INDEX. 



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Osmundas, i. no 



Hardy exotic, i. in 



Tender, iii. 167 

 Ouvirandra fenestralis, iii. 13 

 Oxalis for rock gardens, i. 103 



P. 



Pachyphytum bracteosum, i. 223 

 Pachystoma Thomsoniana, iii. 123 

 Pasonies for spring, i. 256 



For summer, i. 262 



Choice, ii. 63 



Moutan or tree, ii. 63 



Selections, ii. 65 

 Palms, iii. 174 



Economic uses, iii. 174 



Decorative value, iii. 174 

 Seedlings, iii. 176 



Potting, iii. 177 



Temperatures and watering, iii. 177 

 Select, iii. 178 

 Acanthophcenix, iii. 178 

 Areca, iii. 179 

 Brahea, iii. 179 

 Calamus, iii. 179 

 Caryota, iii. 179 

 Chamasdorea, iii. 179 

 Chamaerops, iii. 179 

 Cocos, iii. 180 

 Coryha, iii. 180 

 Daemonorops, iii. 180 

 Euterpe, iii. 180 

 Kentia, iii. 180 

 Geonoma, iii. 180 

 Latania, iii. 181 

 Lieuala, iii. 181 

 Livistona, iii. 181 

 Phaenicophorum, iii. 1S1 

 Phcenix, iii. 182 

 Pritchardia, iii. 182 

 Sabal, iii. 182 

 Seaforthia, iii. 182 

 Thrinax, iii. 182 

 Veichia, iii. 182 

 Verschaffeltia, iii. 182 

 For market, iii. 323 

 Panax for stoves, iii. 14 

 Pancratiums for stoves, iii. 14 

 Pandanus for stoves, iii. 15 

 Panicum Variegatum, iii. 16 

 Pansies, ii. 66 

 The Show, ii. 66 

 Definitions of, ii. 66 

 Raising, ii. 69 

 Selections of show, ii. 71 

 Selections of fancy, ii. 72 

 From seeds, i. 191 

 For bedding, i. 218 

 Papavers for rock gardens, i. 103 



For summer, i. 262 

 Paphinia, iii. 123 

 Passifloras for stoves, iii. 16 



Hardy, i. 152 

 Paullinia thalictrifolia, iii. 17 

 Paulownia imperialis, i. 228 

 Pavettas for stoves, iii. 17 

 Pelargoniums, ii. 73 

 Show, decorative and fancy, ii. 73 



VOL. III. 



Propagation, ii. 73 

 Raising seedlings, ii. 74 

 Decorative plants, ii 75 

 Specimen plants, ii. 76 

 Zonal, ii. 77 

 Culture, ii. 77 

 Propagation, ii. 78 

 Winter treatment, ii. 79 

 Trained specimens, ii. 79 

 Diseases and Insects, ii. 80 

 Ivy-leafed, ii. 80 

 For gardens, i, 210 

 Ivy-leafed, i. 210 

 For market, iii. 327 

 Pelecyphora, iii. 197 

 Pellionias for stoves, iii. 17 

 Pennisetum latifolium i. 228 

 Pentas carnea, iii. 17 

 Pentstemons, i. 212 

 For bedding, i. 218 

 For summer, i. 262 

 procerus, i. 256 

 Choice, ii. 81 

 Selections, ii. 83 

 Petunias, i. 212 



For bedding, i. 218 

 Peperomias for stoves, iii. 19 

 Pereskia, iii. 198 

 Pergolas, roses for, i. 125 

 Perilla nankinensis, i. 228 

 Peristeria, iii. 124 

 Pescatorea, iii. 124 

 Phoenocomas for greenhouses, ii. 218 

 Phaio-Calanthe, iii. 125 

 Phaius, iii. 125 



Selections, iii. 125 

 Phalasnopsis, iii. 126 

 Selections, iii. 127 

 Philageria, ii. 218 

 Philesia, ii. 218 



Philodendrons for stoves, iii. 19 

 Phlebodium, iii. 167 

 Phlomis for summer, i. 262 

 Phloxes, ii. 83 



Selections, ii. 85 



For rock gardens, i. 103 



For early spring, i. 256 



For summer, i. 262 



subulata, i. 188 



Drummondi, i. 218 

 Phcenix reclinata, i. 228 

 Phormiums, i. 228 



For greenhouses, ii. 219 

 Phrynium variegatum, iii. 19 

 Phyllanthus for stoves, iii. 19 

 Phyllocactus, iii. 198 



Selections, iii. 199 

 Physianthus albens, ii. 220 

 Picotees, i. 320 



Culture, i. 320 



Selections, i. 327 

 Pilea muscosa, iii. 20 

 Pilocereus, iii. 199 

 Pillars and Posts, Roses for, i. 125 

 Pimeleas for greenhouses, ii. 220 

 Pinks, i. 328 



Culture, i. 328 



Selections, i. 330 

 Pinquicula caudata, ii. 222 

 Pittosporums for greenhouses, ii. 222 

 Plants, i, 7 



3 B 



General considerations of life of, i. 7 

 General arrangements of, i. 8 



Dicotyledons or Exogens (Phanero- 

 gams), i. 8 



Monocotyledons or Endogens 

 (Cryptogams), i. 9 

 What is a plant ? i. 12 

 Annual, definition of an, i. 13 

 Biennial, definition of a, i. 13 

 Perennial, definition of a, i. 13 



Evergreen, i. 13 



Herbaceous, i. 13 

 Bulbous-rooted, definition of a, i. 14 

 Tuberous-rooted, definition of a, i. 14 

 Trees and Shrubs, i. 14 

 Roots, i. 15 

 Stems, i. 16 

 Leaves, i. 18 

 Flowers, i. 21 

 Fruits, i. 24 

 Seeds, i. 25 



Breeding and variation, i. 26 



Pollination, i. 29 



Hybridisation, i. 29 



Fertilisation of Orchids, i. 31 

 Rabbit proof, i. 87 

 For growing under trees, i. 87 

 For moist, rich soil, i. 88 

 For mounds, banks, and poor soil, i. 88 

 For rock gardens, i. 97 

 For dells and woodlands, 

 For stoves, 

 For greenhouses, 

 For conservatories, 

 Aquatic and bog, i. 117 



Deep water, i. 118 



Shallow water, i. 119 



Bogs, i. 119 

 For arches, arbours and bowers, i. 122 

 Hardy border, i. 238 



Variety in, i. 239 



Raising from seeds, i. 241 



Soil for, i. 243 



Planting, i. 245 



Manuring and replanting, i. 247 

 Tying, i. 249 

 Associating, i. 249 

 For the seasons, i. 250 

 Winter and early spring, i. 251 

 Spring and early summer, i. 253 

 Summer, i. 257 

 Autumn, i. 264 

 Special list, i. 269 

 For edgings, i, 269 

 Coloured or silvery foliaged, i. 270 

 Elegant leaved, i. 270 

 Flowers for cutting, i. 270 

 For cool and shaded situations, i. 275 

 For hot and sunny situations, i. 276 

 Perennials and Biennials from seeds, 

 i. 277 

 Selections, i. 277 

 Hardy annuals, i. 277 

 Selections, i. 288 

 Platycerium, iii. 167 

 Platyclinis, iii. 128 

 Platycodon, i. 262 

 Platylomas, iii. 168 



rotundifolia, i. in 

 Pleione, iii. 128 

 Pleopeltis, iii. 168 



