CONTENTS. 
pers, 181 
nnials, routine management of, 
I is, 248, 293, 890, 891, 489; in 
pots 8S8 i reed of, 388 ; oulture 
of 298; from - rerip- 
iivc list ot, 300 
. select list of. 254 
routine managemenl of, 
2, 288, 291 ; culture of, 564 ; de- 
Boribi d, 17:'' \ culture of 208 ; ad- 
vance of, 868 : new 870 ; new 
Btriped, 676 ; Belgian, 480 
Pbaseolus lobatus, 1 5 
Phacelia tanacerifolia, 173 
Phedranassa chlo 
Phillyrea, 120 
Phlomia, cashmeriana, 45 
Phlox Drummondii, 17.".; P. diva- 
ricata,,312; 1'. canadensis, 312 j 
P. Broughtonii,312; P.procum- 
bens, 812; P. setacea, 312 ; P. 
tardiflora, .'512; P. suaveolens, 
312; P. omnillora, 312; P. Van 
Houtteii, 312; P. reptans, 312; 
P.con!ata,312'; P. acuminata, 312 
Phloxes. 835, 383 
Phvsostegia virginica, 313 
Physurus pictus, 12(3 
Phyteuma orbiculare, 313 
Picotees, routine management of, 
2, 50, 100, H6. 242. 290, 338, 
3SG, 482, 538; select list of, 100 
Pilumna laxa, 126 
Pimelia, 521 
Pine, the Cembran 37 
Pinuses, 427 
Pinus Cembra. 37 
Pinus tribe, 116 
Pine growing, Hamilton's system, 
of, 487, 573 
Pines, experiments with, 286; from 
suckers, 327 ; disrooting, 367 
Pinks and Pink-beds, routine ma- 
nagement, of, 50, 146, 147, 197, 
241, 292, 338, 391, 483, 537 
Pinks, select list of, 147; progress of, 
373; new, 370 ; culture of, 565 
Pits and Frames, routine manage- 
ment of, 4, 226, 244, 294, 392, 
440, 483, 539 
Plant structures for dwelling-bouses, 
63 
Plant-houses, theory of heat in, 176 
Plants and Shrubs, new, 39 ; orchi- 
daceous, new, 122 
Plants under glass, routine ma- 
nagement of, 4, 101, 148 
Plants, list of, for covered Balcony, 
353 ; for open Balcony, 357 ; for 
~Window-ledge,357; for Wardian- 
case, 360 
Planting waste lands, 183 
Planting, general routine of, 47, 54, 
445 
Platystemon califomicum, 173 
Plums, selection of, 446 
Plumbago, 522 
Podalyria 521 
Podolepis gracilis, 173 
Poinsettia pulcherrima, manage- 
ment of, 450 
Polemonium cceruleum, 313 ; P. 
sibiricum, 313 ; P. reptans, 313 
Polyanthus, routine management of, 
50, 147, 195, 291, 391, 439; 
select list of, 147 ; culture of, ;>G5 f 
Polygonum orientale, 173 J 
Poly gala, 521 
I'.'l gala Dalmaisiana, 130 
Porpborycoma lanceolate, 476 
i Laurels, 119 
Portulaca splendens, 173 ; P. Thcl- 
lusonii, 174 
Potatoes, routine management of, 
IS, 62j 101, M-3, 150, 192, 247, 
296, 342, 895, 444, 479, 485, 
641, 575, 576 ; earthing up, 575 ; 
cultivation of, 525; planting, 27, 
525 ; autumn planting, 2S8 
Potato rot, 575 
Potentilla Thomasii, 313; P. in- 
signis, 313; P. atrosanguinca,313 
Potted plants, solution for, 141 
Potter's guano, 287 
Potting, one-shift system of, 175 
Practical Gardening, 1, 49, 97, 145, 
193, 241, 290, 337, 385, 434, 
481, 535 
Prenantbes purpureus, 313 
Primula cortusoides, 313 ; P. ni- 
valis, 313; P. verticillata, 313; 
P. farinosa, 313 
Primrose, routine management of, 
50, 195, 439 
Primrose and Cowslip, variety from 
seeds, 407, 408 
Primitive colours, 573 
Prismatocarpus speculum, 174 
Prizes, awards of, 430 
Properties of flowers and plants, 
87, 479 
Properties of the Rose, 250; Moss 
Rose, 251 ; Noisette Rose, 252 ; 
Climbing Roses, 252 ; the Hya- 
cinth, 88 ; the Calceolaria, 447 ; 
the Cineraria, 460 
Propagation by leaves, 144 
Provence Roses, 253, 277 
Protea, 521 
Pruning, general routine of, 6, 54, 
104, 152, 396, 445, 486, 487 
Pruning Forest Trees, 286 ; treatise 
on, 15 
Psidium Cattleyanum, 576 
Psoralea, 523 
Psoralea macrostachya, 313 
Pterodiscus speciosus, 45, 370 
Pulmonaria officinalis, 313 ; P. 
azurea, 313 
Pvrola rotundifolia, 313 ; P. minor, 
313 
Quisqualis, 524 
Radishes, routine management of, 
105, 540 
Rain-water, impurities of, 191 
Ranunculuses, routine manage- 
ment of, 2, 99, 144, 146, 196, 
243i 293, 339, 482, 538 ; culture 
of, o65 
P^anuTiculus aconitifolius, 313 ; R. 
partiassifolius, 313; R. grarai- 
neils, 313. 
Rapi.fl growth, effect of, 210 
Rasr<perries and Raspberry-canes, 
routine management of, 152, 
2 J4, 248, 446, 487 
Raspberries, selection of, 446 
Red spider, destruction of, 336 
Reseda odorata, 174 
Rj/iarnnus Alaternus, 121 
Rjhexia, 524 
'Rhodanthe Manglesii, 174 
Rhododendron, new, 283, 332 ; the 
most hardy, 240 ; selection of, 
117; culture cf, 339; 566 
Rhododendron Aprilis, 45 ; R. no- 
bile, 428 
Rhubarb, 5 
Ribes sanguineum florc-pleno, 367 
Roella, 52] 
ltocbea falcata, 429 
Rock-gardens and Rock-work, 14, 
335 
Rockets, 50, 339 
Root-grafting, 269 
Hoses, routine management of, 57, 
147, 196, 243, 292, 339, 370, 
438, 481, 538 ; hints for culture 
of, 566 ; treatise on the culture of, 
249 ; selection of plants, 250 ; 
properties of, 250 ; selection of 
varieties, 253 ; proper soil for, 
257; planting of, 257 ; pruning 
for bushes, 258 ; pruning for 
standards, 258 ; pruning and 
training pillar-Roses, 260; on flat 
trellises and fronts of houses, 
260 ; potting for forcing, 260 ; 
potting for show, 261 ; potting 
the small varieties, 261 ; forcing 
early Roses, 262 ; forcing later 
Roses, 262 ; forcing the dwarf 
China kinds, 263 ; the double 
yellow Rose, blooming of, 264 ; 
stocks for propagating, 265 ; 
propagation by budding, 265 ; 
by grafting, 267 ; root-grafting, 
269 ; by suckers, 269 ; by layers, 
269 ; standards on their own 
root, 268 ; seedling Roses, to 
raise, 272 ; saving seed, 272 ; 
sowing the seed, 273 ; hastening 
the blooming of seedling Roses, 
274 ; general hints on, 276 ; 
seedling, culture and manage- 
ment of, 272 ; calendar of opera- 
tions for the first, second, and 
third season, 275 ; remarks on 
the present classification of, 277; 
proposed new classification of, 
281; anecdotes of, 282; exhibi- 
tion of, 371 ; a selection of the 
six largest, 255 ; the six sweetest, 
256 ; the six most brilliant red, 
256 ; the six most vigorous 
growers, 256 ; the six finest 
shapes, 256 ; the six earliest 
small Roses, 256 ; the six largest 
flowerers, 256 ; the six latest, 
256 ; new, 477 ; new seedlings, 
478 ; General Tom Thumb, 369 
Rose-garden, management of, for 
every month in the year, 270 
Royal Botanic Society's Exhibi- 
tions, 283, 331, 369 
Rudbeckia hirta, 313; R. fulgida, 
314 
Russelia juncea,management of,45 1 
Salads, routine management of, 5, 
52, 103, 151, 202, 247, 343, 395, 
443, 485, 540 
Salpixantha coccinea, 376 
Salvia, 291, 482, 521 ; as a border 
flower, 381 
Salvia prunellioides, 45 ; S. verti- 
cillata, 314; S. glutinosa, 314; 
S. hians, 314; S. bicolor, 314; 
S. canescens, 314; S. conferti- 
flora, 314 
Saponaria calabrica, 174 
Savoys, routine management of, 
152, 297, 444 
