GENERAL INDEX. 



393 



Phosphates and their action, III. 351 



in manures, IV. 170 



Phosphoric acid in manure, III. 348 



Phygelius Capensis, IV, 241 



Phyllagathis, IV. 1544 



Phyllanthus, IV 124 



Phyllocactus, IV. 125 



Phyllotsenium, IV. 125 



Phylloxera, II. 83 



Physalis Alkekengi, IV. 242 



Physurus, IV. 66 



Phytelephas, IV. 326 



Pickling Cabbage, I. 169 



" Pickling " weeds, I. 191 



Picotees, Culture of, 1. 126—130 ; IV. 58 



Pieris, IV. 290 



Pigmy Orchids, III. 298 



Pileworts, British, III. 332 ; IV. 87 



Pillar Eoses, I. 323; II. 352 



Pillars, Porches, and Porticoes, IV. 260 



Pilocereus, IV. 125 



Pjlumna, IV. 66 



Pimelsea, II. 318 



Pinching in flower garden, II. 203 



fruit-trees, III. 75 



Poses, II. 10 



Pine-apple, Culture of, II. 30, 146, 261 

 349 



Covering for, II. 33 



Ground for, II. 30 



Insects affecting, II. 349 



Houses for, II. 30 



Monthly treatment of, II. 262 



on the open-bed system, II. 



266 



growing in winter, II. 148 



House for, II. 150—152 



pits, II. 226 



in winter and spring, II. 265 



and propagation, II. 146 



by crowns, II. 146 



dormant eyes, II. 147 



gills, II. 148 



seeds, II. 146 



• Varieties of, II. 350 



Pioe-trees, IV. 359 

 Pin-eyed flowers, III. 189 

 Pinks, II. 273 



Cultivation of, II. 366 



Selections of, II. 367 



Pinus, IV. 359 



Pipes for glass-houses, III. 273 

 Pitcairnea, IV. 125 



Pitcher Plants, III. 224, 331, 354 ; IV. 

 200 



Pits built on pillars, II. 223 



Covering, II. 227 



for Cucumbers, II. 226 



for Melons, II. 226 



in gardens, II. 221 



with stages, II. 223 



Placea, IV. 339 



Plagiolirion Horsmanni, IV. 339 

 Plane of Scotland, IV. 4 

 Plantagenet, Origin of, II. 170 

 Plantain Lily, IV. 88 

 Plant dietary, Essentials of, II. 98 ; 



III. 38—40 

 food, Sources of, II. 98 ; III. 40, 



111, 257 



Necessity of -perfect, IV. 174 



Planting Bulbs, III. 313 



■ out bedding plants, I. 105, 135, 



222 ; II. 85 ; IV. 54. 



— ■ Eoses, I. 315 



succulent bedders, I. 316 



Plant-stoves and Orchid-houses, III. 



97—105, 164—165 



Air in, III. 164 



Arrangement of, 



ra. 104 



— Light in. III. 100 



Plants for, III. 104 



Plants assimilating nitrogen, III. 113 



for covering walls. IV. 200 



for invalids, III. 285 



Plants for rooms, II. 279; III. 285; IV. 8 



for special purposes, I. 351 — 353 



for table decoration, II. 208 



for vases, I. 330 



in pits, Special culture of, II. 



228 



Platanus, IV. 290 

 Platycerium, III. 193 

 Pleione, IV. 67 

 Plumbago, II. 319 ; IV. 125 

 Plums, Cultivation of, III. 234 ; IV. 

 272 



Selections of, IV. 273, 274 



Pockets for rocks, III. 219 

 Poinciana, IV. 125 

 Poinsettia, IV. 125 

 Poison-tree, IV. 205 

 Pollen-grains, III. 190 



ana insects, III. 187 



Polyanthus, General culture of, III. 



21—27 



Giant, III. 24 



Selections of, III. 26 



tuberosa, IV 329 



Types of, III. 25 



Polygala, II. 319 ; IV. 242 

 Polypodium, Management of, III. 



81—85 



Pond in kitchen garden, I. 26 

 Poppy-seeds, III. 307 

 Poppies, Varieties and culture of, II. 

 102 



Populus, IV. 290 



Portable culture of Mushrooms, I. 



248; IV. 15 

 Portlandia, IV. 198 

 Potash in manures, III. 348 

 Potato, Culture of, I. 299 ; IV. 234— 



236 



Effect of manure on, III. 353 



Pot-culture of Figs. III. 75; IV. 295 



Mushrooms, I. 248 



Orchids and other plants, II. 



20; III. 167 

 ■ Eoses in conservatories, I. 



268—269 ; III. 265—267 



Vines, I. 343 



Temperature in, I. 119 



Potentilla, II. 104 



Selections of, II. 105 



Pothos, IV. 198 



Pots and potting, I. 3, 112, 326 



for indoor use. III. 5 



suspension, III. 4 



various shapes and sizes, I. 7 — 10 



Potting Auriculas, I. 19 



plants, I. 112—116 



off, I. 114, 185 



Preparation of suburban gardens, I. 

 42—44 



Pricking off and out , I. 113 

 Primroses, Cultivation of, I. 334 ; II. 



258, 329—332 ; III. 25 



Varieties of, III. 51 — 55 



Primulas, Treatment of, II. 330—332 ; 



III. 51, 334 



Selections of, III. 51-54 



Pritchardia, IV. 327 

 Privacy in garden walks, I. 264 

 Privet, Growing of, I. 327 ; IV. 221 

 Promensea, IV. 68 



Propagation, III. 63, 206, 368; IV. 58, 



126, 250, 329 

 Propagation by buds, I. 178 ; IV. 254 



cross-breeding, IV. 329—336 



cuttings, I. "210, 230, III. 129, 



368-379 



eves, I. 230 ; IV. 129 



fertilisation, III. 187—192 



grafting, I. 212—214 : IV. 250 



hybridisation, IV. 329-336 



layering, I. 215 



leaves, Iv. 126 



root-cuttings, I. 217 ; IV. 127—129 



seeds, I. 176 ; III. 64 



suckers, L 216 



Propagation of Conifers, III. 206 



green-house plants, L 62 



herbs, I. 52 



Nepenthes, III. 207—209 



Orchids, III. 207—8 



Palms, III. 207 



plants, I. 154 



succulent bedding plants, L 314 



and light, III. 68 



and^soil, III. 69 



and temperature, III. 65 



Propagating pits, II. 225 

 Protection of plants, III. 169—172 

 Proteinophallus, IV. 308 

 Protoplasm, II. 40 

 Provence Eeed, III. 330 



Eoses, III. 145—146 



Pruning in practice, III. 9 



Natural, III. 9 



Eoot, III. 10 



Tools for, II. 7 



Apples, II. 320 ; III. 14-22 



Peaches and Nectarines, IV. 10S— 



112 



Pillar Eoses, II. 114 



Pyramidal Eoses, II. 112—113 



Eoses, II. 9, 110 ; III. 263 



Vines, I. 303 



and propagation, III. 11 — 19 



by cutting, III. 12 



by grafting, III. 13 



■ by inarching, III. 12 



■ by slips, III. 13 



Prunus, IV. 291. 



Psammisia, II. 319 



Pseudolarix Karapferi, IV. 360 



Pseudotsuga Douglasii, IV. 360 



Psycotria, IV. 199 



Ptelea trifoliata, IV. 291 



Pterocarya Caucasica, IV. 291 



Pteris, genus of Ferns, II. 198—202 



Ptychosperma, IV. 326 



" Puff Ball," IV. 15 



Pulmonaria, IV. 242 



Pultensea, II. 356 



Pumpkins, II. 108 



Purslane, I. 137 



Puschkinia scilloides, IV. 340 



Pyramidal Apple-trees, Hi. 17 



Pears, III. 236 



Pyramidal Pruning, III. 19, 75 



Eoses, I. 323 ; II. 110, 353 



Pyrethrums, Cultivation of, II. 343 — 

 345 



Pyrus, IV. 291 



Q 



Quamash orCamass Eoot, IV. 102 

 Quercus or Oak-tree family, IV. 292— 

 294 



Quince, Culture of, IV. 363 



Eaising seedling-, IV. 46 



stock, III. 237 



E 



Eadicle in plant-life, I. 85 



Eadishes, I. 138 



— — and Asparagus, II. 185 



and Beats, II. 185 



Eagged Eobins, III. 332 



Eagworts, II. 348—349 



Eaising genera from seeds, III. 206 



Eaising seedling Bulbs, III, 313 



Eanipions, I. 139 



Eanunculus, Growth of, III. 243 



Eape Turnips, II. 107. 



Eaphia, IV. 327 



Eaphiolepsis, IV. 294 



Eaphis, IV. 327 



Easpberries, Cultivation of, IV. 147 — 

 149 



Eavenala, IV. 199 



