CONTENTS. 
Budding, 297 
Budding the peaoh, 157 ; old fruit 
uv. s, : 3 1 ; \ irieties on one 
MS 
Buddies 1 in. II. y/ina, K) 
Bulba ami Bulbous Roots, routine 
eultureof, 3, 280, 248, 888, 
•. is I, is.;. 
Bulbs, I'JS ; hardy, 229 | pi 
lion of, by Btem-bulbs, 230 ; by 
saed, 280; improvement of by 
drying, 280 
Bulb-house, 520 
ii.i brunoides, 881 
Hushes, pruning of, currant and 
gooseberry, t87 
Cabbages and Cabbage plants, rou- 
tine culture of, 5, 52, 108, 152, 
192, 202, 246, 297, 342, 394, 
I 13, 1S,», ,552 
Cacalia coccioea, 169 
Cactus, 881, 870 i the monster, 
285 ; melon-shaped, manage- 
ment of the, 115 
mis bieolor, 364 
Calamintba sylvatica, 384 
Calandrinia speoiosa, 169 ; C. dis- 
color, 169 ; C. grandiflora, 169 
Calceolaria, routine management 
of, 331, 370, 392; culture of, 
117; from seed, 448; proper- 
ties of, 447 ; new, 284, 521 ; 
hints for culture of, 558 
Calceolaria alba, 383 
Calcott's Scripture Herbal, 105 
Calendar of operations in the Rose- 
garden, 275 
Calendula officinalis, 169; C. plu- 
vialis, 170 
Callichroa p!atyglossa, 170 
Calliopsis bieolor, 170 
Calliprora lutea, 302 
Callistemma hortense, 179 
Caltha palustris, flore-pleno, 302 
Camellias, 393 ; stocks, 292 ; pro- 
pagation of, 429 ; house for, 
518 ; culture of, 559 
Campanula, Chimney, culture of, 409 
Campanula persicifolia, 302 ; C. 
carpatica, 302 ; C. grandis, 302; 
C. speciosa, 302 ; C. glomerata, 
303; C. Traehelium, 303; C. 
pulla, 303; C. alpina, 303; 
C. Lorei, 170 
Canarina, 522 
Canterbury Bells, routine manage- 
ment of, 50, 339 
Capsicums, routine management 
of, 103, 151, 201, 247 
Caprifolium japonicum, 519 
Cardamine pratensis, 303 
Cardoons, 104 
Carnations, routine management of, 
2, 50, 100, 146, 196, 242, 290, 
338, 386, 482, 538-; select list 
of, 100; properties of, 240, 
432 ; running of, 429 ; culture 
" of, 559 
Carolinea insignis, 145 
Carpenter's Vegetable Physiology 
and Botany, reviewed, 67 
Carrots, routine management of, 5, 
53, 102, 152, 202, 247, 297, 
344, 444, 485, 54') 
Carthamus tinctorius, 170 
Catasetum Xaso, 123 
Caterpillars, 248 
Cattleya, the genus, culture of, 828 
Cauliflowers, routine manage nl 
of, 5, 52, 108,201,247, 296,843, 
894, 1 1 3, l.v->. 540 
othus thyrsiflorus, 40 
Cedar, the, 119; Indian, 127 
Cedrus Deodara, culture of 127; 
specimen of, 429 
Celery, routine management of, 52, 
in;'!, 151 201, 246, 297, 343, 
394, 448, 485 
Cembran Pine, 37 
Centaurea Cyanus, 170; C. de- 
pressa, 170 
Centranthus ruber, 303 
Cephalotus follicularis, 143 
Ccradia furcata, 286 
Cereus crenatus, 41 
Cestrum aurantiacum, 41, 576 
Ceylon, Tea-plant in, 575 
Chnbraea runcinata, 41 
Chacnostoma polyantha, 370 
Change of herbage, 371 
Charring vegetable refuse, 575 
Chelone barbata, 303 ; C. centran- 
thifolia, 303 ; C. Lyoni, 303 
Cherries, selection of, 446 
Chilies, routine management of, 
103, 151,201, 247 
Chirita sinensis, 41 
Chimney Campanula, culture of, 
409 ; propagation of 410 ; from 
seed, 410 
China Roses, 280 ; tea-scented, 
280 ; selection of, 254, 255 ; pot- 
ting of, 261; hybrid, 254, 278; 
climbing, 254, 279 
Chironia, 521 
Choice shrubs, 482 
Chrysanthemums, routine ma- 
nagement of, 294, 439, 482, 522; 
culture of, 560 
Chrysostemma tripteris, 303 
Cineraria, culture and properties of, 
460 ; propagation of from cut- 
tings, 462, 523 ; new varieties, 
283, 331; culture of, 560 
Circaea lutetiana, 303 
Cladanthus arabicus, 170 
Clarkia elegans, 170 ; C. pulcbella, 
170 
Classification of Roses, remarks 
on, 277, 281 
Clerodendron, 428, 522 
Clerodendron infortunatum, 41 ; 
C. glandulosum, 41 ; C. fallax, 41 
Climbing plants, 197; trellises for, 
152 
Climbing Roses, 279, 2S1; selec- 
tion of, 254 ; hybrid, 254 ; pro- 
perties of, 252 ; China, 279 
Clintonia pulchella, 170 
Clitoria fulgens, 41 
Clover Dodder, 141 
Coburgia miniata, 41 
Ccelogyne fuscescens, 123 
Colchicum autumnale, 303 ; C. 
variegatum, 303 
Collomia coccinea, 170; C. gran- 
diflora, 170 
Collinsia bieolor, 170; C. grandi- 
flora, 170 
Colour of Flowers, 427 
Columbines, 339 
Combretum, 524 
Common Laurel, 119 
Comparettia falcata, 123 
( lonservatory, routine management 
of, 101, 149, 199, 245, 296, 841, 
393, 441, 484, 540; described, 
226 
Convolvulus tricolor, 170 
Coral for J lock-work, 288 
Corethrostylis bracteata, 42 
Coreopsis lanceolata, 303; C. te- 
nuifolia, 303; C. grandiflora, 
303 ; C. senifolia, 303 
Coronilla, 523 
Coronilla minima, 303 
Corydalis tuberosa, 303 ; C. bul- 
bosa, 303 ; C. sibiricus, 303 
Cotoneaster microphylla, 427 
Cottagers' Shows, hints for, 223 
Cottage Gardening, 411 
Covered Balconies, culture of plants 
in, 349 ; list of plants for, 353 
Covering hot-houses, 286 
Cowslip and Primrose, 407, 408 
Crataegus, culture of, 529 ; descrip- 
tive list of, 531 
Crested Moss Rose, 282 
Crinum variabile, 42 
Crimson Perpetual Rosc(Lces),282 
Crocus, 389; culture of, 497, 561 ; 
from seed, 483 ; autumnal, 243, 
varieties of, 303 
Crotalaria, 521 
Crucianella slylosa, 303 
Cryptadenia uniflora, 175 
Cryptandra suavis, 42 
Cucumbers, routine management 
of, 53, 200, 247, 297, 343 
Cuphea strigillosa, 42 
Currants, routine management of, 
5, 104, 204, 248, 486; selection 
of, 446 ; cuttings of, 446 
Cutting Asparagus, 192 
Cuttings, routine management of, 
51, 243; strikings of, 574 
Cyclamens, 439 
Cyclamen repandum, 304 ; C. 
europaeum, 304 ; C. coum, 304 
Cydonia japonica, 576 
Cynanchum Vincetoxicum, 304 ; 
C. roseum, 304 
Cynogiossum ccelestinum, 304 ; C. 
linifolium, 170 
Cypress, 119 
Cypripedium Calceolus, 304 ; C. 
spectabile, 304 ; C. humile, 304 
Daffodils, 424 
Dahlias, routine management of, 3, 
98, 146, 194, 291, 339, 385, 436, 
482; descriptive list of, 79; proper 
soil for, 140 ; seeds of, 191 ; advice 
to growers, 190 ; showing, and 
shading, and growing, 328 ; cul- 
ture of, 561 
Daisy, 375 
Damask Roses, 254,278 ; perpetual, 
254 
Daphne odora, 519 
December, Gardening operations 
for, 535 ; operations in Rose- 
garden for, 272, 275 
Deciduous Roses, potting of, for 
forcing, 260 
Delphinium ajacis, 170; D. con- 
solida, 171 ; D. cheilanthum, 
304 ; D. Barlowii, 304 ; D.grandi- 
florum flore-pleno, 304; D. azu- 
ruem, 304 
