I N D E X. 
Abies Douglasii, 32, 61; A Menziesii, 71; 
A. Smithian a, 71 
Acalypha tricolor, 33; (Illustration), 222 
Achimenes, culture as basket plants, 76 
Adiantum Lindeni, 38 ; A. velutinum, 38 
EEchmeas, how to flower, 133 
Aerial roots from Vines, 174, 192, 224, 242, 
270 
TEthionema coridifolium, 257 
Agave schidigera, 132; A. xylinacantha, 224 
Alkalies/new test for, 256 
Allium carinatum, 256 
Alnus glutinosa aurea, 40, 113 
Alocasia intermedia, 160; A. Jenningsii, 
232 
Alpine plants, cultivation of, 203 
Alstromerias, out-door culture of, 145 
Alternanthera paronychioides, 15 
Amaryllis Alberti (Illustration), 263 ; Messrs. 
G-araway’s new, 65 ; new varieties of (Il¬ 
lustration), 141 ; A. pardina, 156, (Illustra- 
tration), 213 
Amorphophallus nobilis, 160 
Ancona Salad, 18 
Ancylogyne longifiora, 37 
Angroecum citratum, 81 
Anthurium regale, 38 
Aphelandra Roezlii, 274 
Apple, Rosemary Russet (Illustration), 165 ; 
preserving, 138 
Aralia crassifolia picta, 87; A. spathulata, 
87 
Aristolochia Goldieana, 277 
Ash, Rlotched Breadalbane, 161 
Asplenium novse-caledonioe, 39 ; A. difforme, 
64 
Asters, treatment of, 9 ; Victoria, S ; Dwarf 
Chrysanthemum-flowered, 8; Truffaut’s 
Perfection, 9 ; Boltze’s Dwarf Bouquet, 9 
Athyrium Goringianum pictum, 39 
Aubrietia graeca, 161 
Aucuba, hermaphrodite, 10 ; A. japonica mar- 
morata, 255; A. j. grandis, 255 
Aui’iculas, new, 45, 118; Alpine, how to 
raise, 136 
Austin, Mr. W., Testimonial to, 186 
Australian Spinach, 89 
Azalea, Her Majesty (Illustration), 1 ; sports 
of, 1; new, 45, 112 
Bambttsa Simonii, 41 
j Basket plants, uses of, 62; Achimenes as, 76 
Beans, Kidney, culture in winter, 99 
Beard’s Patent Hothouses (Illustrations), 107 ; 
cultural merits of (Illustrations), 193 
! Bedding plants, notes on, 271 
j Beet, Chili Leaf, 18 
Begonia boliviensis, 132 
Berberries, Evergreen, 73 
Berkeley, Rev. M. J., pension to, 137 
Birds, native singing, 98, 143 
Bletia Sherrattiana, 156 
Borecoles, Variegated, 138 
Botanical Congress, Paris, 8S ; proposed In¬ 
ternational, 233 
Broccoli, Backhouse’s, 30 ; Carter’s Cham¬ 
pion, 147; Winter, 52 
Bromelia Commelyniana, fruit of, 11 
Cabbages for spring use, 179; Fearnought, 
22, 65 
Cacti, Tall, cultivation of, 248 
Calendar of Operations :—January, 18 ; Feb¬ 
ruary, 42; March, 66; April, 90; May, 
115 ; June, 139 ; July, 183 ; August, 187; 
September, 211; October, 235; November, 
259 ; December, 279 
Camellia Contessa Lavinia Maggi rosea 
(Illustration), 261 
Carnations, new, 208 
Cattleya Dowiana, 37, 160 ; C. AVarscewiczii 
(Illustration), 69 
Cattleyas, New Grenada, 69 
Cedar of Goa, glaucous, 233 
Cedrus atlantica, 32; C. Deodara, 32; C. 
Libani, 32 
Celery, Hooley’s Conqueror, 277; Notting¬ 
ham Prize, 278 
Chamsecyparis obtusa, 161 
Chapman, Mr. W., death of, 235 
Cheere, Rev. G., death of, 115 
Chenopodium auricomum, 18, 89 
Cherry, Frogmore Early Bigarreau (Illustra¬ 
tion), 148 
Chrysanthemums, culture of, 85 ; new, 46 ; 
versus Zonal Pelargoniums, 60, 134 
Citrus japonica, to fruit, 65 
Clavija fulgens, 81 
Clematis Jackmani and its allies (Illustration) 
244 
Clematises, Cripps’ new, 46, 254; Jackman’s 
new, 46, 208 
