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GENERAL INDEX. 
Bolbophyllum Careyanum, 140 
— umbellatum, 165, 188 
Boldoa fragrans, 238 
Botany, the study of, 153 ; reason why not 
generally studied, some account of, 155 ; 
encouragement to the study of, 155 
Bottom-heat, 105 
Brodisea, large-flowering, 221 
— grandiflora, 221 ; suitable for rock- 
work, 221 ; soil most suitable for, 222 
Brugmansia sanguinea, interesting account of, 
68 
Brugmansiajioribunda, 65 
— bicolor, 68 
Bryum punctatum, ] 60 
Budding, theory of, 177 ; the practice described, 
178 
Buddleya Lindleyana, 190 
Bugainvillsea, the remarkable, 51 
— spectabilis, 51 ; method by which 
to make flower, 16 
Bulbs, the planting of, 240 ; suitable soil for, 240 
Burtonia Brunioides, 141 
— crowded-leaved, 53 
— conferta, 53 ; point in the cultivation 
of necessary to attend to, 53 
C. 
Cajanus bicolor, ] 40 
Calandrinia umbellata, 165, 265 ; to preserve, 
266 
— umbel-flowering, 265 
Calathea villosa, 70 
Calceolaria floribunda, 92 
alba, 116 
Calliandra Tweediei, 238 
Callipsyche eucrosioides, 1 88 
Camaridium ochroleucum, 44 
Camellia japonica, var. Low's jubilee, 94 
Camellias, their flower-buds, to thin, 168 
Campanula sylvatica, 245 ; to rear from seed, 
246 
Campanula stricta, 245 
— integerrima, 245 
Campylanthera Fraseri, 99 
Catasetum saccatum, 262 
Cattleya granulosa; var. Russelliana, 260 
— — var s., 262 
Cattleya Grahami, 1 
Centropogon fastuosum, 46 
Cestrum aurantiacum, 92, 214 
Oestrum roseum, 118 
Chsenostoma polyantha, 141 
Channels for hot water, erection of described, 
33 ; the effectual nature of, 34 
Charcoal, value of in pot-culture, 228 
Chirita zeylanica, 213 
Chiron, abundant-flowering, 123 
Chironia Fischeri, 123 
Chironia floribunda, 123 ; its management, 123 
Chlora exaltata, 70 
Chlorsea virescens, 21 3 
Chlorcea chrysanlha, 213 
Chrysanthemums, to treat properly, 119 ; dwarf 
plants, to obtain, 192 
Cinchona long/flora, 238 
Cineraria Lady Prudhoe, 149 
— Countess of Zetland, 149 
— Emperor of Russia, 149 
— Fairy Queen, 1 49 
— ■ sapphire, 149 
— criterion, 149 
— Surrey Hero, 149 
— desirable, 149 
— seedlings, 149 ; their flowering season, 
to prolong, 150 
Cleisostoma roseum, 165 
Clerodendrums, treatment of, 113 
Climbers, hints for promoting the fertility of, 
12 ; grounds for consideration of the subject, 
12 ; excessive exuberance preventive of 
fertility, 12 ; Mr. Hoare's method for the 
vine adaptable to, 14 
Club-pod, purple -stemmed changeable, 219 
Cobsea scandens, to make flower, 15 
Coelogyne ? 262 
Columnea zebrina, 142 
Combretum, broad-leaved, 103 
— latifolium, 103; situation suitable 
for, 104 
Combretum macropliyllum, 103 
Conservative walls, 180 ; proper site for, 181 ; 
formation of border for, 181 ; proper time to 
plant, to train plants upon, &c, 1 82 ; protec- 
tion and winter management, 183 ; suitable 
situation for tender plants, 184 
Corneas, Gaines' seedlings, 77 
Correea rubescens, 77 
— delicata, 77 
■ — picta, 77 
— ferruginea, 77 
— pallida, 77 
Croci autumnales, 163 
Crocus damascenus, 163 
— ■ Byzaniinus, 163 
— Tournefortianus, 163 
— Cambessedianus, 163 
— medius, 163 
— Pyrenceus, 163 
— Cartivrightianus, 163 
— — var, Creticus, 163 
— - Clusianus, 163 
Crotalaria ? 165 
Cryptadenia uniflora, 43 
Cultural hints, 135, 184 ; protrusion of roots 
through the bottom of pots, 184 ; to prevent 
at the time of potting, 184 ; proper floor to 
place plants upon in the open air, 1 85 ; choice 
of situation for, 187 
Currant, double bloody-flowered, 121 
Cut flowers, to preserve, 109 
Cuttings, where to strike, 168 
Cyan otis axillaris, 262 
Cymbidium Mastersii, 213 
— gigantic, 241 
— giganteum, 241 ; the way to treat, 
, 242 
— ochroleucum, 44 
Cymbidium giganteum, 241 
— iridioides, 241 
Cyrtopera gigantea } 241 
