IV. 
INDEX. 
Pests, destruction of plant, 30. 
Phenyle, soluble, for destruction of scale, 110. 
Phlox setacea, Nelson’s varieties of, 127. 
Phylloxera vastatrix, ravages of, 93. 
Phyraatanthus tricolor, 149. 
Picotee Estelle, (col. plate) 153; Lady Rosebery, 
(col. plate) 105; Minnie, (col. plate) 153 ; Ne Plus 
Ultra, (col. plate) 105; Princess Beatrice, (col. 
plate) 105. 
Picotees, novelties at Larkhall Rise, 10; Mr. Dod- 
well’s new, 154; new, 26; new yellow, 87; stray 
thoughts and seasonable hints on, 59. 
Pine, JJrnbrella, of Japan, 31. 
Pine-apple, new, 111. 
Pisciculture, Pizzetta’s, noticed, 109. 
Pitcher-plants, new, (woodcut) 156. 
Plants, choice hardy frame, 41. 
Plum, culture of, as a wall fruit, 58, 149, 180; 
Rivers’ Grand Duke, 27. [174. 
Plum-trees, destruction of scale on, 110 ; disease in, 
Poinsettia pulcherrima plenissima, 22, 48. 
Polyanthus, (show) Criterion, 96; (show) Sunrise, 
96; fancy, 40; new, 26; properties of the 
Florist’s gold-laced, 49. 
Pontederia azurea, 48. 
Potatos, frame, 55; planting of, 127 ; new, 27. 
Pot-plants, liquid manure for, 60. 
Powell, John, death of, 80. 
Primula hirsuta, 73; P. nivalis, 94; P. rosea, 43, 
(col. plate) 73; P. sinensis purpurea punctata, 
(col. plate), 3 ; P. spectabilis, (col. plate) 73; P. 
villosa, (col. plate), 73; P. villosa nivea, 94; P. 
viscosa, 73. 
Primulas, new Chinese, 26, 64 ; propagating double, 
136 ; propagating, by root-cuttings, 32. 
Pteris serrulata pellucida, 48. 
Ptychosperma patula, fruiting of, 126. 
Pump, Meynell and Inman’s rotary, (woodcut) 95. 
Pyrethrum Golden feather, origin of, 94; new dwarf, 
188. 
Radclyffe, Rev. W. F., death of, 128. 
Radishes, new, 27. 
Ranunculuses, Persian, 109. 
Raspberry, Baumforth’s Seedling, (col. plate) 185. 
Raspberry growing, 186, 
Read, John, death of, 160. 
Rheum nobile in bloom, at Edinburgh, 111. 
Rhododrendron (hardy), Boule de Neige, (col. plate) 
137; (jasminiflorum) Prince of Wales, (col. plate) 
17 ; Princess Royal as a choice winter flower, 35 : 
Salvini, 144. 
Rhododendrons, double-flowered, 109. 
Rhubarb, Stott’s Monarch, 110. 
Rogiera gratissima as a choice winter flower, 35. 
Rollisson, George, death of, 32. 
Ronalds, Robert, death of, 160. 
Rondeletia speciosa major, 166. 
Rosa rugosa, 16; R. Ywara, 16; (pedigree) Her 
Majesty, 79, (col. plate) 81; (h.p.) Red Dragon, 109. 
Roses, Christmas, on Christmas Day, 5, 28. 
Roses, new, 26; new, at Crystal Palace show, 144; 
pegged-down, 132 ; fasciated pompon, 188. 
Rudbeckia Neumanni, 159. 
Salvia involucrata Bethellii, 29. 
Sankey’s, Dr., experiments in hybridisation, 129. 
Sarracenia Moorei, 32 ; hybrid Glasnevin, 32 ; new, 
of 1879, 43. 
Saxifraga Burseriana, 110. 
Scale, cure of, on fruit trees, 31; white, to get rid 
of, 95 ; on Plum-trees, destruction of, 110. 
Schaeffer, Dr., death of, 80. 
Schedules, early issue of, 30. 
Schimper, Professor, death of, 80. 
Schizanthus pinnatus as a pot-plant, 96, 122. 
Sciadopitys verticillata, 31. 
Scott, John, death of, 111. 
Sea-sand, for Horticultural purposes, 79. 
Senecio pulclier 31; S. speciosus, (wood-cut) 99. 
Shrubs, new hardy, 42 ; transplanting, 166. 
SocietiesGardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution, 
126; annual meetings of Manchester Botanical 
and Horticultural, 46; National Auricula and 
Carnation (southern section), 15; National Rose, 
15; Royal Botanic, shows of, in 1881, 187 ; Royal 
Horticultural, annual meeting of, 46; dates of 
meeting, &c., in 1881, 158. 
Soja hispida, 48. 
Sonchus japonicus, 31. 
Souchet, M., death of, 80. 
Spathiphyllum floribnndum, (woodcut) 75. 
Spider, red, on vines and peaches, 121. 
Spirrna nivosa — Aruncus astilboides, 42. 
Stachys grandiflora, (woodcut) 167. 
Stansfield, Abraham, death of, 144. 
Stansfield, Thomas, death of, 32. 
Stephanotis floribunda, 105. 
Stewart, A.B., death of, 111. 
Stock, Crimson East Lothian, 95. 
Stock, Yellow Paradise, for Apples, 31. 
Stove plants, hew, 43. 
Strawberry, Sharpless’ Seedling, (woodcut) 70 
Strawberries, late forcing of, 124; at Brighton, 
show, 144 ; new American, 94. 
Suburban Gardening, 11, 28, 45, 61, 77, 91,107,125, 
135, 152, 171, 184. 
Sundew, 142. 
Syringa vulgaris alba grandiflora, 42 ; Mdlle. Marie 
Legraye, 42. 
Syringe, Luton, (woodcut) 94. 
Tigridia pavonia, (woodcut) 27. 
Traite de Botanique Elementaire, noticed, 109. 
Trees, new hardy, 42 ; transplanting, 166. 
Tree-pruner, Standard, (woodcuts) 1S2. 
Tropasolum tuberosum, 109. 
Tuberose, The Pearl, 188. 
Tulips, model form for, 171, 183; notes on, 168; 
selections for planting, 147. 
Tulipa Schrenckii, 43 ; T. Kesselringi, 43. 
Turnbull, Andrew, presentation to, 47. 
Turnip, Early Purple-top Munich, 27, 115. 
Twiners, 116. 
Tydoeas, as decorative winter plants, 159. 
Urquhart, Daniel, death of, 160. 
Utricularia Endresii, 128. 
Valve, Meadow Foundry Co.’s Throttle, (woodcuts), 
Vegetables, choice, 63; new, 27. [127. 
Veitch, Arthur, death of, 176. 
Verbenas, new, 26. 
Verschaffelt, Jean Nuytens, death of, 111. 
Vine, new African, 188. 
Vines and Vine-Culture : description of varieties of 
grapes, 9, (woodcut) 20, 39, 65, (woodcut) 146, 
164, (woodcut) 178. 
Vine louse, ravages of, 93. 
Vines, red-spider on, 121. 
Viola Ardwell Gem, 118. 
Violet, Lee’s argentiflora, 63 ; Marie Louise, 16; 
Neapolitan, culture of, 64. 
Walks, clearing of weeds on, by arsenic, 159. 
Wall-fruit Culture : the Plum, 58, 149, 180. 
Wall-tree borders, top-dressing of, 100. 
Watei’cresses without water, 48 ; winter, 167. 
Watson, William F., death of, 16. 
Weigela hortensis nivea, 21. 
Willmer, John T., death of, 16. 
Wills, Mr. and Mrs., presentation to, 128. 
Winter flowers, choice, 35. 
Wistaria, double-flowered, 80. 
Wood’s Tree-planter and Tree-pruner, noticed, 126. 
Xerophyllum asphodeloides, 95. 
Y ucca filamentosa variegata, to propagate, 111; Y, 
gloriosa marginata, 128 5 Y. g. mediopicta, 128. 
