INDEX 
Abies canadensis pendula, 187; A. canadensis 
variegata, 187. 
Acer Pseudo-Platanus, timber of, 48. 
Adiantum cyclosorum, 110; A. Lawsonianum, 95; 
A. neognineense, 95; A. tetraphyllum gracile, 80, 
(woodcut) 138. 
Agave Shawii, flowering of, 188; A. Victorias Beginae, 
111 . 
Album Denary, 15. 
Amaryllids, prizes for, 80; how to flower, 144. 
Amaryllis Crimson Banner, 80; A. E. Pilgrim, 80. 
Anemidictyon Phyllitidis tesselata, 95. 
Anemone japonica and its varieties, 179. 
Anguioa Clowesii at Manchester show, 111. 
Anthurium ornatum, (woodcut) 164; A. regale, 75; 
A. Scherzerianum album, 175; A. Yeitchii, 
(woodcuts) 100; A. Warocqueanum, (woodcuts) 
101 . 
Ants as a mild-winter pest, 84. 
Aponogeton spathaceum, first flowering of, 112. 
Apple, Jolly Beggar, (col. plate) 33; Stone’s, 23, 
(col. plate) 73; Ten-shilling, (woodcut) 170. 
Apples, analysis of, 32. 
Apple Crops, causes of present failure in, 113. 
Apricot Angoumois Hatif, (col. plate) 9. 
Asparagus, prizes for, 80, 111. 
Aspidiotus Pandani, 30. 
Asters, perennial, raising from seed, 160. 
Atliyrium Filix-fcemina Frizellise, rediscovery of, 63. 
Auricula, Descriptive notes of some leading green- 
edged varieties, 41; A. Frank Simonite, (col. 
plate) 145. 
Auricula (alpine) Silvia, 95, 96. 
Autumnal-flowering Plants, 179. 
Azalea (indica) Duke of Edinburgh, (col. plate) 113 ; 
A. Kaiser Wilhelm, 95 ; Madame Eeckhaute, 98 ; 
A. Bollissoni, (woodcut) 35. 
Azaleas, Ghent, for market, 154; new dwarf Indian, 
58. 
Baltet's Art of Grafting and Budding, notice of, 
111 . 
Bean, kidney, new, 24. 
Begonia buds for salad, 187. 
Begonias, new tuberous, at Versailles show, 176. 
Begonias, new, 143, 160. 
Belt, Thomas, death of, 176. 
Berberis Darwinii, 31. 
Bijvoet, Anthony Nicolas, death of, 160. 
Blackberries, American, 87. 
Bloxam, Eev. Andrew, death of, 64. 
Bollea Patinii, 63. 
Bomarea Carderi, 175. 
Books, new, 15, 47, 63, 80, 96, 163, 175, 187. 
Boscobel, notice of, 175. 
Bowenia spectabilis serrulata, (woodcut) 107. 
Box, golden Japanese, 175. 
Broccoli, new, 5, 24. 
Brown, James, death of, 160. 
Cabbage, Barr’s Criterion, 80. 
Cabbages, clubbing in, cause of, 131; new, 24. 
Calanthe Sedeni, 187. 
Calochortus, from seed, 128. 
Camassia Brownii, 95. 
Camellia buds, why do they fall P 29. 
Candytufts, new dwarf, (col. plate) 65. 
Carnation James Douglas, (col. plate) 177; Eev. F. 
D. Horner, (col. plate) 177 ; Samuel Barlow, (col. 
plate) 177; Souvenir de Malmaison, 128; scarlet 
tree, A. Alegatiere, 25. 
Carnations, seedling, 127 ; two months of, 10, 19; 
a bundle of criticisms, 156. 
Cattleya Marstersonise, 175; C. Mitchellii, 143; C. 
Veitchiana, 143. 
Cauliflowers, new, 24. 
Chafers as garden pests, 84. 
Cherries, early, 116. 
Cherry Bigarreau Napoldon, (col. plate) 57. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. George Bundle, 31; early, for 
bedding, 179; M. Crousse, 187. 
Cineraria, Levesley’s Dwarf Covent Garden, 111; 
double-flowered, 96, (col. plate) 137; single and 
double, 52. 
Clay, burnt, for the amelioration of heavy soils, 175. 
Clematis indivisa, hardiness of, 188; C. Otto Frobel, 
31; C. Pitcheri, 31; C. Sieboklia, 32; C. Earl of 
Beaconsfleld, 111. 
Clematises, Messrs. G. Jackman and Son’s exhibition 
of, at Crystal Palace, 96. 
Club-moss as a table-plant, 40. 
Coleus George Bunyard, 95 ; C. Kentish Fire, 95. 
Conophallus Titanum, 188. 
Cooper, Samuel, death of, 32; lines in memory of, 40. 
Corydalis Intea, for bedding, 166. 
Croton nobilis, (woodcut) 132 ; C. Williamsii, 143. 
Cucumber, Walker’s Hero, 31. 
Cunningham, John, death of, 112. 
Cuscuta reflexa, 16. 
Cyclamens for market, 44; new, 63. 
Cyclobothra elegans, from seed, 128. 
Cypripedium selligerum, (woodcut) 85. 
Dacrydium Franklinii, 16. 
Dactylis glomerata aurea, 110. 
Dahlia Cervantesii, 160; D. coccinea, 160; D. mexi- 
caua, 160; D. (variabilis) Paragon, 160. 
Dahlias, new, 143, 160. 
Damson, American, (col. plate) 169 ; English (col. 
plate), 169; Shropshire, (col. plate) 169. 
Daphne Blagayana, 144. 
Dava.llia fijiensis, 80. 
Dendrobium superbiens, 63. 
Dieffenbacliia Shuttleworthii, (woodcut) 66. 
Dioscorea retusa, (woodcut) 123. 
Dobson, John, death of, 96. 
Dracaena roseo-picta, (woodcut) 28 ; D. vivicans, 110. 
Dracaenas, liability of, to Cucumber disease, 32; 
as table plants, 118; for market, 60. 
Dressing Flowers, 166. 
Du Mortier, M. Barthelemy, death of, 144. 
Eggleton, W. J., death of, 32. 
Ellacombe’s Plant-lore ancl Garden-craft of Shake¬ 
speare, notice of, 80. 
Epacris impressa Butterfly, (col. plate) 49; E. i. 
densiflora, (col. plate) 49 ; E. i. devoniensis, (col. 
plate)49 ; E. i. Sunset, (col. plate)49; E. onosmse- 
flora fl. pi. nivalis, (col. plateJ 49. 
Erica candidissima as a decorative plant, 128. 
Erica obbata expolita, 110. 
Eschscholtzia crocea flore-pleno, (col. plate) 17; 
E. c. Mandarin, (col. plate) 17. 
Eucalypsinthe, 64. 
Eucharis amazonica, growth of, 31. 
Eulalia japonica zebrina, 160. 
Exhibitions :—Ghent Quinquennial Horticultural, 
30, 70; London International Horticultural for 
1880, 112 ; Metropolitan Horticultural, 111. 
Exhibition, Paris, Carter's display at, 96; Sutton’s 
display at, 80. 
Exhibitions, Provincial horticultural, 111. 
Exhibitions and meetings for 1878, 30. 
Ferns at Lambton Castle, 144. 
Ferns for Amateurs, Sha-w’s Illustrations of, 47. 
Ferns for Market, 60. 
Ficus exculpta, 160. 
Fig Col di Signora Bianca, (col. plate) 121; Hardy 
Prolific, 23. 
Figs, outdoor culture of, 104. 
Fish, gold, for aquatic plant-houses, 51. 
Flax, New Zealand, for tying, 127 ; New Zealand, 
hardiness of, 118. 
