 168 ; species of, 



169. 



Aceracese, 170. 

 Aceras, hybrids of, 8. 

 Acers, grafting and budding of, 171 ; seeds 



and embryos of, 170 ; species of, 171. 

 Achimenes, 331. 

 Aehyranthes, 172. 



Acis, species and propagation of, 173. 

 Aconitum (Monk's-hood), 507. 

 Acarus, importation of, 39. 

 Acre, number of plants requisite for, 596 ; 



vegetables, seeds, necessary for, 596, 597. 

 ^schynanthus, 332. 

 jEsculus (Horse-chestnut), 524. 

 Affinity, proved by grafting, 58 ; sexual or 



elective, 119. 

 Agalmyla, 332. 

 Agapanthus, 363. 



Agave, gemini flora -densiflora, 175; nec- 

 tarine mucus of, 114; perbella, 175; 



Taylori, 175. 



Agaves, propagation of, 173 ; seeding of, 174. 

 Ageratum, increase of, 247. 

 Ailanthus excelsa, precocity of a seedling, 



91. 



Alder family, 207 ; seed and cutting pro- 

 pagation of, 208. 



Alexander on Conifer seeds, 260. 

 Allamanda, a hybrid, 14 ; Cathartica, 



Schotti, 14 ; Hendersoni, 14 ; Wardleana, 



14; kinds of, &c., 187. 

 Allium, 364. 



Almond as a stock, &c., 458. 

 Alocasia, hybrids of, 193. 

 Aloe, 365. 

 Aloes, American, and insects, 174, 175; 



hybrid, 154. 

 Alstrcemeria, hybrid seedlings of, 175; 



hybrids or mules of, 130. 

 Alternanthera, 172 ; increase of, 592. 

 Althaea, 386. 

 Amarantus, 172. 



Amaryllidaceae, 173; genera of, 173. 

 Amaryllis, or Knight's Star Lilies, 173; 



species of, 176. 



Amelanchier, 468. 

 America, winter root-grafting, 594. 

 American Aloes, fertilisation of, 174. 

 Amherstia, 429. 

 Amygdalus, 458. 

 Anagallis, hybrids of, &c., 448. 

 Anderson- Henry on cross-breeding, 148; 

 on direct pollen influence, 106; on 

 hybrid Clematis, 512; on hybrid Ver- 

 onicas, 537; on partial hybridity in 

 Rhododendrons, 298. 

 Andre on JEsculus intermedia, 525. 

 Andromeda, 285. 



Anemone family (Wind-flowers), 506 ; hy- 

 brids of, 507; japonico-vitifolia, 121; 

 vitifolia-japonica, 121 ; increase of, 590. 

 Annuals, half-hardy, 37 ; hints on sowing, 



37 ; when to sow seeds in heat, 582. 

 Antirrhinum, hybridism of, &c., 529. 

 Aphelandra, 168. 



Apidse or Bee family, Muller on, 143. 

 Apium, 557. 



Apocynaceae, genera of, 186. 

 Apple, " Bess Pool," "Idouble" grafted, 70. 

 Apples, root-grafting of, 67, 492 ; as stocks 

 for Pears, 485; stocks for, 490; propa- 

 gation of, 481. 



Apricot, "intermediate" stock for Nec- 

 tarine, 69 ; stocks for, 477. 

 (The late Mr Pearson of Chilwell mentions 

 several varieties of the Moor Park 

 Apricots differing but little in the 

 appearance of their leaves or fruit : 

 the sort cultivated at Chilwell has 

 been grown therefor upwards of fifty 

 years, and is the finest flavoured of 

 any variety. From careful observa- 

 tion, it is believed to be identical 

 with the Grosse Peche Apricot, as 

 it grows best on the Brussels Plum ; 

 whereas the variety known as Moor 

 Park in the south of England, does 

 best on the Muscle. For all pur- 

 poses, there is no doubt it is the best 

 variety of Apricot grown. The sort 

 grown in the south of England as 

 Moor Park is evidently a seedling 

 from the old variety, and is very in- 

 ferior in flavour to it.) 

 Aquifoliacese, 189. 

 Aquilegia (Columbines), 508; fragranti- 



cnlifornica, 122. 

 Arabis blepharophylla, 153; hybrids of, 156. 



