INDEX 
Abies alba Wbrlitziana, 61; A. cauaclensis alba, 161; 
A. c. peiiclnla, 164; A. I’arryana, 161. 
Abutilons, new, 22. 
Acer Ginnala, 189; A. platanoicles coluinnaris, 21. 
Adiantum bellum, 20; A. cyclosornm, 20; A. 
Williamsii, (woodcuts) 165. 
Agapanthus umbellatus flore-pleno, 21. 
Alocasia Jobnstoni, 20. 
Alpine plants, Seboth’s, notice of, 15. 
Amaryllis, breeding, 97 ; new, 22. 
Ampelopsis bederacea, 59; A. tricuspiclata, 60. 
Ansectochili, natural habitats of. 111. 
Annual, new hardy, 21. 
Anthurium candiclum, 19 ; A. Patiui, 19. 
Apple Barnack Beauty, 22 ; Baumann’s Bed Winter 
Eeinette, (col. plate) 22, 121; Dr. Hogg, 22; 
Dutch Mignonne, (woodcut) 13 ; Early Julien, (col. 
plate), 41 ; Gogar Pippin, (woodcut) 10 ; Killick’s 
King William, 22; Oslin, (col. plate) 41 ; Bay, 
(woodcut) 55. 
Apples, origin of, 64; hardj^, 173; new, 22. 
Apple orchards, &e., 69. 
Apricots as wall-fruit, 49, 106, 177; canker in, 38 ; 
dying-off of, 154. 
Arbutus hybrida, (woodcut) 50; A. Unedo, 50. 
Areca Alicas, 176 ; A. gracilis, 20 ; A. purpurea, 20. 
Asparagus culture, 110. 
Auricula Acme, 94 ; Cleopatra, 40 ; Dr. Horner, 39 ; 
Earl of Beaconsfield, 40 ; John Cunningham, 40 ; 
Eegularity, 40 ; Bnby, 39 ; Victor Emmanuel, 39. 
Auriculas, ancient, 92 ; errors in judging, 41; dis¬ 
tinctions between Alpine and Show, 128 ; manipu¬ 
lation of, 105,113 ; new, 22 ; Bead’s Seedling, 39; 
notes on, 88; prizes awarded in Dublin, 94. 
Azalea indica Emjiress of India, 80, (col. plate) 97; 
A. Louisa Pynaert, 80. 
Azaleas as market-plants, 56 ; display of hardy, at 
Knap Hill, 99; new, 22, 80. 
Azolla pinnata, 144. 
Balfour, Dr., testimonial to, 30. 
Bamboo shading, (woodcut) 74. 
Beadon, Bev. Canon, death of, 112. 
Beet, Erisby’s Excelsior, 22 ; new, 22. 
Begonia fuchsioides, 29, 71; B. incaruata, 28; B. 
polypetala, 64; B. Boezlii, 95 
Begonias for winter, 71; new, 22 ; tuberous, 16. 
Berry-bearing plants, in-door, 28, 40. 
Biennial, new hardy, 21. 
Boiler, Glasgow, (woodcuts)[23. 
Bolbophyllum Beccarii, 63. 
Bollea Lawrenceana, 21. 
Bomarea Carderi, 21, (woodcut) 178. 
Bouvardias for winter-blooming, 15. 
Bowenia spectabilis serrulata, 20. 
Broccoli, Veitch’s Self-protecting, 22 ; Gilbert’s 
Cabbage, 22 ; hardiness of, 63 ; new, 22. 
Bulbs, Dutch export of, 95 ; new stove, of 1878, 20. 
Burbidge, F. W., appointment of, 127. 
Burbidgea nitida, 159. 
Cabbage, Bacalan, 22 ; early Boulogne, 22. 
Cabbages, best garden, 129; new, 22. 
Cabbage broccoli, new, 22. 
Cabbages, to protect from snails. 111. 
Caie, John, death of, 176. 
Calanthe, Sedeni, 21. 
Calceolaria fuchsiasfolia, 63. 
Callicarpa piu'purea, for indoor decoration, 28. 
Calyptronoma Swartzii, 20. 
Camellia, Madame A., Verschaffelt, 39; Ninfa 
Egeria, (col. plate) 145. 
Camellias, free-flowering, 42 ; renovation of, 145. 
Campanula macrostyla, 21. 
Canna iridiflora hydrida, (col. plate) 129. 
Carnations, awards to, 134; dressing, 24; effects of 
winter on, 94; in suburban gardens, 8 ; new, 22 ; 
perpetual, 33, 
Carrots, rust maggot on, 169. 
Catalpa speciosa, 189. 
Caterpillars on Gooseberry bushes, remedy for, 143. 
Cauliflowers, economical plan of cutting. 111. 
Centaurea Fenzlii, 21. 
Cespedesia Bonplandii, 20. 
Chafers, checkmating the, 152. 
Cherry, Ebenter, 111; weeping black Bigarreau, 16. 
Chevalliera Veitchii, 20. 
Chionodoxa LuoiliaB, 111. 
Chou du Bussie, (woodcut) 128. 
Chrysanthemum frutescens C. de Chambord, 136. 
Chrysanthemum, Gold Thread, 6. 
Chrysanthemums, early bedding, 187 ; new. 22. 
Cibotium Chamissoi, 21. 
Cinerarias, how to grow, (woodcut) 86. 
Clematis Durandi, 190 ; the best hardy, 180 ; new, 22. 
Colchicum luteum at Kew, 64. 
Conifers, new miniature, 64. 
Conophallus Titanum, 20. 
Cornus mas aurea elegantissima, 47. 
Cranberry, American, 16. 
Crinum bracteatum pnrpurascens, (woodcut) 109; 
C. Macowani, 20. 
Crocus etruscus, 21. 
Croton appendiculatus, (woodcut) 67 ; C. Challenger, 
20 ; C. Fenzii, 110 ; C. gloriosus, 20; C. maculatus 
Katoni, 20, (woodcut) 27; C. Mortii, 20; C. 
mutabilis, (woodcut) 68 ; C. nobilis, 20 ; C. para¬ 
doxus, (woodcut) 68 ; C. jiicturatus, 67; C. Prince 
of Wales, 20; C. princeps, 20, 68; C. reginse, 20, 
(woodcut) 58; C. Williamsii, 20. 
Cucumber, Carter’s model, 22 ; Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
143 ; new, 22. 
Cucumber disease, cause of, 63 ; v. Manure, 66. 
Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridls, 164; lutea, 161 ; 
IDyi’amidalis alba, 164. 
Cm'rant, black, 5. 
Cycas siamensis, 20. 
Cyclamens, hardy, in pots, 65 ; now, 22. 
Cyperaceous plants, decorative, 155. 
Dabeocia polifoUa, 166. 
Dahlia Paragon, (woodcut) 9 ; new, 22. 
Dale, Joseph, death of, 32. 
Daphne Blagayana, 21; D. japonica Mnzelii, 63 ; D. 
variegata. 111. 
Davallia fijiensis, 21. 
David soiiia pruriens, 20. 
Davis, D.D., death of, 160. 
Dendrobium Ainsworthii, 54; D. A. roseum, 54; 
D. splendidissimum, 54; D. W’illiamsianum, 21. 
Dickson, Dr., appointment to Edinburgh, 80. 
Dieffenbachia Shuttleworthii, 20. 
Diospyrus costata, 78 ; D. Kaki, 77. 
Dipladenia Brearleyana, 169; D. carissima, (col. 
plate) 169. 
Disa grandiflora psittacina, 190 ; D. macrantha, 190. 
Diseases, plant, 38, 63, 66, 138. 
Encephalartos Friderici-Guilielmi, 20. 
Endive, Vilmorin’s Curled Piepus, 22 ; new, 22. 
Eranthemum laxiflorum, 20. 
Essington, William Essington, death of, 32. 
Eulalia japonica, 122. 
Evergreens, choice hardy, 163 ; show groups of, 14. 
Exhibitions :—Alexandra Palace Bose, 127 ; Ghent 
Strawberry, 137 ; Great Summer, 109,127 ; Inter¬ 
national Horticultural, proposed, 62 ; Interna- 
national Potato, 62 ; National Auricula Society’s : 
northern section, 831 ; southern section, 76 ; 
National Carnation Society’s; northern section, 
148 : southern section, 133 ; National Bose 
Society’s, 127 ; Noi-thern Counties Tulip Society’.?, 
124; Pelargonium Society’s, 117 ; Eoyal Horti- 
cutural Society’s Bose, &c., 127 ; Eoyal National 
Tulip Society’s, 94,102 ; Woolhope Club Fruit, 185, 
Fenzl, Professor, death of, 176, 
