INDEX. 
PAGE 
rns and fish ... ... 187-9 
and flowers 43, 179, 181 
and old trees ... 170 
and railways ... 114 
and sunshine ... 71 
and the rich... ... 158 
a paradise of ... 77-90 
are favourites with 
persons of taste 38 
as happy denizens of 
our homes and 
gardens ... 39 
a source of pure 
pleasure ... 47 
changeable in their 
moods ... . . 71 
common in the sense 
of being plentiful 74 
coquet with the sun- 
beams ... ... 71 
delight in warmth, 
moisture and 
shade ... ... 71 
designed for universal 
cultivation ... 66 
do not need sun ... 157 
differ from one 
another... ... 71 
effective for decora- 
tion ... ... 50 
endowed with a ten- 
ter and romantic 
grace ... ... 65 
everywhere... ... 158 
fascination of ... 49 
fickle in their attach. 
ments ... ... 71 
are flowerless plants 218 
for external decora- 
tion ... ... 50 
for internal decora- 
tion ... ... 50 
for ornament ... 50 
give an inner inex- 
pressible pleasure 46 
gracefulness and 
beauty of ... 65 
hanging- from win- 
do w rods 
158 
home of our native 
66 
in a forest ... 
225 
indescribably grace- 
ful 
221 
independent of breeze 
and sunshine ... 
39 
in bedrooms 158, 208 
in conservatories ... 
48 
in Epping Forest ... 
38 
in firegrates. . . 
158 
in foliage rich and 
graceful 
46 
in pollard trunks ... 
170 
in sunless corners ... 
44 
in the garret or cellar 
40 
in the garret window 
216 
in the hall ... 
158 
in the handsome 
conservatory ... 
216 
in the peasant’s cot- 
tage 
216 
in the squire’s man- 
sion 
216 
in the stately man- 
sions 
40 
in the tropics ... 39, 42 
in tree stumps 165, 
170 
inviting admiration 
39 
lend a charm to sun- 
less spots 
46 
loving study of ... 
37 
of Devon 
66 
on mantelpieces ... 
158 
on tables and side- 
boards ... 
158 
, on the landing of the 
stairs ... ... 
158 
on the lawn... 1 
71-5 
{il%(s.) 
174 
bn window-sills 158. 
, 178 
passionately loved... 
49 
popular pursuit of ... 
65 
refresh the wearied 
spirit 
40 
419 
