GENERAL INDEX. 
277 
Gesnera discolor, 55 ; modes of cultivating, 56 
— lateritia, 245 ; treatment of, 246 
— longifolia, 165 
— magnifies, 263 
— Murkii, 263 
— rupestris, rules for cultivating, 12 ; 
hints on treating the genus, 13 ; period for 
potting the species, 24 
— zebrina, details of cultivating, 258 
Glossocomia ovata, 20 
Gloxinia discolor, 273 
— speciosa, var. macrophylla variegata, 
93 
— — var. Menziesii, 116 
— tubifiora, 238 
Gloxinias, hints on increasing, 83 
Godetia albescens, 46 
— grandiflora, 261 
Gompholobium Hendersonii, 117 
Gongora, species of, 273 
Grafting, process and philosophy of, ) 29 ; its 
phenomena, 131 
Greenhouse plants, impropriety of exposing 
them soon in the summer, 42, 120 ; autumn 
the best season for doing so, 44, 120, 168 
Greenhouses, on arranging plants in, 185 ; on 
suspending plants in, for ornament, 136 ; 
necessity for cleaning them thoroughly in 
autumn, 168, 192 
Grouping plants, essay on, 156, 180 
Growing exotics, importance of pruning, 35 
H. 
Habranthus pratensis, 95, 121 ; how to culti- 
vate, 122 
— — var. quadriflora, 190 
Half-hardy perennials, remarks on propagating, 
24, 168 ; their preservation through the 
winter, 209 
Heath, Dr. Neill's, 195 
Heaths, hints on growing, 196 ; admirably fitted 
for planting in beds or groups, 183 
Heathery, suggestions for the formation of a, 
229 
Helianthemum, the species suited for grouping, 
234 
Helleborus olympicus, 238 
— orientalis, 142 
Herbaceous plants, on removing the flowers of, 
96 
Hop plant, its use for ornamental purposes, 89 
Houlletia Brocklehurstiana, 49 ; culture of, 
50 
— vittata, 20 
Hyacinths, method of starting them into growth, 
240 
Hybridization of native plants, remarks on the, 
87 ; for improving their properties, ib. ; for 
rendering delicate species more hardy, ib. 
Hydrangea hortensis, its treatment as a border 
flower, 40 
Hydrogen gas, characteristics of, 227 
Hydrotaenia meleagris, 165 
Hypericum calycinum, well fitted for planting 
in groups, 234 
I. 
Illicium religiosum, 213 
Impregnation, philosophy of the process of, 9 
Indian cress, edible rooted, 127 
— azure-flowered, 247 
Indigofera Dosua, 239 
Indigenous plants, methods of improving, 84 ; 
by soil, 85 ; by yearly shifting and division, 
86 ; by hybridization or seeds, 87 
Insects, necessity for timely destroying, 192 
Ipomsea ficifolia, 25 ; plan of treating, 26 
— rubro-coerulea, var. 117 
— Tweedieii, 261 
Iris bicolor, 29 ; culture of, 30 
J. 
Jasminum caudatum, 116 
— Reevesii, 215 
L. 
Laburnum, example of one with various- 
coloured flowers, 132 
Laslia flava, 117, 262 
Lalage hovesefolia, 117, 171 ; its treatment, 172 
Landscape-gardening, different styles of, 138 ; 
its connexion with other arts, 138 
Lantana Selloviana ; var. acutifolia, 116 
Lavender recommended as an ornamental plant, 
234 
Layering plants, modes of, 105 
Leaves, multiplication of plants by, 83 
Leptotes concolor, 22 
Leycesteria formosa, excellent for planting in 
beds, 235 
Lilium testaceum, 215 
Loasa Herbertii, 7, 167, 269 ; culture of, 270 
— Pentlandica, 7 ; its management, 8. 
— volubilis, 167 
Lobelia heterophylla major, 101 ; how to grow 
it, 102 
Lotus corniculatus flore pleno, 215 
Luculia gratissima, hints concerning, 22 
Lycopodium denticulatum, for growing on bas- 
kets filled with Orchidacese, 91 
Lysimachia lobelioides, 20 
M. 
Macleania angulata, 262 
Mahonia aquifolium, 5 ; culture of, 6 
Malva campanulata, 173; management of, 174 
Mam miliaria pyenacantha, 239 
Maurandya, white-flowered, 273 
Maxillaria acutipetala, 213 
— cruenta, 70 
— cucullata, 116 
— macrophylla, 22 
— Skinned, 23 
Menziesia, the genus suitable for grouping, 230 
Mesembryanthemum tricolor,219 ; its treatment 
220 
MiltoniaClowesii,241 ; system of cultivating,242 
Milla, species of, 117 
Mimosa uruguensis, 143 
