Index. 



VI 1 



Names of garden plants.... 199 



Narcissi, hybrid 154 



seeds of 390 



Narcissus Bicolor Horsfieldii 440 



■ Broussonetii 114 



monophyllus 74 



poeticus and its hybrids 386 



Trimon 74 



— in bloori 170 



Nasturtiums, cultivation of 87 



Nature and art 261, 341 



and the rich 251 



Nature's planting plans 353 



Nebraska, flora of - 509 



Nehrling, H., articles by.. 13, 33, 62, 83, 

 102, 132 



Nelumbiums, double-flowered 177 



Nelumbo lutea 333 



speciosa 285 



NemastyKs flava 153, 307 



Nepenthes, cultivation of 57, 30S 



mixta sanguinea 394 



Rajah 254 



species of 3 



Nephrolepis, for basket culture.... 346 



Nerine appendiculata 404 



Nerium Oleander 103 



Neuwiedia Lindleyi 35 



Neviusia Alabamensis 248 



New England colonists, gardens of 

 the early 282 



customs and fashions 



in ol d 9 



New garden plants of 1893 273 



New jersey garden, November in a 458 



Forestry Association, 



organization of 200 



New York Farmers* Club flower- 

 show 46S 



■ flower-show in 459 



Newport, gardening at 452 



Nicotiana affinis 87 



glauca 203 



Nitrogen, manufacture of atmos- 

 pheric 190 



North Carolina, notes from 17S 



— cultivation of bulbs in, 278, 



312, 460 



Nova Scotia, Victoria Park in 350 



Nurseries as factors in the distri- 

 bution of insect pests 339 



at Short Hills, New Jersey. . . 378 



at South Orange, New Jer- 

 sey 249 



Nurserymen, meeting of American 



Association of 249 



Nuts, in New York market 460, 470 



Pignolia 480 



Nymphasa alba candidissima 248 



rubra 248 



Devoniensis 356 



gracilis 326 



Laydekeri 217 



odorata, a variety oF 60 



Parkeriana 164 



rubra 356 



Sturtevanti 354* 



Nymphasas, hybrid 24 



Ny ssa Ogeechee 500 



sylvatica 273* 



biflora 273 



O 



Oak and Beech forests of the Spes- 

 sart, mixed .... 218, 228, 238, 298, 309, 



, „ 317. 329. 333 



the Garry 494* 



Oaks in May 192 



Odontoglossum Alexandras 308 



— ■ crispum 238, 263 



■ apiatum 133 



- F. Masereel 494 



mirabile 305 



■ Wellsianum . ... .... 159 



. excellens chrysomelanum. .. 134 



■ Hunnewellianum 308 



Leeanum 159 



roseum 159 



serratum 308 



vexillarium and varieties. ... 30S 



Odontoglossums, varieties of 3 



Oenothera Drummondii 343 



fruticosa 286 



linifolia 342 



Missouriensis 285 



Oil of Black Walnut 339 



Oncidium ampliatum 234 



incurvum 444 



Lucasianum 174 



macranthum 308 



ornithorhynchum albiflorum. 453 



phymatochilum 308 



Wheatleyanum 494 



Onion-maggot, the 187 



Orange-groves, protecting from 



frost .' 58 



market in New York.. 20, 30, 40 



the Otaheite 27 



Oranges, Mandarin and Tangerine. 68 

 Orchard-trees, the early bearing ot. 496 



Orcharding, commercial 39 



in Nebraska 39 



Orchards and vineyards, fertilizers 



for 277 



crops in 316 



cultivation of 430 



spraying of 25, 36, 60 



the conservation of water for. 66 



Orchid cultivator's guide-book 164 



manual, Veitch's 203 



Orchide"es, le Livre des 10 



Orchids, a notable sale of 230, 443 



at North Easton, Massachu- 

 setts 159 



at Short Hills, New Jersey.. 238, 



378 



■ Chinese 76 



cultivation of 247 



history of the cultivation of. . 80 



in France 83 



in New York 269 



in Wellesley 308 



new 94, 263 



the beauty of 78 



Ornamental fruits for the conserva- 

 tory 357 



Orpet, E. 0-, articles by.. 17, 47, 57, 87, 



97, 10S, 136, 147, 176, 177, 187, 196, 217, 



226, 246, 257, 287, 296, 358, 376, 407, 



428, 456, 475, 478, 507 



Osmanthus Americanus 13 



fragrans 516 



Osmunda Javanica 264 



Ostrya Knovvltoni 114* 



Virginiana 114 



Overpruning, injury from 267 



Oxalis crenata 103 



purpurea 250 



Oxydendrum arboreum 347 



Pasonia tenuifolia 186, 197 



Pteonies, single white 68 



tree 216, 246 



Palisades, how to save the 391 



Palm, the Cocoanut 13*" 



the date 164* 



Pammel, Prof. L. H., articles by.248, 35S 



Pandanus Veitchii 166, 518 



Panicum virgatum 368 



Pansies, cultivation of 96 



Pansy seedlings...!... . 397 



Papaver Atlanticum 425 



glaucum 97 



Papyrus Antiquorum 468 



Pans-green, quality of 50 



Park boards and their professional 



advisers 461 



— Corlears Hook, New York. .. 422* 



Druid Hill, Baltimore 233 



the Yellowstone 151 



Victoria, Nova Scotia 350 



Parks and playgrounds ■ 221 



■ as works of art 11, 20 



Boston's new metropolitan... 22 



care of public 127 



■ gifts of land for 501 



. irrigation in city 362 



new, in Hartford, Connecticut 480 



skilled labor for the.. 91 



■ — the abuse of public 412 



the element of beauty in city. 371 



the use of color in 281 



Parrotia Persica 466 



Parry, Dr. Charles, article by 36 



Pass'iflora affinis 223 



fcetida 253 



manicata 264* 



species, cultivation of. 38 



Paulownia imperialis 17S 



Pea, Notf s Excelsior 60 



Peach-growing 467 



yellows 289, 448 



Peanut flour 310 



Pear-borer, the flat-head 373* 448 



midge, treatment for.. 260 



■ ■ scab, prevention of 49, 60 



Pears, cross-pollination of. 230 



new seedling, on Pacific coast 243 



ripening of 447 



winter/. 156, 368, 388 



Pearson, A. W., article by 509 



Peas, cultivation of 98 



garden 147 



sweet 96,136,149, 197, 296 



wire netting for 87 



Pecans, royal paper-shell 29 



Pelargoniums 296, 474 



Penhallow, D. P., articlesby. . . .394, 419 

 Pennsylvania Forestry Association, 



tree-planting by 190 



Pentstemon gracilentus 317 



Rcezlii 286 



Peppermint, cultivation of 330 



Pepper-tree, the 213 



Perennial garden, plants for the 387 



plants, autumn-flowering. .406 417 



Perennials, hardy 331, 346 



Perezia uncinata 223 



Wrightii 223, 253 



Perfume from flowers 390 



Perilla Nankinensis 136 



Perkins, C. H., paper by 49 



Pernettya mucronata , . 357 



Persea gratissima, fruit of 250 



Persimmon, Gobey 450 



Persimmons in New York 48 



- Japanese 420, 510 



native 278, 390, 429 



Pescatorea cerina 443 



Pescatoreas 494 



Petasites fragrans 74 



Petunia, Giant of California 158 



Phaio-Calanthe Arnoldiae 54 



Phajus Blumei Assamicus 45 



Cooksoni 46 



grandifolius 77, 204 



Owenianus 234, 204 



Sanderianus 154 



Wallichii 46 



Phalsenopsis, F, L. Ames . . 94 



tetraspis 194 



Vesta... 133 



— ; cultivation of 120 



Youngii 94 



Phalaris arundinacea variegata 426 



Philadelphia, Chrysanthemums at.. 458 



Philadelphus Lemoinei. 303 



species of 266 



Phlox divaricata 255* 



subulata 237 



Phormium Hookeri 274 



Phrynium variegatum 378 



Phygelius Capensis 417 



Phyllocactuses in England 393 



Physalis Alkakengi 434 



■ Francheti 433 



Phyteumas 236 



Picea Morinda 139 



Omorica 95 



Pike, Walter N., article by 179 



Pine, White, planting 487 



shortage of 21, 230 



Pineapples 150, 190 



Pines, notes from the 142, 243, 4S2 



Pinetum at Wellesley, the 451* 



Pinks and carnations 2S6 



Pinus Apacheca 250 



Ayacahuite 453 



■ Jeffreyi in Germany 95 



Strobus, measurements of... 14S, 



18S 



Plank, E. N., articles by 23, 112, 153, 



203, 222, 253, 283, 313, 342 



Plant doctor, the 421 



pests, increasing number of. 51 



quarantine against. .. . 441 



world, glimpses of the 279 



Planting for effect 7, 472 



plans, nature's 353 



Plants, effects ot a mild autumn 



upon ._ 47 3 



judging 512 



of 1893, new garden 273 



■ retardation of 159, 186 



some winter-flowering 516 



trial of new 114 



winter protection for half- 

 hardy j 5 6 



Platyceriums for basket culture 346 



Platycodons 316 



Playgrounds and parks 221 



Pleroma macranthum floribundum. 516 



Pleurothallis Roezlii 94 



Plum and cherry rot 248 



Coe's Late Red 50, 60 



new seedling, Mary ig 



on Pacific coast 243 



orchard, fertilizer for 140 



Reine Claude 388 



the Giant 420 



the Wickson 420 



tree, a scale insect on 284* 



trees, cross-fertilization of. . . 250 



Plumb, Prof. C. S., articles by. ...98, 188 



Plumbago Capensis 314 



Larpentae , 417 



rosea coccinea 517 



Plums, Asiatic 70 



Japanese 50, 99 



the best varieties 49 



native 206, 262 



Poinsettias 76 



Polygala Lindheimeri 23 



Polygonatum multiflorum 475 



Polygonum amplexicaule oxyphyl- 



lum 406 



Sachalinense 10, 440 



Polypodium fibre as a substitute 



for peat 340 



Schneiderianum 244 



Pontederia crassipes 410 



Poplars and Willows. 163 



Poppies, Alpine 96, 236 



cultivation of 96, 216 



Populus balsa mifera 423 



— in Canada 423 



monilifera 423 



Monticola 313* 



Porana paniculata 35, 56 



racemosa 35 



Porter, Prof. Thomas C, article by. 398 



Potato disease 90, 130, 339 



Potatoes, best varieties of 140 



Bordeaux mixture for 100 



shrinkage in 440 



Potentilla tridentata 236 



Powell, E. P., articles bv. • ..27,48, 66, 



126, 148, 156, 158, 183, 208, 278, 288, 297, 



329. 358, 368. 369. 377. 387. 418, 429. 447 



Powell, G. Harold, articles by. ..297, 317, 



t> • • 1, . 337, 397 

 Praine woodlands 412 



Practical Botany for Beginners 359 



Pratt, H.G., article by 499 



Price, Miss S. M., article by 429 



Prickly Lettuce and other weeds 



in Iowa 358 



Pride of China Tree 138 



Primroses, blue 134 



Chinese ... 47 



cultivation of 1S6 



■ hybrid 7 



Primula imperialis 245, 274 



rosea 186 



Sinensis 47 



Primulas 186 



Pringle, C. G., articles by 14, 152, 



162, 172 



Pritchardia grandis 254 



Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Chrysan- 

 themums in 470 



Protea cynaroides 183 



nana 1S3 



Protection of plants from late frosts. 159 



Prune-trees in California 40 



Pruning fruit-trees 144 



summer... 288 



Prunus Alleghaniensis 206 



Americana 206 



Besseyi 389 



Bungei 40 



Davidiana 94 



humilis 40 



■ maritima 207, 395 



nigra 206 



orthosepala 184* 



Pennsylvania 297 



Pissardi 143 



pumila 389 



serrulata 174 



■ Virginiana, variety of 384 



Watsoni 134* 



Pteris biaurita argentea 354 



longifolia Mariesi 405 



■ ludens 264 



■ — ■ serrulata gracilis multiceps. . 354 



Pterocaulon virgatum 23 



Pueraria Thunbergiana 14 



Puff-balls 82* 



Purdy, Carl, article by 28 



Putnam, B. L., articles by n8, 439 



Pyrethrum uliginosum 407 



Pyrus arbutifolia 356 



■ betulifolia 224* 



coronaria 220 



Miyabei 84* 



Sikkimensis 139 



■ — Tschonoskii 54* 



a 



Quercus alba 193, 413 



bicolor 193, 413 



coccinea 193, 454 



Garryana 410, 494* 



imbricaria 193, 496 



macrocarpa 193,413, 414 



Muhlenbergii 193 



palustris 346, 498 



■ ■ — rubra 193, 413, 514 



Texana 514* 



tinctoria 192 



Quince-growing, profit of. 120 



rust, the 337 



the Chinese 1S7 



trees for ornament 418 



It 



Radishes, growth of 390, 510 



Railway ties, economies in 348 



Raisins, California 40 



Ramondia Pyrenaica 126, 236 



Rancho Chico, some trees at 331 



Rane, Prof. F. W., paper by 4S6 



Ranunculus acris 170 



cortusaefolius 45 



Raspberries, cultivation of 28S, 419 



on the Pacific coast 465 



red, shade for 390 



Raspberry hybrids, some 



plants, pruning of 1S0 



seedlings from the Shaffer. . . 319 



the Miller 300 



Redlands, California 213 



Renanthera coccinea 77 



Reservations, public, legislation for 1 



Rheum acuminatum 1^1 



nobile [39 



Rhexia Virginica 317 



Rhododendron albicans 134 



Anthopogon. 1 39 



arborescens 



F. L. Ames 



Fordii 



Fortunei 184 



Lady Gray Egerton . 



Luscombei 184 



Mrs. C. S. Sargent 240 



Mrs. James Comlt-y -; 



multicolor 1 



racemosum 134 



Schlippenbachii 153, =00 



setosum 139 



■ Westlandi 216 



