IV 
INDEX. 
Orange tree, fertility of the, 16. 
Orangery a ■winter fruit garden, 87. 
Orchids, cool, lf)4,192; Mr. Bull’s ex¬ 
hibition of, 112 ; in Vineries, 47. 
Orchid Album, plants figured in, 13. 
Orchis longicruris, 126. 
Ornithogalum arabicum, 12. 
Oxalis articulata, 111. 
P.*;ONiES, new, 109, 110. 
Pseony, Moutan, forcing of the, 176. 
Panax Victoria, 112. 
Pandanus leucospinus, 127. 
Pansies, new, 10, 59. 
Papaver alpinum, 13 ; P. Hookeri, 12. 
Passiflora. atomaria, 30; P. ccerulea 
Constance Elliott, 110, 124; P. 
rubra, 12. 
Peas, new, 11; pinching of, 176. 
Pea, new Everlasting, 138. 
Peas, Sweet, new, 11, 16, 24, 143. 
Peach, Belle de Saint-Geslin blanc, 
168 ; Downing, 126; Bed Nectarine, 
152. 
Peaches, Classification of, 119, 
Pear, Sbi’iped Beurre' d’Amanlis, 139 ; 
Beurre d’Amanlis panache'e, 127; 
Beurre Royal of Turin, 127 ; Beurre 
Wamberchies, 157 ; Casteline, 168 ; 
Charles Frederix, 43 ; Grand SoleU, 
167 ; Marie Benoist, 59 ; Triomphe 
de Tournai, 12. 
Peai's, a chapter about, 3 ; Double 
Grafting, 64. 
Pelargonium, new decorative, 110; 
new fancy, 125; new ivy-leaved, 
110, 138, 142 ; new show, or large- 
flowered, 78, 125 ; new zonal, 10; 
new double zonal, 10, 95, 192; 
Pearson’s new, 10. 
Pentaptei-ygium serpens, 157, 158. 
Pentstemon labrosus, 42. 
Pescatorea Klabochorum ornatissima, 
30. 
Petunias, double, 127; propagation 
of, 117. 
Phacelia campanularia, 30. 
Phsedranassa Lehmanni, 28, 30. 
Phaius tuberculosus, 13; treatment 
of, 79. 
Phalsenopsis Reichenbachiana, 169 ; 
P. Sanderiana, 13 ; P. Sanderiana 
marmorata, 29 ; P. Stuartiana, 12 ; 
P. Stuartiana Hrubyana, 110; P. 
Veitchiana brachyodon, 61 ; P. vio- 
lacea Bowringiana, 159. 
Philodendron Mamei, 30 ; P. Regeli- 
anum, 127 ; P. Selloum, 158. 
Phloxes, hardy perennial, 170. 
Phlox Drummondii as an annual, 170. 
Phlox setacea, 95. 
Phyllanthus Chantrieri, 30. 
Phyllocalyx edulis, 138, 159. 
Picea Parryana, 5. 6 ; P. pungens, 5. 
Picotee, Master Nichols, 178. 
Picotees, new, 134,167 ; to plant, 160. 
Picotees, description of the best: 
Red-edged, 105; Purple-edged, 129; 
Rose, Salmon or Scarlet-edged, 147. 
Pine, golden Austrian, 47 ; Pitch, 143; 
Red, 143 ; Scotch, 143; Weymouth, 
143 ; White, 143 ; Yellow, 143. 
Pine-apple, Lady Beatrice Lambton, 
15. 
Pink, the Garden, 97 ; new, 125. 
Pinus austriaca aurea, 47. 
Piper omatum, 169. 
Plants, new, 9, 16, 28, 58, 94, 123, 
127, 1.38, 155, 166. 
Plants, Plates of, published in Florist, 
• 170. 
Plant stages, cemented, 56. 
Pleione humilis tricolor, 14; P. Wal- 
lichiana, 154. 
Plum Reine Claude de Brahy, 61, 
139 ; The Wyedale (pi. 606), 41. 
Polyanthuses, gold-laced, 26,127,192, 
Polyanthuses, seedling, 71,86. 
Polypodiupi vul. trichomanoides, 169. 
Pomegranate, Williams’, 152. 
Pothos Enderiana, 127. 
Potatos, new, 11, 30, 168 ; 1884 crop 
of, I4l ; Exhibition of, at Crystal 
Palace, 175. 
Primroses, Polyanthus, 46, 59, 78. 
Primula capitata, 125 ; P. dolomitis, 
111, 124 ; P. imperialis, 28 ; P. 
longiscapa, 12 ; P. prolifera, 28,30 ; 
P. Rusbyi, 138 ; P. sapphirina, 58 ; 
P. Sieboldii, 68, 86 ; new varieties 
of, 95. 
Primula sinensis ; 1, Queen of Whites, 
2, Swanley Purple, 3, Princess 
Beatrice (pi. 611), 81; new, 10, 
32, 42. 
Primus Pissardi, 47, 138, 159. 
Pyrethrums, new, 110. 
Quercus serrata, 79. 
Raspberry, Lord Beaconsfield (pi. 
602), 9, 165. 
Ravenia Hildebrandtii, 158. 
Reidia glaucescens, 47. 
Revue Horticole, subjects figured in, 
30, 42, 60, 126, 159, 168. 
Rhododendron (hardy). Bluebell (pi. 
609), 65. 
Rhododendron Curtisii (pi. 615), 113, 
158 ; R. multicolor, 158. 
Rhododendrons, miniature, 80 ; new, 
138. 
Ribston, Conifers at, 137; Fuchsias 
at, 141; Grapes at, 139. 
Root-pruning fruit trees, 192. 
Rosa lucida, 138; R. microphylla 
var., 159; R. polyantha, 78; R. 
sempervirens, 112. 
Rose (H.P.) Merveille de Lyon (pi. 
601), 3, 42. 
Roses, new, 11, 12, 16, 29, 31, 42, 59, 
60, 95, no, 112, 125, 129, 139, 107, 
168. 
Roses, tea, in autumn, 163 ; in 1884, 
150. 
Roses, National Rose Society’s Cata¬ 
logue of, noticed, 176 ; Mr. Eyre’s 
lecture on, noticed, 64; in the 
North, 1883, 7 ; gumming, 192. 
Rudd, George, death of, 80. 
Russelia juncea, 162. 
Rylance, Charles, death of, 160. 
Saccolabittm bellinum, 43; S. curvi- 
folium, 14; S. giganteum illustre, 
30, 112 ; S. miniatum citrinum. 111. 
Sagittaria montevidensis, 112. 
Salvia discolor, 138, 158; S. nigricans, 
138. 
Sarracenia Swaniana, 94. 
Saxifraga Burseriana major, 43. 
Schismatoglottis decora, 127; S. pul- 
chra, 112 ; S. variegata, 127. 
Schizostylis coccinea, 61. 
Scirpus Tabernsemontani zebrinus, 27. 
Scutellaria Lehmanni, 126. 
Seaside planting, 16. 
Sedum Sempervivum, 158. 
Selaginella viridangida, 94, 141; S. 
Willdenovii (cmsia arborea), 141. 
Serapias cordigera, 126. 
Shrubs, hardy, for bedding, 144. 
Shrub planting, 33. 
Skimmia fragrantissima, 127 ; S. ob- 
lata, 127 ; S. ob. mascula, 127. 
Societies :— 
American Pomological, 47. 
Glasgow Horticultural, 14. 
Kingston Chrysanthemum, 14. 
Manchester Botanical and Horti- 
celtural, 14, 46. 
Societies:— 
National Auricula (N.), 84. 
National Auricula (S.), 31, 69, 95. 
National Carnation and Picotee 
(N.), 135. 
National Carnation and Picotee 
(S.), 31,121. 
National Chrysanthemum, 14. 
National Rose, 14, 176. 
Pelargonium, 14. 
Richmond Horticultural, 64. 
Rochdale Auricula, 86. 
Royal Botanic, 14, 31. 
Royal Horticultural, 14, 46, 64, 74. 
Royal National Tulip, 107. 
Solanum, tuberous species of, 30. 
Sophora japonica crispa, 64. 
Speed, Thomas, death of, 32. 
Spinach, transplanting, 144. 
Spirea bullata, 139. 
Spruce, Blue, 4, 6 ; Servian, 6i. 
Stanhopea florida, 30; S. tigrina 
gran diflora, 61. 
Staphylea colchica, 168. 
Strawberries recommended, 153, 159. 
Straw'berry Tile, Matthews’, 80. 
Streptocarpus_ Kirkii, 168. 
Streptosolen Jamesoni, 64. 
Sulphur, Black, for garden use, 160. 
Syringe, Sheath’s Patent Magic, 112. 
Tapeinotes Carolina major, 10, 12. 
Tiger-flower, white, 50, 61, 139. 
Tinnea aethiopica dentata, 60. 
Toadya speciosa Cringerii, 144. 
Todea barbara, colossal, 143, 158. 
Toll, George, death of, 128. 
Tomatos as an out-door crop, 43. 
Tree ferns, cool treatment for, 145. 
Tree stumps, mode of destrojnng, 32. 
Trichocentrum porphyrio, 42; 
Tropaeolum Cardinal, 126 ; T. digita- 
tum, 126 ; T. Madame Gunter, 126. 
Tulips, breeder, 109 ; rectified, 108. 
Tulipa Alberti, 124, 125 ; T. Elwesii, 
126 ; T. Grisebachiana, 111 ; T. 
Kesselringii, 112 ; T. Ostrowskiana, 
68, 61; T. triphylla Holtzeri, 61. 
IJtricularia as a fish trap, 176. 
Vanda Hookerii, 105; V. insignis, 61; 
V. Schioderiana, 61; V. Sande¬ 
riana, 61, 168; V. teres aurorea, 
61; V. tricolor planilabris, 13; 
V. teres, novel method of growing, 
104. 
Vegetables, new, 11, 29, 30, 55, 60, 
157, 168. 
Verbena striata, new, 125. 
Verschaffelt, Jean, death of, 96. 
Viburnum Tinus aurea variegata, 
192. 
Violas, new, 11, 59. 
Viola, Chelsea Belle, 31. 
Vriesia bellula, 43; V. Falkenbergii, 
43 ; V. fenestralis, 166, 168; V. 
heliconioides, 43 ; V. hieroglyphica, 
94, 111, 112; V. xiphostachys, 169. 
Walls, wiring, 45. 
Wall borders, 77. 
Wallflower, Liliputian, 13 ; new, 78. 
Warscewiczellas, culture of, 72. 
Westland, George, death of, 144. 
Wreaths, bridal, 47. 
Youell, William, death of, 16. 
Yucca Whipplei violacea, 126, 138. 
Zamia maypurensis, 127. 
Zenobia speciosa pulverulenta, 61, 
Zygopetalum Burkei, 12 ; Z. Clayii, 
62. 
