INDEX. 



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Abies peloponessus . . . .95 

 Address to Readers .... 1 

 Ants, to destroy ... 45, 62, 63 

 Apple, Irish Peach. With an illustration. 120 

 Northern Spy. With an illustration. 8 

 used for dyeing . . .94, 151 

 Apricots not fruiting . . . .130 

 Azalea Mars. With an illustration . 97 

 cultivation of . . . .97 



B. 



Borders versus Pots . . , .43 



Bottom heat 36, 66 



Bougainvillaea glabra. With an illus- 

 tration 17 



Bouvardia longiflora . . . .11 

 Burn, Mr. Henry, memoir of. . .41 



C. 



Calendar of operations for January 



of operations for February 



of operations for March 



of operations for April 



of operations for May 



of operations for June 



of operations for July 



of operations for August 



of operations for September 



of operations for October. 



of operations for November 



of operations for December 

 Californian and Japanese trees 

 Carnations, Perpetual .... 

 Celery blight, to prevent 

 Cherries under glass .... 

 Cherry, Nouvelle Eoyale. With an illus- 

 tration ..... 

 Chinese Primrose. With an illustration . 

 Chorozema, the . . . 

 Chrysanthemums, new. With an illus- 

 tration 33 



the notes on . 

 Climate, effects of upon trees . 



effects upon fruit 



effects upon Pears . 

 Cucumbers, to grow in winter. 



15 

 31 

 47 

 63 

 79 

 95 

 111 

 127 

 143 

 159 

 176 

 192 

 70 

 78 

 60 

 57 



72 

 113 

 182 



4 

 174 

 61 

 21 

 165 



D. 



Dahlias, judging at South Kensington . 175 

 Pompon. With an illustration . 65 



Dahlias, roots blind 

 Dalkeith Park, notice of 

 Dianthus hybridus multiflorus 



illustration 

 Douglas Fir, notice of . 



E. 



Edwards, Mr. John, memoir of 

 F. 



Figs, standard 



notes upon 



culture in pots 

 Fir, the Douglas 

 Flower-pots, May's patent 



hydrostatic 



small versus large . 

 Foster, E., Esq., obituary of 



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. 99 

 . 185 

 With an 



. 88 

 . 134 



. 103 



60 

 23 

 78 

 134 

 56 

 13 

 5 

 63 



Fruit trees : what is to become of them ? 117 



Fuchsias, new 



54 



6. 



. 11 



. 164 

 . 191 

 . 181 

 . 98 

 . 18 

 50, 69 

 . 135 

 84, 114 

 . 100 

 99 



164, 178, 185 

 3 

 31 



Garden, the Warden's, notice of 

 Gladiolus as a pot plant 

 Glendinning, Mr. E., memoir of 

 Gooseberry caterpillars to destroy 

 Grapes, shanking . 



winter-ripened 



all about 



new 



something about 

 wintering in summer 

 late versus early 

 Golden Hamburgh . 

 the Trebbiano 

 French Chasselas . 

 LadyDowne's. With an illustration. 168 

 Great Exhibition and horticulture . . 36 



H. 



Hint, a 79 



Horticultural Society Floral Committee 



awards . . 28, 41, 73, 143, 186 

 100, 131 

 . 92 

 . 171 

 . 119 

 133, 151 

 . 59 

 . 162 

 . 95 



and florists' flowers . 

 Flower Show . 

 Grand International Show 

 garden and summer flowers 

 gardens .... 

 Spring Exhibition . 



House with north aspect 



How to do it . 



