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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 turn, 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, 1 14 
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 upon 
other species, 204 
Transplanting, importance of shading plants 
after, 183 
Tree-pink, Prince Bisignani's, 138 
Tritonia fucata, 162 
Tropical climbing plants, natural habits of, 113 
Tropseolurn 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 soil 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 
LONDON : 
BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, WHITR FRIARS. 
