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INDEX. 



Aradacese, 190. 



Aralia family, 193; propagation of, 194; 



stocks for, root-grafting, &c., 582. 

 Araliaceae, 193. 



Araucarias, propagation of, 265. 

 Arbutus, 284. 

 Areas, different, seeds requisite for, 596; 



plants required for given, 596. 

 Areschong on Rubus idceus, 505. 

 Aroid family, 190. 

 Aroids, fertilisation of, 191. 

 Artificial methods by which plants are 



multiplied, 43. 

 Asclepiadacese, 194. 

 Asclepiads and insects, 195; fecundation 



of, 195 ; pollen growth of, 195. 

 Ash, grafting of, stocks for, &c., 406. 

 Asparagus, 363. 

 Aster family, 245. 

 Asters, China, 248; or "Michaelmas 



Daisies," 247. 

 Aucuba, cuttings, root, best inserted in 



August, 263) family, 268; pollen, preser- 

 vation of, 151. 



Aueubas, grafting of, &c., 269; herma- 

 phrodite, 269; male and female, 100; 



male and female kinds of, 269. 

 Aurantiacese, 197. 

 Auricula, origin of, 453. 

 Austen on "double" grafting, 69; on 



grafting, 73. 

 Azalea, 285; Pontica, hybrid of, 132; Pon- 



tica, pollen influence of, 121. 

 Azalea-Rhododendron hybrids, 286. 

 Azaleas, hybridism of, 161 ; pollen of, no; 



splice - grafting, 595; stocks for, 285; 



when to graft, 593. 



BACKHOUSE on cross-bred Narcissus, 182. 



Baines on grafted cuttings, 85. 



Baird on Bouvardia seedlings, 238. 



Balance between scion and stock, 63. 



Balsam inaceae, 199. 



Balsam family, 199. 



Balsams, self-fertilised, 145. 



Baltet on bud-grafting, 79 ; on double- 

 grafting Pears, 69 ; on grafting, 58 ; on 

 grafting Pines, 77; on Pear-grafting, 

 486. 



Banana family, 398. 



Bark replacing grafts, 84. 



Batatus paniculata, 267 ; as a stock, 86. 



Bedding-plants, propagation of, 594. 



Bee-bread, 143. 



Bee-orchis, self-fertilised, 144. 



Beer on pollen growth, 114. 



Bees and pollen, 143 ; and Willow pollen, 

 154- 



Begomaceae, 199. 



Begonia Dominiana (B. Rex-argentea), 93 ; 

 family, 199 ; Marshallii, 93 ; miniato- 

 opuliflora, 122 ; Veitchi-boliviensis, 127; 

 Weltoniensis, 122. 



Begonias, bud or bulblet, increase of, 200 ; 

 changes in hybrid, 125 ; colours of 

 hybrid, 123 ; Continental hybrids of, 202 ; 

 cross-bred, 127; double-flowered, tuber- 

 ous, 205 ; hermaphrodite, 199 ; how in- 

 creased, 47; hybrid, tuberous-rooted, 

 204 ; leaf- propagation of, 200 ; tuberous, 

 from seed, 584 ; tuberous-rooted, 203. 



Bell-flower family, 227. 



Bell-flowers, hybrid, 227; self-fertilising, 

 146. 



Bennet on hybrid Primroses, 452 ; on 

 natural cross-breeding, 137 ; on Vanilla 

 fertilisation, 420. 



Bentley on fertilisation, 114. 



Berberis family, 206 ; how to increase, 

 206 ; seedlings of, 207. 



Berkeley on hybridism, 151. 



Bertolonia family, 394 ; seedling, 394. 



Betulaceae, 207. 



Biennials, when to sow, 37. 



Bigeneric half-breeds, 135 ; hybrids, Wed- 

 dell on, &c., 135. 



Bignoniacese, genera of, 208. 



Bignonia radicans, stock for, 59. 



Bignonias, hybridism of, 209 ; increase of, 

 208 ; on Catalpa stock, 208. 



Bilbergias, fertilisation of, 215 ; potency 

 of dried pollen of, 215 ; seeding of, 215. 



Bindweed family, 267. 



Biota, aurea, and its variety B. semper- 

 aurea, are both easily propagated by 

 cuttings or by grafting on common 

 seedling Thujas as stocks, 264. 



Birch and Alder family, 207. 



Birch, increase of, 208 ; seeds, how to pre- 

 serve, 591. 



Birds and seeds, 588. 



Blackberry, the, 504. 



Blair on graft variegation, 62. 



Blandfordia, 365. 



Bottom-heat for cuttings, 53. 



Bousehet on cross-fertilising Grapes, 103. 



Bouvardias, bud variations in, 239 ; pro- 

 pagation and origin of, 238. 



Box, common evergreen, 303 ; cutting, 

 root, best inserted in August, 304. 



Bradley on direct pollen influence, 104, 

 105. 



Brairding Conifer seeds, &c., 586. 



Brassica, 210. 



Brassicacese, 209. 



Bromeliaceae, 214. 



Bromeliads, increase of, 215. 



Broughton on hybrid or seedling Cincho- 

 nas, 241. 



Brownea, hybrids of, &c., 431. 



Brugmansias, 542. 



Bryanthus erectus, 93, 292, 302. 



Buckley on Epiphyllums, 223. 



Buckman on Carrots, 558. 



Buckthorn family, 520. 



Buckwheat family, 447. 



Budding, curious account of, 62 ; novel 

 way with Roses, 586 ; or bud-grafting 

 78, 79 ; shield, 80 ; adventitious, Lind- 

 ley on, 49. 



Buddleia, hybrid of, propagation of, &c., 

 529. 



Buds and seeds, analogy of, 92 ; sports, 

 &c., 136 ; propagation, importance of, 

 49 ; variation, 97 ; variation, Gaertner 

 on, 106 ; variation in Bouvardias, 239 ; 

 variation or sports, 97 ; variation, refer- 

 ences to authorities on, 99. 



Bulb-culture in Holland, 369. 



Bulb-cuttings, 47 ; how increased, 43 ; 

 treatment of, 593. 



Buttercups, 519. 



Butterwort family, 361. 



Buxus, 303. 



