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Gardening for Amateurs 



Artichokes, Chinese, 1061 ; Globe, 

 795, 1043, 1061 ; Jerusalem, 25, 

 1044, 1061 



Arum, 629 ; cornutum, dracunculus, 

 italicum, 629 ; Lily, 92, 749, 840 ; 

 Lily, after blooming, 217 ; pot- 

 ting, 556 



Arundinaria, 884 ; anceps, auricpma, 

 falcata, Fortunei, Hindsii, japo- 

 nica, Kumasasa, nitida, pygmaea, 

 Simoni, 885-6 



Arundo Donax, 673 



Ash, 922 ; Manna or flowering, 920, 

 922 ; Mountain, 918 ; Weeping, 174 



Ashes, coal, use of, 780 ; house, 

 value of, 32 ; wood, making and 

 using, 61, 1112 



Asparagus, 327, 362, 953, 1044, 1061 ; 

 beds, 965 ; beds, cleaning, 756 ; 

 decorative, 329 ; Fern, 329, 765 ; 

 forcing, 946 ; for greenhouse, 765 ; 

 Insect pests, 682 ; myriocladus, 

 765 ; plumosus, 329, 765, 860 ; 

 Sprengeri, 329, 766 ; tenuissimus, 

 766 



Aspen, 923 



Asperula, 604 ; azurea setosa, 428 ; 

 ciliata, Gussoni, hirta, nitida, odo- 

 rata, suberosa, 605 



Asphodel, giant, 637 



Aspidistra, 268, 818 ; lurida, 766, 

 818 ; potting, 170, 557 



Aspidium, 820 ; angulare, 828 



Asplenium, 832 ; bulbiferum, cau- 

 datum, 338 ; FilLx-foemina, 828 ; 

 flaccidum, obtusilobum, 338 ; 

 Trichomanes, 829 



Aster, 67, 72, 135 ; Alpine, 596, 601 ; 

 Bigelovii, 116 ; China, 429 ; small- 

 flowering sorts, 136 ; large-flower- 

 ing sorts, 136 



Asters, 198 ; China, var. of, 429 ; 

 perennial, 29 



Astilbe, 136 ; Davidii, 29 ; for bog 

 gardens, 574 ; grandis, 29 ; novel- 

 ties for shady border, 137 



Athyrium Filix-foemina, 828 



Atriplex hortensis rubra, 428 



Aubrietia, 601, 605, 712 ; Brides- 

 maid, 605 ; deltoidea, 708 ; Dr. 

 Mules, 597 ; Fire King, Lavender, 

 Moerheimii, 605 



Aucuba japonica, 895 ; japonic?, 

 vera, 791 



August, early, work in the garden in, 

 504 ; late, work in the garden in, 

 655 



Auricula aphis, 421 



Auriculas, 418 ; alpine, 419, 423 ; 

 best varieties of, 423 ; from seed, 



422 ; green-edged, grey-edged, 



423 ; how to grow, 419 ; insect 

 pests, 421 ; selfs, 423 ; show, 



418 ; what to do each month, 



419 ; white-edged variety of, 423 

 Autumn, seeds to sow in, 108 

 Avena sterilis, 44 



Avens, 148 



Azalea, 171, 781, 814 ; Indian, 781 ; 



mollis, 814 

 Azaleas, 325, 865 ; Ghent, 814, 870 ; 



propagation, 867 ; pruning, 866 ; 



varieties of, 782, 870 



BACTERIA in the soil, 56 

 "Ball," 183 



Balloon flower, 393 ; Chinese, 394 

 Balm, 1092 

 Balsam, 787 

 Bamboos, hardy, 884 

 Bambusa, 886 ; metake, 885 ; tes- 

 sellata, 886 



Banana, 1022 



Banks, 8 



Barberry, 895, 902 ; golden-flowered, 

 814 



Bartonia aurea, 428 



Basic slag, 223, 276 



Basil, Sweet, 1092 



Baskets, hanging, 328 ; Begonias for, 

 416 ; plants for, 329 



Bastard trenching, 672, 883 



Bay tree, 899 



Beam Tree, white, 918 



Bean, Bog, 576 ; butterfly, 181 ; 

 Tree, Indian, 920 



Beans, Broad, 26, 80, 795, 1020, 1045, 

 1063, 1095 ; Butter, climbing, 

 830 ; Dwarf, 172, 266, 956, 1045, 

 1059 ; French, 660, 1063 ; late, 

 362 ; Runner, 172, 218, 265, 1045, 

 1064 ; staking, 408 



Bear's Breech, 886 ; Foot, 886 



Bedding, Geraniums, 893 ; out. com- 

 ing, 3 

 May, 264 



plants, 191 ; hardening, 216 ; 



increasing, 199 ; propagating, 658 ; 

 tending, 406 



Bee Balm, 393; Orchis, 948 



Beech, 922, 925 ; common, 863, 922 ; 

 weeping, 174 



Beet, ornamental, increasing, 201 



Beetles in Roses, 244 



Beetroot, 1045, 1064 ; early, 124 ; 

 sowing, 217, 



Begonia, 720, 860 ; echinosepala, 

 830 ; evansiana, 842 ; glaucophyl- 

 la, 329 ; Gloire de Lorraine, 122, 

 722 ; Kewensis, Knowsleyana, 

 329 ; metallica, 830 ; semper- 

 florens, increasing, 201 ; Weltoni- 

 ensis, 822 ; winter flowering, 

 varieties of, 722 



Begonias, 754 ; bedding, 528 - 9 ; 

 dividing, 358 ; fibrous-rooted, 201, 

 722, 1019 ; for hanging baskets, 

 329, 416 ; lifting, 408 ; potting, 

 405 ; seedling, 265 ; sowing, 963 ; 

 starting, 1058 ; tuberous, 193, 201, 

 620, 720, 721 ; winter-flowering, 

 406, 722 



Belladonna Lily, 92, 627 



Bellflower, 52, 137, 605 ; Carpathian, 

 597 ; Chimney, 726 ; Giant, 61 ; 

 Peach-leaved, 29, 52 ; trailing, 

 822 



Bellflowers, 29, 212 ; annual, 431 ; 

 Chimney, 139 ; Peach-leaved, 139 



Berberidopsis corallina, 872 



Berberis, 895, 902 ; Aquifolium, 564, 

 895 ; candidula, Darwinii, Hook- 

 eri, japonica, 895 ; stenophylla, 

 814, 895 ; wallichiana, 895 



Bergamot, 393 



Bermuda Buttercup, 823 



Bertolonia, 846 



Beta Cicla variegata, increasing, 201 



Betula, alba, papyrifera, 921 



Biennials, hardy, 115 



Big bud, 79, 680 



Bignonia capreolata, 872 ; grandi- 

 flora, 176 ; radicans, 175 



Bindweed, double, 176 



Birch, Common, 921 : North Ameri- 

 can Paper, 921 ; Weeping, 174 



Bird Cherry, 918 ; scarer, an easily- 

 made, 84 



Birds, 687, 1020 



Black Aphis, 680 ; Scab, 683 ; Spot, 

 315, 683, 1096 



Black Currant, 991, 1054 ; growths, 

 thinning, 556 ; pruning, 992 



Mite, 79, 680, 854, 992 



Blackbeetles in Roses, 244 



Blackberries, 659, 1095 



Blackberry, 988 



Bladder-nut, Southern European, 908 



Blanket Flower, 146, 374, 434 



Blanks in Rose border, filling, 263 



Blechnum, 832 



" Bleeding," 183 



Bletia, 947 



Blue Gum, 767 ; Willow, 924 



Bluebell, 651 ; Spanish, 652 



Bluebottles destroying Grapes, 488 



Boards, using, for planting, 714 



Bog Bean, 574 ; Garden, plants for, 

 586 



Bone-meal, 180, 1112 



Bonfires in the garden, 112 



Borage, 1092 



Bordeaux Mixture, 679, 688, 973 ; 

 how to make, 686, 938 



Border Carnations. (See Carnations, 

 Border) 



Chrysanthemums, 140, 142 



, mixed, flowers for, 381 ; 



shady, 51, 54 ; sunny, value of, 

 380 



Borders, herbaceous, 754 ; peren- 

 nial, 216 



Borecole, 1065 



Boronia, elatior, hcterophylla, mega- 

 stigma, 783 



Bottle-brush plant, 786 



Bottling fruits, 1010 



Bought fruit : a caution, 962 



Bougainvillea, 856 ; glabra, 859 



Bourbon Roses, 297 



Bouvardia, 620, 722 ; Humboldtii 

 corymbiflora, 722 ; varieties of, 

 724 



Box, Common, 863, 896 ; Elder, 

 925 ; edgings, 9, 360, 1019 



Bramble, 907 



Brand on Roses, 684 



Brasso-Cattleya, 801 



Bravoa geminiflora, 630 



" Break," 183 



Bridal wreath, 735 



Bridgesia spicata, 662 



Briza, 44 ; gracilis, maxima, 436 



Broad Beans, planting, 80, 1020, 

 1045, 1C63, 1095 



Broccoli, 1046, 1066 ; sowing, 26 ; 

 spring, 172 ; winter, 124 



Brodiaea, californica, coccinea, con- 

 gesta, grandiflora, hyacinthina, 

 laxa, multiflora, peduncularis, uni- 

 flora, violacea, 630 



Broken pots, to mend, 823 



Brompton Stock, 119 



Bromus brizaeformis, 44 



Broom, 814, 902, 910 ; Butcher's, 

 564 ; Portuguese, 902 ; Spanish, 

 912 



Brooms, 332 



Browallia, 724 ; elata, 724 ; spe- 

 ciosa, 870 ; var. major, viscosa, 

 724 



Brown's Lily, 96 



Brugmansias, 734 



Brunfelsia, 849 



Brussels Sprouts, 26, 172, 660, 1046, 

 1059, 1066 



Budding, 700 ; Roses, 316 ; stocks 

 for, 701 



Buffalo Currant, 906 



Bugle, 214 



Bugwort, 382 



Bulbocodium vernum, 630 



Bulbs, 840, 963 ; favourite, a selec- 

 tion of, 626 : for cold green- 

 house, 791 ; for the shade, 54 ; 

 from pots, 170 ; hardy, in pots, 

 939 ; hints on growing, 692 ; 

 in fibre, 769 ; in grass, 780 ; m 



