642 



GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



OAK, 249 ; American Scarlet, 249 ; Cork, 

 250 ; English, 250 ; Evergreen, 250, 291 ; 

 Golden-leaved, 250, 265; Golden-leaved 

 American, 265; Holm, 250; Purple- 

 leaved, 265 ; Red, 249 ; Sweet, 250 ; 

 Turkey, 249 



Oak Fern, 340 



October, work in the garden in, 502 ; work 

 on Roses in, 94 



Odontoglossum, 325-328 



CEnotheras, 196; O. macrocarpa, 553 



Oil lamps for heating greenhouses, 283, 

 284 



Old trees, care of, 616 



Oleander, the, 308, 595 



Olearias, 245 ; O. Haastii, 192, 591 



Oleasters, 232 



Omphalodes luciliae, 553 ; O. verna, 553, 



569 



Oncidiums, 328 

 Oncocyclus Iris, 20 

 Onions, 595 ; culture of, 408, 614 ; for 



spring, summer, autumn, and winter 



sowing, 410, 614 ; varieties of, 410 

 Ononis rotundifolius, 597 

 Onosma tauricum, 141, 553 

 Open spaces near large towns, Roses for, 



58i 



Ophiopogon spicatum variegatum, 308 

 Opuntias, 369, 370, 371 

 Orange Ball Tree, 223 

 Orange-flowered annuals, 54 

 Orange fungus on Roses, 80 

 Orange, Mock, 246, 269 ; Dwarf, 590 ; 



pruning, 269 



Orange Flower, Mexican, 591 

 Orange Trees, 594 

 Orchard, suggestions for small, 480 

 Orchid house, 319 ; ventilation of, 319 ; 



plants, treatment of imported, 327, 328 

 Orchids as town plants, 320 ; for beginners, 



318-31 ; former destruction of, 319 ; 



hardy, 331 ; insect pests infecting, 329, 



33 



Orchises, 331 



Oriental Poppies, 28 ; in the mixed border, 

 38 



Ornamental trees and shrubs, how to ar- 

 range, 264 



Ornaments, fruit trees as garden, 479 



Ornithogalum, 116; O. arabicum, 596; 

 O. nutans, 596 



Orobus vernus, 597 



Osmanthuses, 592 ; O. ilicifolius, 591 



Osmunda regalis, 168 



Osoberry, 244 



Oswego Tea, 568 



Othonnopsis cheirifolia, 553 



Ourisia coccinea, 553 



Outdoor flowers, protection of, in winter, 

 625 



Own root, meaning of term, 513 



Oxalis, varieties of, 309, 596 ; O. ennea- 

 phylla, 141 



Oxlip, 30 



Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius, 245 



PEONIES, Chinese, or herbaceous, 22 ; 

 Moutan, 21; Moutan in pots, 594; soil 

 for, 22; time to plant, 21 ; Tree, 21, 

 570 ; varieties of, 22, 569 



Packing flowers, 621 



Palms, varieties of, greenhouse, 309 ; Fan, 

 596 ; Parlour, 596 



Pancratium fragrans, 604 



Pandanus Veitchi, 604 



Pansies, 23 ; raising from cuttings and 

 seed, 24 ; seasons for planting, 24 ; soil 

 for, 23 ; to make cuttings of, 23 ; treat- 

 ment of cuttings, 23 ; treatment of when 

 received, 24; tufted, 23 



Papaver alpinum, 156, 166 ; P. orientale, 

 570 ; P. Rhceas, 29 



Paraffin emulsion, 494 



Parasol de St. Julien, 591 



Paris green, 495 



Parkes' Rocket, 32 



Parlour palm, 596 



Parrot Tulips, 120 



Parrotia persica, 245 



Parsley, 419, 614 



Parsley-leaved Blackberry, 486 



Parsnips, culture of, 410, 614; Cow, 514 



Pasque Flower, 4 



Passiflora, 277, 309 



Passion Flower, the, 277, 309 



Paths, garden, making of, 393 



Paulownia imperialis, 245 



Paved Garden, the, 163 ; Alpines for, 165 ; 

 at Kensington Gardens, 165 ; dwarf 

 plants for the, 165 



Paved lavender walk, 166 



Pavia, see ^Esculus, 215 



Paving in the Rose garden, 165 ; stones, 

 best sizes and shapes of, 165 



Pea, Glory, 594 ; Lord Anson's, 544 ; Tree, 

 Siberian, 224 ; Weevil, 491 



Peach Tree, 247 ; Purple-leaved, 265 



Peach-leaved Bell flower, 299 



Peaches, cultivation of, 474 ; leaf-curl in, 

 493 ; selection of, 609 ; varieties for pot 

 culture, 475 



Pear, Bush, 431 ; Cordons, 434 ; cultivation 

 of, 429; Espalier, 431; Fan -trained, 

 433 I gathering the fruit, 436 ; grafting, 

 430, 481 ; pruning the spurs and roots, 

 and in winter, 435 ; Pyramid, 430 ; 

 rooms for storing fruit, 437 ; saw-fly, 490 ; 

 selection of, for cooking, 608 ; and for 

 dessert, 606 ; stocks for grafting, 430 ; 

 summer treatment of, 431 



Pearl Bush, 235 



Peas, culture of, 410, 614 ; diseases of, 411 ; 

 time of sowing, 411 ; varieties of, 411, 614 



Peas, Sweet, 54 ; and mice, 57 ; culture of, 

 56; for the garden, 59; planting out, 

 57; protecting from frost, 57; soil for, 

 56 ; sowing, 56 ; sticks for supporting, 

 58; varieties for exhibition, 58 



Peat, meaning of term, 513 ; how used, 285 

 Pegging-down Roses, 86 

 Pelargoniums, 309-10; Ivy-leaved, 309; Ivy- 

 leaved, for greenhouse walls, 309 ; large- 



