CONTENTS. 



VU 



Connection between Meteorology and Vege- 

 tation, 350; A liybrid between tlie Cabbage 

 and Horseradish, Transmitting Sieds from 

 China, 351; C^reus peruvianus, fol} podium 

 corcovadense, Wistaria Ciinsequa;/«, Kyan- 

 ising wood forgirden purposes, 42-1; Discov- 

 ery of a new flower, t^ago, 426; Gambose, 

 Tlie Jasmine, Extraordinary dragon's-blood 

 Tree, 427j The Araucaria, 428. 



FoREiG.N Notices. 



England. — Growing Plants in ("lass cases 

 33; London Horticultural Society, Genus 

 Jiibes, Dahlia shows, 110; Dodds's Mary 

 Dahlia, 111; Metropolitan Society's Show for 

 the season 1837, 150; Chrysanthemum Exhi 

 bitions, 153; Double Chinese Primrose, West's 

 tt. Peter's grape. Dry rot in dahlias, 196; 

 /ihodo'i^ndron Cunningha]ni,233;i\ew mode 

 of heating by hot water, upon the same plan 

 as that invented by Mf. Hogg, 234; Britisli 

 Asriculture, 270; Growing the Kpiphylluni 

 truncatum, bv grafting upon Cereus triangu- 

 laris, 272; Open spaces for the exeicise and 

 recreation of the people, 312; Growing grapes 

 in the open air. Seedling Cinerarias, Wislariu 

 Conseqiia«a, 313; Kai;iiig Plants by cmss- 

 breeiling, Grafting Epiphylluin truncatum on 

 Pereskitt aculeata, 351; Camellm reticulata, 

 387; Boiling seeds previous to Planting, Cli- 

 inthus puniceus, 388; London Hoiticultural 

 Society, 428; An Exhibition of Plants took 

 place at Worton Lodge, ^pir.T'a japonca, 

 Metropolitan Society of Florists and Ama- 

 teurs, 429; Dahlia Shows, 430. 



France. — Floral commerce of Paris, 37; The 

 formation of Cork, A hybrid Apple, 352; Co- 

 lossal Elm Tree at Brignoles, 430. 



Bf/o-,:«m.— Grand Show of Plants at Ghent, in 

 March last, 431. 



Domestic Notices. 



Mr. Russell's Garden and Nursery at Worces 

 ter, New Seedling Pear, Urania speciosa. St 

 Germain Pear, 35; Aquatic PI, nis, Lichen 

 Tree, The Estate of the late Dr. Hosack, 

 /'lex opaca or American Holly, 36; Chinese 

 Mulberry, jVorus muUicauli<, 74, 76; Hardi- 

 ness of young Fruit Tre: s in elevated situa- 

 tions, 74; llaurandya Barc!ava7in, Mrs. Mar- 

 ryatt. Garden Engines, Tlie Red Stock, (Ma- 

 thiola inCElna and annua,) 75; liiaiching Ca 

 nielllas by inserting the liottonis of the scions 

 in a phial of water, Pwonia Jlvutun yiapaver- 

 icea v;ir. UavvLS/i, 76; Forty-fold Potatoes, 76 

 197; Araucaria imbricata, Loasa iiitida; 76, 

 Crocns in^ water, Astr,ipa;'a \V illichii', 112, 

 Vljliuulus cardinalis, Monthly Cabbage Rose, 



List of Plants, 465, 



Culture of the Sugar Beet, Manufacture of 

 Silk and Cotton, 113; 'J he double Ayrshire 

 Rose, The yellow Noisette Rose, Forced 

 Beans, 114; Everbearing Raspberry, Hya- 

 cinths, 154; Early Grapes, 196; Prize-tighler 

 Cucumber, 197; Mi. Walker's Tulip Show, 

 f?entiu7ia acaulis, 235; Tucca filainentosa, 

 The New Zeabuid Flax, Sowing large patch- 

 es of Mignonette, Seven years' Pumpkin, 

 Origin of the Hermitage Vineyards, 236; Im- 

 porting Plants in glass cases, 237; Improving 

 strong Clay Soils, 273; Wist;irm Consequa/ia, 

 Schizopetalon Walktri, Bone-dust for Rye, 

 A\ heat and Grass Crops, &c.. Large specimen 

 of llie Cyclamen persicuni, 274; Laige Mag- 

 nolia glauca, 275; Filberts — Whoitleiieiries, 

 313; Essex County Natural History Society, 

 Downer Cherry, Private Exhibition of Flow- 

 ers at Philailtlplria, New seedling Pansy, 

 Fountains in the Public Squares in Philadel- 

 phia, 353; Phlox Dinmmonili, 354,433; Per- 

 ii(;na venosa. Green and hol-house Plants, 

 iJhododtndron ailioieum, Baden Corn, 354; 

 New Yoik Horticultural Society, i/ifipopliae 

 rhainncides fertilized by the ^hepllerd/o, 

 '1 he yellow Locust, Robima Pseudacacia, 

 389; New mode of preserving Frrrit, Cow 

 Cabbage, or Casarean Kale,'i'lie Amber Crab 

 apple. La ge Valparaiso Squash, Hola trico- 

 lor, Gradual Naturalization, 433; Pines of 

 Calrlbrnia, Plants that stood out unprotected 

 laNt winter, in Athens, Ga., Hybrids between 

 Ipom^'a and Convolvulus, Ctreus triangula- 

 ris, Seckel pear, ( 'xalis Bovvi^f, 434; Fine 

 Dahlias exhibited this season, 435. 



Revieics, Criticisms, &c. — Malta Melon, Macliira 

 aurantiira36; Tree Mignonette,37; A6sa ftrox 

 & Kamtscliatkarose identic.il, Sago Palm, 77; 

 In publishing the names and characters of the 

 C;imellia, 114; Plants in flouer during the 

 winter months, 115 ; Grafting Camellias A la 

 Blaikic, Poins^lt/« puch^rrima, 116; Locke 

 pear, 1.55; Importing Plants in glass ca?es, 

 Destruction ol Slugs that inttst rose bushes, 

 276; Raisins Roses from seed, 315; Manage- 

 ment of old Geraniums and other plants, 354. 



Retrospective Critici-.m. — Seedling Roses, 275; 

 West's St. Peter's Grape, 276; Roses, new 

 varieties, Gardoquia Hooker;, 314 ; Mar- 

 chioness of Tavistock Dalilia — in answer to 

 the- Conductor, 445. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Socictti, 37, 77, 116, 

 153, 197, 277, 315, 355. 390, 435." 461. 



Ejhibitions of Horticultural Societies, 449. 



Faneuil Hall Market, 38, 78, 118, 158, 198, 238, 

 278, 318, 358, 398, 438, 462. 



Fulton Market, 237, 277, 317, 3.i7, 397, 437. 



Meteoroloa-ical A''otice, 39, 79, 1 17. 



Obituary JVuticcs, 117, 156, 463. 



Horticultural Memoranda, 40, 80, 119, 159, 199, 

 239, 279, 319, 359, 399, 439, 4G4. 



LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. 



MODE OF HEATING. 



1, 2. D. scription of a Moile of apjilying heat to pits in Stoves, for Tropical Plants, with 

 hot water 24. 25 



