INDEX. 
- 4 - 
Abies, new Japanese, 42. 
Abutilon, Firefly, 47 ; 12 best, 127. 
Acer platanoides aureo-variegatum Buntzleri, 176. 
Achimenes longiflora, (woodcut) 142. 
Adiantum amabile, for baskets, (woodcut), 38. 
AEsculus rubicunda Briotii, 42. 
Agapanthus umbellatus candidus, 176. 
Agaves, imported, mutations of, 158. 
Album Benary, noticed, 24. 
Alpiue plants in pots, 88. 
Alternanthera paronychioides major aurea, 188. 
Amaryllis Ackermanni pulcherrimum, 95; A. Mrs. 
Baker, (col. plate) 33 ; new, 25. 
Amies’ horticultural manure, 47, 160. 
Ananassa Mordilona, fruiting of, 111. 
Andersson, Dr. Nils Johann, death of, 96. 
Annuals, hardy ornamental, 134; new, 43. 
Anthurium Andreanum, 78, (col. plate and wood- 
cut) 97, 126 ; A. Scherzerianum, 31; A. S. Roth- 
schildianum, 64. 
Aphides, destruction of, 30. 
Aphis, Auricula, 162. 
Apple, Dr. Hogg, (woodcut), 6; Ecklinville Seed¬ 
ling, 14; Emperor Alexander, 132; Hardy 
varieties of, 154, 175 ; for market cultivation, 94 ; 
American crop of, 187. 
Arboriculture for Amateurs, noticed, 126. 
Arnebia echioides, 148. 
Arundo mauritanica at Kew, 160. 
Asparagus, prizes for, 63. 
Aubrietia deltoidea and its varieties, 127. 
Auricula, Dean’s Ca 2 itivation and Picotee, (col. 
plate) 25; Horner’s Heroine, (col. plate) 177; 
notes on the, 162; new, 25; as border plants, 
153 ; wayside notes, 81. 
Azalea (double hardy) Graaf von Meran, Narcissi- 
flora, Sappho (col. plate), 89. 
Azalea (indica) Roi Leopold alba, 64 ; Souvenir 
du Comte de Gomer, 144; Veitch and Sons’ group 
of, 108 ; new, 25 ; hardy, autumn tints of, 187; 
Mrs. Carmichael, hardiness of, 127. 
Bark of fruit trees, 106. 
Bean, new kidney, 27; Soja, 48. 
Beech, purple, 31. 
Begonia Comte de Limminghe, 110; new, 26. 
Bell, Professor, death of, 64. 
Bentham and Hooker’s Genera Plantarura, noticed, 47. 
Berberis stenophylla, 31. 
Biermann, Adolf, death of, 80. 
Betonica grandiflora, (woodcut) 167. 
Books, notes on, 14, 23, 47, 85, 109, 126, 174. 
Bouquets, construction of, 160. 
Bouvardias, winter-flowering, 158. 
Box-wood, Yenezuelan, 144. 
Brehaut, Rev. T. C., death of, 188. 
Broccoli, Gilbert’s Cabbage, 47 ; Miller’s Dwarf, 63. 
Bunyard, Thomas, death of, 176. 
Cabbage moth, caterpillar of, 174. 
Cactus Dahlia, 43, 174. 
Calendula officinalis var. Meteor, (woodcut) 36. 
Camellia Manara, (col. plate) 129; new, 26. 
Camoensia maxima, 188. 
Campanula persicifolia albo-plena, 144. 
Carnations, novelties at Larkhall Rise, 10; new, 
26; stray thoughts and seasonable hints on, 59 ; 
perpetual, for borders, 72; Dodwell’s new, 154. 
Carrots, culture of, at Alnwick, 159. 
Castilleja indivisa, (col. plate) 161. 
Cauliflowers, growth of, 118. 
Celery crop of 1880, 170. 
Chamoerops Portunei, 96. 
Charred refuse as a fertiliser, 16. 
Cherry Black Tartarian, (col. plate) 169. 
Cherry-pie plant, 86. 
Chionodoxa Lucilise, 43. 
Chorispora Greigi, 31, 43. 
Christmas Rose, 5, 28. 
Chrysanthemum frutescens Etoile d’Or, 80. [175. 
Chrysanthemum La Belle, 48; Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Cinerarias, double, 79; new, 26 ; properties of, 63. 
Clematis coccinea, (woodcut) 115, 116; C. Pitcheri, 
115 ; C. Pellieri, 127. 
Clianthns puniceus, 104. 
Climbers, 116. 
Coal, anthracite, v. coke, 144. 
Cocker, Jas., sen., death of, 188. 
Cocoa-nut fibre refuse, uses of, 98. 
Coleuses, advances among, 96; new, 26. 
Conandron ramondioides, 42. 
Corydalis Kolpakowskii, 96 ; C. Ledebouriana, 96. 
Cox, Serjeant, death of, 16. 
Creosote plant, resinous substance of, 111. 
Croton Bergmanni, 94; C. Carrierii, 94. 
Cucumber, Freeman’s Yard Long, 175; Sutton’s 
Duke of Connaught, 175. 
Culture Maraichere, Dumas’, noticed, 109. 
Currant, Norwegian, 94. 
Currant caterpillar, 120. 
Cycads, new, 43. 
Cyclamens, how to grow, well, 126 ; new, 26. 
Cypripedium Lawrenceanum, (woodcut) 111; C. 
vexillarium, (woodcut) 13. 
Daffodils, Hoop-petticoat, (woodcut) 67. 
Dahlia coccinea, scarlet dwarf, (woodcut) 53, (col. 
plate) 113; D. Juarezii, 15, 43, 174 ; new, 26 
varieties of, 53 ; new single, 187. 
Damson, Bradley’s King of the Damsons, 175. 
Davallia Mariesii, (woodcut) 151. 
Davidsonia pruriens, 126. 
Delphiniums, hardy perennial, 144. 
Dianthus Heddewigii, 143. 
Dickson, Alexander, Sen., death of, 176. 
Dicksonia Berteroana, (woodcut) 116. 
Dieffenbachia Leopoldii, (woodcut) 163. 
Diospyros Kaki, 110. 
Dominy, John, award of medal to, 128. 
Douglas’s Hardy Florists’ Flowers noticed, 23. 
Dracocephalum Ruyschiana japonicum, 42. 
Dunnett, William, death of, 64. 
Eichornia azurea, 48. 
Electro-illumination for gardens, (woodcut) 54. 
Elements de Matiere Medicale, noticed, 109. 
Ericas, Mr. Turnbull’s hybrid, 56. 
Erythrcea venusta, 43. 
Erytlirochaote palmatifida, 31. 
Eucodonia lilacinella, (woodcut) 123. 
Eupatorium ligustrinum, 44; E. Weinmannianum,44. 
Exhibitions :—Belgian National Horticultural, 143 ; 
Brighton, Strawberries, at, 144 ; Crystal Palace, 
New Roses, at, 144; National Auricula Society’s, 
(southern section) 62, 73 ; (northern section), 
annual, of, 89; Royal National Tulip Society’s, 
103 ; National Rose Society’s arrangements for, 
78 ; at Crystal Palace, 119 ; at Manchester, 120 ; 
of 1881,158 ; Pelargonium Society’s annual, 123 ; 
of 1881, 158 ; Manchester Royal Botanical and 
Horticultural Society’s, Whitsun, 95 ; Inter¬ 
national, in 1881, 126; National Carnation and 
Picotee Society’s (southern section), annual, 126, 
137; (northern section), 139; Scottish Pansy 
Society’s, 128 ; Oxford Rose Society’s, 143 ; 
International Potato, 157 ; Royal Horticultural 
Society’s, in 1881, 158 ; Royal Caledonian Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s International Fruit, in 1882,126, 
158 ; Richmond Horticultural Society’s annual 
autumn, 176 ; Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 174. 
Felton, Thomas, death of, 80. 
Fencing, Bayliss’ Tubular, 109. 
Ferns, new, 43 ; prothallia of crested, 187. 
Fertiliser, charred refuse as a, 16. 
Fig Brown Turkey, (col. plate) 145; Grizzly Bour- 
jassotte, 176. 
Fitch, W. H., award of pension to, 80. 
Flies, house, means of poisoning, 110, 
