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INDEX. 



M. 



Manuring, 13. 

 Manures, liquid, 14. 

 Mazaneta, 133. 

 Marsh iMarigold, 157. 

 May Flower. The, 133. 

 Menziesia, The, 12'J. 



„ coerulea, 129. 



„ ferriiginea, 129. . 

 „ globularis, 



129. 

 Mitella, The, 105. 

 „ dipUylla, 165. 

 „ lluda, 165. 

 Mitchella, The, 136. 



,, repeiis, 136. 

 Moneses, The, 149. 



,, unirtora, 149. 

 Mountahi Laurel, 124. 

 Mulching, 12. 

 Mulching, various kinds of, 13. 



N. 



New Azaleas, 119. 



Khododendrons, 91-105. 



o. 



Oxalis, The, 162. 



„ Arrtosella, 102. 

 ,, violacea, 102. 



P. 



Pachysandra, The, 104. 



,, procumbens, 164. 



Partridge berr\', 136. 

 Peat, 8. 

 Pernettya, The, 145. 



,, angustitolia, 146. 



,, mucronata, 146. 

 Phyllodoce, The, 1211. 



„ empetriformis, 130. 



„ taxifolin, 130. 



Pieris fomosa, 142. 

 Pinxtcr I'lower, 116. 

 Pipsissewa, 149. 

 Plants imported, unpacking, 10. 

 Plants imported, after treatment, 11. 

 Polygouatum, The, 167. 



Polygala, The, 148. 



„ Chama^buxus, 148. 

 Preparation of the Soil, 3. 

 Propagation of Khododendrons, 33. 

 Propagation of Khododendrons, by 



cuttings, 34. 

 Propagation of Rhododendrons, by 



inarching, 35. 

 Prcpagation of Rhododendrons, by 



layers, 33. 

 Propagation of Rhododendrons, by 



seed, 36. 

 Protection, winter, of Rhododen- 

 drons, 21. 

 Protection, winter, by houses, 42. 

 Pruning, 15. 

 Pulsatilla, The, 160. 

 Pyrola, The, 148. 



„ chlorantha, 149. 

 „ elliptica, 149. 

 „ minor, 149. 

 „ rotundifolia, 148. 

 „ secunda, 149. 

 „ uniflora, 149. 



K. 



Ram's Head, 171. 

 Ranunculus, The, 168. 



„ aconitifolius flore pleno, 

 108. 

 Rhodora, The, 123. 

 Rose Bay, 5-i. 



Rhododendrons, after flowering, 18. 

 „ as parlor plants, 32. 



Rhododendron-beds, 5. 



„ situation, 5. 

 „ Preparation of, 



7. 

 „ drainage, 7. 

 „ Filling for, 8 

 „ on hilUides, 9. 

 ,, Treatment of, 

 20. 



Rhododendrons, Diseases of, 20. 

 „ Dwarf, 27. 



„ Enemies of, 20. 



,, Forcing, 31. 



,, Grouping, 43. 



„ Habitat of, 4. 



„ Hardiness of, 21. 



,, Houses for tender, 



30. 

 „ How to obtain, 24. 



,, Importing, 23. 



,, Indoor culture, 29. 



