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INDEX. 
Plectocomia elongata, 5. 
Plum, McLaughlin’s Gage, 200 ; new, 37; 
Sanclall’s, 263. 
Polycai'pa Maximowiczii, 263. 
Posoquera multillora, 44. 
Potatos, new, 38. 
Primula Boveana, 115 ; P. cortusoides amcona 
(plate), 193; P. cortusoides grandifiora 
(plate), 193; P. cortusoides striata (plate), 
193; P. Couttii, 115, 144; P.- pedemontana, 
7; P. sinensis semi-duplex striata, 94 ; P. 
verticillata simensis, 115. 
Pi'unus Laurocerasus macropliylla, 6. 
Pteris serrulata cristata magnifica, 5. 
Ptychosperma Alexandrae, 5. 
Pustules on Pear Leaves, 215. 
Putty, Thermo-plastic, 120. 
Pyrethrum TchihatclieAvii, 7, 142. 
Quercus, growth, of, as timber, 182; Q. 
nobilis, 264 ; Q. striata japonica, 6. 
Kaspberry, now, 37. 
Reseda odorata eximia, 141. 
Restrepia antennifera, 45. 
Rhododendron Lohbii (woodcut), 232; R. 
multiliorum, 94. 
Rose, Princess Christian (plate), 1. , 
Rose, cultural directions for the, 256; re¬ 
markable sioecimens of, 239; new, 94, 115, 
116, 140; pillar, 241; standard or tree, 106; 
weeping, 169. 
Roses for Hedges, 101, 146. 
Royal Horticultural Society, Anniversary meet¬ 
ing of, 71; Chiswick Garden, 118 ; show at 
Oxford, 191. 
Rush, Flowering, 222. 
Saccolabium bigibbum, 46. 
Sagittarias, culture of, 77. 
Salisburia adiantifolia, 23. 
Salvia involucrata Deschampsiana, 7. 
Scale, Apple-bark Mussel (woodcuts), 216. 
Scale Insect, new (woodcuts), 119. 
Seaforthia Veitchii, 5. 
Sedum spectabile, 127. 
Seeds, Watering of, 117. 
Selenipedium, 18. 
Sempervivum, culture of, 201. 
Senecio argenteus, 261. 
Sequoia, growth of, as timber, 181. 
Sexes in plants, production of, 216. 
Shallots, growth of, from seed, 24. 
Shelter for gardens, 230. 
Shrubs for English Plantations (woodent), 151; 
for seaside pm-poses, 47. 
Smilacina bifolia, use of, for bouquets, 264. 
Solanum Pseudo^Capsicum compactum, 94. 
Stapelia hystrix, 8. 
Stock, White Virginian, 240. 
Stratiotes, culture of, 177. 
Strawberry, Everbearing Andine, 24 ; cropping 
old, 173. 
Strawberries, new, 37; promising seedling, 204. 
Strawberry Crinoline, Paxton (woodcut), 143. 
Struthiopteris orientalis, 6. 
Sublimed Sulphur, 48. 
Sulphm- Distributor, 118. 
Tar Pavements, 263. 
Taxodium, growth of, as timber, 181. 
Tea Tree, Duke of Argyll’s, 142. 
Tetranthera Lhuysii, 7. 
Thermometer, Victoria Electric (woodcut), 277. 
Thrinax havanensis, 5. 
Thuja gigantea (Lobbii) aureo-variegata, 6. 
Thymus citriodorus aui’eus, 261. 
Tile Edging, Conduit (woodcuts), 170. 
Timber trees, gi’owth of, 180. 
Todea intermedia, 6 ; T. Wllkesiana (woodcut\ 
163. 
Toxicophloea spectabilis, 7. 
Trees and Shrubs for English Plantations 
(woodcut), 151; for seaside purposes, 47. ^ 
Tropseolum ochroleucum, 248. 
Tuberose, the, 20 ; as grown in America, 137. 
Tulip, John Hemy (plate), 169.. 
Tnlips, Lightbody’s, 264; Royal N ational 
Exhibition of, 147. 
Vanda Denisoniana, 46. 
Vanilla, large plant of, 11*9; V. Phaloonopsis, 46. 
Variation in plants, 226. 
Vegetables, new, 36. 
Veitchia Johannis, 5. 
Veitch Memorial, 262. 
Ventilation'of Hothouses, (woodcut), 227. 
Verbenas, new, 212, 214, 238, 261 ; select, 95. 
Vines, pot, House for (woodcut), 138. 
Vino Borders, Aerated, 19. 
Vine Budding, 160. 
Vino Disease in France, 191; remedy for, 233. 
Vine Mildew, checking, 48. 
Vine priming, 240. 
Vineries, Rendle’s Portable (woodcuts), 281. 
Viola cornuta, 116 ; V. lutoa major, 141. 
Violet, Marie Louise, 95; water, 222. 
Vitis chontalensis, 44 ; V. javalensis, 44. 
Wall, Beard’s Glass, 168 ; (woodcuts), 18S. 
Wall-tree Borders, planting, 135. 
Watering Seeds and Plants, 117. 
Water Plants, 35, 77, 176, 222. 
Water Soldier, 177. 
Welfia regia, 5. 
Wellingtonia, growth of, as timber, 181. 
Wigandia imperialis, 261. 
Wild Garden, the, rev., 258. 
Window Plants, 194. 
Yellow-Lea'Ved Bedding Plants, 248. 
Yew tree, perfectly harmless. Fruit of, 24. 
Yucca argospatha, 6. 
Zinc roofing, obviation of oxidation of, 240. 
Zygopetalum Wallisii, 46. 
