CONTENTS. 



Mode of Cultivating Strawberries, 305; Phos-. rapidity in the growth of a Cucumber, 117; 



phoric Light emitted by Flouers, 30G; Fore 

 jng Roses, 345; Pansiesexliiblted at Egvptian 

 Hall, by Mr. Rogers, florist. May 2, I6dd. 347; 

 Royal Society of Horticulture and Agricul- 

 ture, Ferbdna Arraniona and y. fhama;dri(d- 

 lia indjnr, Prize Gerdniums, 348; Sir Abra- 

 ham Hume's collection of Plants, Victoria 

 Rhubarb, Annu:il Tulip Show at Hampton, 

 349; Cremorne House Fete, 380; Prize Dah- 

 lias, 429; Seedling Strawl)Frries, 430; Cam- 

 bridge Florists' Society, 455; Salisbury Plain 

 Exh bition, 457; The York Flnral and' Horti- 

 cultural Exhibition, 458; The Oxford Dahlia 

 Show, 459; Oiwestry Floricultutal Society, 

 461. 



France. — Method of training the Vine in the 

 Pyrenees, 229; Societe Royals d'li.irticulture' 

 ds Paris, 351; Destruction of Wood-lice and{ 

 Kermes in grei-n-houses by birds, 352; De- 

 struction i>f Rose treesduring the last winter, 

 361; French horticulture, A gigantic Apple 

 tree, State of Agriculture, 382; Cedars of Le- 

 banon, Calcareous Earth and Pine trees, 

 American Oaks, 333; Pop'ars, Elms, 384; 

 Melons, Food for Cattle, 3S5 ; Gardens of 

 Fontainbleu, Dahlias, Grapes, 38G; Orange 

 treHs, 387; Grafting of Pine trees, 3S8; Eleva- 

 tion of the ground in pine Plantations, Resin, 

 430, Culture of Pine-apples without tire, 431. 



Russia. — Great collection of Dried Plants for 

 sal^, 23, 



Rohan Potato, 149; Growth of Phlox i6pens 

 in January last, in the open air, Pcponia jV/ou- 

 taii papaveracea van Lanksitf, Early spring 

 Flowers, Rouge Charmante Hyacinth, ?>'ew 

 Dahlias, 150; A Pheventive against tlie rav- 

 ages of the Borer, Philadelphia Florists, 152; 

 New Camellia, Camellia FI6vi(, Seedling 

 Pinks, 153; Public Garden, 195, 2o8; Seertling 

 Roses, Combr^tiim purpureuni, Early Cauli- 

 flowers, Early Strawberries, Transplanting 

 Evergreens, 230; New Native Pears, Mr. 

 Wilder's collection rf Plants, 231; Columbi- 

 an Horticultural Society, 232; Kerria jipoiii- 

 ca rCorchorus japonitus.) Seedling Pinks, 

 2G8; Caterpillars destructive to the Isabella 

 Grape, Dr. His.-ck's collection of Banksias, 

 l^se of Sea-weed for horticulliital purposes, 

 305; Echinocactus Eyriiii, llorlicultuial So- 

 ciety of Charleston, S.C., Training Isabella 

 Vines, 307; Horticultural Society in Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., Bocconia cnrdita, Cntalpa syrin- 

 ^a:f61ia, Tropi'olnm, tricoWrum perecrinum, 

 Tournefdrlia /leliolriipioi ies, Maichii ness nf 

 Tavistock and Princess Victoria dablias,308; 

 Dahlias, The profession of the A^'riculturist, 

 309; Xdrus inulticaulis, 352; Dr. Hosack'a 

 ollection of Bank>ias, 353; Effects of the 

 late warm and dry weaiher, 388; Mr. Perry's 

 new hot-house and gre n-Jiouses, Laniana 

 Seld>vj(, C^reus trianguldris, Mr. Hog^', Ear- 

 ly Quinces, Horticulture in Nantucket, 389; 



Domestic Notices. 



Jamaica. — The Sweet Orange, (Citrus aurantia- Retmspectine Criticism. — Marchioness of Tavis 



ca,) 73. J lock dahlia, 29; Victors refdlis, Horticulture 



Africi. — Hydrangea Hedges in the Island or in New York, 154; Comparisons are odious 



-Madeira, 148. 233; Camellia japonira var. Fldyii. 274; Cr. 



Qualimala. — The Banana, 194. Hosack's collection of Banksias, 397; 



Brazil. — Mr. Gardner's Travels in Brazil, 432, Queries, Criticisms, Sec. — Seckel Pear, 77. 



449. Pennsylvania Hurticultural Society, 235, 272, 310 



354,470. 

 Exhibitions of Horticultural Soci'e^ie,?.— Columbia 

 Horticultural Society, 32; New Haven Horti- 

 cultural Society, 4u5. 

 Death of Mr. Croom, 2R; Plnus austrilis M- Great Hurticultural Society of the Galley of th» 

 chaax hot^\ia cricdis. New Annuals treatsdi Hudson, 233, 353, 462. 

 as hardy, Kerb^ua Tweediea»a, 27, 28; Ber-' Essex County jVatural Histori/ Society, 269. 

 ieWs jJ(imr6lium,-Mi2nonette,27; Lima Beans, ',,l/assacAiueti!5 Hirticultural Society, 77, 157 195 

 Dwarf Prolific Lima Bean, Seven Years'! 237,276,312,356,390,436. ' ' 



Pumpkin, Columbia Vircoulouse Pear, Epi-jFa7ifKi7 Hall Market, 38, 78,118, 158,198 238 

 phyllum trunrdtum,23; Pennsylvanin Hoiti- 278,314,358,398,438.472. ' ' 



cultural Society, Erythiina Crisla-Ealli, vUim- f'u.'^on JlTartrt, JV. Yrrk, 39. 

 ulus cardindlis. Camellias in Parlors, 74; ln-\Ohituary J^'otices, 279, 315. 

 troduction of Tropical Plants, 75; Climate of/Zorticu/tKra/ jUcmoronrla, 40, 79 119 159 igg 

 St. Augustine, Florida, 115; Extraordinary! 239,280,320,359,399,439. > » ' • 

 List of Planti, 473. 



LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. 



GARDEN OPERATIONS. 

 1,-2, Mode of Planting Feds of Asparagus 



FRUIT. 

 3— Drawing of a Fruit df the Cirica Papiya . 



