The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

Table of Contents

All 4634 entries of the 1884 edition, A to Z, every one linked below.

A

387 entries · Asplenium, Adiantum, Agave…

B

223 entries · Bedding-Out, Budding, Bignonia…

C

580 entries · Campanula, Crocus (Supplement), Cypripedium…

D

192 entries · Dendrobium, Dianthus, Dracaena…

E

164 entries · Erica, Epidendrum, Echinocactus…

F

86 entries · Ferns, Fuchsia, Fig…

G

185 entries · Garden, Gooseberry, Grafting…

H

232 entries · Heating, Hyacinthus, Hedera…

I

57 entries · Iris, Insecticides, Ilex…

J

28 entries · Juniperus, Juglans, Juniper Moth…

K

42 entries · Kennedya, Kaempferia, Kohl-Rabi…

L

275 entries · Laelia, Lomaria, Laelia (Supplement)…

M

279 entries · Mushrooms, Mesembryanthemum, Melon…

N

96 entries · Narcissus, Nectarine, Nephrodium…

O

133 entries · Oncidium, Odontoglossum, Orchard House…

P

516 entries · Pear, Polypodium, Pelargonium…

Q

10 entries · Quince, Quisqualis, Quesnelia…

R

171 entries · Rosa, Ribes, Raspberry…

S

459 entries · Sedum, Sempervivum, Strawberry…

T

269 entries · Tulipa, Trichomanes, Transplanting…

U

31 entries · Ulmus, Utricularia, Urginea…

V

88 entries · Vineries, Vanda, Viola…

W

74 entries · Wasps, Water, Walks…

X

22 entries · Xanthosoma, Xanthorrhoea, Xylobium…

Y

3 entries · Yucca, Yew-Bud Galls, Yellow Slug…

Z

32 entries · Zygopetalum, Zamia, Zephyranthes…

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