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INDEX. 



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Abelia chin en sis 387 



Abelias, '1 he 37 



Abies brachyphylla 44 - 



,, canadensis 44- 



„ excelsa as an evergreen shrub 439 



,, true, The 4 4 3 



Abraxas grossulariata 49/ 



Abutilon Darwini and variety tessel- 



latum 229 



Abutilon insigne 229 



,, megapotamicum 229 



,, striatum 229 



Abutilons, 47 Culture of 229 



,, The, varieties of 229 



Acacia, False, The 407 



„ pink false, The 7 



Acacia Rose, The 407 



Acacias: Species and varieties, with 



culture 229 



Acasna microphylla 4, 166 



,, pulchella, 4 repens 4 



Acasnas, Culture of the 162 



Acalypha Sanderiana 306 



Acalyphas 312 



Acanthus, 69 mollis in the border .. 11 



Acer platanoides by the sea 433 



,, pseudo-plat anus by the sea ... 433 



Acers, grafting, Evil effects of ... 387 



„ The 387 



Achillea Eupatoria 9 



Ptarmica fl.-pl. The Pearl ... 159 

 Achimenes: Species, varieties, and 



culture 230 



Aconite, Winter, 92 in the grass ... 219 



Acroclinium 14 



Acrostichums, Trie 357 



Actinopteris radiata 357 



Ada aurantiaca 338 



Adam's Needle 431 



Adiantum cuneatum and its varieties 357 

 Adiantums, Hardy and greenhouse, 



described and cu tural notes given 357 



Adlumia cirrhosa ... ?7 



Adonis, 69 vernalis 166 



Aerides, 323 culture ot ... ... 324 



i&schy nan thus fulgers 306 



,, grandiflorus 306 



,, Lobbianus 306 



speciosus 306 



^sculuses, The 307 



/Ethionemas ... 166 



,, Culture of the 163 



Agapanthuses on terrace walk ... 45 



Agathaea ccelestis ... 48 



Agave americana ... 301 



Agaves, American, large, and Cape 



Fig Marigolds, 46 on the lawn ... 45 



Agaves, The, for greenhouse 3or 



Ageratums 48 



Agros is nebulosa, 15 pulche la ... 15 



segetum 495 



Ailantus in the sub-tropical garden ... 42 



Akebia quinata 37 



Alder by the sea ... 433 



Allamanda catb.irtica, 315 Chelsoni 315 



Schotii 315 



Allamandas 315 



Allium neapolitanum 264 



Alliums 69, 166 



Allosorus crispus 349 



Allspice, American, The 392 



Almond, pink. The 2 



Almonds, for forcing, 303 The ... 389 



Alnus by the sea 433 



Alocasias 312 



Aloe, American ... 301 



Aloes, 42 for greenhouse 30c 



Alcnsoas 26 



Aloysia citriodora 37, 69, 230 



Alpinia nutans 306 



Alsophilas, The 357 



Alstrcemerias, hardy, The ... 9, 69, 159 



Alternamheras 48 



Althaea frutex and varieties 398 



Althaeas, The 101 



Alyssums 14, 106, 162 



Amaranthus 26 



Amaryllis Belladonna 69. 78 



formosissima, 69, ;8 The 264 



Amasonia punicea 306 



Amelanchiers, The 3 -9 



American blight 491 



Ainmobiums ... 22 



Amoipha fruticosa ... 389 



Ampelopsis . ... 33 



Arnygdalus, The, 389 Davidiana ... 2 



Anagallis . . ... ... ... ... 26 



Ananassa sativa variegata 312 



Auchusa italica 9, 69 



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And J- nn ;].[ 11. ,1 ilmnda in the gn -u 



house ... 303 



Andromeda polifolia ... 423 



Andromedas ... 3, 423 



Androsaces .. 152, 166 



Anajctochilus 323 



Anemias, The ... 357 



Anemone alpina ... ... ... ... 69 



,, alpina sulphurea 69 



,, angulosa, 69 apennina ... 69 



,, luldensis, 69 blanda ... 69 



coronaria, 71 caroliniana., 71 



,, decapetala, 71 fulgens ... 71 



,, Hepatica, 71 japonica ... 71 

 japonica and Lobelia car- 



dinalis ... 10 



j. alba, or Honorine Jobert 71 



,, j. Lady Ardilaun ... ... 71 



,, j. whirlwind ... 71 



narcissinora, 71 nemorosa 71 



,, nemorosa Robinsoniana ... 71 



,, palmata, 71 Poppy, The... 71 



,, Poppy, double and single... 71 



,, Pulsatilla and varieties ... 71 



,, ranunculoides 71 



,, rivularis, 71 Star, The ... 71 



,, stellata, 71 sylvestns ... 71 



,, virginiana, 71 vitifolia ... 71 



Anemones, 166 Culture of the ... 163 



The 69, 71, 155 



Angelica tree, the ... 3, 389 



Angrascum Scottianum 328 



Angra?cums, 323 Culture of 324 



Anguloas, The ... ... 3^7 



Ani^opteris erecta ... 358 



Annual flowers, Fragrant, near the 



house ... ... 13 



,, ,, Half-hardy, 25 inthe 



flower garden ... 45 



,, f >r autumn sowing ... 19 



,, „ Hardy 13 



,, importance of not 



overcrowding ... 13 



Anomatheca cruenta 265 



Ant, common garden 492 



Antennaria 72, 166 



Anthetnis, 72, 166 carpatica 163 



tinctorii 9 



Anthericums 72, 166 



Antholyza aethiopiea 265 



Anthurium Andreanum 306 



,, ferrierense 306 



Rothschildianum 306 



,, Scherzerianutn 306 



,, Scherzerianum album ... 306 



Anthuriums ... 306, 312 



,, propagating 3 6 



species and varieties of, 



for their foliage ... 31 1 



Aphelevis, The 296 



Aphides 492 



Apple, The 539 



Cox's Pomona, for a lawn ... 517 

 ,, GascoUne's Scarlet Seedling, 



for a lawn ... ... ... 517 



,, Peasgood's Nonsuch, for a 



lawn 517 



,, pot, single 540 



,, Stone's or Loddington's Seed- 

 ling, for lawns 517 



,, trees and fungi 511 



,, ,, for lawns 517 



,, ,, Planting 539 



,, ,, Pruning 540 



,, ,, Root pruning of ... 542 



Apples, cooking, for villa gardens ... 533 



,, dessert 539 



,, ,, for villa gardens ... 533 



for arches 518 



„ for mansions 521 



,, for market 536 



kitchen 539 



Selection of 539 



Apricots in pots 575 



Aquilegia alpina 72 



casrulea 72 



,, californica 72 



,, canadensis .. 72 



,, chrysantha 72 



,, fragrans 72 



„ glmdulosa ... 72 



gla xa 72 



,, macrantha ... 52 



,, olympica 72 



,, pyrenaica 72 



,, sibirica ... ... ... 72 



,, Skinneri ... 72 



Stuarti 72 



fl thdlictrifoli 1 72 



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Aquilegia viridiflora and vane y atro- 



purpurea 73 



,, vulgaris 73 



Aqnilegias, 166 Treatment of ... 73 



Anthyllis montana 163 



Antirrhinum glutinosum 103 



Antirrhinums 30 



Aotus gracillima 2-6 



Arabis 166 



Arabises, Culture of the 162 



Arachnanthe Cathcarti 324 



,, Clarkei 324 



Aralia Chabrieri 312 



elegantissima, 321 reticulata 312 



in a room and window ... 588 



Sieboldi 294, 423, 433 



„ spinosa 3, 389 



,, Veitchi and gracillima 312 



Aralias, 312 upon the tawn 45 



Araucaria Btdwilli for the greenhouse 294 

 ,, Cooki in the greenhouse... . 294 

 Cunningham! in the green- 

 house 254 



excelsa in a room and 



window 588 



„ imbricata 443 



,, in the greenhouse 294 



Araucarias, The greenhouse 294 



Arbor-vitas, Chinese, The 450 



,, Common American ... 449 



Arbutus Unedo ... 433 



Arbutuses, The... 423 



Arches, Cordon Pear trees for ... 518 



Arctotis 26 



Arecas 370 



Arenarias 163, 166 



Argemonr 26 



Aristolochia elegans, 315 gigis ... 315 



„ Goidieana 315 



,, orniihocephala ... ... 315 



,1 ringens, 315 Sipho ... 33 



tricaudata 315 



Aristolochias 315 



Armeria, 73 csespitosa, 73 latifolia... 73 



„ maritima... 73 



„ alba -3 



it Lancheana ... 73 



plantaginea splendens... 73 



vulgaris 137 



Armerias, 166 for edgings 92 



Arnebia echioides ... ... 166 



Arsenate of lead for killing slugs and 



caterpillars fo3 



Artemisia 1O6 



Stelleriana in the border ... 10 



Artocarpus Cannoni 312 



Arum crinitum 73 



,, Dracunculus, 73 italicum 73, 166 



maculatum 73 



Arums 73 



Arundinaria auricoma ... 375 



,, Fortunei aurea ... ... 4^7 



„ Hindsi 437 



,, Hindsi graminea 437 



„ japonica, 4, 375 Metake 375 



nitida, 375. 437 Simoni 375, 437 



,, Simoni striata 4 ,7 



Arim lo conspicua 98 



„ Honaxby streamside or pond 47 



,, Donax variegata 294 



i'hragmites 294 



Arundos, The 98 



A^clepias 73 



Ash, The, species and varieties 389,398 



,, Mountain 405 



Asparagus from seed, 481 forcing 482, 486 



,, beetle, The... 492 



,, plumosus and varieties, 

 nanus, and tenuissi- 



mus 272 



,, species and varieties of, 



for greenhouse 272 



Sprengeri, 272 its culture 481 



Aspen, The 404 



Asphodeline 73 



Asphodelus asiaticus, 73 fistulosa ... 73 



,, ramosus 73 



A c phodeluses 73 



Aspidistra lurida and its v.iriegated 



variety in a room or window ... 5S8 



Aspidium... 358 



A^pleniums, The, described and 



cultural notes given 358 



Aster alpiuus ... ... 163 



Asters, dwarf, 74 tall 74 



,, various kinds of ... 73 



Asiilbe Lemoinei 75 



Astilbes, list of best, and culture ... 75 



„ various kinds of 74 



