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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899. Excerpt: ... INDEX Abutilon vitifolium, 179. Abutilons, 269. Acacia dealbata, 209. Acis autumnalis, 140. Aconites, 171, 266. Adonis autumnalis, 140.--vernalis, 269. Agapanthus, 37. Albany, Countess of, 320. Allenii, 269. Almond, 215. Alonsoa Warscewiczii, 140. Alpines, 276. Alstroemeria psiltacina, 178. Alstrcemerias, 311. Alyssum, 258. Amiel, Professor, his house at Geneva and his portrait, 382, 383. Ampelopsis veitchii, 370, 371. Amygdalus davidiana, 208, 215. Anchusa capensis, 169.--italica, 169.--sempervirens, 169. Andromedas, 270. Anemone fulgens grcecii, 269, 270.--Pulsatilla, 266. Anemone, Scarlet, tradition of, 310. Angelo, Michael, villa said to have been designed by, 356. Annuals, list of, 140, 169, 170; sowing, 261. Apple trees, 159. Apples, nourishing properties of, 159, 160, 273. Apricots, purie of, 314. Araucaria, 96. Artichokes, Jerusalem, 133. Arums, 183. Arve, river, 384. Asclepias incarnata, 369. Asclepias tuberosa, 369. Ashburnham collection, the, 164. Asparagus, 59, 182, 263; wild, 277; salad, 313. Aspidistras, 172. Aspidium, 209. Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, 82. Aster amellus, 93.--grandiflora, 92. Auriculas, 294, 295. Austin, Mr. Alfred, definition of love by, 421. Azalea indica alba, 210. Azaleas, 179, 180, 210, 258. Babies, management of, 235 sqq. Bagehot, Walter, on luxury, 231.. Bale, its associations with Eras-mus, 387, 388; pictures by Boecklin at, 388. Balloon-plants, 176. Banana, the, superstition about, 310. Bashkirtseff, Marie, 327, 412. Baskets, Japanese, 268. Beans, haricot, to cook, 151. Beds, raised, 354. Beech trees, avenue of, 50, 51, 130. Beef, boiled, 100. Begonias, 163, 183. 363. Berenson, on modern art, 362, Besler, Basil, 94. Bible, the Tissot, 165. Birds, feeding, in winter, 146; eating buds, 208; the harm...
