IITDEX. 



Although this work is alphabetically arranged, yet as a quicker means of looking up cultural 

 directions of important plants and matters pertaining to general horticulture, we give the follow- 

 ing Index : 



Page 



Alfalfa 16 



Alpine Flanta 17 



Annuals 24 



Asparagus 35 



Avenues 39 



Bark 42 



Bedding 46 



Bindiug Plants 50 



Blackberry 384 



Blight 51 



Borders, Flower 53 



Bouquets, etc 54 



Budding 59 



Cauliflower 75 



Celery 76 



Cisterns 88 



ClubKoot 92 



Coffee 94 



Cold Frames and Pits 96 



Color in Flowers 97 



Conserratory 100 



Coral Tree 144 



Cotton Plant 172 



Cranberry 294 



Cultivator Ill 



Damping off 120 



Designs 123 



Draining 133 



Egg Plant 137 



Ferns 152 



Fertilizers 153 



Florists' Flowers 156 



Forcing Fruits, Flowers and Vege- 

 tables I'i6 



Fountains 167 



Frozen Plants.: 159 



Oas Lime and Gas Tar 163 



CHnkgo Tree 390 



Gladiolus 166 



Glass and Glazing 167 



Grafting 173 



Grape Vine 482 



Grasses 173 and 174 



Green-bouse 176 



Hand Glass 180 



Hanging Baskets 180 



Heating by Flues, Hot-beds, Hot 



Water, etc 181-183 



Hedges 184 



Herbaceous Plants 186 



Page 



Herbarium 188 



Horse-radish 193 



Hybridization 197 



Immortelles 186 



Insecticides 201 



Insects 202 



Johnson Grass 210 



Lawn 219 



Lilies 225 



Lily of the Valley 101 



Magnolia 238 



Manures 242 



Marker 244 



MUdew 263 



Moles 256 



Mulching 260 



Mushrooms 261 



Narcissus 269 



Orchard 286 



Orchid Culture 287 



Ornamental Planting 290 



Paper Plants 302 



Parlor Gardening 303 



Pearl Millet 309 



Pitcher Plants 273 



Planting 330 



Planting, Evil of Deep 330 



Plant Protectors 331 



Plantsin Booms 331 



Plants for Shady Places 331 



Plants for Sea Side 404 



Plant Stove 331 



Plants, Unhealthy 332 



Poisonous Plants '... .'..... 337 



Potting 344 



Propagation by Cuttings 350 



Propagation by Layering 352 



Propagation by Seeds, etc 349 



Pruning 353 



Bake.useof 363 



Baspberry 384 



Khubarb 367 



Bock Garden 373 



KockWork 374 



BoUers 376 



Boman Hyacinth 195 



Rose 376 



Bose, culture of the 380 



Botation of Crops 38S 



Bust 886 



Faob 



Rustic Work 38« 



Sainfoin 28» 



Screens 402 



Sea Kale 403 



Seeds, where grown 406 



Shading 411 



Soil 417 



Sorghum 419 



Sowing, use of the feet in 422 



Smilax 261 



Strawberry 436 



Strawberry Forcing 436 



Stock GUliflower 246 



Subsoihng 440 



Sub-tropical Garden 440 



Table, Stage and Bench 444 



Temperature 448 



Transplanting 458 



Trenching 460 



Tuberose '. 838 



Vases 474 



Ventilating 474 



Violets 480 



Walks 487 



Wardian Case 488 



Water Cress 270 



WaterfaU 489 



Watering 489 



Water Lilies 278 and 478 



Water Plants 490 



Weeds 492 



Winter Flowering Plants 495 



WorkingKoots 497 



Glossary 504--51O 



Calendar of Garden Operations 



(Monthly) 611-618 



Tables un Temperature 619 



Soil, Memoranda on 520 



Manures, " 6217 



Fertilizers, " 5^0 



Crops, '* 621 



Seeds, " 521 



Stock, " 622 



Forestry, " 523 



Masonry, etc., ' 523 



Weights and Measures 624 



Foreign Money 626 



Measuring Trees and other Mis- 

 cellaneous Information 636 



