CONTENTS. 
Fagrsea obovata, 545. 
Feathered Hyacinths, culture of, 
21. 
February, operations for, 50. 
Fedia gracififlora, 32. 
Fennel and allied plants, culture of, 
514. 
Ferns, as window plants, 106. 
Ferraria undulata, 336. 
Field Gardening for the English 
Labourer, 421 ; rotation of crops 
for, 573. 
Fig-tree, culture of, 66, 111, 170, 
218, 261, 299, 359, 412, 451, 
502 ; sacred and classical associa- 
tions, 484. 
Filbert, culture of, 67, 111, 219. 
Finochio, culture of, 514. 
Floricultural enthusiast, 279 ; de- 
siderata, 510. 
Florist's Flowers : — Glenny on the 
Auricula, 194 ; Polyanthus, 111; 
Pansy, 241 ; Carnation, 337 ; 
Picotee, 338; Sweet William, 
418. 
Florist's note-book, scraps from, 
280. 
Flowers, properties of, 142 ; for 
the window, 17, 499 ; for balco- 
nies, 18, 165 ; changing the 
stock of, 521. 
Flowers and shrubs, planting of, 21. 
Flower-beds, preparation of, for 
summer flowering plants, 167, 
449, 500, 536 ; shading of, 383. 
Flower borders, edgings to, 21, 
63, 108, 109, 449 ; edgings for, 
186. 
Flower-garden, management of, 
21, 63, 108, 166, 214, 258, 295, 
356, 410, 449, 500, 536 ; geome- 
trical, laying out, 452. 
Flower-garden plants in pits, cul- 
ture of, 16, 61, 106, 164, 213, 
256, 294, 354, 408, 447, 499, 
535. 
Flower-pots, sizes of, 239. 
Foo-chow-foo, weather and natu- 
ral history of, 115. 
Forced flowers, management of, 
14, 60, 105, 163, 212, 255, 294, 
353, 407, 441, 446, 498, 535; 
structures for, 407 ; removal of, 
14 ; success of, 14 ; preparation 
of, 408 ; after treatment of, 61, 
106, 163, 213, 255, 294, 408. 
Forcing, shrubs for, 14, 60, 105, 
163, 446, 499, 535. 
Forget-me-not, for forcing, 408. 
Forsythia viridissima, 378. 
Fortune, Mr., his mission to 
China, 394. 
Fortunsea ehinensis, 379, 545. 
Frames, management of plants in, 
16, 61, 106, 164, 213, 255, 294, 
354, 408, 447, 499, 535. 
Franciscea acuminata, 32 ; F. 
hydrangeceformis, var. 545 ; F. 
capitata, 545. 
Frozen plants, treatment of, 533. 
Fruit-garden, management of, 23, 
65, 110, 170, 218, 261, 298, 358, 
412, 451, 502, 537. 
Fruit-trees, espalier, 23, 67; on 
walls, 23 ; nailing, 66 ; protect- 
ing, 67, 111 ; standard, 66 ; cut- 
tings of, 66 ; planting, 66, 413, 
502 ; layering, 66 ; budding, 
261, 298. 
Fruit-rooms, management of, 94. 
Fuchsias, culture of, 6, 17, 54, 
103, 106, 160, 210, 253, 292, 
352, 405, 444, 534 ; for windows, 
165, 449, 499 ; for borders, 478 ; 
properties of, 267 ; prize, 232 ; 
F. serratifolia, 32 ; F. macrantha, 
317, 545; F. corallina, 332, 
545 ; F. fulgens, 54 ; F. tetra- 
dactyla, 516, 545. 
Fugosia heterophylla, 546 ; F. 
hakesefolia, 546. 
Galanthus reflexus, 32. 
Garden Allotments for Labourers, 
421. 
Gardens in London, 528. 
Garden Ink, Chemical, 226. 
Garden-pot, West Kent, 158, 229. 
Gardenia, culture of, 57, 293,497; 
G. Stanleyana, 32; G. Whit- 
fieldii, 32 ; G. Devoniana, 546 ; 
G. florida var. Fortuniana, 379, 
546. 
Gardening Calendar, 2, 50, 98, 
156, 207, 250, 289, 348, 402, 
441, 494, 531. 
Gardening, pleasures and advan- 
tages of, 1. 
Garlic, culture of, 109, 298, 411, 
521. 
Gaylussaccia pseudo-vaccinium, 32. 
Genistas, hardy, culture and list 
of, 465; green-house, 324; G. 
Spachiana, 33. 
Gentiana concinna, 318; G. cerina, 
318. 
Gentianella, for edgings, 1 08. 
Geometrical flower gardens, laying 
out, 452. 
Geraniums (see Pelargonium), pro- 
perties of, 267. 
Geranium-house, management of, 
6, 53, 102, 159, 210, 253, 291, 
351, 405, 443, 497, 533. 
Oerardia glutinosa, 172. 
Gesneras, culture of, 10, 15, 56, 
212, 293, 445; G. zebrina for 
winter flowering, 293, 349, 406 ; 
G. oblongata for winter flower- 
ing, 289, 349, 406 ; G. macu- 
lata, 33 ; G. Schiediana, 33 ; G. 
bulbosa var. lateritia, 546 ; G. 
elliptica, 546 ; G. e. var. lutea, 
546 ; G. Gerardiana, 33; G. 
vestitata, 33 ; G. hondensis, 
179, 546. 
Gladiolus festivus, 33. 
Glass edgings to flower borders, 
186 ; for horticultural purposes, 
219. 
Glenny's Properties of Flowers, 
265. 
Globe amaranths, culture of, 61, 
164, 213. 
Gloriosa superba, culture of, 104, 
161,211. 
Gloxinias, culture of, 10, 15, 66, 
212, 293, 445 ; G. tubiflora, 33 ; 
G. speciosa var. Passinghami, 
546 ; G. pallidiflora, 546. 
Godetias, 167. 
Gompholobium versicolor, var. 
caulibus purpureis, 33 ; G. Hu- 
gelii, 368, 546 ; G. new sp. 368. 
Gongoras, culture of, 59 ; G. trun- 
cata, 313 ; G. Galeottiana, 313. 
Goodenia grandiflora, 33. 
Goodia, new sp. 264. 
Gooseberries, culture of, 23, 111 
170, 219, 261, 299, 359, 412, 451. 
Goo8eberry,Pitmaston Champagne, 
479. 
Gourds, culture of, 1 69, 217, 366 ; 
different kinds of, 365. 
Govenia utriculata, 313; G. fas- 
ciata, 314. 
Grseellsia saxifragaefolia, 547. 
Grafting, Camellias, &e., 102. 
Grafting-clay, 66. 
Grafts, 63, 66, 108, 111, 170, 219, 
262 ; stocks for, 66. 
Grapes, maturing out of doors, 191. 
Grass verges to gravel-walks, 141. 
Gravel-walks, management of, 108, 
215; grass verges to, 141. 
Green-house, management of, 4, 
51, 99, 157, 208, 251, 290, 349, 
403, 442, 495, 532. 
Greenhouses, advantages of two or 
more, 4. 
Green-house plants, growing in 
pits, 164, 256. 
Greenfly, or aphis, to destroy, 6, 
14. 
Guano, application of, 138, 269 ; 
liquid, 140. 
Guernsey lilies, 258. 
Gymnopteris vespertilio, 547. 
Gypsocallis, hardy, list of, 81; 
culture of, 79. 
Habranthi, culture of, 95. 
Habranthus concolor, 34 ; H. no- 
bilis, 34. 
Habrothamnus corymbosus, 23, 
547; H. cyaneus, 34. 
Half-hardy plants, management of, 
in pits, 16, 61, 106, 164, 213, 
256, 354,408, 447, 499, 535; in 
flower-gardens, 258, 296. 
Han-tsi, Chinese vegetable, 130. 
Hardy shrubs, new, 361. 
Harvey's Phycologia Britannica, 
rev. 49. 
Hawthorn, classic associations, 
492. 
Heartsease, culture of, 241. 
Heath-house, management of, 5, 
52, 101,158, 209, 252, 291, 351, 
404, 443, 496, 533. 
Heaths, hardy, culture of, 79, 83 ; 
list of, 80; successional varie- 
ties of, 82. 
Heating distinct buildings, 24 ; 
economical mode of, 382, 676. 
Hebecladus biflorus, 34. 
Hedychiums, culture of, 11, 57, 
497. 
Helcia sanguinolenta, 314. 
Heliotropes for winter flowering, 
160, 163, 294, 354. 
Heliotropium ineanum, 34. 
Helipterum humile var. grandi- 
florum, 547. 
Helleborus viridis, 570 ; H. fceti- 
dus, 570. 
Hemisandra aurantiaca, 26. 
Henckelia crinila, 544. 
Hepaticas, culture of, 64, 449. 
Herbaceous plants, hardy, 22, 63, 
108, 215, 296, 357. 
Herbs, 23, 65, 109, 169, 217, 260, 
298, 358 ; sweet, descriptive list 
of, 506. 
Hibiscus syriacus, 275 ; 11. hakece 
folius, 546 ; H. Jerroldianus 
547. 
