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INDEX. 



PAGE 



Quamash 78 



Quassia and soft soap wash as an in- 

 secticide 508 



Qnercus, Species and varieties of ... 430 



Quercuses, The 406 



Quince on the lawn ... ... ... 515 



Radishes in frames and open ground 478 



Ramondia pyrenaica 165, 167 



Ranunculus 167 



,, aconitifolius fl.-pl 160 



glacialis 150 



Ranunculuses, The 134 



„ species and varieties ... 135 



Raphiolepis ovata 7 



Raspberries for orchards 537 



,, for villa gardens 533 



„ selection of 523 



Red spider, The 500 



Reed, greater, The, by streamside or 



pond 47 



,, New Zealand 96 



Regent's Park, sub-tropical gardening 



at 4 6 



Reinwardtia tetragyna 3ro 



Renantheras, Culture of 324 



Resin wash as an insecticide 509 



Resurrection Plant of North America 368 



Restrepias 338 



Retinospora obtusa 446 



ti ,, as an evergreen 



shrub ... 439 



1, pisifera, 446 plumo?a... 446 



,, squarrosa 446 



Retinosporas .. 448 



Rhamnus Alaternus 430 



Rhapis flabelliformis 370 



Rhodanthes 23 



Rhodochiton volubile ... 274 



Rhododendron dauricum atrovirens 431 



,, ferrugineum 431 



„ Fortunei 431 



,, hirstitum 431 



,, ponticum 431 



i, ,, in shade ... 436 



,, praecox 431 



Rhododendrons, Culture and varie- 

 ties of 430 



grafting 431 



n greenhouse... ... 248 



„ ffybrid, selection of 



the best 431 



layering 431 



,, Sikkim 41 



,, v. Azaleas 390 



Rhodo ypos kerrioides 407 



Rhubarb, Forcing, 487 Growing ... 478 



,, pots, value of, for plants ... 46 



Rhubarbs, Prickly, The 98 



Rhus, The, family 407 



Rhynchospermum jasminoides ... 274 



Ribes aureum ... ... ... ... 4 



,, sanguineum 4 



Species and varieties of ... 407 



Richardia sethiopica, 249 africana .. 249 



Ricinus, The ... ... 295 



Rivina humilis 310 



Robinia hispida 7, 407 



,, Pseudacacia and varieties .. 407 

 Rocket, double white, The ... ... 10, 155 



Rockets, Sweet ... 135 



Rockfoils for edgings ' ... 92 



,, Species and varieties of ... 135 



Rock garden, List of plants for ... 166 



,, ,, Making a 160 



,, ,, Plants for 162 



,, gardening ... 149 



Rock gardens, 147 constructing ... 152 



,, Orchids, hardy, in ... 162 



knd^crsia 1 11 xloph ylla ... ... i<>7 



Romneya Coulteri ... 41, 160 



Rondeletias ... ... 310 



Room and window gardening ... 588 



,, Aralia Sieboldi in 588 



,, Araucaria excelsa in 588 



,, Aspidistras in 588 



,, Cordyline australis in 588 



Ophiopogon Jaburan variega- 



tum in 589 



,, Phalangium lineare variega- 



tum in 589 



plants, ill - health amongst, 



cause of 590 



,, plants, Watering 589 



,, Succulent plants in 589 



Rootery, The 152 



Rosa acicularis, 204 alpina 204 



,, arvensis 194 



,. Banksiae and varieties r95 



,, berberidifolia and var. Hardi ... 204 



,, bracteata and varieties 200 



,, centifolia 203 



,, ,, and varieties 200 



damascena 198 



gallica and varieties 198 



,, indica Bourbonica 195 



,, iaponica and varieties 200 



,, lucida, 204 lutea 194 



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Rosa macrantha 204 



,, Macartney, alba simplex ... 204 



,, microphylla 200 



,, moschata alba 204 



,, multiflora 202 



11 )f and varieties ... 201 



, Pissardi, 3, 204 poinifera .. 204 



, rubiginosa ... 205 



,, ,, in shade 436 



,, sempervirens 198 



,, spinosissima ... 203 



,, Wichuriana ... ... ... 204 



Rose, alba or white, and forms ... 192 



,, alpine, The 43: 



„ aphis or green fly and its des- 

 truction 215 



,, Austrian Copper for north west 



wall , 204 



,, Banksian and varieties r95 



,, Bardou Job, 204 beetle ... 500 



Berberry-leaved ... r95 



„ Carmine Pillar ... 204 



„ chafer, green, The 500 



,, Evergreen 198 



,, flowers, Thinning and dis- 

 budding 215 



,, French varieties of 198 



,, Gloire des Rosomanes 198 



,, Hebe's Lip... ... 204 



,, How to plant a 180 



,, Hybrid Perpetual, The, and its 



culture 190 



,, insects and enemies 186 



,, Lamarque, The, on a wall ... 7 



,, Macartney group 200 



,, maggot 214 



,, Maiden's Blush ... 192 



„ Marechal Niel 202 



,, ,, in the greenhouse 228 



,, of Sharon in shade .. ... 436 



,, Paul's Single White ... ... 204 



,, pests, 177 Polyantha 201 



,, Provence 203 



,, saw flies and others 500 



,, stocks for Hybrid Perpetual ... rgi 

 '„ stocks, Preparation and selec- 

 tion of 173 



„ Sweet, The, in shade ... 436 



', tortrices 493 



Roses and cottagers 590 



,, and fungoid diseases 512 



„ and Rose gardens 169 



,, Arches of 180 



,, as climbers under glass 182 



„ Bourbon 195 



,, Perpetual ... ... 196 



„ Boursault and forms 196 



,, Briar, Austrian 194 



Bush, for exposed and cold 



position 183 



,, China or Monthly 197 



,, „ Hybrid 196 



„ Christmas 199 



climbers for exposed and cold 



positions r83 



,, Climbing, 182 Damask ... rg8 



„ Exhibition 207 



for the garden ... 216 



Planting 213 



,, Preparation of beds 



for.. 210 



,, ,, Pruning 214 



,, Fairy 198 



,, for button-holes 182 



,, for massing 182 



„ for town and suburban gardens 182 



,, Hybrid Perpetual, for bedding 192 



,, Tea, for bedding ... 189 



,, in pots 182 



,, Tea-scented 186 



,, Insect pests of 214 



,, Japanese ... 200 



,. Lenten, varieties of, and culture 100 



,, Manures for, 176 Moss ... 200 



,, Musk 201 



,, Noisette, The 202 



,, Orange fungus on 215 



,, Propagation of the, with de- 

 signs I7 1 . '79 



, Pruning '79 



,, Ked rust on 215 



,, Rock, The, 3 Scotch 203 



,, Selections of 212 



,, for various pur- 

 poses and soils. . 182 



,, Single, 204 Soils for 175 



,, Soil and situation for ... 209 



,, special, Treatment of, r85 Sun eg 



,, Sweet Briar 205 



,, ,, Lord Penzance's ... 204 



,. Sweetly-scented 183 



,, Tea, and Hybrid Tea, for cutting 



under glass 189 



,, ,, and Noisette climbing ... 1S9 



,, Culture of 184 



,, for the garden .. ... 187 



, Hybrid 187 



„ ,, Protecting, from frost ... 213 



,, Wate.ing and hoeing amongst 215 



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Rosemary 4, 7 



Rowan tree, The 405 



Rubus in shade 436 



,, phcenicolasius 5 '9 



Rubuses, The 4°7 



Rudbeckia Newmani 160 



,, purpurea 10, 160 



Rudbeckias, The 135 



Rue, common, The 4 



Ruellias, The ... % 310 



Rues, Mradow in 



Ruscus aculeatus 43 1 



,, in shade 436 



Russellia juncea 310 



Ruta albiflora, 4 graveolens 4 



Sabal umbraculifera 370 



Saccolabiums, Culture of 324 



St. John Worts, The 400 



Sahsburia adiantifolia ... 3,407 



Salix Family, The ... ... ... 407 



Salsify, Culture of 478 



Salvia patens ... ... 41,54 



,, and Galtonia candicans ... 148 



,, splendens ' 54 



,, Wild, and Lilium croceum ... 10 



Salvias, The 250 



Sambucus Family, The ... ... 409 



Sanguinaria canadensis 135 



Santilina, 4 incana ... ... ... 135 



Sanvitalia procumbens 18 



Saponarias, The 135 



Sarracenia purpurea ... 167 



Sarracenias, The 316 



Satin Flower, The 138 



Savin, common, The 446 



Saw fly, Pear, The 499 



Saxifraga Camposi in the grass ... 221 



,, granulata fl.-pl. in the grass 221 

 ,, Species and varieties of 135,136 



Saxifrage, Meadow, in the grass ... 221 



Saxifrages, 165, 167 for edgings ... 92 

 Scabiosa caucasica ... ... 10,137,160 



Scabiouses, Annual 18 



Scale insects 500 



Scarborough Lily 270 



Schivereckia podolica 167 



Schizanthus 250 



Schizoneura lanigera ... ... ... 491 



Schizostylis coccinea , ... 137 



Schomburgkia 324 



Scilla campanula in the grass 221 



,, nutans in the grass 221 



Scillas in pots 268 



,, in the grass 219 



Scolopendrium vulgare 350 



,, ,, and its varieties 353 



Scolopendriums 349 



Scutellaria alpina 166 



,, moccineana ... ... .. 311 



Scutellarias, The ... 137 



Sea Buckthorn, 433 as a hedge ... 439 



,, Value of, for its fruits 377 



Seaforthia elegans 370 



Sea Hollies ... 159, 166 



Seakale, Culture of, 479 forcing ... 487 



,, pots, Value of old, for plants 46 



Sea Pink, The 73, 163 



Seaside, Trees and shrubs for ... 433 



Sedum as a carpet plant 42 



Sedums T38, 165, 167 



Selaginella africana, 368 albo-nitens 36^ 



,, apode, 367 arabella ... 368 



,, caesia 368 



,, caulescens ... 369 



,, cuspidata ... ... ... 368 



,, denticulata, 367 Emiliana 368 



,, erythropus, 368 flabellata 368 



,, grandis 368 



„ inasqualifolia 368 



„ involvens 368 



,, kraussiana 367 



,, ,, aurea 368 



,, lepidophylla, 368 Lobbi 368 



,, Martensi and varie^ata... 368 



,, Ponlteri, 368 serpens ... 368 



umbrosa, 369 uncinata 369 



,, variabilis, 369 Wallichi 369 

 ,, Wild novi ... - 367,369 



Selaginellas, Culture and selection of 367 



Sempervivums . 138,167 



Senecio, 167 pulcher 160 



Senecios, The 138 



Sequoia sempervirens 448 



Shade, Covert plants succeeding in... 436 



Shallots 4 7g 



Shirley Vicarage Garden, Fruit tiei s 



in 515 



Shortia galacifolia 138 



Shrub borders and hardy flowers ... 1 



Shrubbery, Common Laurel in the.. 374 



Shrubs and trees, Deciduous... ... 387 



,, ,, Evergreen... ... 423 



., „ for towns ... ... 433 



,, in winter ... ... 376 



,, ,, Pruning 382 



,, ., variegated, The 



abuse of 372 



