INDEX. 
287 
Ice, preserving, 281 
Ingram, Mr., retirement of, 46 
Insects, to destroy, 269 
Iresine Herbstii, 102, 120 ; I. Lindeni (Illus¬ 
tration), 169 
Ivy as a dwarf bush, 208 
Jtjbjea spectabilis, fine specimen of, 96 
Judges at Flower Shows, 127 
Juniperus excelsa stricta, 118 
Kitchen Garden Hints: January, 19; Feb- 
ruary, 42; March, 55 ; April, 80; May, 
105; June, 132; July, 152; August, 178; 
September, 197 ; October, 219; .November, 
248; December, 271 
Kyllingia monocephala (Cyperus Lacouri), 94 
Labels, Maw’s Terra Cotta Garden, 192 
Laelia elegans Turneri, 93 
Lasiandra macrantka, 118; (Illustration), 193 
Lilies, notes on, 145 
Lilium auratum, fine specimens of, 216; L. 
monadelphum superbum, 146 ; L. Wilsoni 
(Thunb. pardinum) (Illustration), 121,192 
Lime water, for preserving timber, 216 
Lindley Library, 168 
Lithospermum prostratum, 240 
Lobelias, bedding, varieties of, 52 
Lobelia Erinus speciosa alba, 262 
Lomaria gibba crispa, 216 ; major, 216 
Loniccra aureo-retieulata, as an edging plant, 
17, 102 
McNeill, Mr. W., death of, 24 
Maranta virginalis, 119 
Marigold, French, on exhibiting, 240 
Marigold, pot, decorative value of, 104 
Melon, Golden Queen, 263 
Mitchell, Mr. David, Testimonial to, 24 
Musa chinensis (Cavendishii), 3, 17; M. 
Ensete, as a sub-tropical plant, 3 
Musaceae, as fine-foliaged plants, 2 
Myrica Nagi, 240 
Hash, Mr. Daniel, Testimonial to, 24 
New plants, naming of, 274 
New Hoses of 1866-7, 3; of 1867, 98; of 
1868, 251 
Nomenclature, Horticultural, 274 
Novelties at Flower Shows, 45, 70, S3, 117, 
142, 165, 189, 235, 261, 282 
Oak, Japanese evergreen, 40 
Oakhill Gardens, reminiscences of, 184 
Obituary: Mr. ThomasAnsell, 48 ; Mr.David 
Bowman, 240; Mr. C. AV. Crocker, 96; 
Dr. Daubeny, 24 ; Mr. Jas. H. Dickson, 
48; Mr. Wm. McNeill, 24; Mr. Richard 
Pearce, 216 ; Dr. Schulz Bipontinus, 4S ; 
Mr. AY. E. Seemann, 96 ; Mr. John Ste¬ 
venson, 72 ; Mr. E. Tucker, 96 ; Madame 
Eliza Yilmorin, 240 ; Dr. AYalker-Arnott, 
168; Mr. N. B. AVard, 168 
Odontoglossum intermedium, 93 
Oncidium macranthum, 94 ; 0. Ivramerianum, 
94 ; O. obryzatum, 94 ; O. Marshallianum, 
119 ; O. serratum (diadema), 119 
OrchardLIouse Trees, 44, 269 
Orchids, Cool, 241 
Ord’s Apple, 10 
Osberton, sweet-scented flower garden at, 26; 
Abnilla culture at, 249 
Out-door plants, watering of, 138, 156 
Palm, Chinese Hemp, 96 
Pandanus A r eitchii, 119 
Pansies, bedding, 263; exhibition of, 108; 
culture of, 87, 110, 130 
Pansy, Cliveden Yellow, 149 
Pea, Laxton’s Supreme, 216 
Peas, new and old, 9 ; descriptive notes on 
useful sorts, 9 ; critical notes on early, 107 
Peach, Alexandra Noblesse, 239 ; Exquisite, 
240 ; settinsr the fruit of 88 
Pearce, Mr. Richard, death of, 216 
Pear, Beurre de Jonghe (IllustrationJ, S3; 
Beurre Nouvelle Boussoch (Illustration), 
106; Doyenne du Comice (Illustration), 
•209 ; Summer Beurre d’Aremberg (Illus¬ 
tration), 234 
Pears, speck on, to prevent, 232 
Pear Trees, pot culture, 7, 50 
Pelargonium, new, 143, 165; large-flowered: 
Emperor (Illustration), 25; Rob Roy 
(Illustration), 25; fancy: 143, 166; hybrid 
ivy-leaved): AATllsii, 167; nosegay: 166, 
190, 237; zonal: 236, 262; double- 
flowered : 190, 235; Andrew Henderson 
(Illustration), 49 ; gold and bronze zonal: 
118, 166, 189, 236, 283; golden: 283; 
white-edged : 46, 166, 190; golden varie¬ 
gated zonal): 283; silver variegated zonal: 
189, 262 
Pelargoniums, bedding, approved at Chis¬ 
wick, 65; Zonal, for pot culture, 224 ; 
Zonal, choice bedding sorts, 149 ; Abne¬ 
gated Zonal, to grow as specimen plants, 
92; Gold and Bronze Zonal, culture of 
114 ; large-flowered, improvements in, 25 
Pentstemon, new, 237 
Petunia, Beauty, 236 
Phloxes, culture of, 38 ; from seed, 39 ; selec¬ 
tion of, 39 ; in pots, for exhibition, 231 
Phlox, Beautiful, 236 ; Conqueror, 236 
Picotee, cultivation of, 68, 116; selections of, 
33, 70 
Pine-apples, mode of inducing fruitfulness, 
41, 53; quick returns from, 53, 123, 159; 
importation of from the Azores, 143 ; seed¬ 
ling, 78, 133 
Pine culture, expeditious, 53, 123, 159 ; at 
Oakhill, 185 
Pinks, select, 127 
Pinus Lindleyana, 101; P. patula, 125; P. 
llusselliana, 131 
riant protectors (illustrations), 159 
Plants, climbing, 112, 162 
Planting, Fruit Trees, 37 ; deep, 37, 107 
