1126 



Gardening for Amateurs 



Myrsiphyllum asparagoides, 775 



Myrtle, 214, 742 



Myrtus, 742 ; Luma, Ugni, 214 



NANKEEN Lily, 92, 95 

 Naphthaline, 524 



Narcissi for exhibition, 049 ; in pots, 

 942 ; Paper White, 555 



Narcissus, 647, 937 ; Barrii, Bulbo- 

 codium, bunch-flowered, double- 

 flowered, Incomparabilis, Jonquil, 

 Leedsii, Poet's, Poeticus, Poly- 

 anthus, Star, 649 ; Trumpet, 648 



Nasturtium, 336, 453, 776 ; Flame, 

 824 : majus, 181 



Nasturtiums, 478 



Nectarine, 1006, 1026 



Nectarines, 326 



Nemesia, 454, 789 ; Blue Gem, 789 ; 

 strumosa, 443 



Nemophila Atomaria, maculata gran- 

 diflora, 443 



Nepaul Lily. 92 



Nepenthes, 850, 851 



Nephrodium, 837 ; . dilatum, Filix- 

 mas, 828 



Nephrolepis, 339, 820, 837 ; exal- 

 tata, 339 



Nerine, 742, 743 ; Sarniensis, 92 



Nerium Oleander, 744 



Nets, taking care of, 215 



Netting Strawberries, 265 



Nettles, how to destroy, 64 



New Zealand Clematis, 772 ; Lace 

 Fern, 838 



Nicotiana, 443, 790 ; affinis, 106 ; 

 alata (affinis), Sanderae, sylves- 

 tris, 444 



Nigella, 74, 444 ; damascena, his- 

 panica, 444 



Norfolk Island Pine, 765, 818 



Nothochlaena ferruginea, 339 



November, early, work in the garden 

 in, 794 ; late, work in the garden 

 in, 840 



Nut, Cob and Filbert, 1001 



Nycterinia, 444 : capensis, 106, 444 ; 

 selaginoides, 445 



Nymphaea, 92 : odorata minor, 574 



Nymphaeas, 570, 574, 575 ; when to 

 plant, 572 



OAK, 923 : Evergreen, 900 ; Holm, 

 863, 900 



Oaks, 923, 924, 925 ; for decorative 

 planting, !24 



October, early, work in the garden 

 in, 689 ; late, work in the garden 

 in, 754 



Odontioda, 808 



Odontoglossum, 809 



Oenothera, 445, 610 ; amoena, 434 ; 

 biennis, 120 ; bistorta Veitchii, 

 Drummondii nana, 445 ; fruticosa, 

 393 ; linearis, macrocarpa (Mis- 

 souriensis), nmrginata, 610 ; spe- 

 ciosa, 393, 610 ; taraxacifolia, 610 



Old Man's Beard, 872 



Old-world flowers for modern gar- 

 dens, 27 : garden, an, 510 



Oleander, 744, 779 ; selection of ten 

 sorts, 780 



Omphalodes linifolia, 445 



Oncidium, 810 



Onion, ornamental, 626 



Onion Fly, 681 ; to guard against, 



Onions, 124, 1048, 1079 ; lifting, 506 ; 



sowing, 80, 505 ; Spring, 218 ; 



transplant inc. 26 

 Onopordon, 120 



Onosma albo roseum, stellulatum, 

 602 



Onychium auratum, japonicum, 837 



Ophiopogon Jaburan variegatum, 

 spicatum variegatum, 768 



Ophrys, 948 



Oplismenus Burmannii variegatus, 

 337 



Orange Blossom, Mexican, 814, 896 ; 

 Lily, 92, 94 ; Mock, 911 



Orchard trees, 894 



Orchids, the best- known, 801 : com- 

 post for, 798 ; Cradle, 801 ; for 

 amateurs, 797 ; hardy, 947 ; ideal 

 house for, 797 ; insect pests and 

 diseases, 800 ; newly imported, 

 800 ; repotting, shading, tem- 

 peratures for, 798 ; watering and 

 spraying, 800 



Orchis, Bee, 948 : Man, 947 



Oriental Plane, 923 : Poppy, 53, 61 ; 

 Spruce, 890 



Ornamental flowering trees, 916 ; 

 foliage, deciduous trees with, 925 ; 

 foliage, shrubs with, 882 ; fruits, 

 trees and shrubs with, 883 ; 

 Gourd, 181 ; trees, young, leaders 

 of, 424 



Ornithogalum arabicum, 650 ; longe- 

 bracteatum, 821 ; nutans, pyra- 

 midale, umbellatum, 650 



Orontium aquaticum, 574 



Osmanthus illicifolius, 899 



Osmunda regalis, 837 



Ostrowskia magnifica, 61 



Oswego Tea, 393 



Oxalis, 336, 823 : cernua, 336, 823 ; 

 floribunda, 336, 823 



Ox-eye Daisy, 140 



PAEONIA, 53 ; albiflora, 162 ; offici- 

 nalis, 162, 164 : sinensis, 162 



Paeonies, 31; double, May-, June- and 

 July-flowering, 164 ; single, May- 

 and June-flowering, 164 ; varie- 

 ties of, 164 



Paeony, 53, 61, 162, 375 ; and Daf- 

 fodil, 664 ; Chinese, European, 162 



Palm, Cabbage, 766 ; Club, 819 ; 

 Date, 778 ; Parlour, 766 



Palms, Fan, 778 ; for room and 

 greenhouse, 777 ; for rooms, 821 



Pampas grass, 673 



Pandanus Veitchii, 851 



Panicum, 46 ; variegatum, 336, 851 



Pansies, 707 ; Empress, 174 ; in- 

 creasing, 378 : Tufted, 54, 707 



Pansy, 377 ; Belgian, 377 ; cul- 

 tivation of, 378 ; Fancy, 377 ; 

 Grecian, 601 ; Show, 377 ; Tufted, 

 84 



Panther Lily, 92, 98 



Papaver, 445 ; alpinum, 602 ; brac- 

 teatum, 164 ; commutatum (um- 

 brosum), glaucum, 446 ; nudi- 

 caule, 53, 824 ; orientale, 31, 53, 

 61. 164 ; pavoniurn, somniferum, 

 446 



Paraffin as an insecticide, 214 ; 

 emulsion, 686, 864, 973 ; the use 

 of, 268 



Parasol Pine, 890 



Parlour Palm, 766 



Parrot's Bill, 860 



Parsley, 616, 894, 1048, 1092 ; sow- 

 ing, 327 



Parsnip, 1049, 1080 ; insect pests, 681 



Pasque Flower, 51, 596 



Passiflora, 775, 857, 860 ; Allardii, 

 775 ; caerulea, 179, 182. 775, 876 ; 

 edulis, 857 ; princeps, 858 ; quad- 

 rangularis, 857 ; racemosa, 858 



Passion Flower, 179, 775, 860, 876 

 hardy, 182 



Paths, 5 ; best materials for, 209 

 bricks for, 14 ; drainage for, 13 

 edgings for, 16 : flagged, 15, 209 

 grass, 15 ; making, 13, 209, 210 

 paved, 209 



Paulownia imperialis, 918 



Paved garden, a little, 510 : paths, 

 209 ; paths, flowers for, 212 



Pea, Australian Glory, 331 : Ever- 

 lasting, 178, 375, 389, 566 



Mildew, 683 

 , Perennial, 389 



sticks, 506, 841 



Peach, 1002 ; disbudding, 190. 1003 ; 

 double-flowered, 917 ; leaf curl, 

 123, 1038 ; ornamental, 906 ; 

 pruning, 1003 ; soil and planting, 

 1002 ; thinning, 1004 ; varieties 

 of, 1006 



Peaches, 122, 326 ; disbudding, 25, 

 123 ; planting, 659 ; pruning, 

 505 ; thinning, 171 : trees, 457, 

 794 ; under glass, 964, 1026 : trees, 

 winter care of, 776 ; varieties of, 

 1006, 1027 



Pear, 1006 ; cordons, fan-trained, 

 1007 ; midge, 171 : pruning, 

 pyramid and horizontal espaliers, 

 1007 : varieties of, 1008 



Pearly Everlasting, 47 



Pears, early, 556 ; gathering and 

 storing, 973 ; on walls, 946 



Peas, 124, 362, 1049, 1080 ; Ever- 

 lasting, 268 : main crop, 266 ; 

 sowing, 80, 841 ; staking, 408 

 , Sweet. (See Sweet Peas) 



Peat, 409, 517 ; soil, plants for, 

 514 



Peccan, 520 



Pegging down Roses, 261 



Pegs, the use of, for levelling, 10 



Pelargonium, 744, 752, 860 : decora- 

 tive, 744, 746 ; fancy, 745, 746 ; 

 ivy-leaved, 196, 337, 744 ; scented- 

 leaved, 745 ; Show, 217, 505, 744, 

 746, 752 ; Zonal, 744, 752 ; Zonal, 

 from seed, 376 ; Zonal, increasing, 

 204 ; winter-flowering, 474 



Pcllaea cordata flexuosa, 339 



Pen nise turn, 46 



Pentstemon, 70, 78, 198, 497, 555 -, 

 taking cuttings, 689 



Perennial borders, 216, 756 ; climb- 

 ing plants, hardy, 175 ; Larkspur, 

 143 ; Sunflowers, 150 



Perennials, fragrant, 107 ; hardy, 

 best, 131 ; hardy, for cutting, 372 : 

 hardy, for shady borders, 51 ; 

 hardy, planting, 78 ; that flower 

 within a year from seed, 66 



Pergola, 310 



Pergolas, erecting, 26 ; Roses for, 

 310 



Perilla Nankinensis. 206, 446 



IVriplora graoca, 180 



Periwinkle, 182 



Pernetiana Roses, 296 



Pernettya, 791 ; mucronata, 899 



Perpetual Carnations. (See Carna- 

 tions, Perpetual) 



Persian Lily, 640 



Pests in the greenhouse, 687 ; of 

 flowering plants, 684 ; of the 

 Lily. 101 ; on Roses, 243 ; on 

 vegetables, 680 ; soil, 684 



Petunia, 171, 446, 746 ; increasing, 

 206 



Phacelia campanularia, gloxinioidos, 

 tanacctifolia, Whitlavia, 447 



Phalaenopsis, 812 



Phenomenal-berry, 989 



