Gardening for Amateurs 



1127 



Philadelphia, 911 ; Boule d'Argent, 

 405 ; coronarius, 405, 911 ; decora, 

 899 ; foliis-aureis, Gerbe de Neige, 

 405 ; grandiflorus, 911 ; Le- 

 moinei, 912 ; Lewisii, 911 ; micro- 

 phyllus, 405 ; undulatus, 911 



Phillyraea angusjtifolia, 899 



Phlox, 165, 712 ; amoena, caro- 

 liniana, 610 ; cuspidata, 447 ; de- 

 cussata, varieties of, 167 ; divari- 

 cata and varieties, Douglasii, 610 ; 

 Drummondii, 196; 447 ; garden, 

 increasing, 402 ; methods of pro- 

 pagation, 165 ; Mossy, 600 ; seta- 

 cea, 610 ; Star, the, 447 ; Stel- 

 laria, 610 ; soil and position, 165 ; 

 subulata, 610 ; subulata com- 

 pacta, G. F. Wilson, Xelsoni, 

 Vivid, 600 ; suffruticosa, varie- 

 ties of, 167 



Phloxes, 610 ; early summer, 167 ; 

 for massing, 667 ; from cuttings, 

 660 ; late summer, 167 ; low- 

 growing, 168 



Phoenix canariensis, dactylifera, 

 778 ; reclinata, RoebeliniC rupi- 

 cola, 779 ; 



Phormium tenax, 674 



Phyllocactus crenatus, phyllanth- 

 oides, 763 



Phyllostachys aurca, fastuosa, flexu- 

 osa, Henonis, nigra, Quilioi, viridi- 

 glaucescens, 886 



Phyteuma canescens, hemisphaeri- 

 cum, 602 



Picea, 889 ; excelsa, Morinda, orient- 

 alis, pungens, Sitchensis, 890 



Picotees, 358 



Pieris floribunda, formosa, japonica, 

 899 



Pilea muscosa, 797 



Pillars, Roses for, 309 



Pilocereus senilis, 763 



Pimpernel, 428 



Pincushion Flower, 376, 397 



Pine, 890 ; Chili, 888 ; Norfolk 

 Island, 818 ; Scotch, 890 ; trees, 

 proper size for planting, 124 ; 

 Umbrella, 892 



Pink, Chinese, 118 ; Indian, 118 ; 

 Maiden, 597 ; Moss, 610 ; Sea, 604 



Pinks, alpine, 212 ; border, 363 ; 

 border, twelve best varieties, 364 ; 

 dividing, 364 ; fragrant, 363 ; 

 increasing, 363, 456, 658 ; plant- 

 ing, 364 ; rock garden, 606 ; Show 

 or Laced, 366 



Pinus Cembra, excelsa, Halepensis, 

 insignis, Laricio, monophylla, 

 Pinaster, Pinea, sylvestris, 890 



" Piping," 183 



Pitcher plant, 850, 851 



Plagianthus Lyallii, 911 



Plane, oriental, 923 



Planes, 923 



Planning and planting, 1 



Plantain Lily, 53, 92, 145 



Plantains on lawns, 121 



Planting, 893 ; Cauliflowers, 123 ; 

 Dahlias, 264 ; early Celery, 266 ; 

 Melons, 264 ; out from pots, 691 ; 

 Runner Beans, 265 ; Roses, best 

 time for, 224 ; Roses in winter, 

 255 ; Sweet Peas, 122 ; Vege- 

 table Marrows, 265 



Plants during winter, 129 ; for 

 rooms, 817 ; for rooms, flowering, 

 821 ; for rooms, foliage, 817 ; for 

 rooms, potting, 817 ; for rooms, 

 watering, 817 ; grown for their 

 foliage, 817 ; in rooms, 454 ; on 

 hotbeds, 211 ; that may be trod- 

 den on, 212 



Platanus acerifolia, 923 ; orientalis, 

 923 



Platycerium, alicorne, 837 



Platycodon grandiflorum, 393, 394 



Plum, Cherry, 863, 917 ; fly, 680 ; 

 ornamental, 906 



Plumbago Capensis, 775, 860 ; rosea, 

 851 



Plums, 946, 1010 ; disbudding, 217 ; 

 espalier pruning, 980 ; late, 616 ; 

 thinning, 625 



" Plunge," 184 



Poinsettia pulcherrima, 852 



Poker, Red-hot, 70, 159 



Polemonium flavum, huinile, humile 

 album, Richardsoni, 394 



Polyanthus, 712 ; seed, sowing, 264 ; 

 slugs injuring, 78 



Polyanthuses, 709 



Polygala dalmaisiana, 786 



Polygonum, 394, 447 ; affine, am- 

 plexicaule, 394 ; baldschuanicum, 

 180, 566, 876 ; Bistorta, Brunonis, 

 394 ; capitatum, 447 ; com- 

 pactum, cuspidatum, 394 ; multi- 

 florum, 566 ; orientale, 447 ; poly- 

 stachyum, Sachalinense, vaccinii- 

 folium, 394 



Polypodium, 837 ; aureum, 338, 

 820 ; vulgare, 791, 829 



Polypody, common, 829 ; golden, 



Polystichum angulare, 828 



Ponds, 567 



Pontederia cordata, 574 



Pools, 567 



Poplar, 917 ; Grey, 923 



Poplars, 923 



Poppies, annual, 445 



Poppy, Calif ornian, 61, 434 ; Cali- 

 fornian Bush, 395 ; Himalayan, 

 120 ; Iceland, 53, 824 ; Opium, 

 446 ; Oriental, 31, 53, 61 ; 

 Peacock, 446 : Shirley, 74, 170, 

 446 ; Tulip, 446 



Populus balsamifera, canescens, nigra 

 variety pyramidalis, tremula, 923 



Portugal Laurel, 899 



Portuguese Broom, 902 



Portulaca grandiflora, 447 



Portulacas, 503 



Pot propagator for cuttings, 18 



Potassium sulphide solution, 686 



Potato disease, 682 



Potatoes, 1050, 1082 ; diseased, 691 ; 

 early, 956 ; early, lifting, 407 ; 

 early, planting, 26 ; earthing, 218 ; 

 for exhibition, 614 ; lifting, 557 ; 

 main crop, 266 : main crop, lift- 

 ing, 659 ; scabbed, 682 ; seed, 947 ; 

 sowing, 80 : spraying, 458 



Potentilla, 375, 394, 610; alche- 

 milloides, ambigua, 610 ; argyro- 

 phylla atrosanguinea, 394 ; aurea, 

 610 ; fruticosa, 906 ; Nepalensis, 

 394, 602 ; nivalis, 610 ; saleso- 

 viana, 906 



Potentillas, varieties of, 395 



Pots, cleaning, 376 ; Hvdrangeas 

 for, 324 ; sizes of, 18 ; well- 

 drained, 404 



Potting Chrysanthemums, 265 : her- 

 baceous Calceolarias, 78 



" Potting off," 184 



Potting on, 184 ; young plants, 668 



Poultry manure for vegetables, 830 



Prairie Sunflower, 152 



Preparing a Rose bed, 220 ; empty 

 beds, 122 



Preservatives for wood supports, 17, 

 366 



Preserving flowers in water, 266 



" Prick out," 184 



Pricking off, 123 



Prickly Thrift, 886 



Primrose, Evening, 120, 393, 610 ; 

 Evening (Annual), 445 ; Hima- 

 layan, Japanese, 54 



Primroses in pots, 104 



Primula, an amateur's, 184 ; Auri- 

 cula, Beesiana, bulleyana, 612.; 

 calycina, 602, 612 ; capitata, 602 ; 

 carniolica, clusiana, 612 ; denti- 

 culata, 54, 612 ; farinosa, 602, 

 612 ; floribunda, 748 ; Forbesii, 

 748, 776 ; frondosa, helvetica, 

 involucrata, 612 ; japonica, 54, 

 612 ; Kewensis, 402, 748 ; longi- 

 flora, 612 ; malacoides, 748 ; mar- 

 ginata, nivalis, 612 ; obconica, 

 747 ; pedemontana, 602 ; pul- 

 verulenta, rosea, Sikkimensis, 612 ; 

 sinensis, sowing, 216, 747 ; Star, 

 747 ; stellata, 747 ; stellata, sow- 

 ing, 216 ; verticillata, 748 ; vis- 

 cosa, 612 



Primulas, 840 ; alpine, 937 ; for 

 cold greenhouse, 937 ; for green- 

 house, 747 ; for rock garden, 

 610 ; for shady border, 54 ; for 

 water garden, 547 ; potting, 456, 

 615 ; pricking out, 360 ; sowing, 

 216 ; to sow in July, 407 



Privet, 899, 911 ; flowering ever- 

 green, 842 ; hedge, 220 ; oval- 

 leaved, 863 



Propagating Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine, 122 ; case, how to make a 

 simple, 64 ; frame, temporary, 

 474 



" Propagator," 184 ; for cuttings, 

 pot, 18 



Prophet Flower, increasing, 60 



Protecting Chrysanthemums against 

 fog, 26 ; flowers, 126 ; fruit trees 

 in blossom, 25 ; plants, 126, 945 ; 

 Roses, 254 ; seedlings, 125 ; seeds 

 from mice, 112 ; Sweet Peas, 128 ; 

 wall fruits, 79 



Provence Roses, 297 



Prumnopitys elegans, 890 



Pruning, 894, 964 ; Apple trees, 362, 

 976 ; Apricots in summer, 361 ; 

 Climbing Roses, 247, 504, 706 ; es- 

 palier Apples and Plums, 980 ; 

 greenhouse and hothouse climbers, 

 859 ; newly planted fruit trees, 

 25 ; of Evergreens, the severe, 129 ; 

 Red Currants, 361 ; Rhododen- 

 drons, 266, 360 ; Roses, 78, 226 ; 

 Roses for exhibition, 280 ; Roses 

 in autumn, 253 ; Roses in summer, 

 246 ; shrubs, 170, 208 ; Tea 

 Roses, 122 ; trees and shrubs, 

 868 



Prunings from fruit trees, how to 

 make use of, 88 



Prunus, 815 ; acida, 906, 918 ; 

 Avium, Amygdalus, 917 ; cerasi- 

 fera, 863, 917, 925 ; japonica, 906 ; 

 Laurocerasus, lusitanica, 899 ; 

 Mahaleb, Padus, 918 ; pendula, 

 917 : Persica foliis rubris, Pis- 

 sardi, 925 ; serrulata, 918 : spi- 

 nosa flore pleno, triloba, 906 



Pseudolarix Kaempferi, 892 



Pseudotsuga Douglasii, 892 



Pteris, 820, 838 ; scaberula, 338, 

 838 



Pterocarya caucasica, 923 



Pterospermum Acerinum, 383 



Puccinia malvacearum, 154 



Purslane, 447, 448 ; rock, 428 



Pyracantha angustifolia, 900 ; coc- 

 "cinea, 899 



Pyrenean Lily, 94 



