576 
Czxsalpinia japonica—descript. of, i, 293. 
Caladium —calendarial directions, i, 2, 4, 6, 
10, 12, 13,15, 18,19; descript., cult., and 
illust. of species, &c., 1, 414, 415; insect 
pests, 1, 415; for subtropical garden, 1, 
641, 642. 
Calamintha—species, &c., descript. and 
Cults i s52- 
Calamus—spccies, &c., descript. and cult., 
; 1, 610. 
Calandrinia—descript. and cult. of peren- 
nial species, &c., 1, 352; of annual 
species, i, 389. 
Calanthe—calendarial directions, i, 2, 5, 10, 
11,16; descript. and cult. of, 1, 571, 572. 
Calathea—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 549. 
Calceolaria—calendarial directions, 1, 3, 8, 
9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19; popular garden 
plants (illust. ar origin and cult., i 4155 
416; other greenhouse species, i, 531; 
summer-bedding forms, i, 632, 633, 6343 
insect pests, i, 416. 
Calendar of Operations in Flower- 
garden and Pleasure-grounds— 
Climate—table of mean temperatures of 
March, latitude Paris to Wick, i, 1. 
Flower-garden and pleasure-grounds, i. 3, 
5 OMG, OG) Li, L2)\ 14, 10, 17, 10, 20: 
Pits and frames, i, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 
15, 17, 1S, 20. 
Plant-houses, i, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, II, 13, 14; 
1O;"17, 10: 
Calendar of Operations in the Fruit- 
and Kitchen-gardens— 
Climate—table of mean temperatures of 
March, latitude Paris to Wick, ii, 531. 
Forcing department, ii, 533, 536, 539, 542, 
544, 546, 548, 551, 552, 554, 550, 559 
Hardy-fruit department, ii, 533, 536, 539, 
542) 544, 546, 548, 550, 552, 554, 556, 
559. 
Kitchen-garden department, ii, 531, 535, 
538, 540 543, 545, 547, 549, 552, 553s 
555) 558. 
[For special fruit or vegetable, see its name. ]} 
Calendula officinalis and other species— 
descript. and cult., i, 389; uses and cult. 
of C. officinalis as vegetable, ii, 462. 
Calico bush—descript. of, i, 306. 
Californian nutmeg tree—descript. of, 
1, 335- 
Californian pears—cult. and export trade, 
ll, 96, 126, 131, 132, 134. 
Californian poppy—descript. of, i, 
Californian prune—drying avai vars. 
suitable for drying, i, 151, 153. 
Calla—calendarial directions, i, 15, 18; de- 
script. of C. palustris, i, 381. 
Callicarpa purpurea—as a greenhouse 
shrub, 1, 531. 
aa a ee Se &c., descript. and cult., 
352; annual species, &c., i, 389. 
Baiietamoit desea and cult., i, 531. 
Callistephus chinensis — (illusts. ides 
script. and cult., i, 389, 390; summer- 
bedding forms, i, 634. 
Calophaca wolgarica—descript. of, i, 293. 
See pear, &e., descript. and cult., 
352; C. palustris as a bog plant, i, 
385. 
Calycanthus—species, &c., descript. and 
cult., 1, 293. 
Calystegia — species, &c., descript. and 
cult., 1, 352. 
Calyx of flower—(illust.), formation and 
function of, i, 50. 
Camassia—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 352. 
Cambium—formation of, i, 35, 36, 37. 
Camellia—calendarial directions, i, 6; scale 
disease and insect pests, i, 92, 417; 
species, &c., descript. and cult. » 1, 2935 
popular garden forms (illust.), origin} 
cult., and list of vars., i, 416-418; 
wiring directions, i, 649. 
Campanula—calendarial directions, i, 12, 
13; descript. and cult. of hardy per- 
ennial species, &c. (illusts.), i, 352, 353: 
of annual forms, i, 390; of greenhouse 
forms, 1, 531. 
Campanula Rapunculus-— (illust.), de- 
script., uses, and cult., 11, 506, 507. 
Canarina campanulata—as a greenhouse 
plant, i, 531. 
Candytuft—descript. and cult., i, 362, 392. 
Canker—in fruit trees (illusts.), cause and 
treatment, i, 125; il, 71, 72, 128. 
Canna—calendarial directions, i, 8,17; popu- 
lar forms—descript., origin, cult., and 
list of best vars., i, 418, 419; subtropical 
garden forms, 1, 643. 
Cannabis sativus—for subtropical garden, 
1,643: i 
Canning fruit—extent of industry, ii, 344, 
357; fruit suitable and directions for, 
ll, 357: 
Cantua—descript., 
532. 
Cape hyacinth—(see Lachenalia). 
Cape ivy—descript., cult., and illust., i, 542. 
Cape pondweed—(illust.) , descript. and 
cult., 1, 380, 381. 
Capsicum—ornamental plants, descript. and 
cult., 1, 531; use and cult., &c., as vege- 
table, list (illust.) of vars, il, "418, 419; 
foreign names of, i, 527; calendarial 
directions, ii, 536, 539, 542, 543. 
Carabus violaceus— illust.), as a garden 
friend, i, 115. 
Caragana—species, &c., descript. of, i, 293. 
Caraguata—descript. and cult., i, 549. 
Caraway—descript., uses of, cult., and 
illust., il, 419, 420; foreign names of, 
li, 527; calendarial directions, il, 541. 
ames ral &c., descript. and 
cult., 1, 353; as bog plants, i 1, 385. 
Cardoon—descript. and uses of common, 
Spanish, Tours (illust.), and Puvis 
cardoons, li, 419, 421, 422; directions 
for cult. and cooking, ii, 420, 421; 
foreign names of, ii, 527; calendarial 
directions, Tie See rer 543, 547, 550, 
552, 553, 555; packing, ii, 563. 
Carduelis elegans—as parden friend, i, 
117. 
Carex—descript. and cult. of hardy species, 
(C., 1, 3533 of greenhouse species, 1, 
531; of spring- bedding form, 1, 629. 
Carnation and Picotee—calendarial direc- 
tions, i, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20; 
soil, &e., i, 140, 420; insect pests, 1, 
112, 420; popular garden forms—de- 
script., origin, cult., and list of vars., 
il, 419-421 ; perpetual - flowering and 
Marguerite types, 1, 420; forcing, 1, 
625; summer-bedding, i, 632. 
Carnation maggot—descript. and reme- 
dies, i, 112. 
Carolina Allspice—descript. of, i, 293. 
Carpels—formation of, i, 52. 
Garyel-DewMneeoiea! directions, i, 637- 
639; illusts. of designs, 1, 638, 63 39; list 
of plants suitable, i, 639, 640. 
So Betulus and vars.—descript. of, 
204. 
cult., and illust., i, 531, 
peracid funebrana — (illust.), de- 
script. and treatment, i, 78. 
Carpocapsa Pomonella—(illust.), de- 
script. and treatment, i, 75, 76. 
Carriage roads—in pleasure grounds, for- 
mation of (illust.), i, 269, 271. 
Carrot—preserving process, ii, 356; crops 
carrots may follow and be succeeded 
by, 1, 390; seed quantities, il, 391; 
descript. and origin, ii, 422; general 
cult., i, 422, 423; taking and storing 
the crop, saving seeds, 11, 423; forcing 
sorts and directions, insects, &c., ii, 
424; list (illust.) of garden _vars., ii, 
424, 425; foreign names of, ii, 527; 
calendarial directions, ii, 532, 535, 538, 
541, 543, 545, 5475 550 554, for forcing, 
Nl, 533, 536, 542; packing, li, 563 
oe ae —descript. and treatment, i, 
geen blossom moth — descript. and 
treatment, i, 7i. 
Carrot fly — (illust.), 
ment, i, 102. 
descript. and’ treat- 
THE GARDENER’S ASSISTANT. 
; Caryota—species, &c., descript. and- cult., 
Carrot-seed moth -— descript. and treat- 
ment, i, 75. 
Carum Carui—descript., cult., and illust., 
ii, 419, 420. 
CONE ane &c., descript. and cult, pate 
1, 610; subtropical garden species, i 
643 
Cassandra calyculata and vars. — de- 
script. of, i, 294. 
Cassia—calendarial directions, i, 9; descript. 
and cult. of species, &c., i, 531. 
Cassiope tetragona — (illust. ), descript. 
and cult., i, 294. 
Castanea sativa, C. dentata, and C, 
crenata—descript., origin, and his- 
tory of the chestnut, i, 294; ii, 252. 
Castanopsis chrysophylla—descript. of, 
i, 294. 
Castor-oil plant—descript. and cult. 
397, 642, 645. 
Casuarina—descript. and cult., i, 531. 
Catalpa bignonioides and vars. — de- 
script. of, 1, 294. 
Catasetum—descript. of, i, 572. 
Catch-cropping— experiments regarding, 
nl, 38. 
Catchfly—descript. and cult. of, i, 374, 398. 
Cattleya—calendarial directions, i, 2, 3, 5, 
7, 8, 10, II, 13, 05, 1,27, 1G: “hybridiza~ 
tion, illust. of column bearing pollen 
masses, i, 62; house for, construction 
and management, i, 558, 561, 562; cul- 
tural requirements, 1, 563, 565, 566; 
insect pests and disease, 1, 102, 112, 
158, 159; species, &c., descript. of, 
i, 572, 573; native habitats ef, 1, 5573 
illusts.—of species, i, 568, 571, 572, of 
potted cattleya, 1, 563, of development 
of cattleya, i, 567. 
Cattleya fly—descript. and treatment, i, 
102, II2. 
Caui—(see Oxalis crenata). 
Caulicle—(illust.), structure and functions 
of, i, 34, 35: 
Cauliflower — 
Calendarial directions, ii, 532, 535, 538, 541} 
543), 545,547, 550, 552, 554, 555; for 
forcing, il, 536, 539, 542, 550, 559. 
Crops preceding and following, ii, 390. 
Descript., origin, history of cult., and value 
of var. Walcheren, ii, 425. 
Diseases and insects (see under Cabbage). 
Forcing—French method in frames, ii, 426; 
directions and vars. suitable, cult. in 
pots, il, 427, 428. 
Foreign names of, ii, 527. 
List (illust.) of vars., li, 428, 429. 
Packing, ii, 563. 
Preservation from frost, ii, 427. 
Preserving—drying process, ii, 356. 
Saving seeds, method of, ii, 428. 
Soil and manures, il, 425. 
Sowings—seed quantities, ii, 391; climate 
conditions, il, 425; time, method, and 
treatment of—autumn sowings in open, 
wintered in frames, &c., in front of 
walls, 11, 425, 426; of winter and early 
spring sowings reared under glass, il, 
426; of late spring sowings in open 
border, ll, 427. 
Cavendishia—species, descript. and cult., 
i, 532. 
Ceanothus —calendarial directions, i, 3; 
species, &c., descript. and cult., 1, 79% 
plants for forcing, 1, 622. 
Cedar-trees—descript. of species, &c., i, 
329; of white cedar, i, 330; of prickly 
and pencil cedars, i, 330, 331. 
Cedrela sinensis—descript. of, i, 294. 
» 1, 
Cedrus—species, &c., descript. and cult... 
1, 329. 
Celastrus scandens, C. articulatus— 
descript. of, i, 294. 
Celery— 
Blanching—directions for trench and bed 
systems, ii, 431, 432; use of sea-sand. 
&c., French method of blanching, ii, 
432; use of paper bandages, ii, 433 
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