INDEX. 
PAGE 
. 262 
. 163 
. 11 
. 44 
. 90 
. 59 
Aberdeen Strawberry Trade 
Abies Albertiana 
Aconite, Winter. 
Ada aurantiaca . . ... 
Adonis vernalis. 
Alyssum saxatile. 
Amateurs, bints to on tbe formation 
and cultivation of a garden, 126, 203 
American Plants, shows of . . . 165 
Among the Chrysanthemums . . . 274 
Amsterdam, exhibition at . . . 280 
Anemone.36 
japonica, Honorine Jobert . . 19 
nemorosa . „ . . . . 90 
Apple, Marvellous .... 238 
bush trees for market gardens . 228 
kitchen, gathering and keeping . 195 
Arabis preecox . . . . . 59 
Aralia papyrifera, hardiness of . . 143 
Asparagus, culture at Versailles . .174 
beds, formation of . . .173 
Aubrietia purpurea . . . . 59 
Aucuba japonica . . . . .94 
Azaleas, training for exhibition . . 142 
Banana .21 
Baskets, hanging . . . . 2, 42 
Bavay, M. Xavier de, death of . . 167 
Bedding plants, effective . . . 83 
propagation of 181 
winter and spring . 170, 278 
Birds.92 
Bomarea multiflora. With an illus¬ 
tration .97 
Boot, Dr., death of . . .45 
Botany for Beginners . 7, 31, 53, 104, 128, 
152, 175, 198, 223, 270 
Brussels Exhibition . „ . .69 
Sprouts.94 
Bulbs, Cape, culture of 249 
Caladium Veitchii superba . . 20 
Calendar of Operations lor— 
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January 
• • • 
22 
February 
• • • 
46 
March . . 
• # « 
70 
April 
• • • • 
95 
May 
• • • 
118 
June 
• • » « 
143 
July 
• • • 
167 
August 
• • • • 
191 
September . 
• • • 
215 
October . 
• • • • 
239 
November 
• • • 
263 
December 
• • • • 
281 
Camellia Sarah Frost. 
With an illus- 
tration . 
• • • 
1 
Carnation, the Tree 
• • • • 
66 
Cauliflower, cultivation of . 
272 
Celosia, new decorative varieties 
36 
Cerastium tomentosum 
• • • 
83 
Chameerops excelsa, hardiness of . . 
143 
Changes, garden . 
• • • 
262 
China Grass . 
« • • • 
21 
Christmas Bose . 
• • • 
11 
Chronicle, Our Monthly, 20, 43, 68, 94, 116, 
141, 165, 189, 213, 237, 260, 280 
Chronicles of a Town Garden, 4, 29, 51, 91, 
123, 148, 178, 194, 217, 266 
Chrysanthemums, new . . . . 49 
among the ..... 274 
Chrysanthemum, the . . . . 280 
Miss Nightingale . . . .20 
Prince Alfred. With an illustra¬ 
tion ..... 49 
Princess of Wales. With an illus¬ 
tration .49 
Late Yellow Dragon . . .19 
Cinchona.94 
Clematis Jackmanni. With an illus¬ 
tration . . . . .193 
rubro-violacea. With an illustra¬ 
tion .265 
Cockchafer.22 
Cocoa-nut, fruiting at Syon 20, 44, 190 
Cotton.22 
