GENERAL INDEX. 



Abie*, Description of, IV. 354 

 Abutilon, I. 62, 157 

 Acacia, I. 63 



Selections of, I. 70 



Acalypha, III. 56 

 Acanthophippium, II. 21 

 Acantbophcenix, IV. 265 

 Acclimatised plants, I. 283 

 Acers, Culture of, IV. 1 

 Acidantliera, III. 361 

 Acineta, II. 21 

 Acis, III. 361 

 Achillea, II. 143 

 Acbimenes, IV. 302 

 Aconitum, IV. 38 

 * Acrocomia, IV. 265 

 Acropera, II. 22 

 Acropbyllum, I. 66 

 Acrostichuni, II. 65 



Varieties of, II. 66, 67 



Actinidia, IV. 5 

 Actiniopteris Pern, III. 63 

 Action of manures, III. 259 

 Adam's Needle, I. 226 

 Adda, II. 22 

 Adenandra, I. 66 

 Adonis, I. 185 

 JEcbmea, III. 57 ; IV. 25 

 Aerides, II. 23 

 .ZEscbynanthus, III. 57 

 ^Esculus, IV. 6 

 Agalmyla, in. 58 

 Agapanthus, I. 67 

 Agaves, I. 67 



List of, I. 70 



Age of Pear-trees, IV. 43 

 Aids to soil assimilation, I. 30 

 Ailantus, IV. 6 



Air-pipes for glass-houses, II. 273 



roots in Vines, II. 81 



Ajuga, or Common Bugle, IV. 39 



Albuca, III. 362 



Alder-trees, IV. 6 



Algae, or marine plants, IV. 15 



Allamanda, III. 58 



Allium, III. 362 



Alloplectus, III. 58 



Almond-trees, IV. 7 



Alnus, IV. 6 



Alocasia, III. 59 



Aloe, I. 159 



Miniature, II. 172 



Varieties of, I. 160 



Alpinia, III. 60 

 Alpine annuals, III. 36 



Auriculas, I. 19 ; II. 330; III. 51 



Barrenworts, II. 139 



Flax, II. 328 



Gentian, II. 140 



■ Pinks, I. 293 ; II. 273 



plants, I. 351; II. 76, 154, 248, 268, 



275, 327—330 



in borders, II. 156 



on window-sills, II. 156 



Polypods, III. 83 



■ Pots, I. 7, 8 



Speedwell, III. 291, 294 



Toad Flax, II. 328 



Alsophila, II. 61 

 Alstrcemeria, IV. 302 

 Alternanthera, 1. 156 

 Alyssum, I. 84, 157 



97 



Alyssum, Yellow, II. 268 

 Amaranthus, Culture of, I. 159 

 Amaryllad, II. 244 

 Amaryllis family, I. 297 ; III. 36 



Culture of, III. 364 



Varieties, in. 365 



atamasco, IV. 347 



Belladonna, III. 366 ; IV. 51—53 



Amasonia, III. 60 



Amateivrs' ventilators, III. 329 



American Aloes, I. 67 



Blight, in. 322 



Cowslips, II. 256 



Irises, I. 55; IV. 40 



Eoses, I. 39 



shield budding, IV. 254 



Amelanchier, IV. 7 



Amberstia, III. 60 



Amorpha, IV. 7 



Amorphophallus, IV. 304 



Ampelopsis, IV. 7 



Amygdalus, IV. 7 



Ananassa, III. 60 



Ansectochilus, II. 88 



Ancbomanes, IV. 304 



Anchusa, IV. 39 



Ancylogyne, III. 62 



Andrews' (or Closed) Gentian, II. 140 



Andromeda, IV. 7 



Androsace, II. 263 



Androstrephium, III. 366 



Anemia, II. 63 



Anemones, Culture of, I. 269; II. 269 ; 



ni. 241 



Angelica, Description of, I. 51 

 Angrsecum, II. 90 

 Anguloa, II. 91 

 Anise and its use, I. 51 

 Annual Stocks, I. 203 

 Annuals, Alpine, II. 336 



for suburban gardens, I. 330 



List of bardy, I. 353 ; III. 291 



Tender, II. 176 



Anomatheca cruenta, III. 367 

 Ansellia, II. 178 

 Antennaria, IV. 39 

 Anthericum, IV. 304 

 Antholyza, III. 367 

 Anthurium, III. 62 

 Anticlea glauca, III. 367 

 Antirrhinvun, or Snapdragon, I. 388 



List of, I. 370 



Ants, Eemedyfor, III. 348 

 Aotus, Culture of, I. 161 

 Apex ventilation, III. 327 

 Apbelandra, II. 123-126 

 Aphelexis, I. 161 

 Aphides, Eomedies for, III. 323 

 Aphis Eosea, III. 339 

 Apple-borer, III. 325 



-bug, III. 322 



maggot, III. 323 



moth, III. 319 



sawfly, III. 324 



seed for stock, II. 166 



-thinninar, III. 177 



weevil, III. 325 



trees, Busb, III. 17, 253. 



Conical, III. 21, 253 



Diseases of the, III. 319—323 



Planting, II. 49, 253 



Pruning, III. 14—22, 320 



Apple, Pyramidal, III. 17, 253, 319 



• Training, III. 14—22 



Mussel-scale on, III. 323 



Apples, Cultivation of, II. 162, 249, 320 : 



III. 175 



Budding, II. 164 



cuttings, II. 164 



Grafting, II. 166 



layers, II. 164 



seeds, II. 165 



Varieties of, III. 246—254 



Apples for amateurs, III. 252 

 — — cold localities, III. 254 

 — — cottagers, III. 252 



effect and ornament, III. 250 



orchards, III. 253 



seasons, III. 250 



warm districts, III. 254 



Apples, Caterpillars on, III. 324 

 Apricots, Cultivation of, III. 237 ; IV. 



206 



Varieties of, TV. 209. 



Aquaria, Plants for, IV. 12 

 Aquarium in windows, IV. 13 

 Aquatic plants, III. 26, 136, 330 



Group of, III. 138—144 



raised from seed, III. 209 



Arabis, I. 82 



Arads, III. 355 



Aralia, I. 162, ; III. 126 



Araucaria, Treatment of, I. 135, 163; 



III. 371 ; IV. 355 

 Arborvitse, Culture of, I. 136 

 Arbutus, IV. 73 

 Arctostaphylos, IV. 73 

 Area decoration, IV. 260 

 gardening, III. 167, 285; IV. 8, 



192, 259 



plants, IV. 260 



Areca, IV. 266 

 Aristolochia, III. 126, 127 

 Ariscema, IV. 304 



Aromatic plants for drawing and bed- 

 rooms, III. 292 



Arpophyllum, II. 178 



Arrangement of fruit-trees, II. 76 



flower garden, I. 102, 312 



kitchen garden, I. 27 



suburban garden, I. 44 



Artichokes, II. 259 



— - Green, I. 30 



Jerusalem, I. 31 ; II. 261 



Purple Globe. I. 31 



Artificial heat in Vineries, I. 95. 



thinning of Apples, III. 177 



waterings, 1. 165 



Artocarpus, III. 127 



Arundo, IV. 73 



Ash-tree, IV. 142 



Asiatic Globe Flower, II. 102 



Asparagus, Cultivation of, I. 31 — 33, 

 III. 128 



beds, Care of, I. 32 



South African, II. 130 



Varieties of, I. 33 



— - and Lettuce, II. 185 



and Eadish, II. 186 



Asphodelus, IV. 40 



Aspidium, Cultivation of, III. 315 



- — Selections of, III. 315, 319 



Asplenium Ferns, I. 265 — 26S 



Asters, Description of, I. 372 ; II. 253 



