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INDEX. 



Monochsetums for stoves, iii. 7 

 Monstera deliciosa, i. 228 



For stoves, iii. 8 

 Montanoa heracleifolia, i, 228 

 Montbretias for summer, i. 262-282 

 Morinas for summer, i. 262 

 Mounds and dells, i. 79 



Formation, i. 80 



Selections of plants for, i. 84 

 Musas, i. 228 



For stoves, iii, g 

 Musk, i. 218 



Musssendas for stoves, iii. 9 

 Myosotis for rock gardens, i. 102 



For bedding, i. 188-191 



dissitiflora, i. 253 

 Myrsiphyllum asparagoides, ii. 212 



For market, iii. 322 

 Myrtus for greenhouses, ii. 212 



N. 



Nanodes Medusa:, iii. 115 

 Narcissi, ii. 56 



Selections, ii. 61 



For rock gardens, i. 102 



For bedding, i. 203 

 Nasturtiums for bedding, i. 218 

 Naturalisation, plants for, i. 87 

 Nemesia strumosa Suttoni, i. 218 

 Neottopteris, iii. 166 

 Nepenthes, iii. 9 



Botanical description, iii. 10 



Culture, iii. 10 



Propagation, iii. 10 



Selections, iii. n 

 Nephrodium, iii. 1G6 

 Nephrolepis, iii. 166 

 Nerines for greenhouses, ii. 213 

 Neriums, ii. 215 



Selections, ii. 217 

 Nertera depressa, i. 222 

 Nicotianas, i. 228 



afnnis, i. 218 

 Nidulariums for stoves, iii. 12 

 Nierembergias for rock gardens, i. 103 

 Niphobolus, iii. 166 

 Niphopsis, iii. 166 

 Nothoclaena, iii. 167 

 Nymphasas for stoves, iii. 13 



o. 



Odontoglossums, iii. 115 



Selections, iii. 116 

 Oenotheras for summer, i. 262 

 Onosmas for rock gardens, i. 103 



lauricum, i. 256 

 Omphalodes verna, i. 103-188 

 Oncidiums, iii. 120 



Selections, iii. 120 

 Onoclea, i. m 



Onopordum acanthinum, i. 228 

 Onychium, iii. 167 

 Ophiopogon, i. 228 



jaburan variegatum, ii, 217 

 Opuntias, iii. 196 



Selections, iii. 197 

 Rafinesguiana, i. 223 

 Oranges and Citrons, iii. 218 

 Selections, iii. 218 

 Oranges, iii. 218 

 Citrons, iii. 220 

 Lemons, iii. 220 

 Shaddocks, iii. 220 

 Propagation and culture, iii. 220 

 Temperatures, iii. 223 

 Enemies, iii. 223 

 Orchids, fertilisation of, i. 31 

 Introduction and history, iii. 39 

 Cheap and costly, iii. 41 

 Collecting, iii. 42 

 Habitats, iii. 42 

 Structures, iii. 43 

 Heating, iii. 44 

 Boilers, iii. 45 

 Timber, iii. 45 

 Ventilation, iii. 45 

 Blinds, iii. 46 

 Temperatures, iii. 46 

 General requisites, iii. 46 

 Pots, iii. 46 

 Baskets, iii. 47 

 Blocks, iii. 48 

 Labels, iii. 48 

 Composts, iii. 48 

 Sphagnum moss, iii. 49 

 Loam, iii. 49 

 Charcoal, iii. 49 

 Propagation, iii. 50 

 Hybridising, iii. 51 

 Raising seeds, iii. 53 

 Cross fertilisation, iii. 53 

 Potting and Basketing, iii. 53 



Good and bad methods, iii. 55 

 Routine management, iii. 57 

 Watering, iii. 57 

 Syringing, iii. 59 

 Damping, iii. 59 

 Shading, iii. 60 

 Ventilation, iii. 62 

 Diseases, iii. 64 

 Damping, iii. 64 

 Spot, iii. 64 

 Insects, iii. 65 

 Aphis or green fly, iii. 65 

 The cattleya fly, iii. 65 

 Ants, iii. 65 

 Coccus or scale, iii. 66 

 Cockroaches, iii. 66 

 Snails and slugs, iii. 66 

 Red spider and Thrips, iii. 66 

 Woodlice, iii. 67 

 Acineta, iii. 67 

 Ada aurantiaca, iii. 68 

 Aerides, iii. 68 

 Angrascum, iii. 70 

 Anguloa, iii. 72 

 Ancectochilus, iii. 72 

 Ansellia, iii. 73 

 Arpophyllum, iii. 73 

 Arundina bambusaafolia, iii, 73 

 Barkeria, iii. 74 

 Batemannia, iii. 75 

 Bletia, iii. 75 

 Bollea, iii. 75 

 Brassavola, iii. 75 

 Brassia, iii. 76 



Broughtonia sanguinea, iii. 77 

 Bulbophyllum, iii. 77 

 Burlingtonia, iii. 77 

 Calanthes, iii. 78 

 Camorotis purpurea, iii. 80 

 Catasetum, iii. 80 

 Cattleya, iii. 81 

 Chysis, iii. 85 

 Cirrhopetalum, iii. 86 

 Cochlioda, iii. 86 

 Coelia, iii. 86 

 Ccelogne, iii. 86 

 Colax jugosus, iii. 88 

 Comparettia, iii. 88 

 Coryanthes, iii. 89 

 Cycnoches, iii. 90 

 Cymbidium, iii. 91 

 Cypripedium, iii. 91 

 Cyrtopodium, iii. 96 

 Dendrobium, iii. 96 

 Disa, iii. 101 

 Epidendrum, iii. 101 

 Galeandra, iii. 103 

 Grammatophyllum, iii. 103 

 Habenaria, iii. 104 

 Houlletia, iii. 104 

 Laelia, iii. 104 

 Laelio-cattleya, iii. 108 

 Lycaste, iii. 108 

 Masdevallia, iii. 108 

 Maxillaria, iii. 112 

 Miltonia, iii. 113 

 Odontoglossum, iii. 115 

 Nanodes Medusa:, iii. 115 

 Oncidium, iii. 120 

 Orchis, iii. 123 



Ornithocephalus grandiflorus, iii. 123 



Pachystoma Thomsoniana, iii. 123 



Paphinia, iii. 123 



Peristeria, iii. 124 



Pescatorea, iii. 124 



Phaio-Calanthe, iii. 125 



Fhaius, iii. 125 



Phalamopsis, iii. 126 



Platyclinis, iii. 128 



Pleione, iii. 128 



Pleurothallis, iii. 129 



Promenea, iii. 129 



Renanthera, iii. 129 



Restrepia, iii. 129 



Rodriquezia secunda, iii. 130 



Schomburgkia, iii. 131 



Scuticaria Steeli, iii. 132 

 Sobralia, iii. 132 

 Sophro-cattleya, iii. 132 

 Sophronitis, iii. 133 

 Spathoglottis, iii. 134 

 Stanhopea, iii, 136 

 Stenoglottis fimbriata, iii. 137 

 Thunia, iii. 137 

 Tricocentrum, iii. 137 

 Tricopilia, iii. 138 

 Trichosma suavis, iii. 138 

 Vanda, iii. 139 

 Vanilla, iii. 140 

 Warscewiczella, iii. 140 

 Zygopetalum, iii. 141 

 Zygo-colax, iii. 142 

 Orchis, iii. 123 

 Ornithocephalus, iii. 123 

 Orobus vernus, i. 253 



