ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Abutilon Sutton's Prize, ii. 142 

 Acacia lineata, ii. 144. 

 Achimenes in a basket, ii. 267 

 Aotus villosa, ii. 148 

 Adiantum Bausei, iii. 158 

 ciliatum, iii. 156 

 Farleyense, iii. 202 

 Adonis vernalis, i. 254 

 Aerides vandarum, iii. 68 

 yEschynanthus tricolor, ii. 270 

 Allamanda nobilis, ii. 273 

 Alocasia Sanderiana nobilis, ii. 276 

 Aloes and Epiphyllum, iii. 202 

 Alsophila Leichardtiana, iii. 155 

 Amaryllis house, i. 291 

 Amasonia punicea, ii. 278 

 Andromeda speciosa cassinasflora, i. 139 

 Androsace lanuginosa, i. 97 

 Anemone, double, and tuber, i. 295 

 Angraecum Veitchi, iii. 71 

 Anthurium Veitchi, ii. 280 

 Antirrhinum flowers, i. 297 



raising, i. 139 

 Aphelexis humilis, ii. 148 

 Aralias, grafting, ii. 283 

 Arenaria Huteri, i. 98 

 Aristolochia Goldieana, ii. 286 

 Artistically-arranged stand, iii. 263 

 Arums, house of, iii. 293 



packing, iii. 355 

 Asparagus retrofractus, ii. 287 

 Aspidistra lurida variegata, iii. 295 



plumosus nanus, iii. 294 

 Aster pulchellus, i. 265 

 Auricula propagation, i. 303 

 Azaleas cuttings, ii. 151 

 forming plants, ii. 152 

 grafting, ii. 152 

 Mollis, iii. 237 

 Bambusa Fortunei variegata, iii. 219 

 Barkeria elegans, iii. 74 _ 

 Beaucarnea recurvata, iii. 222 

 Begonia decora, ii. 295 

 Ensign, ii. 293 

 Gloire de Lorraine, ii. 290 

 improving, i. 27 

 Picotee, i. 310 

 progress in, i. 28 

 raising from leaves, ii. 291 

 seedling, i. 216 

 tuberous rooted, i. 206 

 Benham Park flower garden, i. 230 

 Bignonia venusta, ii. 297 

 Bletia verecunda, iii. 39 

 Boilers, The Chatsvvorth, ii. 251 

 The Cyclops, ii. 252 

 The Delta, ii. 251 

 The Southwark, ii. 252 

 Borning rods, i. 70 

 Boronia tetrandra, ii. 156 

 Bouquet, round, iii. 349 



shower, iii. 350 

 Brassia bracheata, iii. 76 

 Bulbs, a group, iii. 224 

 increasing, i. 202 

 scaly and tunicated, i. 14 

 Burchellia capensis, ii. 299 

 Cacti and succulents at Kew, iii. 186 

 Caladium Chelsea Gem, ii. 301 

 Calanthe Veitchi Rangemore var., iii, 78 

 Calceolarias, herbaceous, i. 315 

 past and present, i. 29 

 raising, i. 207 

 Camellia, Countess of Orkney, ii. 159 

 Campanula macrostyla, i. 258 

 Canna, Sutton's Dwarf, i. 318 

 Caraguata cardinalis, ii. 304 

 Carnation Bizarre, i. 321 

 Miss Mary Godfrey, iii. 302 

 propagating, i. 323 

 Carpet bedding, i. 220 



diagram of, i. 222 

 Caryota excelsa, iii. 178 

 Cattleya citrina, iii. 82 

 Dowiana aurea Mrs. F. Hardy, iii. 83 



Cattleya citrina, iii. 82 



healthy growth, iii. 66 



Mendeli Princess May, iii. 85 



swollen growth, iii. 66 

 Cephalotus follicularis, ii. 164 

 Cereus grandiflorus Maynardi, iii. 192 

 Chamaerops Fortunei, iii. 179 

 Cheilanthes elegans, iii. 162 

 Chorizema cordatum splendens, ii. 166 

 Chrysanthemums, exhibiting, i. 345 



faulty bunch, iii. 305 



growth and blooms, i. 341 



propagating, i. 335 



proper bunch, iii. 306 



raising bedding, i. 208 



section of flower, i, 25 



setting buds, i. 339 



terminal buds, i. 340 



young, i. 336 

 Cineraria specimen, ii. 8 

 Clematis, arches, i. 120 



Florida, iii. 247 



grafting, i. 124 

 Clerodendron Thomsonoe, ii. 307 

 Climbers and blank walls, i. 147 

 Cocos Weddelliana, iii. 324 

 Coelogne pandurata, iii. 87 



Sanderas, iii. 88 

 Coix lachryma, i. 270 

 Conservatories, Mr. Crosfield's, iii. 214 



Her Majesty's at Windsor, iii. 212 



large, iii. 209 



Mr. Alfred de Rothschild's, iii. 217 



small, iii. 207 

 Coreopsis lanceolata, i. 259 

 Cornus, i. 17 

 Correa cardinalis, ii. 170 

 Country garden plan, i. 54 

 Crassula lactea, iii. 203 

 Crinum purpurascens, ii. 312 

 Cross of Lilies, iii. 354 



mossed, with floral spray, iii. 353 

 Croton propagating, ii. 315 



Russelli, ii. 316 

 Crowea saligna major, ii. 172 

 Curculigo recurvata, ii. 319 

 Cuttings bad practice, i. 198 



good practice, i. 199 

 Cycas revoluta, iii. 183 

 Cyclamens, raising, ii. 11 



market plant, iii. 309 

 Cycnoches chlorochilon, iii. 89 

 Cymbidium Hookerianum, iii. 90 

 Cypripedium Chamberlainianum, iii. 93 



Exul, iii. 94 



bellatulum, iii. 92 



I'Ansoni, iii. 95 



insigne Sanderae, iii. 41 

 Cytisus Atleeanus, iii. 310 

 Dahlia cactus, ii. 17 



bad plant, ii. 22 



cuttings, ii. 19 



divided tubers, ii. 20 



ground root, ii. 19 



good show, ii. 23 



Pompon, ii. 18 



young plants, ii. 21 

 Darlingtonia californica, ii. 176 

 Davallia on cork, iii. 157 

 Delphiniums, ii. 28 



Dendrobium Apollo grandiflora, iii. 97 



Leechiamum, iii. 98 



nobile, iii. 99 



Venus, iii, 100 

 Deutzia candidissima fl. pi. iii. 238 

 Dianthus glacialis, i. 99 

 Dicentra canadensis, i. 255 

 Dieffenbachia picta, ii. 321 

 Dielytra spectabilis, iii. 231 

 Dinner table, formal design, iii. 272 

 Dipladenia splendens protusa, ii. 324 

 Disa Clio, iii. 101 

 Doronicum plantagineum, i. 239 

 Dracaena propagating, ii. 326 



Sanderiana, ii, 328 



Echeverias raising, i. 223 

 Epacris elegans, ii. 180 



miniata splendens, ii. 180 

 Epidendrum bicornutum, iii. 102 

 Epiphyllum on Pereskia stock, ii, 182 

 Eragrostis elegans, i. 270 

 Eranthemum Cooperi, ii. 330 

 Erica Irbyana, ii. 185 



hyemalis, iii. 340 



mammosa, ii. 187 



mundula, ii. 185 



propagating, ii. 184 

 Eriostemon buxifolium, ii. 189 

 Eucharis amazonica, iii. 311 



Stevensi, ii. 333 

 Exacum macranthum, ii. 337 

 Ferns and orchards, iii. 153 



A proliferous, iii. 150 



case for, iii. 161 



fertilisation and growth of, iii. 147 

 Fertilisation of flowers, appliances, i. 31 

 Ficus elastica variegata, ii. 338 

 Fireplace, summer, iii. 283 

 Flowers, arranging, i, 273 



essential parts, i. 21 



fertilisation, i. 23 



improving, i. 27 



mixed border of, i. 246 



section of chrysanthemum, i. 25 



wiring and mounting, iii. 346 

 Frame, Pearson's, ii. 136 

 Freesia Leichtlini major, iii. 232 

 Fuchsias in summer, ii. 33 



in winter, ii. 33 

 Gardenia florida intermedia, ii. 340 



and stephanotis, iii. 314 

 Gardens, country, i. 54 



curving walks, i. 63 



town, i. 37 



statuary in, i. 121 



suburban, i. 47 



old-fashioned, i. 58 



planting on mounds, i. 80 



planting on the level, i. 81 

 Gentiana asclepiadaea, i. 249 

 Gladiolus corm with cormlets, ii. 38 



early, ii. 37 



Queen of Pinks, iii. 234 

 Gloxinias, raising from leaves, ii. 41 

 Greenhouses, large span-roofed, ii. 128 

 medium span-roofed, ii. 129 



lean-to, ii. 130 ; small, ii. 132 



three-quarter span-roofed, ii. 131 

 Ground levelling, i. 71 

 Gymnogramma schizophylla, iii. 164 

 Habenaria carnea, iii. 104 

 Haemanthus Lindeni, ii. 348 

 Halesia tetraptera, i. 134 

 Hall and staircase decoration, iii. 261 

 Hardenbergia Comptoniana, ii. 192 

 Helianthemum formosum, i. 101 

 Hibbertia perfoliata, ii. 193 

 Hibiscus syriacus, i. 137 

 Hippeastrums, house of, i. 291 

 Hollies, iii. 280 

 Hollyhocks, double, ii. 44 

 Holme Lacy, Yew hedges at, I, 132 

 Hordeum jubatum, i. 270 

 Hoya carnosa, ii. 347 

 Hyacinths, good and bad, ii. 48 



potting and plunging, ii. 47 



Roman, iii. 225 

 Hydrangea hortensis, iii. 316 



paniculata grandiflora, ii. 197 

 Impatiens Hawkeri, ii. 348 

 Impney fernery, iii. 143 

 Iris Bakeriana, ii. 53 



bearded, ii. 55 



Lorteti, ii. 52 



reticulata, i. 251 

 Ixora regina, iii. 2 

 Jasminum gracillimum, ii. 351 

 Kentia Belmoreana, iii, 325 

 Laelia anceps Mrs. de Barri Crawshay, 

 iii. 105 



