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INDEX. 
Snails very destructive to Clianthus puniceus, 
108 
Snow, protection afforded to plants by, 230 ; 
temperature of, 230 
Soils, importance of turning them frequently, 
239 
— hints on burning, 209 ; exposure to the 
air useful for destroying extraneous matters 
in, 208 ; used by nurserymen in potting 
plants, 183 
Solanum campanula tum, 186 
— fragrans, 234 
— Herbertianum, 269 
Spathodea pentandra, 234 
Sphenogyne speciosa, 189 
Spine cactus, tube-flowered, 17 
Spiraea barbata, 15 
Stanhopea quadricornis, 18 
_ Wardii, 211 
Stapelia, effects of an insufficiency of solar light 
upon the genus, 132 
Statice arborea, 93, 118 ; propagation and cul- 
ture of, 189 
Steam, combustible energy of, 253 
Stenia pallida, 91 
Sternbergia colchiflora, 16 
Stevia fascicularis, 257 
Streptocarpus Rexii^ light injurious to the flow- 
ers of, 204 
Stove and stove plants, general management of 
the, 24, 47, 72, 95, 119, 144, 168, 192, 216, 
239, 263 
Stove, remarks on Dr. Arnott's, 253 
— plants, agency of light upon, practically 
considered, 113 ; importance of having 
two houses for the cultivation of, 114 
Succulent plants, influence of light upon, 132 
Sun dial, design for a, 40 
Sun's rays the source of all colour in vegeta- 
tion, 182 
Syringa Josikeii, 140 
T. 
Telopea speciosissima, 73 ; causes of failure 
in the cultivation of, and directions for its 
management, 73 
Temperature, equability of, 80 ; most congenial 
to exotic plants in the winter months, 192, 
215, 252, 263 
Tender plants, time for planting, in the flower- 
garden, 96 ; season for protecting, 240 ; dif- 
ferent methods of sheltering, 263 
Thysanotus proliferus, 43 
Touch-me-not, stemless, 101 
Top-dressing, utility of, 208 
Transpirations of plants, their effects upoiK 
other species, 204 
Transplanting, importance of shading plants 
after, 183 
Tree-pink, Prince Bisigaani's, 138 
Tritonia fucata, 162 
Tropical climbing plants, natural habits of, 113 
Tropseolum Jarrattii, 29 
— peregrinum, 211 
— tricolorum, methods of improving, 
165 
— tuberosum, 49 ; culture of, 50 
— novel method of preserving the 
species of, from drought, 166 
Tuberous-rooted plants, advantages of a change 
of soU for, 208 
Tubers of tropseolum tuberosum edible, 50 
Tulips, protection of, 72, 264 
Tweedia cserulea, 238 
— floribunda, 212 
V. 
Vanda teres, 117, 193 
— habits and cultivation of, 194 
Vegetables, decomposition of, 11 
Ventilation, principles of, 38 ; its importance 
in the autumnal months, 216 ' 
Verbena araniana, 117 
— chamsedrifolia superba, 213 
— incisa, 17 
— Neillii, 213 
— teucrioides, 243 ; culture of, 244 
— Tweediana splendens, 188 
Verbenas, time for increasing, 168 
Vervain, teucrium-like, 243 
Victoria Regia, account of, 114 
Vinca minor, .history and culture of, 8 
Viper's Bugloss, gigantic, 149 
Vistea lycioides, treated as a hardy plant, 12 
W. 
Warratah, the, 73 
Water, great importance of a free circulation of, 
208 ; an indispensable feature in rockeries, 
228 
Watering plants, hints on, 95 
Wooden roofs preferable to iron for plant 
houses, 35 
Wood-wort, two-coloured, 18, 163 
Z. 
ZiCKiA molle, 93 
Zygopetalum Mackayanum, 186 
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