584 
Fungi, Plant Diseases caused by (coz?¢.)— 
Preventing the spread of a disease, 1, 125. 
Spraying fruit-trees (see that title). 
Strawberry-leaf fungus (illust.), i, 130. 
Structure and reproduction of fungi, 1, 123, 
different modes of reproduction, 1, 124. 
Tomatoes—fungus diseases attacking, i, 
340, 341. 
Trees and shrubs damaged by storm— 
development of disease, 1, 252, 253, 254. 
[For diseases on special plants, see generic 
titles of plants. ] 
Fungicides—-descript. and application of, 
i, 129-131; ll, 43, 44. 
Funkia—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 359; forcing forms and directions, 1, 
6. 
62 
Furcroea—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
i, 618, 619. 
Furnaces for heating glass-houses, &c.-—— 
(illusts.), descript. and management, 
1, 217. 
Furze—descript. of shrub, i, 324. 
Fusarium Lycopersici— treatment of in 
tomatoes, il, 341. 
G 
pea ae Calendanel directions, i, 5; 
hardy Species, 359; popular garden 
sorts—(illust. ), Hecetore origin, cult., 
and list of best vars., 1, 444; Summer- 
bedding directions, 1, 635. 
Galanthus —species, &c., descript., cult., 
and illust. of, i, 359; forms for spring- 
bedding, i, 630. 
Galega—species, &c., descript. 
360. 
Galtonia candicans—descript. 
anduciityeel, 
and cult., 
i, 360, for summer-bedding, i, 635. 
Garden chafer—descript. and treatment, 
1, 85, 105. 
Garden enemies—insects, &c. (see title 
Insect and other Plant Enemies). 
Garden friends— insects, &c. 
and illusts., i, 114-122. 
Garden ane and reel—descript. and use 
of, i, 181. 
Garden pebble moth—descript. and treat- 
ment, 1, 85. 
Garden refuse—as manure, i, 156. 
Garden snail—descript. and treatment, i, 
as, descript. 
93- 
Garden spider—as garden friend, descript. 
of, i, 122. 
Garden Structures, Construction and 
uses of— 
Frames, i, 204, wall-frames, i, 210. 
Fruit-room (see that title). 
Glass-houses (see that title). 
Heating methods (see Heating). 
Ice-house (illust.), i, 215, 216. 
Painting and repairing, i, 210. 
Pits (illust.), i, 204, 205. 
Pleasure-ground summer-houses, arbours, 
temples, &c., i, 276, 277; rose- temple, 
1, 275. 
Vineries (see that title). 
Walls—colour, construction (illust.), &e., 
1, 196-199. (See also title Fruit- and 
Kitchen-garden. } 
Water-garden — boat-house, 
goda, &c., 1, 28r. 
Gardeners—demand for practical men in 
commercial fruit plantations, &c., ii, 
73; employment and availability of 
labour in certain districts, ii, 74, 75: 
Gardenia—calendarial directions, i, 4, 7, 9, 
15; root disease, illust. and remedies, 
Ay) TOS; _descript., cult., and illust. of 
plants, i, 550. 
Garland flower—descript. and cult., i, 36r. 
Garlic—descript., uses, illust., and cult. of, 
ll, 444, 445; foreign names of, il, 527; 
calendarial directions, ll, 535,540, 540, 
55, 554, 556. 
Garlic snail—descript. and treatment, i, 93. 
Chinese pa- 
Garrya elliptica—(illust.), descript. of, i, 
302. 
Gas—heating structures by means of, illust. 
and descript. of gas- Stove, 1, 222. 
Gas waste—as a manure, i, 164. 
Gasteria—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 619. 
Gaultheria—species of, descript. and cult., 
i, 302, 303; G. procumbens for winter- 
bedding, i 1, 647. 
Gazania splendens —for summer-bedding, 
1, 635. 
Geans—(see Cherry). 
Genealogical arrangements of plants 
—explanation of systems used, 1, 66. 
SEE eae &c., descript. and cult., 
» 303+ 
Gente &c., descript., cult., and 
illust. of, i, 360. 
“Genus ”—botanical meaning of term, i, 66. 
Geometrical flower - garden — (illust.), 
formation of, 1, 263, 264. 
Geonoma—calendarial directions, i, 2; de- 
script. and cult. of, 1, 610. 
Geophilus longicornis—descript. and 
remedies, i, 106. 
Geranium —calendarial directions, i, 11; 
hardy species, descript. and cult., i, 
360; popular garden forms (see Pelar- 
gonium). 
Gerbera Jamesoni—descript. 
1, 360. 
German names of culinary vege- 
tables—lists of, ii, 527-530. 
Germination of seeds—i, 32, 57. 
Gesnera—calendarial directions, i, 7, 10, 12, 
15, 18; species, &c., descript. and cult., 
1, 550. 
Geum-— species, &c.,descript.and cult., i, 360. 
Ghent azaleas—‘see Azalea). 
Ghent mould—composition of, i, 151, 152. 
Gherkins for pickling—cult. of, ii, 320. 
Ghost swift moth—(illust.), descript. and 
remedies, i, 105, 106. 
Giant bellflower— (illust.), descript. and 
cult., i, 368. 
Gilig~.cnecien &c., descript. and cult., i, 39r. 
Gillenia—descript. and cult. of G. biifolicia, 
1, 360. 
Ginkgo biloba—descript. of, i, 330. 
Gladiolus—calendarial directions, i, 3, 6, 8, 
11, 14,17, 19; herbaceous border plants, 
L 360 ; popular races and strains—de- 
script., origin, illusts., and general and 
pot-culture, 1, 445, 446, list of vars., 1, 
446; forcing forms and directions, i, 626; 
summer-bedding directions, i, 635. 
Glass-houses, &c., Construction and 
Uses of— 
Bell-glasses and hand-glasses (illust. 
196. 
Curvilinear roofs (illust. 
and cult., 
),1, 195, 
, 1, 203, 204. 
Fundamental principles of construction, i, 
199. 
Greenhouses and Conservatories (see that 
title). 
Heating methods (see Heating). 
Himalay an house at Kew —(illust.) 
script. of, 1, 210. 
Hot-houses (illust.), i, 209, 2To. 
Lean-to roof house (illust.), i, 207. 
Orchard house, ii, 273, 274. 
Pits and Frames (see that title). 
Ranges of glass-houses—descript. and illust. 
of structures and ground plan, 1, 210, 
2IrT. 
de- 
Ridge-and-furrow roofs, i, 202. 
Roof construction—angles of elevation, 
table showing angles necessary by 
various dimensions, &c., 1, 199-201; 
angles of incidence and the reflection 
of rays of light and sun upon glass, i, 
200, 20T. 
Span-roofed and unequal 
houses (illust.), 1, 201-203. 
[For special fruit-houses, see title’ Vineries; 
also names of fruits — sub- headings 
Culture under glass, &c.] 
span - roofed 
| Goniopteris— 
THE GARDENER’ ASSISTANT. 
Glazing fruit—(see title Crystallizing and 
Glazing). 
Gleditschia—descript. of G. triacanthos, i, 
303- 
Gleichenia—species, &c., descript., cult., 
and illust. of, 1, 593. 
Globe flower—descript. and cult. of, i, 376, 
; 387. 
Gleosporium lindemuthianum-—illust. 
and descript., 1, 120. 
Gloriosa-—species, &c., descript. and cult., 
l, 551. 
Glory of the snow—descript., cult., and 
illust., 1, 353, 354- 
Glory pea descuips and cult., 1, 533, 
Glow-worm-—as a garden friend, i, 115. 
Gloxinia—calendarial directions, i, 4, 7, 10, 
12, 15, 18; popular garden types— 
(illust.), descript., origin, and cult., i, 
446. 
Glycyrrhiza glabra — (illust.), descript., 
uses, and cult., il, 461. 
Gnomonia erythrostoma—descript. and 
treatment of leaf disease, ii, 210. 
Goat moth —illust.),descript. and remedies, 
fy wig}, mis 
Goat’s Rue-—descript. and cult., i, 360. 
Godetla ances &c., descript. and cult., 
301. 
Gold ferns vaste and cult. of, i, 594. 
Golden drop—iillust.), descript. and cult. 
of, 1, 367. 
Golden feather—for spring-bedding, i, 630. 
Golden osier—descript. of shrub, i, 320. 
Goniophlebium— ‘see Polypodium). 
(see Polypodium), 
Good King Henry—descript., uses, cook- 
ing, and cult. of vegetable, ll, 445. 
Goodia lotifolia—as a greenhouse plant, 
1, 536. 
Gooseberries— 
Calendarial directions, ii, 533, 550, 554, 556, 
558. 
Fruiting shoot of spineless gooseberry 
‘illust.) ); Ul, 223. 
Insect pests, &c.—list of, ii, 226. 
List of vars.—descript., illusts., and selec- 
tions for special purposes, i, 226-229. 
Market-garden purposes— demand for, ii, 
75: 
Origin and history--merits of the fruit for 
cultivation, 1, 222. 
Packing—methods of, il, 378; boxes for, 
hu, 368. 
Planting—orchard plans (illusts.), ii, 32, 37; 
general instructions, ii, 222. 
Preserving—vars. and modes suitable, ii, 
364; processes of jam-making, ii, 346, 
jelly-making, 11, 349, bottling, i ii, 351. 
Propagation—by seeds, cuttings, layers, 
and suckers, ii, 225, 226. 
Pruning and _ training— bushes in open 
quarters, ul, 222, Lancashire growers’ 
method, ii, 223, root pruning and thin- 
ning the fruit, li, 223, 224, pot-grown 
trees (illust.), li, 224, espalier-trained 
and use of fan-mode, ii, 224, arched 
trellises, ii, 224, cordon system (illust.), 
ll, 225. 
Soil and situation, ii, 222; manure, &c., ti 
224, 225. 
Storing method, 1i, 387. 
Gooseberry sawfly—(illust.), descript. and 
treatment, 1, 85, 86 
Gordonia pubescens—(illust.), descript. 
of 1, 303, 
Gorse—descript. of shrub, i, 324. 
Gossypium — species, &c., descript. and 
Cult iy 55m 
Gourds, ‘Squashes, or Pumpkins— 
(illusts.), descript., uses, cult , and list 
of sorts, 11, 445, 446, 447; foreign names 
of, iy 5275 calendanal directions, 1, 
543, 544- 
Grafting, Propagation by— 
Art of grafting—age and history, i, 236; 
explanation of operation (illust.), i, 47, 
236-238. 
