INDEX. 
A. 
ABSCISSION, propagation of oranges by, 92 
Aerides, culture of the genus, 15 
Alder Tree, goat moth injurious to, 48 
Aloysia citriodora, culture out of doors, 157 
Alstroemeria pelegrina alba, 192 ; culture of 
the genus, 199 
Amaryllis formosissima, 149 ; Kermesina, 12 ; 
culture of the genus Amaryllis, 12 
Angrsecum eburneum, 258 
Annuals, culture of the hardy kinds, 18 ; half- 
hardy, 19 ; tender, 20 ; selection of choice 
ones, 22 
Andromeda, origin of the name, 164 ; culture 
of the species, 165 
Anomatheca cruenta, 103 
Appleby, Mr., on propagating by layers in 
pots, 92 
Aporem anceps, 156 
Apocynese, culture of, 97 
Aquatic Plants, treatment of, 41 
Arbutus, culture of the genus, 168 
Aristolochia Clematitis, peculiarities of, 63 
Auricula, general culture of, 9 ; mode of 
packing, 12 
Azalea Danielsiana, 129; pulchra, 126; cul- 
ture of all the tender species and varieties, 
126 ; of the hardy, 127 
B. 
Banksia, culture of the genus, 120 
Barton (Dr.) on the irritability of the Dionoea, 
62 
Berberis vulgaris, irritability of the stamina 
of, 62 
Biennials, culture of greenhouse species, 66 ; 
stove, 67 ; selection of choice ones, 67 
Bischoff (M.) on the spiral vessels of plants, 
58 
Bletia Tankervillise, culture of, 96 
Bonnet (Mr.) his definition of a plant, 32 
Boronia serrulata, 173 
Bouvardia triphylla, 225 
Braconnot (M. Henry) on labelling plants, 
183 ; notice of his converting rags into 
sugar, 183 
Brown (Mr.) plan of a flower garden by, 154 
Brunsvigia, culture of, 163 ; poison obtained 
from, by the Indians, 164 
Bulbs, treatment of, in pots and glasses, 41 
Butomeae, culture of, 121 
Bygrave Plant preserver, 17 
Bygrave slug preventer, 17 
C. 
Cacti, culture of the stove species of, 49 ; 
grafting of, 51 
Calandrinia grandiflora, 222 
Calceolaria bicolor, culture of, 246 
Calceolaria integrifolia viscosissima, 269 
Calendar of work to be done in the flower 
garden in January, February, 23 ; March, 
39 ; April, 75 ; May, 100 ; June, 123 ; July, 
148 ; August, 172 ; September, 196 ; Oc- 
tober, 219; November, 244; December, 
266 
Calochortus venustus, 175 ; luteus, 221 
Campbell (Mr.) his observations of the Nepen- 
thes, 58 
Camellia, culture of, including potting, 33 ; 
temperature, -33 ; summer quarters, 33 ; 
shading, 34 ; watering, 34 ; winter quarters, 
34 ; cause of casting their buds ; grafting, 
35 ; inarching, 36 ; budding, 36 ; insects, 
38 ; selection of choice varieties and spe- 
cies, 38 
Cantau aggregata, 27 
Caralluma fimbriata, 216 ; culture of the 
genus, 216 
Cape Heaths, culture and propagation of, 113 
Carnation, criterion of a good one, 68 ; divi- 
sions of, 68 ; propagation by seeds, 69 ; 
soil, 69 ; potting, 70 ; care necessary when 
flowering, 70 ; layering, 71 ; winter quar- 
ters, 72 ; propagated by pipings, 73 ; in- 
sects, 73 
Capparideae, culture of, 122 
Cattleya intermedia, 151 ; culture of the 
genus, 151 
Cephalotus follicularis, 59 
Cirrhsea Warreana, and other species, 15 
Chairs for the flower garden, by Mr. Saul, 123, 
220 
Cinnamon tree figure, 147 ; culture of, 147 
Chrysanthemum, history and culture of the 
Chinese, 187 ; list of sorts cultivated, 189 ; 
an arrangement by A. H. Haworth, Esq., 
189 
Citrus, culture of the genus, 88 
Cleome dendroides, 122 ; culture of the genus, 
122 
Clethra, culture of the genus, 233 
Corbett’s (Mr.) system of destroying slugs, 16 
Combretum grandiflorum, 14 ; culture of the 
genus, 14 
Cottages, ornamental, designs for, 251 
Crataegus oxacantha rosea superba, 198 
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