Abelia grandiflora, 306.
abies species, 335, 336.
Abobra viridiflora, 311.
abutilons, 351.
acacia, rose, 300.
acalypha, 230.
acer, species, 322, 323, 330.
Achillea Ptarmica, 269, 273.
achyranthes, 236, 344.
aconites, 273.
actinidia, 216, 308, 316.
adiantums, 372.
adlumia, 310.
Adonis vernalis, 273.
æsculus species, 293, 323.
African lily, 351.
agapanthus, 351.
agave, 364.
Agrostemma Coronaria, 274.
Agrostis nebulosa, 245.
ailanthus, shoots of, 56.
Ajuga reptans, 267.
akebia, 216, 308, 316.
alder, 293, 323.
alliums, 289.
almond, 415.
alpine plants, 232.
alstremeria, 352.
alternanthera, 235, 237, 239.
Althæa frutex, 297.
Althæa rosea, 271.
Alyssum saxatile, 267.
amarantus, 230.
amaryllis, 352.
Amelanchier Canadensis, 293.
ammoniacal carbonate of copper, 197.
ampelopsis species, 308, 309, 314.
andromeda, 299, 306.
anemone, 264, 265, 269, 273, 274, 353.
anise, 460.
anise-tree, 306.
annuals for bedding, 249.
annuals that bloom after frost, 248.
annuals by color, 246.
annuals, cultivation of, 241.
annuals listed by height, 251.
annuals for ribbon-beds, 248.
annuals, distances apart, 256.
Anthemis coronaria, 344.
Anthemis Kelwayi, 274.
Anthemis tinctoria, 271.
Antigonon leptopus, 313.
aphis, 198, 200.
Apios tuberosa, 313.
apple, culture of, 416.
apple-maggot, 199.
apple-scab, 207, 417.
apricot, culture of, 420.
aquarium, 348.
aquatic plants, 230.
aquilegias, 267, 269, 274.
Arabis albida, 265.
Arabis alpina, 274.
Aralia Sieboldii, 230, 354.
araucaria, 344, 354.
arborvitæ, 221, 333, 336.
Arbutus Unedo, 306.
architect’s garden, 12.
ardisia, 306.
aristolochia, 317.
Arnebia echioides, 274.
arsenate of lead formula, 193.
artemisias, 273, 365.
Artemisia Stelleriana, 263.
artichoke, 462, 463.
Aruncus Sylvester, 264.
Arundo Donax, 46, 264.
Asclepias tuberosa, 264, 274.
ashes, 111.
ash, mountain, 329.
ash trees, 324, 330.
asparagus, 461.
asparagus beetle, 199.
Asparagus medeoloides, 401.
Asparagus plumosus and tenuissimus, 317, 344.
asparagus rust, 208.
Asparagus Sprengeri, 340.
aspen, 326.
asperula, 269.
aspidistra, 340.
asters, native, 264, 274, 275.
Astilbe Japonica, 269.
Aubrietia deltoidea, 265.
aucuba, 344.
auricula, 354.
azalea, culture of, 355.
azalea species, 293, 305, 306.

Baccharis halimifolia, 291, 293.
Bacterium tumefaciens, 180.
balm, 460.
bamboos, 230, 264.
Baptisia tinctoria, 264.
basil, 460.
baskets, hanging, 348.
basswood, 329.
bay-tree, 306.
bean, 459, 463.
bedding, 228.
beech, 324.
beet, 456, 466.
begonias, 356.
belladonna lily, 287, 352.
Bellis perennis, 265.
Benzoin odoriferum, 293.
Berberis Aquifolium, 293.
Berberis Japonica, 306.
Berberis Thunbergii, 52, 221, 292, 293, 306.
Berberis vulgaris, 51, 293.
Bermuda buttercup, 384.
Bermuda-grass, 80.
betula species, 293, 323, 324.
bignonia species, 314, 315.
billbergia, 344.
biota, 336.
birds, 16.
bitternut, 325.
bitter-sweet, 315.
bitter-sweet, false, 317.
blackberries, laying down 138.,
blackberry, culture of, 420.
blackberry, disease of, 212.
blackberry insects, 205.
black-rot, 209.
bladder nut, 302, 303.
bleeding-heart, 267, 276.
blister-mite, 199.
blood as fertilizer, 112.
bloodroot, 265.
blue beech, 324.
blue-grass, 78.
Bocconia cordata, 263.
bog plants, 230.
bolting trees, 149.
boltonias, 275.
boneblack, 113.
bone, ground, 113.
bordeaux mixture, 196.
borders, making, 74, 222.
borers, 199, 417.
bougainvillea, 318.
Boussingaultia baselloides, 313, 344.
bouvardia, 344.
box, 293, 306.
box-elder, 323.
boxthorn, 315.
bridge-grafting, 148.
Bridgeman, mentioned, 2.
broccoli, 467.
Bromus brizæformis, 245.
brooks, treatment of,
broom, 306.
brussels sprouts,
buckthorn, 221, 299.
budding, 151.
bud-moth, 200.
buffalo berry, 302.
Buist, mentioned, 2.
bulbocodium, 289.
bulbs, culture of, 281.
bulbs in window-garden, 345.
burdock, ornamental, 3.
Burnette, F. H., quoted, 501.
burning bush, 296.
button-bush, 294.
buttercups, tuberous, 289.
butternut, 325.
buttonwood, 326.
Buxus sempervirens, 293.

cabbage, culture, 457, 468.
cabbage, storing, 159, 470, 513, 515.
cabbage diseases, 208, 469.
cabbage insects, 200, 457, 469.
cabbage maggots, 187, 201 469.
cactus, 358.
caladium, 230, 359.
calceolaria, 360.
calendars, 501.
calla, 360.
Calla palustris, 264.
Callicarpa Americana, 305.
callirrhoë, 269.
Calycanthus floridus, 293, 305.
camassia, 289.
camellias, 306, 361.
campanulas, 269, 272, 275.
candytuft, perennial, 265, 277.
canker-worm, 201, 417.
cannas, 361.
capsicum, 491.
Capsicum frutescens, 306.
caragana species, 294.
caraway, 460.
carbolic acid emulsion, 194.
carbonate of copper, 197.
cardinal flower, 272.
cardiospermum, 310.
carex for ground cover, 86.
carnation rust, 208.
carnations, 363.
carpet-bedding, mentioned, 7, 30, 227.
carpet-beds described, 234.
Carpinus Americana, 324.
carrot, 456, 471.
carya species, 325.
Caryopteris Mastacanthus, 291, 294, 305.
caryota, 385.
case-bearers, 201.
Cassia Marilandica, 264.
castanea species, 294, 324.
catalpa species, 324, 330.
catnip, 460.
cats, 16.
cat-tail, 232, 264.
cauliflower, 457, 471.
cauliflower diseases, 208.
cauliflower insects, 200.
ceanothus, 294, 305.
cedar, 336.
cedrus species, 336.
Celastrus scandens, 216.
celastrus species, 317.
celeriac, 472.
celery, 473.
cellared stock, 290.
cellars, 158, 475.
Celtis occidentalis, 324, 330.
Centrosema Virginiana, 311.
century plants, 38, 364.
cephalanthus, 291, 294.
cephalotaxus, 336.
Cercidiphyllum Japonicum, 324.
Cercis Canadensis, 324, 330.
cereus, 358.
chafer, rose, 206.
chamæcyparis species, 333, 336.
chamærops, 306, 385.
chamomile, 271.
chard, 475.
cherry, culture, 422.
cherry diseases, 211.
cherry, ornamental, 327.
cherry trees, shapes of, 43, 44.
chervil, 476.
chestnut, culture of, 433.
chestnut disease, 208.
chickens in gardens, 178.
chickory, 476.
Chilopsis linearis, 305.
China-berry, 330.
Chinese sacred lily, 289, 383.
chinquapin, 294.
Chionanthus Virginica, 294, 305.
chionodoxa, 289.
chrysanthemums, 365.
chrysanthemums, hardy, 273.
chrysanthemum disease, 209.
Chrysanthemum frutescens, 365.
chrysanthemum protection, 337.
Chrysanthemum uliginosum, 272, 280.
cineraria, 367.
Cineraria maritima, 235.
cinnamon vine, 313.
cinquefoil, 299.
Citrus trifoliata, 221, 306.
cives, 477.
Cladrastis tinctoria, 324.
clary, 460.
Claytonia Virginica, 265.
clematis, 216, 275, 310, 311, 314, 367.
Clethra alnifolia, 294, 306.
Cleyera Japonica, 306.
climbing plants, 307.
clothes-post, 55.
club-root, 208, 469.
Cobbett, mentioned, 2.
cobnuts, 433.
Cobœa scandens, 344.
Coccinea Indica, 311.
Cocos Weddelliana, 385.
Codiæum, 369.
Codlin-moth, 201, 417.
Coffee tree, 325.
Coix Lachryma, 245.
colchicum, 284.
coldframes, 164.
cold storage, 160.
coleus, 368.
collards, 476.
colocasia, 230, 359.
coltsfoot for banks, 216.
columbines, 267, 269, 274.
Colutea arborescens, 294.
comfrey, 216.
compass plant, 263.
conifers, discussion on, 331.
conservation of moisture, 97.
Convallaria majalis, 267, 275.
Convolvulus Japonicus and Sepium, 313.
corchorus, 298, 306.
coreopsis species, 275.
coriander, 460/
corn, sweet, 477.
corn salad, 477.
Cornus Baileyi, 46.
Cornus Mas, 51.
cornus species, 292, 294, 295.
corrosive sublimate for scab, 190.
Corydalis lutea, 269.
Corydalis nobilis, 267.
corylus species, 295.
costmary, 460.
cotoneaster, 222, 295, 306.
cottonwood, 326.
cowpea, 464.
coxcomb for bedding, 230.
crab cactus, 359.
crab trees, 327.
cranberry, 423.
crape myrtle, 305.
cratægus species, 295.
cress, 478.
crocus, 368.
crocus, fall blooming, 284.
Crosby, quoted, 198.
croton, 369.
crown-galls, 180.
crown imperial, 289.
cryptomeria, 336.
cucumber, 458, 478.
cucumber diseases, 209.
cucumber insects, 201.
Cucumis Anguria, 479.
Cucumis fœtidissima (perennius), 309, 312.
Cucumis species, 311.
cucurbit insects, 201.
cultivating, 92.
cultivators, 95.
Cuphea, 236, 344.
cupressus species, 333, 336.
curbing, 69.
curculio, 202, 441.
currant, 425.
currant, flowering, 300.
currant, Indian, 304.
currant diseases, 209.
currant-worm, 203.
cuttings, 118.
cut-worms, 186, 203, 449.
cycas, 344, 385.
cyclamen, 370.
Cydonia Japonica, 52, 295, 306.
Cydonia Maulei, 52, 295.
Cypress, bald, 329.

daffodil, 382.
dahlia, 370.
Dahlia arborea or excelsa, 372.
daisy, 265.
dandelion, 479.
daphnes, 53, 295.
day-lily, 38.
delphiniums, 271, 275.
Desmodium Canadense, 264.
desmodium species, 298.
Deutzia gracilis, 53.
deutzia species, 296, 306.
dewberry, culture of, 426.
dewberry for banks, 216.
dewberry insects, 205.
dianthus, 270, 275.
dibbers, 123, 124.
Dicentra spectabilis, 267, 276.
Dictamnus Fraxinella, 270.
diervillas, 296.
dill, 460.
dioscorea species, 313.
Dirca palustris, 296.
diseases of plants, 207.
ditching, 88.
dockmackie, 305.
Dodecatheon Meadia, 295.
dogs and gardens, 178.
dog-tooth violet, 289.
dogwoods, 294, 295, 330.
Dolichos Japonicus, 317.
dolichos, species, 464.
Donnell, Webb, quoted, 453.
doronicum, 265, 276.
doucin stocks, 409.