INDEX 



649 



Uredo dianthi, 132 

 Useful garden tools, 618 

 Useful hints, 616 

 Uvularia amplexicaulis, 152 



VALERIAN, red, 559 



Vallota purpurea, 313, 596 



Vanda caerulea, 329 



Van Houtte's Golden Elm, 266 



Variegated Aspidistra, 295 ; Box, 266 ; 



Dogwood, 266 ; Elaeganus, 266 ; Elm, 



266 ; Maple, 265 ; Privet, 266 ; Snow- 

 berry, 266 ; Sweetcorn, 268 

 Vegetable growing, 397-419; 613-5 

 Vegetable Marrows, 418, 615 

 Vegetables, dates for sowing, 613-5; 



seasons of, 613-5 

 Veltheimia viridifolia, 596 

 Venetian Sumach, 253 

 Ventilation of Cold Greenhouse, 351 ; of 



Orchid House, 319 

 Venus' Looking-Glass, 548 

 Verbascum, 573 

 Verbenas, 35, 294, 313 ; Lemon, 294, 295 ; 



raising from cuttings and seed, 35 ; 



sand, 148 

 Veronicas, 165, 259, 313, 554, 573, 591 ; for 



rock-gardens, 147 ; shrubby, 595 ; V. 



canescens, 157, 165; V. Hulkeana, 594; 



V. rupestris, 141, 165 ; V. Traversii, 591 

 Vetch, the Milk, 550 

 Viburnums, 259, 595 ; V. opulus, 591 ; V. 



tinus, 591 ; V. tomentosum plicatum, 



590 



Vincas, 260, 592 



Vine, the Grape, border for, 437; as 

 garden ornament, 479; grafting, 451; 

 in open air, 454 ; insect pests on, 453 ; 

 mildew on, 453; planting, 440; propa- 

 gation of, 451 ; pruning, 449 ; thinning 

 bunches, 447 ; treatment after planting, 

 442 ; varieties of, 278 ; watering, 450 ; 

 Weevil, Black, 49, 492 



Violas, 23 ; for edgings, 63, 64 ; raising 

 from cuttings and seed, 23 ; seasons for 

 planting, 24 ; soil for, 23 ; treatment of 

 cuttings, 23 ; treatment of, when received, 

 24 ; V. cenisia, 157 



Violet Cress, 150 



Violet, Dog's Tooth, 97, 595 



Violets, 134-137 ; best varieties for the 

 open, 137; in frames for winter, 136; 

 outdoor culture, 134 ; position of beds 

 for, 135 ; raising young plants, 135 



Virginian Cowslip, 97 ; Creeper, 278 ; 

 Stock, 548 



Virgin's Bower, 273 



Viscarias, 53, 54-55. 548 



Vitis, varieties of, 278 



WAHLENBERGIA Pumilio, 157 



Walks, Lavender, 166; Pinks as edging 



for, 27 

 Wallace, Mr. (of Colchester), quoted, no 



Wallflower, Alpine, 551 ; Common, 559, 



Wall garden, the, 160 ; building of, 161-3 ; 

 in winter, 162 ; plants for, 163 



Walnut, the Caucasian, 247 



Walls for Tea and Hybrid Tea Roses , 8 1 ; in 

 the kitchen garden, 386, 387 ; of a town 

 garden, 193 ; Pear Trees for, 433 ; selec- 

 tion of plants to grow on, 624 ; sowing 

 seeds in concrete, 625 



Wand Plant, 561 



Wardian cases, Ferns in, 336 



Washington Thorn, 229 



Wasps' nests, to destroy, 617 



Watercress, 414 



Water Elder, 260 ; Forget-me-not, 593 



Waterer, Mr. Anthony, quoted, 251 



Water gardens, 138 ; value of Nymphaeas 

 in, 170 



Watering, 626 



Water Lilies, 168-178, 593 



Water Lilies in tubs, 175 ; best varieties, 

 177 ; changing the water, 177 ; soil for, 

 176 



Water Sedge, 170 



Water-sides, selection of plants for, 593 



Water-snail, to destroy, 174 



Water-surface, a few plants for, 593 



Weeds on lawns, to destroy, 188 



Weeping Roses, 73 ; Trees and Shrubs, 



Weevil, Apple blossom, 492; Bean, 398 ; 



Black Vine, 491 ; Nut, 491 ; Pea, 491 

 Weigela, 232, 590 ; W. hortensis nivea, 



Welsh Polypody, 340 



Western Allspice, 224 



Wey mouth Pine, 594 



Whin, 258 



White Beam Tree, Nepaul, 249; Birch, 

 591; Broom, 230; Cup, 553; Currants, 

 467 ; Currants, selection of, 612 ; 

 Heather, 184; Marguerites, 64; Rocket, 

 Double, 566 ; Rocket, French, 32 ; 

 Wood Lily, 572, 596 



Wild and Garden flowers, English names 

 for, 531 



Wild Carnation, 122 ; Guelder Rose, 260, 

 591; Lent Lily, 116; Primrose, 29; 

 Rose, 591 



Wilks, Rev. W., quoted, 28 



Willmott, Miss, mentioned, 35 



Willow, 591 ; Cardinal and Yellow for 

 pond sides, 593 ; Golden, 591 



Willow Herb, 551 ; for pond sides, 593 



Wilson, T., article by, 179 



Windflowers, 3, 5, 157, 550 ; for green- 

 house, 595 ; Apennine, 5 ; Japanese, 6 ; 

 Wood, 6 



Window-boxes, 626 ; Ivy-leaved Pelargon- 

 iums for, 309 ; plants for, 626 ; Shrubs 

 for, 592 



Windy places, flowering Trees and Shrubs 

 for, 617 ; Rose bushes or Short Standards 

 for, 575 



Wineberry, Japanese, 255 



