INDEX. 
A. 
ACACIA prensans, 112 
Acanthophyllum bicolor, 153 
Aceras, 108 
Acis, 70 
Adenandra, 24, 48 
JEgiphila, 107, 110 
Aerauthus grandiflora, 132 
Aerides cornuta, 132 
yEsculus, 225 
Alphabet of Botany noticed, 94 
Alstromerias, 205, 264, 270 
Alterations in the Gardens, the best time for, 
240 
Althaea frutex, 3 
Amaryllidese, remarks on some plants belonging 
to the order, 68, 
America, notes of the Forests of, 1 65 
Amelanchier, 225 
Ampelopsis, notice of the culture of, 114 
Anagallis Webbiana, 114 
Andromeda, 120, 225 
Anemone hortensis, 16 ; coronaria, 17 ; history 
of, 16; herbaceous species, 16 ; propagation', 
16 ; general notices of treatment, 24, 48, 
72, 88, 119, 144, 167, 192, 216, 240, 264 
Angle of inclination, French method of esti- 
mating, 257 ; English do. 258 
Anguloa superba, 132 
Angrsecum distichum, 211 
Annuals, 192 
Anomatheca cruenta, 24, 48, 103, 264 
Antler moth, destructive habits of, 215 
Apple tribe, 208 
Aquatic plants, mode of warming a cistern of 
water for, 65 
Araucaria, propagation of, noticed, 212 
Arbutus procera, 147 
Arctostaphyllos, 92 ; tomentosa, 260 
Arethusa bulbosa, 152 
Argyreia, 108 
Aristolochia sipho, 37 
Asclepiadese, 261 
Asclepias tuberosa, 26 ; directions about, 48 
Atragene, 35 
Aviaries for small birds, a word on, 236 
Araucaria, propagation of, 212 
Author of Domestic Gardening Manual, on the 
Genus Gloxinia, 76 
Azalea marginata, 121 ; Indica Smithii, 145 ; 
Indicum speciosum, 78 ; Sinensis coccinea, 
121 ; nudiflora eximia, 163 ; general direc- 
tions about, 88, 119, 225 
B. 
Banksia, notice of the culture of, 24, 48,72, 
120, 144 
Bartholina pectinata, 181 
Batemannia Colleya, 132 
Bauhinia, 107, 109 
Begonia Evansiana, to preserve in winter, 21 
Benthamia, 226 
Berberis dealbata, 78 
Biennials, 167, 216 
Bignonia, hardy species of, 37 ; greenhouse 
species, 85, 86; stove species, 107, 108, 251 
Billardiera, 87 
Birds, on keeping in conservatories, 286 
Bleeria, 92 
Bletia reflexa, 113 ; Shepherdi, 146 ; culture 
of the genus, 154 
Blight on gooseberries, 41 ; on cabbages, 41 ; 
on rose trees, 41 ; on brambles, 42 ; in 
herbariums, 42 ; on berberries, 42 ; on 
coltsfoot, 42 ; on corn, 43 
Boerhaavia, 107, 108 
Boiler, Chanter's patent, 249 
Bonatea, 155 
Boronia serrulata, 88, 120 
Botany of Castle Eden, 215 
— readiest way of beginning the study, 
94 ; main terms of, 95 
Botanical Register, notice of new plants figured 
in, 77, 112, 163, 208, 259 
Bouvardia triphylla, 72, 144, 240 
Boxes for preserving plants on a sea voyage, 
161, 163 
Brachysema latifolia, notice of, culture of, 24, 
48, 72, 86, 88 ; polymorpha, 86 
Brassia Lanceana, 78 ; culture of the genus, 
133 
Brasavola cucullata and nodosa, 133 
BromeliaceEe, 210 
Brompton stocks, 29 
Brossssa, 92 
British Flower Garden noticed, 77, 112, 163, 
208, 260 
Brugmansia arborea, 22 
Bulbs, mode of forcing by steam, 65 ; general 
culture of hardy, 199 ; greenhouse, 200 ; 
stove, 201 ; notices of management, 216, 
264 
C. 
Cabbage blight, 41 
Cacti, directions about, 144 
Calandrinia speciosa, 24, 48. 72, 120, 144 
Calanthe, 155, 18 
