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INDEX. 



M. 



Manuring, 13. 

 Manures, liquid, 14. 

 Mazaneta, 133. 

 Marsh Marigold, 157. 

 May Flower The, 133. 

 Meuziesia, The, 120. 



„ ccerulea, 129. 



„ ferruginea, 129. 



„ „ globularis, 



Mitella, The, 165. 



„ diphylla, 165. 



„ nuda, 105. 

 Mitchella, The, 136. 



,, repens, 136. 

 Moneses, The, 149. 



„ uniflora, 149. 

 Mountain Laurel, 124. 

 Mulchiiig, 12. 

 Mulcliing, various kinds of, 13. 



N. 



New Azaleas, 119. 

 „ Khododendrons, 91-105. 



o. 



Osalis, The, 162. 



,, Acetoseda, 162. 

 „ violacea, 162. 



P. 



Pachysandra, The. 164. 



., procumbens, 164. 



Partridge berry, 136. 

 Peat, 8. 

 Pernettya, The, 145.^ 



,, angustitblia, 146. 



,, mucronata, 146. 

 Phyliodoce, The, 129. 



„ erapetriforrais, 130. 



ta.\ifolia, 130. 

 Pieris fonnosa, 142. 

 Pinxter Flower, 116. 

 Pipsissewa, 149. 



Plants imported, unpacking, 10. 

 Plants imported, after treatment, 11. 

 Polygonatum, The, 107. 



Polygala, The, 148. 



,, Chamiebuxus, 148. 

 Preparation of the 8oil, 3. 

 Propagation of Khododendrons, 33. 

 Propagation of Kliododendrons, by 



cuttings, 34. 

 Propagation of Rhododendrons, by 



inarching, 35. 

 Propagation of Rhododendrons, by 



layers, 33. 

 Propagation of Rhododendrons, by 



seed, 36. 

 Protection, winter, of Rhododen- 

 drons, 21. 

 Protection, winter, by houses, 43. 

 Pruning, 15. 

 Pulsatilla, The, 160. 

 Pyrola, Thp, 148. 



chloraiitha, 149. 

 elliptica, 149. 

 minor, 149. 

 rotundifolia, 148. 

 secunda, 149. 

 uniflora, 149. 



R. 



Ram's Head, 171. 

 Ranunculus, The, 168. 



„ aconitifolius flore pleno, 

 108. 

 Rhodora, The, 123. 

 Rose Bay, 53. 



Rhododendrons, after flowering, 18. 

 „ as parlor plants, 32. 



RJiododendron-beds, 5. 



„ „ situation, 5. 



„ „ Preparation of, 



7. 

 „ „ drainage, 7. 



„ „ Filling for, 8. 



„ „ on hillsides, 9. 



„ ,, Treatment of, 



20. 

 Rhododendrons, Diseases of, 20. 

 „ Dwarf, 27. 



„ Enemies (if, 20. 



„ Forcing, 31. 



„ Grouping, 43. 



„ Habitat of, 4. 



„ Hardiness of, 21. 



,, Houses for tender, 



30. 

 „ How to obtain, 24. 



,, Importing, 23. 



„ Indoor culture, 29. 



