392 



CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. 



Nasonia, III. 298 

 Nasturtiums, I. 329 

 Navelworts, IV. 240 

 Necessity of perfect plant-food, IV. 

 174 



Nectarines, Cultivation of III. 129 



■ Disbudding, III. 132 



Fertilisation of III. 131 



Gathering, III. 13'; 



Housing, III. 129 



Pruning, III. 129 



Syringing, III. 131 



Varieties, III. 133—136 



Nectarines in the open air, IV. 175 — 185 



■ varieties suitable, IV. 183 



under Glass, IV. 30—38, 160-168 



Management and subjects 



for, IV. 160—168 

 Negundo, IV. 225 

 Nemastylus, IV. 337 

 Nepenthe, IV. 120—122 



Cuttings of, III. 207—209 ; III. 374 



Nephrodium (Ferns), I. 149, 150 

 Nerine, IV. 337 

 Nerium, II. 315 



New Holland Pitcher Plants, III. 224 

 New Zealand Flax, II. 318 ; III. 222 

 Newly-planted Vines, Management of, 



I. 300 

 Nidularium, IV. 120 

 Nierembergia, IV. 240 

 Nitrates as plant-food, III. 254 



in soils, III. 258 



Nitrogen in crops, III. 114—116 



manures, III. 344 



Noble Harebell, II. 145 



Noisette Poses, I. 38 ; II. 283 ; III. 



149 



Nosegays, II. 295, 336 



Nutrition of plants, II. 40, 92, 158, 214, 



367 



Nuttalia, IV. 225 



Nuts, Walnuts, and Chestnuts, Propa- 

 gation of, IV. 310 

 Nymphaea, III. 31 

 Nyssa, IV. 226 



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Oak Ferns, III. 83 



Oaks, Training of, IV. 292 



Varieties of, IV. 292—294 



Oats in cultivation, III. 116, 117 

 Odontoglossum, III. 299—303 

 (Enocarpus, IV. 326 

 Oil Palms, IV. 270 

 Oleanders, II. 316 

 Omanthus, IV. 226 

 Omphalodes, IV. 240 

 Oncidium, III. 374 

 One-light garden-frames, II. 135 



shift system in potting, I. 119 



Onion-flowers, III. 362 

 scale I 296 



Onions, Culture of, I. 137, 374—379 

 Onions and Lettuces, II. 187 

 Onychium Ferns, 1. 269 

 Oncosperma, IV. 326 

 Onoclea Ferns, II. 372 

 Onosma, IV. 241 



Oospore, or egg in plant-life, III. 192 

 Open-air culture of Peaches and Nec- 

 tarines, IV. 175—185 

 Opera Girls, IV. 307 

 Ophrys and Orchis, IV. 303 

 Orange funsrus, III. 337 



trees, I. 366, II. 316 



Oranges, Cultivation of, III. 372 



in England, I. 367 



Orchard Apple-trees, III. 22 



house, The, III. 70, 129, 234 



Composts for, III. 73 



— first year's fruit, III. 75 



Heating of, III. 72 



■ Mr. Pearson's, IH. 72 



Orchard-house, Portable, III. 71 



Selection of trees for, III. 74 



Water for ventilation of. III. 72 



Orchards, Management of, II. 125 

 Orchids, II. 18, 88, 178, 228, 375; 



III. 85, 151, 296, 374; IV. 67, 130, 



308 



Cuttings of, IV. 59 



Diseases of, II. 20 



Hybridisation of, III. 208 ; IV. 329 



Pots for, I. 8 



Varieties of, II. 21—25, 178 ; IV. 



308 



•Orchid-houses and plant-stoves, II T . 



97, 163 

 Air in, III. 165 



Arrangements in, LT. Yd ; III. 



104 



Form of, III. 102 



Glass in, III. 101 



Light in, III. 100 



Peculiarities of, IH. 



Plants for, III. 104 



Size of, III. 102 



Temperature in, II. 18 : III. 



164 



• Watering in, III. 165 



Orchis, III. 378 ; IV. 308 

 Origin of " sports." I. 37 

 Ornamental flower-glasses, II. 132 ; III. 

 204 



-leaved Begonias, III. 183 



vases, II. 279 



Ornithogalum, 4, 338 

 Orobus, IV. 241 

 Osmanthus, IV. 226 

 Osmunda, III. 79—81 

 Ostrya, IV. 226 



Ostryopsis Davidiana, IV. 288 

 Ourisia coccicea, IV. 241 

 Outdoor Aquarium, III. 136 



Plants for, III. 138—144 



window gardening, IV. 192 



"Out-of-the-way plants" for decora- 

 tion, II. 336 

 Ovules, Coats of the, III. 191 

 Oxford pots, I. 7 

 Oxlips, III. 51 

 Oxycoccos, IV. 288 

 Oxydendron arboreum, IV. 288 

 Oyster Plant, II. 56 



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Pachystoma, III. 378 

 Packing Apples, III. 79 

 Pasonias, Varieties of, I. 371. 372 



Training of, 1. 372 ; IV. 239 



Paliurus, IV. 289 

 Palm familv, The, IV. 265, 322 

 Palms for rooms. III. 286 

 Palumbina, III. 378 

 Pampas Grass, LI. 127 

 Panax, IV. 120 

 Pancratium, IV. 338 

 Pandanus, IV. 121 

 Pansies, Culture of, II. 192 



Bedding, II. 193, 1£'4 



Belgian, II. 193 



Fancy, II. 194 



Self-coloured, II. 194 



Single, II. 193 



White, II. 194 



Yellow, II. 194 



Papaver, or Poppv, II. 102 

 Paper Eeed, III. 28 



Mulberry, IV. 76 



Paphinia, III. 378 

 Parasites on Apples, III. 319 

 Parechites, IV. 199 

 Parmentiera, IV. 121 

 Parrottia, IV. 289 

 Parslev, I. 137 



Ferns, II. 199 



Hamburg, I. 137 



Parsnips, Culture of, L 376 

 Parting roots, II. 93 

 Pasque-flowers, II. 269 

 Passiflora, II. 316 ; IV. 123 

 Passion-flowers, EL 316 

 Paul lima, IV 123 

 Paulownia imperialis, IV. 289 

 Pavia, IV 289 

 Pavetta, IV. 123 

 Pavonia, IV. 123 



Pea-flower shrubs, I. 278, 365 ; II. 51, 



170, 256; HI. 304 

 Peaches, General management of, III. 



129—136 



Cases for, IV. 32 



■ Disbudding, III. 132 



Fertilisation of, ILL 131 



Gathering of, III. 133 



Houses for, ILL 129 ; IV. 31 



Varieties of, III. 153—136 ; IV. 27 



in the open air, Culture of, IV. 



175—185 



and Nectarines under glass, IV. 



30, 103, 160—168 

 Pear-seed for stock, TV. 46 



-trees, Planting of, IV. 49—51 



Pears, Culture of, ILL 236; TV. 42— 



51, 91-101 



Diseases of, III. 99 



Pruning of, IV. 91 



Varieties of, III. 237 ; IV. 97—99 



Peacock Lily, IV. 345 



Peas, Cultivation of, I. 377—379 



for kitchen garden, II. 187 



Pegged-down Poses, III. 97 



Pegging and tying in flower gardens, 



II. 203 



Pelargoniums, Description of, I. 140, 

 154; II. 292; III. 373 



Decorative, II. 293 



Fancy, II 293 



Grafting. II. 294 



Hybrid, II. 296 



Ivv-leaved, IL 295 



■ Selections, II. 297, 298 



Zoml, II. 294 



Pellasa, III. 199 

 Pentaptervgium, II. 317 

 Pentas, IV. 124 

 Pentlandia miniata, TV. 339 

 Pentstemons, II. 297, 298 

 Peperomia, IV. 124 

 Pepper-bush, IV. 138 



srrass, III. 334 



■ worts, IV. 124 



Pepsin, II. 220 



Perennial evergreen Phloxes, II. 364 



-366 



Perennials for suburban gardens, I. 



330 ; II. 176 

 Perilla, I. 159 

 Periploca Graeca, IV. 289 

 Perisperm in seeds, I. 22 

 Peristeria, or Holy Ghost Plant, III 



378 



Periwinkles, or Vincas, I. 35 



History of, III. 295 



Pemettya, IV. 2S9 

 Persian Ranunculus, III. 246 

 Persica, IV. 290 

 Peruvian Bark, III. 226 

 Pescatoria, III. 379 

 Petrasa, IV. 124 



Petunias, Culture of. II. 361—363 

 Phasdranassa, IV. 339 

 Phsenocoma, II. 318 

 Phajus, III. 380 

 Phalsenopsis, IV. 65 

 Phellodendron, TV. 290 

 Philadelphus, IV. 290 

 Phillyrea, IV. 290 

 Philodendron, IV. 124 

 Phlomis, IV. 290 

 Phloxes, Culture of, II. 363, 364 

 Phoenix Palms, IV. 326 

 Phormium, II. 318 



