INDEX 
Abies Eichleri, 36. 
Abutilon vexillarium variegatum, 58 ; 
A. Darwinii tessellatum, 58. 
Abutilons, new, 53, 76 ; standard, 58. 
Adiantum Boumei, 105; A. dolabri- 
forme, 105; A. Legrandii, 105; 
A. Pacottii' 105 ; A. Viotori®, 74. 
Adiantum fronds, to keep fresh, 144. 
zEchmea paniculigera, 74, 155. 
Aerides formosum, 105; A. illustre, 
121; A. Lawrenceanum, 121. 
TEschynanthus, for walls, 179. 
Agapanthus, for bedding, 47. 
Ageratums, new, 12. 
Alexandra Palace, Exhibitions at, 16, 
80, 119. 
Allium Ostrowskyanum, 160. 
Aloe abyssinica Peacockii, 74. 
Aloysia citriodora, 46. 
Alsophila Rebecca;, 74. 
Amaryllis Mrs. Garfield, 159. 
Amaryllis, new, 27, 53, 76, 90. 
Andromeda japonica, 75. 
Androsace villosa, 63. 
Anguloa Clowesii, 112. 
Anthurium Kalbreyeri, 75 ; A. Lucien 
Linden, 75 ; A. Scherzerianum 
Woodbridgei, 75. 
Apple, Beauty of Hants (pi. 564), 89 ; 
Kerry Pippin, 48; Lane’s Prince 
Albert, 28, 162 ; Rambour Papeleu, 
38; Schoolmaster (pi. 574), 169; 
Sops in Wine (pi. 566), 105 ; 
Warner’s King (pi. 572), 152; 
Weavering, 152 ; Werder’s Golden 
Reinette (pi. 562), 73. 
Apple, growing for profit, 47. 
Apples, new, 156; notes on, 96; 
kitchen, display of, 187 ; Norfolk 
Beefing, drying of, 47. 
Aquatic plants, 168. 
Aquilegia chrysantha, 5. 
Asparagus, Harwood’s Prizetaker 
Giant, 28. 
Asparagus plumosue, 100; A.plumosus 
nanus, 52 ; A. tenuissimus, 52. 
Asters, annual, 72; new quilled, 12. 
Aster gymnocephalus, 12; A. Novae 
Angliae pulchellus, 26. 
Astilbe Thunbergii, 89. 
Astragalus adsurgens, 26. 
Athyrium Filix-foemina laciniato- 
acrocladon, 105; A. F.-f. magni- 
capitatum, 105; A. F.-f. ramo- 
sissimum fimbriatum, 105 ; A. F.-f. 
unco-glomeratum, 36 ; A. F.-f, 
velutinum, 26. 
Aubrietia violacea, 90. 
Auricula Mabel (pi. 560), 57. 
Auriculas, Alpine, 57, 82, 83, 85; at 
Manchester, 94 ; choice, 95 ; double, 
136; Hibberd’s Catalogue of, 95 ; 
notes on, 22. 
Auriculas, new, 83, 84, 90. 
Azalea, new, 76. 
Azalea, Miss Buist, 144; A. rubi- 
flora flore-pleno, 89. 
Azaleas, Indian, forcing, 184, 
Baker, Mr. G., presentation to, 47. 
Barr & Bon, opening of business, 127, 
Bean, Dwarf Green Gem, 28. 
Begonia goegoensis, 121; B. soco- 
trana, 121; B. Martiana gracilis, 75. 
Begonia discolor Rex, new hybrids 
of, 107. 
Begonias, new, 27, 76, 107, 123, 155, 
1 « 8 . 
Belgique Horticole, plants figured in, 
31, 39, 94, 158, 174. 
Bertolonia aenea, 26. 
Blechnum Spicant Aitkenianum, 36 ; 
B. S. obovatum, 106. 
Boiler, Thames Bank Iron Co.’s Hori¬ 
zontal Tubular, 30. 
Bomarea conferta, 36 ; B. frondea, 
106; B. Shuttleworthii, 26 ; B. 
vitellina, 36 ; B. Williamsi®, 180. 
Borecole, Potter’s Extra Curled, 28. 
Botanical Atlas, M‘Alpine’s, 110. 
Botanical Magazine, plants figured 
in, 14, 31, 39, 55, 79, 93, 109, 125, 
141, 157, 173, 182. 
Bouvardia, new, 76. 
Brachycome iberidifolia, 50. 
Briza spicata, 52. 
Broccoli, Gilbert’s Cabbage, 143; 
Ledsham’s Latest of All, 13, 28 ; 
Purple Sprouting, 22. 
Brown, Matthew, death of, 128. 
Browneas at Glasnevin, 112. 
Brussels Sprouts, Marshall’s Im¬ 
proved, 28. 
Bulbocodium trigynum, 89. 
Bulbous plants, leaves of, 87. 
Bulbs and Bulb Culture, Fish’s, 
noticed, 16. 
Bulbs for pot-culture, 180. 
Bulletin d’Arboriculture, fruits 
figured in, 15, 31, 39, 94, 110, 126, 
158, 175. 
Cabbages, new, 28, 29. 
Calanthe Textori, 121; C. Veitchii, 
138. 
Calceolaria, new, 12. 
Calendula officinalis ockroleuca, 26. 
Calochortus Benthamii, 26. 
Camellia Don Pedro (pi. 575), 177 ; 
C. Guiseppina Mercatelli, 62. 
Campanula Hendersoni, 187 ; C. pyra- 
midalis, 104. 
Canna Noutoni, 159. 
Capsicum, Little Gem, 29, 127. 
Carnation, The Grenadin, 23. 
Carnations, clove : Bella, 63; Virgo, 
186. 
Carnation bloom of 1882, 165. 
Carnation disease, 9. 
Carnations, new, 27, 76, 77, 91, 107. 
150, 151, 155. 
Cattleya gigas albo-striata, 121, 
burfordiensis, 106, grandiflora, 121; 
C. luteola (Holfordi), 75 ; C. Men- 
delii Jamesiana, 75; C. Wallisii, 
75 ; C . Warnerii, specimen of, 159; 
C. Whitei, 140. 
Cauliflower, hardy, 126 ; new, 29, 54. 
Celeriac, Large Smooth Paris, 29. 
Celery, Winchester Red, 29; new, 54, 
92 ; storing of, 144. 
Charcoal, value of, in potting soils, 95. 
Cheilanthes californica, 155. 
Cherry Bedford Prolific (pi. 558), 41; 
Bigarreau Gros Coeuret (pi. 558), 
41; Guigne d’Annonay, 28. 
Cherry trees, dwarf Morello, 147. 
Chionodoxa Lucili® alba, 75. 
Chrysanthemums, miniature, for 
rooms, 47 ; new, 12, 27, 53,77, 123 ; 
select, 66. 
Chrysanthemum culture, 136. 
Cinerarias, new, 53, 91. 
Cineraria culture, 5, 34. 
Clarke, James, death of, 188. 
Clematis patens, 91. 
Ccclogyne glandulosa, 52. 
Colchicum montanum, 26. 
Columnea Kalbreyerana, 26. 
Comparettia falcata, 140 ; C. macro- 
plectron, 140 ; C. speciosa, 140. 
Conandron ramondioides, 122. 
Conifer®, Veitch’s Manual of, 46. 
Corn-bottle, a winter flower, 63. 
Coronilla glauca, 85. 
Correspondance Botanique, Morren’s, 
noticed, 55. 
Cotoneaster frigida, 46. 
Crataegus Pyracantha Lalandei, 122. 
Crinum Makoyanum, 75. 
Crossandra infundibuliformis, 155. 
Croton aureo-marmoratus, 122 ; C. 
Bragaeanus, 122; C. Bruce Findlay, 
122; C. Cronstadtii, 122; C. Day¬ 
spring, 122; C. Princess of Wal- 
deck, 122; C. rubro-lineatus, 122 ; 
C. Eyrei, 171. 
Crump, Mr., presentation to, 80. 
Crystal Palace, Exhibitions at, 80, 
117. 
Cucumbers, new, 29, 54. 
Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta alba, 
171; Silver Queen, 180. 
Currant, Black Champion (pi. 576), 
28, 185. 
Currant bushes, renovating, 96; 
standard, 128. 
Cyclanthus discolor, 75. 
Cyclamens, new, 27, 38, 53, 77. 
Cyperus esculentus, 176. 
Cypripedium albo-purpureum, 75 ; C. 
Arthurianum, 171 ; C. calurum, 75 ; 
C. insigne aureum, 75 ; C. insigne 
punctatum violaceum, 52 ; C. Mor- 
ganianum, 140; C. nitens, 140; 
C. reticulatum, 171 ; C. Spicer- 
ianum. 179 ; C. vernixium, 140. 
Cypripedium, notes on, 34. 
Dahlia gracilis, vars. of (pi. 561), 
165. 
Dahlias, pompon, vars. of (pi. 571), 
145; show, vars. of (pi. 555), 17. 
Dahlia imperialis at Kew, 16. 
Dahlias, cultivation of, 80. 
Dahlias, new, 27, 77, 140, 156. 
Dahlia Show, Grand National, 145, 
158. 
Daffodil, Peruvian, 134. 
Darwin, Charles Robert, death of, 96. 
Davallia elegans, 127 ; D. e. poly- 
dactyla, 52; D.fijiensis plumosa. 26 ; 
D. Griffithiana, 89; D. Lorrainei, 26 ; 
D. tenuifolia Veitchiana, 122. 
Decaisne, Joseph, death of, 48. 
Decas Plantarum Novarum, noticed, 
110 . 
Delphinium azureum album, 52. 
Dendrobium Curtisii, 89; D. for¬ 
mosum giganteum, 89 ; D. Leech- 
ianum, 52 ; D. superbum Dearei, 
75. 
Dianthus chinensis, 21. 
Dickie, Dr. George, death of, 128. 
Dicksonia chrysotricha, 122. 
Disbudding, 44. 
Dodgson, R. Barton, death of, 128. 
Dodwell, E. S., presentation to, 16. 
Dracaena Laingi, 122 ; D. Thomson- 
iana, 122. 
Droseras for window bogs, 168. 
Dyer, W. T. Thiselton, honour con¬ 
ferred on, 111. 
Edge-clipper, Green’s new Grass, 54. 
Elms, weeping, 23. 
Erica (pi. 573), Comitess of Home, 
161 ; E. Douglasii, 161; E. Lady 
Dunglas, 161; E.Lady Mary Scott, 
161 ; E. Mooreana, 161; E. hye- 
malis alba, 26 ; E. Maweana, 75. 
Erythronium albidum, 163; E. 
americanum, 163 ; E. dens canis, 
163; E. grandiflorum, 163; E. 
Hartwegii, 164 ; E. propullans, 164 ; 
E. purpurascens, 164. 
Erythrma diffusa, 36. 
Eschscholtzia californica Rose Cardi¬ 
nal, 12. 
Eucalyptus ficifolia, 26. 
Euonymus radicans Silver Gem, 180. 
Euphorbia fulgens (jacquinieeflora),48, 
102 . 
European Ferns, Britten’s, noticed, 
109. 
Eustoma exaltatum, 12. 
