200 
INDEX. 
Erauthemum pulchelliun for winter-blooming, 
248. 
Eucharis amazonica, 12, 67. 
Eulalia japonica, 237. 
Euphorbia falgons, alias jacquinneflora, 89, 
159. 
Exhibitions : Alexandra Palace, International 
Potato, 2G2; Cologne International Horti¬ 
cultural, novelties, at, 237; Edinburgh 
International Fruit and Flower, 261; Here¬ 
ford and Perth Fungus, 261; Manchester 
Botanical and Horticultural Society’s Whit¬ 
sun, 143; May and June, 167; Jackman’s 
Clematis, at Royal Botanic Society, 142 ; 
July Floral, 188; Midland Counties’Grand 
Horticultural, 189; National Auricula 
Society’s, 143; National Carnation and 
Picotee Society’s, 215, 265; Nottingham 
and Midland Counties’ Grand Rose, 189 ; 
Paul’s (W.), Pot Rose, at Royal Botanic 
Society, 142; Royal National Tulip 
Society’s, 190; Special, for 1875, 45. 
Ferns, Lowe’s New British, awards to, 189; 
raising from spores, 143, 167. 
Ferns, Newman’s History of British, noticed, 
286 ; Smith’s Classification of, noticed, 286. 
Festucas as edging-plants, 262. 
Fig, Negro Largo, 19. 
Floricultural Notes, 104. 
Florists’ Flowers, seasonable notes on, 38 ; per¬ 
centage of improved novelties amongst, 118. 
Flowers for table decoration, 226. 
Flower-shows, annual, for the Benefit of Public 
Institutions in Birmingham, 46. 
French Bean, Canadian Wonder, 68. 
Fruits as a substitute for high-priced meat, 
30; which shall we grow—sweet or acid ? 
163; Orchard-house, improvement in flavour 
of, 264; Mr. Rivers’ new, 248; new, of 
1874, 42. 
Fruits,Wall, culture of: Chap, i.,Introductory, 
25; Chap, ii., Soil, 50; Chap, iii., Roots, 
121 ; Chap, iv., the Peach and Nectarine, 
169 ; Chap, v., the Peach and Nectarine, 274. 
Fruit Crops, condition of the, 215. 
Fruit-culture v. Cremation, 55, 88. 
Fruit Manual, Hogg’s, noticed, 125. 
Fruit-trees for North Walls, 64, 269. 
Fruit-trees in blossom, protection of, 166. 
Fruit-trees, transplanting, 19S. 
Fruit-tree training, 17, 61. 
Fuchsia corymbiflora, 80; F. Riccartoni, 68; 
F. Sunray (variegated), origin of, 287. 
Fuchsias, new, (woodcuts) 129. 
Fungus of the Potato-disease, (woodcuts) 171. 
Fungus Shows at Perth and at Hereford, 261. 
Garden, public, at Liverpool, 24. 
Garden, Royal, Summer and Winter, at West¬ 
minster, 47, 262. 
Garden, Winter, in the open air, 86. 
Garden Gossip, 22, 45, 68. 95, 117, 142, 167, 
188, 215, 237, 261, 285. 
Garden Work: January, 9; Fobruarv, 32; 
if f * v 7 / 
M arch, 56; April, 81; May, 105; June, 
130; July, 153; August, 182; September, 
205 ; October, 229 ; November, 249 ; De¬ 
cember, 275. 
Gardens, economy of labour in, 63, 114. 
Gardeners’ Year-Book and Almanac for 1875, 
noticed, 24. 
Gardenias, Ladd’s grove of, 119. 
Gardening and the Royal Horticultural 
Society, 241, 279. 
Genista virgata, (col. plate) 169. 
Geonoma gracilis, 117 ; G. Soemanni, 23. 
Geranium and Pelargonium, supposed cross 
between, 23. 
Germination, hastening, by camphor, 215. 
Glass, toughened, 70. 
Glass-houses, new range of, in Glasgow 
Botanic Garden, 24. 
Glazing curvilinear roofs, Rendle’s system of, 
68 . , 
Gleiclienia, notes on the, 219. 
Gooseberries, budded on Ribes pahnatum, 68 ; 
at Christmas, 186. 
Gooseberry-grub, Toads and the, 178. 
Gooseberry-trees, wall of Warrington, at 
Tlioresby, 287. 
Grapes, Edinburgh Champion, clusters of, 
(woodcuts) 244 ; Venn’s Black Muscat, 22. 
Grapes, Hardy, ripening in 1874, 54; new, of 
1874, 43; preserving after cutting, 145; 
scalding of, 270; unpopular by adverse 
treatment, 71. 
Gravel Walks, how to clean, with salt, 15. 
Guano, Penwian, 70. 
Hautbois, forcing the, 209. 
Heath-soil, 263. 
Helianthus globosus fistulosus, (woodcut) 69. 
Heliotrope, M. Sement, 239; H. Surpasse 
Guascoi, 239. 
Hellebores, new hybrid, (woodcut) 159. 
Hibiscus Syria mis, (woodcut) 21. 
Historic. Filicum, Smith’s, noticed, 286. 
Hogg’s Fruit Manual, noticed, 125. 
Hollyhocks, Chater’s new, 13. 
Horseradish, cultivation of, 191. 
Hyacinth, Etna, 117. 
Hyacinths, new, 105. 
Hyacinth-spikes, double or fasciated, 118,144. 
Hybridising Plants, 22. 
ImA xorii ylll’m Aitoni, new variegated variety 
of, 238. 
J uniperus chincnsis aurea, 232. 
Kitchen - gardening, High - class, Earley's, 
noticed, 192. 
Labels, wooden, receipt for preserving, 120. 
Labour, economy of, in gardens, 63, 114. 
Laburnum as a forcing-plant, 190. 
Lagerstromia indica, to flower, 146. 
Lantanas as bedding-plants, 123. 
Lapageria rosea, hardiness of, 68. 
Leaves, absorbing power of, 24; used for 
garnishing, 69. » 
