GENERAL INDEX, 
A. 
Acacia dentifera, 186 
— rotundifolia, 212 
— spectabilisj 212 
Achimenes grandiflora, 23, 117, 145 ; how to 
cultivate, 146 
hirsuta, 259 
— multiflora, 166, 223 ; treatment re- 
quisite for, 224 
— pedunculata, 262, 271 ; management 
of, 272 
Acronychia Cunninghami, 46 
Acrophyllum venosum, 166 
— verticillatum, 260 
^chmea fulgens, 173 ; plan for treating, 174 
Aerides affine, 167, 260 
^schynanthus, suitableness of leaf-mould for 
the species ofj 136 
Agapanthus umbellatus ; var. maximus, 47 
AUamanda cathartica, good method of increas- 
ing, 186 
Alstroemeria lineatiflora, 260 
Amicia zygomeris, 91 
Anaectochilus setaceus, 188 
Androsace lanuginosa, 67 
Angrsecum bilobum, 188 
— caudatum, 188 
Annuals, treatment of, 47, 72 
— how to get an early display of, 192 
Antirrhinum majus ; var. quadricolor, 197 ; best 
way of treating, 198 
Aquilegia glanduiosa, 119 
Aquilegia Skinneri, 119, 199; hints on its 
management, 200 
Azalea speciosissima, 119 
Azaleas, seedling, 94 
B. 
Babiana rubro-cyanea, 188 
Bark, as a cause of bottom-heat, 159 
Barkeria spectabilis, 169; mode of treating, 170 
Barnadesia rosea, 142 
Barringtonia speciosa, 241 ; how it should bs 
grown, 242 
Becium bicolor, 68 
Begonia coccinea, 20, 73 ; culture of, 74 
— new species of, 214 
— hydrocotylifolia, 70, 119 
Bell-flower, large, 31 
Berberis dulcis, 171 ; its cultivation, 172 
Berberry, sweet-fruited, 171 
Bignonia picta, 125 ; best method of treating, 
126 
Borders, directions about digging them, 164 
Boronia anemonsefolia, 94 
Bossisea virgata, 20 
Bottom-heat, philosophy and uses of, 156 ; 
plants which it is most beneficial to, 160 
Brachysema bracteata, 70 
Brassia brachiata, 23 
— Wrayse, 68 
Bromheadia palustris, 68 
Brugmansia, new species of, 288 
Brugmansia suaveolens, how to flower it in a 
dwarf state, 66 
Budding, time for, 144, 168 
Bulbs, period for planting, 240 
C. 
Cacti, improved methods of grafting, 161 
Calanthe Masuca, 167 
— ochracea, 94 
Camellia Lowii, 95 
Campanula grandis, 31 ; cultivation of, 82 
— ■ Lseflingii, 92 
Canavalia ensiformis, 165 
Candollea tetrandra, 237 
Catasetum planiceps, 47 
— viridi-flavum, 117 
Catchfly, showy, 219 
Cattleya marginata, 262, 265 ; how to cultivate, 
266 
Centradenia rosea, 92, 101 ; its treatment, 102 
Cereus speciosissimus, best stock for grafting 
Epiphylla upon, 163 
Cereus flagelliformis, on grafting it upon Peres- 
kia aculeata, 164 
