INDEX 



371 



CMmonanthtis fragrans, 11, 19, 

 43, 158 



China-roses, 4 



Chive-tops, 97 



Chloroform, use of, 296 



Choisya temata, 18, 19, 43, 169 ; 

 pruning, 117 



Chorozemia, 11 



Chrysanthemums, for table de- 

 coration, IB; replanting, 74, 

 132, 143 ; arrangement, 190 



Chutney, receipt for, 126 



Cineraria cruenta, 20 



Cinerarias, 11, 20 



Cistuses, 84, 216 



Cleanliness in the house, 281 



Clematis, 43, 95, 118, 139 



Clematis montana, 43, 117 



Clethra, 93, 113, 144 



Cocos weddeliana, 9 



Coffee, making, 15, 16 



Colchicums, 180 



ColUmsonia, 63 



Colosseum of Borne, plants and 

 flowers of the, 230 



Colour-blindness, 162 



Columbines, 169 



Compotes, 120, 127, 175, 186, 

 254 



Consomm6, 28, 29 



— aux ailerons, 30 

 Convalescence, 300, 302 



' Convent eggs,' receipt for, 108 

 Convolvtilm mauritanicus, 164 

 Cooking, book on, 2 ; in France, 

 78, 80 ; mistakes in English, 

 81. {See also under the names 

 of various dishes) 

 Coreopsis grandiflora, 136 



— lanceolata, 134 

 Cotoneasters, 44, 169 



Cotton, rosemary -leaved lavender, 

 210 



— plant, and the myth of the 

 ' vegetable lamb,' 53 



Crab, mayonnaise souffle of, 125 

 Crab apple, Siberian, 92, 99; prun- 

 ing, 117 ; preserving, 176, 177 

 Cranberries, American, how to 

 cook, 14, 15 



— Norwegian, 15 



Cratceguspyracantha lakmdi, 44 

 Creepers for house-fronts, &o., 



43-46, 157 ; for autumn, 190, 



191 

 Cremation, 233, 234 

 Cr^me brtilfee pudding, 77 

 Crocuses, 179, 180, 197 

 Cross, floral, 20 

 Crown Imperials, 71 

 Cryptomeria japoniea, 163, 201 

 Cucumber, serving, 126 ; cooking, 



126 

 Currant bushes, protection of, 



129 

 Currant jelly, red, 129 

 Curry, making, 108 



— of hairi toast, 109; of 

 duck and fish, 251, 252 



— powder, receipt for, 108 

 Curtains, 282, 286 



Curtis's ' Flora Londinensis ' and 

 ' Botanical Magazine,' 49, 61, 62 



Cut-flower decoration, 10 and 

 note, 12, 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list 

 of flowers, &o., for, 192, 193 ; 

 Appendix, 353-365 



Cyclamens, 17, 24 



Cydonia, 44 



DAFFOEIIiS, 17, 72 



' Dainty Dishes,' 2 et passim 



Daisies, Michaelmas, 74, 75, 114, 

 132, 143, 173, 205 



Dante, and Voltaire's cynical re- 

 mark, 206 



Daphne Cneorum, 97 



Darwin, Erasmus, and ' vege- 

 table Iamb,' 53 ; and ' The 

 Loves of the Plants,' 62, 63, 

 124 



Daturas, 169, 180 



Daughters, education and train- 

 ing of, 317-352 



Decorating house and tables, 10- 

 13, 75, 106, 138 ; list of flowers 

 for, 192, 193; Appendix, 358- 

 365 



Delphiniums, 134 



D'Epinay, Madame, her views on 

 woman's education, 328 

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