I N I) E X. 
Achdiexes, culture of, 29 
Acrophyilum venosum, culture of, 268 
Adiantuni excisuru multifidum (Illustration), 
134 
Aeration of Vine Borders, 153 
Agapantlius umbellatus, culture of, 156 
Agarics, bow to broil, 284 
Agave dasylirioides, flowering of, 47 
Allamanda catbartica flore pleno, 284 
Allamanda grandiflora, culture of, 188 
Alocasia Jenningsii (Illustration), 276 
Alpine plants, exhibiting, 254 
Amaranthus ruelancholicus ruber, 102 
Amaryllis, Imperatrice du Brezil, flowering of, 
168 ; A. pardina, to grow, 115 ; A. reti¬ 
culata, culture of, 125 
American Blight, to destroy, 35 
Ansell, Mr. Thomas, death of, 48 
Apples dessert: Coole’s Seedling, 264; Ord’s 
(Illustration), 10 
Apples, new kitchen, 284 
Apples, cordon (Illustration), 200; speck on, 
to prevent, 232 
Aphis, to destroy, 269 
Architectural aids to gardenesque effects 
(Illustrations), 220 
Ashpits with water, 32 
Aspidistra lurida variegata, 266 
Aucuba japonica, varieties of, 93 
Auriculas, new, 97, 117, 142; Colonel 
Champneys (Illustration), 97, 117 
Azalea indica, new, 70,118, 143, 144; Lizzie 
(Illustration), 145 
Bananas, varieties of, 2 ; culture of, 3, 17 
Bean, Premier Runner, 227 
Bedding plants, coloured-leaved, 101; notes 
on, 148, 263 
Begonias, new hardy, 1 
Begonia rosaeflora (Illustration), 2 ; B. 
Yeitchii (Illustration), 1 
Bell-glasses, French, for salad culture, &c., 
(Illustration), 202 
Blight, American, to destroy, 35 
Boilers, Hot Water, 31, 135, 273; Conical, 
31; Cornish, 32; Saddle, 32; Clarke’s 
Water-jacket Tubular, 135 ; Dennis and 
Scruby’s A1 (Illustration), 273 
Boilers, setting of, 32 
Bowman, Mr. David, death of, 240 
Broccoli, Autumn supplv of, 49 ; Snow’s 
Winter, 106; Early and Late, 95; Wal- 
cheren, 91 
Cabbage, Lawson’s New Sprouting, 23 
Calanthe vestita, culture of, 139 
Calceolarias, Herbaceous, culture of, 11,142 ; 
improved, 142 
Camellias, new, 70 
Campanula carpatica for bedding, 149 
Cannas, as flower-garden plants, 26; im¬ 
proved bedding sorts, 264 
Capsicums, cultivation of, 82 
Carnation, cultivation of, 68, 116; layering, 
116; potting, 117; selections of, 33, 69 
Cattleya Warscewiczii, varieties of, 93 
Cauliflower, Walcheren, 30, 91 
Celery, Veitch’s Silver-white, 85; Ivery’s 
Nonsuch, red, 85 
Centaurea candidissima, propagation of, 103 
Centaurea candidissima (= argentea plumosa), 
238 ; ragusina (= candidissima), 239 
Chammrops excelsa, fruiting in Europe, 96 ; 
C. excelsa and humilis, comparative hardi¬ 
ness of, 144 
Chrysanthemums, culture of, at Wollaton 
Hall, 48 ; Japanese, different types of, 47 ; 
new, 45, 283 
Cibotium, regale,118 ; spectabile, IIS 
Cinerarias, new, 118 
Clematis, new, 118, 189 
Clianlhus Dampieri, to manage, 273 
Climbing plants, in-door, treatment of, 112, 
162; selection of, 168 
Cloches, French (Illustration), 202 
Coburghia striatifolia, 125 
Coleus, new Hybrids of, 100 ; C. Telfordi, 
144; C. Verschaffeltii, 101 
Conifers, stem-pruning of, 95 
Cordons, horizontal, 200 
Cordyline Guilfoylei, 119 
Crataegus tanacetifolia, as an ornamental 
tree, 217 ; fruit of, as a preserve, 218 
Crocker, Mr. C. W., death of, 96 
Croton aucuboofolium, 119; C. tricolor, 119 
Cucumbers, Standen’s manure for, 181 
Cut flowers, impolicy of exhibiting during 
hot weather, 215 
Cyclamen persicum, 47; C. Count album, 93 
Cyclone at Calcutta, effects of, 23 
Cyperus Lacouri (= Kyllingiamonocepkala), 
94 
Dahlias, new, 237, 261 
Daubeny, Dr., death of, 24 
Deep planting fruit trees, 37, 107 
Dennis & Scruby’s Al Boiler, 273 
Dickson, Mr. James II., death of, 48 
Dieffenbachia decora, 119; D. mirabilis, 
119 ; D. princeps, 119 
Dionaea muscipula, culture of, 253 
Dioscorea egregia, 119 ; D. nobilis, 119 
Dipladenia crassinoda, culture of, 124 
Dipladenia amoena (Illustration), 73 
Dobson’s Flower Centre for dinner tables 
(Illustration), 175 
Dracaena Draco, destruction of ancient, 47 
Dracaena regina, 119; D. Moorei, 119; D 
Denisoni, 119; D. Chelsoni, 119 
