INDEX. 



ABYSSINIAN Musa, 55, 84 

 Acaoia lophantha, 188 

 Acanthus latifolius, 96, 210 

 Agave americana, 187 

 Ailantus glandulosa, a valuable town 



tree, 171 

 Andropogon squarrosum, 212 

 Angers, 610 



Apartments, plant decoration of, 262 

 Apple, the, as a cordon, 323 

 Apples, selection of the finer kinds for 



growing on the cordon system, 343 

 Aralia edulis, 212 



,, japonica, 213 



,, papyrifera, 187 



,, papyrifera stored in eaves under 



the Jardin Fleuriste, 151 

 Aralia Sieboldi, 214 



,, spinosa, 213 

 Argenteuil, asparagus culture at, 501 

 Artichoke (Cynara Scolymus) as a fine- 

 leaved plant, 65 

 Artichokes, varieties of, used in Paris, 



516 

 Arundo conspicua, 215 

 ,, Donax, 214 

 ,, ,, versicolor, 214 



Asparagus culture, 501 

 Asparagus, mode of forcing, 513 

 Asphalte, preparation of, 131 

 ,, roads, 135 

 , , used for the footways of the 



Boulevards, 130 

 Asplenium nidus-avis, 189 

 Avenue de l'Empereur, 124 



,, „ l'lmperatrice, 124 



, , des Champs Elyse es, 3 



BAMBOOS, hardy, 141, 215 

 Bambusa viridis-glaucescens, 215 

 Barbe de Capucin, 499 

 Barometer employed by market gar- 

 deners of Paris, 470 

 Bassin de Latone at Versailles, 249 

 ,, Neptune, 24? 



Bathing, 136 



Bedding plants, excellent houses for, in 

 Jardin Fleuriste, 148 



Beauty of form a want in our conser- 

 vatories, 282 



Binette, the, 568 



Bird feeding in the Tuileries gardens, 1 6 



Bois de Boulogne, 18 

 ,, Vincennes, 35 



Borders in front of fruit walls planted 

 with cordons, 355 



Bosquet des Bains d'Apollon at Ver- 

 sailles, 247 



Bosquet dn Roi at Versailles, 245 



Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 122 



Boulevards, architecture of, 113 

 „ origin of the, 118 



,, roadways and footpaths of, 



120, 129 



Boulevards, the, 112 



,, „ under Louis XIV., 120 



Bourg-la-Reine, 623 



Bracket, galvanized iron, for support- 

 ing temporary coping, 436 



Breffit, Messrs. E., and Co , 599 



Britons, intelligent, their keen appre- 

 ciation of a well-ordered city helps to 

 pay for improvements in Paris, 103 



Brown, Messrs. J. B., and Co., 599 



Brunoy, 633 



Bur reed, the, 581 



CAFES, stalls, &c, in public gar- 

 dens, 4 

 Caladium bataviense, 56 



,, esculentum, 56, 189 

 Cannas, how they are stored in the 



Jardin Fleuriste, 151 

 Cannas, the, 191 

 Calville Blanc apple, how to grow it to 



perfection in this country, 337 

 Calville Blanc apple, mode of growing 



it at Montreuil, 441 

 Cardoon, the, best sorts grown in 

 France, 516 



