Dracæna fragrans, 344.
drainage of land, 88.
drainage of walks, 60.
drives and walks, 67.
dry bouquets, 245.
Duggar, on mushrooms, 484.
dutchman’s pipe, 317.
dwarf fruit-trees, 409.

Easter lily, 346.
echeveria, 235.
Echinocystis lobata, 309.
egg-plant, , 480.
Egyptian lily, 360.
elæagnus species, 51, 296, 306.
elecampane, 263.
elm, 329, 330.
elm-leaf beetle, 204.
emulsion, carbolic acid, 194; kerosene, 194.
endive, 481.
enemies of plants, 178.
enriching the land, 110.
Epimedium rubrum, 276.
epiphyllum, 344, 359.
Erianthus Ravennæ, 264.
Erigeron speciosus, 276.
Eulalia, 230, 264.
Euonymus, climbing, 309, 315.
Euonymus species, 296, 306.
Euphorbia, 344.
evergreens, discussion on, 331.
everlastings, 245.
exochorda, 296, 306.

fagus species, 324.
Falconer, Wm., quoted, 34, 261, 484.
Farfugium grande, 344.
Fatsia Japonica and F. papyrifera, 230, 354.
fennel, 460.
ferns, 372.
fertilizing land, 110.
Fessenden, mentioned, 2.
Festuca glauca, 344.
fetter bush, 306.
Ficus elastica, 229, 344.
Ficus repens, 315.
fig, 426.
filberts, 295, 433.
fir, 335.
flame flower, 272.
Fletcher, S.W., quoted, 431.
flower-garden in landscape, 27, 34, 225.
foliage in landscapes, 37, 218.
forcing-hill, 161.
forcing plants, 161.
forget-me-nots, 266.
formal gardens, 12.
formalin for scab, 190.
formal trees, 40.
formulas for fungicides, 196; insecticides, 193.
Forsythia suspensa, 53, 216, 296; viridissima, 53, 216, 296, 306.
frames, 164.
fraxinus species, 324.
freesia, 373.
fringe tree, 294, 305.
fritillary, 289.
fruit-buds, 141.
fruits, culture of, 408.
fuchsia, 344, 373.
fumigating, 188.
fumitory, 267.
fungi and insects, 178.
fungicides, 196.
funkia, 38, 262, 271, 272, 276.

gaillardia, perennial, 270, 276.
gardenia, 306.
Gardiner Hepburn, mentioned, 2.
garlic, 456, 481.
gas plant, 270.
gathering fruit, 414.
Gelsemium sempervirens, 317.
Genista tinctoria, 297.
geranium, 374, 386.
gherkin, 479.
ginkgo, 324, 330.
girdled trees, 144.
gladiolus, 374.
Gleditschia tricanthos, 325.
gloxinia, 375.
Goff device, 187.
goldenglow, 272, 280.
golden-rods, 264, 272, 280.
gooseberry, 427.
gooseberry disease, 209.
goumi, 296, 306.
gourds, ornamental, 310, 312.
grading, 61.
grafting, 151.
grafting-wax, 145.
grape, culture of, 428.
grape diseases, 209.
grapery, 431.
grapes for ornament, 315.
grasses, ornamental, 245.
grass for lawns, 78.
greenbrier, 315.
greens, 459.
Greiver, T. quoted, 501.
Grevillea robusta, 344, 376.
ground-ivy, 309.
ground-nut, 313.
grub, white, 207, 449.
guards for trees, 143.
gum tree, 325, 326.
gunnera, 230.
gutters, 69.
Gymnocladus Canadensis, 325.
Gypsophila paniculata, 276.

Halesia tetraptera, 52, 297.
Hamamelis Virginiana, 297.
handling the land, 87.
handling the plants, 115.
hand-box, 163.
hand tools, 101.
hand-weeders, 106.
hanging baskets, 348.
harebells, 269.
harrows, 94.
hazels, 295.
Hedera Helix, 315.
hedges, 220.
heeling-in, 135.
Helenium autumnale, 276.
helianthus species, 263, 271, 276.
hellebore for insects, 193.
hemerocallis species 277,
hemlock, 221, 335, 336.
Henderson, mentioned, 2.
hepaticas, 265.
herbaceous perennials, 260.
Heuchera sanguinea, 270, 277.
Hibiscus Moscheutos, 262, 277.
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis, 305.
Hibiscus Syriacus, 297, 305.
hickories, 325, 433.
Hicks, Edward, quoted, 132.
hicoria species, 325.
hippeastrum, 353.
hitching to trees, 144.
hoes, 101.
hollies, 297, 306.
hollyhock, 271, 376.
hollyhock rust, 210.
honey locust, 325.
honeysuckles, 298, 306, 316.
Hop, 311, 313.
hop-tree, 299.
horehound, 460.
hornbeam, 324, 326.
horseradish, 481.
hotbeds, 168.
house plants, 341.
howea, 385.
hoya, 406.
Humulus Lupulus, 313.
Hunn, C.E., quoted, 454.
hyacinth, 377.
hydrangea, 291, 297, 306.
hydrocyanic acid gas, 189.
hypericum species, 297.
hyssop, 460.

Iberis sempervirens, 265, 277.
ilex species, 297.
Illicium anisatum, 306.
immediate effect, 215.
immortelles, 245.
inarching, 148.
Indian currant, 304.
insecticides, 193.
insects, remedies for, 198.
insects and fungi, 178.
Inula Helenium, 263.
Ipomœa pandurata, 313.
Ipomœa Quamoclit, 311.
iris, 264, 267, 270, 277, 278, 378.
iron-wood, 326.
Isolepis gracilis, 344.
ivy, Boston, Japanese, 314.
ivy, parlor, 340 (see Senecio)
ivy, true, 315.

jasmines, 317, 344.
jasminum species, 306, 317.
Jerusalem artichoke, 463.
jessamine, 317.
jonquil, 383.
Judas tree, 324.
juglans species, 325.
June-grass, 78.
juniper species, 333, 334.

kainit, 163.
kale, 457, 482.
Kalmia latifolia, 297.
katsura-tree, 324.
keeping fruit, 158, 414.
Kenilworth ivy, 313, 340, 344.
kentia, 385.
kerosene emulsion, 194.
kerria, 298, 306.
kitchen-garden, 454.
Kniphofia aloides, 272.
Kœlreuteria paniculata, 325, 330.
kudzu vine, 317.

labels, 154.
lady-birds, 199.
lagenaria, 311.
Lagerstrœmia Indica, 305.
land, handling, 87.
larch, 325.
larix species, 325.
latania, 385.
Lathyrus latifolius, 311.
laurel, cherry, 306, 330.
laurel, great, 299, 391.
laurel, mountain, 297.
laurel, true, 306.
Laurus nobilis, 306.
lavender, 460.
lawn, making, 77.
lawns, treatment, 82.
leaf cuttings, 120.
leatherwood, 296.
leek, 456, 483.
Leiophyllum buxifolium, 298.
lespedeza species, 298.
lettuce, 483.
lettuce disease, 210.
Liatris spicata, 270.
Libocedrus decurrens, 336.
ligustrum species, 298.
lilac species, 304.
liliums, 278, 284, 378, 285.
lily-of-the-valley, 86, 267, 275, 381.
lima beans, 464.
lime and sulfur wash, 195.
Linaria Cymbalaria, 313.
linden, 329, 330.
Lindera Benzoin, 293.
Linum perenne, 278.
Liquidambar styraciflua, 325, 330.
Liriodendron Tulipifera, 325.
live-oak, 330.
liver of sulfur, 197.
liver-leaf, 265.
lizard’s tail, 264.
Lobelia cardinalis, 272, 278.
lobster cactus, 359.
locust, 328.
locust, honey, 221, 325.
Lombardy poplar, 40.
Long, E.A., quoted, 223.
Lonicera Halliana, 53, 216.
lonicera species, 298, 316.
loose-strife, 264.
lotus, 230.
lovage, 360.
luffa, 311.
Lychnis alpina, 265.
Lychnis Chalcedonica 278.,
Lychnis Coronaria, 274.
Lychnis Viscaria, 271.
Lycium Chinense, 315.
lycoris, 283.
Lysimachia clethroides, 278.
Lysimachia nummularia, 86, 309.
Lythrum Salicaria, 264.

madeira vine, 313, 344.
maggots of cabbage, 187, 201.
magnolias, 306, 325, 330.
Mahernia odorata, 344, 345.
mahonia, 293, 306.
maidenhair tree, 324.
maize, striped, 230.
mallow, rose, 262.
M’Mahon, mentioned, 2.
manure for hotbeds, 169.
maples, 322, 323, 330.
marguerite carnations, 363.
marguerite chrysanthemum, 365.
marjoram, 460.
markers, 108.
marshplants, 230.
Mathews, Schuyler, picture by, 31.
matrimony vine, 315.
mats, making, 176.
matthiolas, 402.
Melia Azederach, 330.
melon, 458, 487, 499.
melon disease, 210.
melon insects, 201.
Menispermum Canadense, 317.
Mertensia Virginica, 266.
Mesembryanthemum, 309, 344.
mice injury, 144.
mignonette, 381.
mignonette vine, 313.
mikania, 313.
miscanthus, 264.
miscible oils, 194.
mock orange, 298, 306.
mock orange of South, 221, 306, 330.
moisture, saving, 97.
moles, 178.
Momordica, 311.
Monarda didyma, 271.
moneywort, 86, 309, 340 (see lysimachia).
Monterey cypress, 220.
monthly advice, 501.
moon-flower, 313, 381.
moonseed, 317.
morning-glory, perennial, 313.
morus species, 326.
mounding-up trees, 136.
mountain ash, 329.
mountain laurel, 297.
moving large trees, 130.
muck, 111.
Mucuna utilis, 311.
Muehlenbeckia, 318, 344.
mulberry, 326, 330, 432.
mulberry, French, 305.
mulching plants, 136.
muriate of potash, 111, 113.
Musa Ensete, 229.
mushrooms, 484.
muskmelon, 487.
muskmelon disease, 210.
mustard, 487.
myosotis, 266, 278.
myriophyllum, 231, 349.
myrtle, running, 86, 315.
myrtle, true, 306.
Myrtus communis, 306.

narcissus, 382.
negundo, 323.
Nepeta Glechoma, 309.
Nephrolepis exaltata, 340, 372.
Nettle tree, 324.
Nicotiana, 38.
night-blooming cereus, 358.
nine-bark, 298.
nitrate of soda, 112, 113.
nitrogen, 112.
nozzles, 192.
nuts, 433.
Nyssa sylvatica, 326.

oaks, 328, 330.
odd plants, 40.
Œnothera Missouriensis, 278.
oil insecticides, 194.
okra, 488.
old-fashioned gardens, 32, 34.
Olea fragrans, 306.
oleander, 306, 383.
oleaster, 296.
onion, 456, 488.
opuntia, 359.
orange, culture of, 433.
Orontium aquaticum, 264.
osage orange, 221.
osiers, 294, 295.
Osmanthus fragrans, 306.
Ostrya Virginica, 326.
oxalis, 384.
oxalis for window-gardens, 344.
Oxalis tropæoloides, 235.
Oxydendrum arboreum, 326, 330.
oyster plant, 494.
oyster-shell scale, 204.

pæonia: see peony.
palmettoes, 306.
palms, 306, 384.
palms for South, 306.
pampas-grass, 230.
pandanus, 344, 385.
Panicum virgatum, 264.
pansy, culture of, 386.
papavers, 270, 279.
paper-white narcissus, 289, 383.
papyrus, 232.
Paradisea Liliastrum, 269.
paradise stocks, 409.
paris green formula, 193.
parrot’s feather, 231, 349.
parsley, 490.
parsnip, 456, 490.
Passiflora incarnata, 312.
passiflora species, 316.
paulownia, 330.
pavia, 293.
pea, 459, 490.
peach, culture of,