Celery (cozz.)— 
Calendarial directions, ii, 532, 535, 538, 541, 
543), 545,548, 550, 554, 555, 558; 
forcing, 11, 536, 539, 542. 
Celeriac—(illust.), descript., uses, and cult. 
of, ii, 434; foreign names of, il, 5275 
calendarial directions, ii, 538, 541, 545, 
547, 550; packing, ii, 563. 
Crops preceding and following, ii, 390. 
Culture for exhibition—planting on raised 
beds, directions, ii, 432. 
Culture in trenches or beds—preparation 
of ground, methods of planting, &c., 
» 430, 431; subsequent cult., 11, 431; 
Eehiine up directions, ii, 431, 432. 
Descript., origin, and uses of, ii, 429. 
Disease and insect pests, ii, 433. 
Foreign names of, ii, 527. 
List (illust.) of vars., 11, 433. 
' Packing, ii, 563. 
Preserving—drying process, li, 356. 
Protection in winter, ii, 433. 
Saving seeds, method of, ii, 433. 
Soil and manure, ii, 429; preparation of the 
ground—for trenches, i il, 430, for beds, 
u, 431, for raised beds, ii, 432. 
Sowings—seed quantities, ii, 391; various 
successional crops—time and methods 
of sowing, treatment of seedlings, ii, 
429, 430; for supply in August, ii, 432. 
Celery flies—(illusts.), descript. and treat- 
ment, i, 82, 83, 112. 
Cell—structure (illusts.) and contents, i, 27- 
29; male and female, formation and 
functions, i, 30, 31, 48, 53, 60; cam- 
bium cells, iy Bis) Sy7e epidermal, 
soguard 7, and palisade cells, forma- 
tion of (illust. ), 1, 39, 40; embryo-sac 
formation, i, 53, 54. 
Cellular plant—descript. of, i, 29. 
Cellulose—formation of, i, 27. 
Celmisia—species, descript. and cult., i, 
532: 
Celosia—calendarial directions, i,9, 10, 12; 
species, &c., descript. and cult., i, Beye 
C. pyramidalis for summer-bedding, 
1, 634. 
Celsia—calendarial directions, i, 11; descript. 
and cult. of species, 1, 532. 
Celtis—species, &c., descript. and cult., i, 
204. 
Cement for walks and _ borders — (see 
Concrete). 
Cement tanks for water-gardens, &c., i, 
378, 379. 
Centaurea—descript. and cult. of perennial 
species, i, 353; of annual species, 1, 3905 
of C. ragusina for summer-bedding, 1 
634; of plants for subtropical garden, 
1, 643. 
Centranthus—descript. and cult. of, i, 353. 
Cephalaria—descript. and cult., i, 353. 
Cephalotaxus—pruning, i, 256; species, 
&c., descript. and cult., i, 329. 
Cerastium—species, &c. iieeetint and cult., 
i, 353; C. tomentosum for spring- and 
carpet-bedding, i ll, 629, 639. 
Cerasus—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 294. 
Cerataphis Latanize—descript. and treat- 
ment, i, 92. 
Ceratopteris thalictroides—descript. of 
fern, 1, 590. 
Ceratozamia — species of, descript. and 
cult., 1, 614. 
Gercis—specics, &c., descript. and cult., i, 
295. 
Cereus—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 617. 
Ceroxylon niveum—descript. and cult. of, 
1, 610 
Certhia familiaris—as a garden friend, i, 
119. 
Cestrum-—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 532. 
Cetonia aurata — (illust.), 
remedies, 1. 109. 
Ceuthorhynchus sulcicollis, C. pleuro- 
stigma—lillust.), descript. and treat- 
ment, i, 101. 
descript. and 
INDEX. 
Chain used in laying out ground lines—de- 
script. of, 1, 181, 182. 
oars and chalk-marls—as manure, i, 165, 
Chalk soils — composition and cultivation 
of, i, 337; trees and shrubs best suited 
for, 1, 283, 337, 338. 
Chamedorea—species of, descript. 
cult., 1, 610; for subtropical garden, 1, 
643. ; 
Chamzpeuce—for subtropical garden, de- 
script. and cult., i, 643. 
Chamerops— species, &c., descript. and 
cult., 1, 610; C. Fortunei, descript. and 
cult., i, 612, 643. 
Chamomile—descript., uses and cult. of, ii, 
434; foreign names of, il, 527; calen- 
darial directions, i, 541. 
Charcoal—as auxiliary to manure, i, 163. 
Chaste-tree—descript. of, i, 325. 
Cheilanthes—species, &c., descript. of, i, 
590- 
Cheimatobia Brumata— (illust.), 
script. and treatment, i, 98. 
Cheiranthus—species, &c., descript. and 
cult., i, 353; C. mutabilis and_ hybrids 
as greenhouse plants, i, 532; C. Cheiri 
for spring-bedding, 1, 631. 
Chelone — calendarial directions, i, 11; 
species, &c., descript. and cult., i, 353. 
Chenopodium Atriplicis—for the sub- 
tropical garden, 1, 643. 
Chenopodium Bonus Henricus — de- 
script., uses, and cult., ii, 445. 
Chenopodium Quinoa—(illust. ), descript., 
uses, and cult., ii, 503, 504. 
Cherry —. ; 
Gilenieeal directions—outdoor, ii, 533, 539, 
548, 550, 556; forcing, ii, 535, 537, 539, 
543, 545, 547, 557, 559. 
Culture out-of-doors— 
Planting trees—methods, distances apart, 
&c., li, 205; forms of trees (illusts.), 1i, 
204, 205, 206; forms yielding best crops, 
li, 207. 
Propagation—methods of, use of stocks, 
ll, 207. 
Protection of fruit against birds, &c.—use 
of nets, il, 207. 
Pruning and training—standards, ii, 205; 
bush, cordon, and pyramidal, ii, 205; 
espaliers, ii, 205, 206; wall-trees, ii, 206; 
Morello cherry, 11, 206. 
Soil and situation, wall aspect, &c., il, 6, 
8, 27, 204; manurial applications, 1, 207. 
Culture under glass— 
General directions, il, 208, 209; orchard- 
house treatment, il, 275-277. 
House suitable, construction and manage- 
ment, 1, 207, il, 208, 209; orchard-house, 
il, 274. 
Descript. of fruit and classification of vars., 
li, 203. 
Disease and insect pests—in forcing-house, 
il, 208, 209; cause and treatment of 
gumming, leaf disease in Kent, &c., 
ll, 209, 210; insects that attack cherries, 
1, 83, 11, 2I0. 
Lists of vars.—forcing for fruit in June to 
August, ii, 209; geans and griottes, il, 
211, 212; selections for various pur- 
poses, li, 212; orchard-house vars., 
li, 278. 
Origin and history of cultivated cherries, 
li, 202. 
Packing—method of, 1, 378; boxes, &c., 
for, 11, 368, 371. 
Preserving—modes and vars. suitable, u, 
203, 361; processes of crystallizing, &c., 
li, 350, bottling, li, 351, drying, ui, 354, 
355, 356; Morello cherries for cherry 
brandy, 11, 203, 364. 
Storage—shelves for stone fruits, 11, 383; 
cold-storage experiments, 11, 388. 
gaa aphis—descript. and treatment, i, 
de- 
Glens an tree and vars.—descript. of, 
1, 315. 
Cherry plum —as shelter trees, li, 33, 76; 
descript. of, i, 314; cult. ‘from seed, 
il, F527. 
and 
577 
Chervil and bulbous-rooted Chervil— 
illusts.), descript., uses, and cult., ii, 
435; foreign names of, ii, 527; calen- 
darial directions, i il, 541, 543) 545, 550, 
554- 
Chestnut— 
Culture for fruit—directions, propagation, 
list (illust. of vars., ii, 252, cult. 
in Italy, ii, 52; calendarial « directions, 
ll, 533, 539- 
Origin and history of European, North 
American, and Japanese chestnuts, ii, 
252. 
Preserving and storing the fruit, li, 252, 
253. 
Species, &c., of trees—descript. of, i, 287, 
294; ornamental uses of, 11, 252. 
Chicory—descript., illust., and uses of, ii, 
435, 436; cult. for small salad, ii, 436; 
cult. for blanching —various modes, 
French methods, i, 436, 437; saving 
seeds, lists of French and general 
(illust.) vars., il, 437, 438: foreign 
names of, il, 527; calendarial direc- 
tions, ii, aie 548, for forcing, il, 533, 
_ 554) 559; packing, li, 564. 
Chili-peppers—(see Capsicum). 
Chili saltpetre—manurial uses, i, 170. 
Chimonanthus fragrans iillust.) and 
var.—descript. of, i, 295; for forcing, 
1, 622. 
China aster —(illust.), descript. and cult., 
i, 389, 403. 
Chinese arbor-vitz—descript. of, i, 334. 
Chinese artichokes — descript., illust., 
uses of, cooking and cult. directions, 
ll, 438; packing, i ll, 561. 
Chinese crab-tree—descript. of, i, 315. 
Chinese primula—‘see Primula). 
Chionanthus retusus iillust.), C. vir- 
ginica—descript. of, 1, 295; for forcing, 
1022s 
Chionodoxa—species, &c., descript.. cult., 
and illust., i, 353, 354; C. Luciliz for 
forcing, i, 625: spring-bedding species, 
descript. and illust., 1, 629. 
Chironia—descript. and cult., i, 532. 
Chisels—descript. and use of, i, 181. 
Chives—descript., uses, and cult. of, ii, 438; 
foreign names of, li, 527; calendarial 
directions, 1155545 
Chlorides in rain—source of, i, 143. 
Chlorophyil—formation of (illust.), i, 20, 
41, 43; use of in plant nutrition, i, 44. 
Chlorophyll- producing plants — (see 
Green plants). 
Chlorophytum—descript. and cult., i, 532. 
Chlorosis—cause and treatment of “ yel- 
lows” disease in fruit, ii, 170. 
Cherophyllum bulbosum-— iillust.), de- 
script., use, and cult., ii, 435. 
Choisya ternata—’ illast.), descript. of, i, 
295, 296; for forcing, i, 622. 
Chokeberry shrub—descript. of, i, 314 
Chorizema-— calendarial directions, i, 8, r1; 
descript., cult., ao illust. of green- 
house shrubs, i, 53 
Chou de Sere ees uses, and cult. 
of, i1, 438, 439. 
Christmas rose—calendarial directions, i, 
18; illust. and descript., i, 361; forcing 
directions, i 1, 625. 
Christ’s thorn—descript. of, i, 311. 
Chrysalidocarpus (Areca) lutescens— 
descript. and cult. of, i, 610. 
Chrysanthemum— 
Cultural directions—calendarial, i, 3, 6, 9, 
II, 15, 17, 18; general cult., pete: 
tion, &c., i, 421- -423; housing the plants, 
i, 422; grafted plants, i, 423. 
Cutting flowers for exhibition, i, 422 
History of the chrysanthemum—extent of 
cult., &c., 1, 421. 
Illusts.—annual form, i, 390; wild type, 
Japanese, reflexed, anemone, i, 422; 
pompon, incurved, Japanese reflexed, 
single, i, 424. 
Insect pests and fungus disease—treatment 
of, 1, 83, 423. 
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