374 
GENERAL INDEX. 
Lime, 292, 324 ; phosphate of, 325 ; sulphate of, 354 
Limnanthes rosea, 63 ; alba, 159 
Lisianthus puleher, 95, 188 ; princeps, 351 
Lithocarpus cocciformis, 125 
Lithospermum, 154 
Loasa pieta, 95 
Lobelia azurea grandiflora, 254 ; densiflora, 65 ; 
erinus alba, 174 ; erinus compacta, 174 ; erinus 
grandiflora, 174 ; erinus lucida, 174 
Lote, or Lotos of the Ancients, 279 ; of Dioscorides, 
280 ; of Egypt, 279 ; of Hippocrates, 281 ; of 
Italy, 281 ; of the Lotophagi, 281 ; seed sowing 
and culture, 351 
Lotus jacobseus, 302 
Luculia gratissima, 316 
Ly caste Skinneri, 29, 123, 159 ; connata, 154 
Lygodium scandens, 120 
Lyperia pinnatifolia, 174 
Maeaca Beetle-grub, 75 
Macrochilus Fryanus, var., 77 
Macleania punctata, 61 
Madagascar Plum, 184 
Mammea Americana, 136 ; Africana, 137 ; emar- 
ginata, 137 
Mammee Apple, 136 ; African, 137; Mexican, 137 
Mandevilla suaveolens, 290 
Mangosteen, 60 
Manilla Hemp, 90, 92 ; scarfs made from, 92 
Manna, 125 
Marty nia lanceolata, 33 
Mareedoo Apple, 238 
Maxillaria Harrisonii, 123 ; leptosepala, 127 
Macintosh on British Oaks, 20, 51 
Melons, 32, 128, 160, 144 
Melon-house at Chatsworth, 143 
Melicocca bijuga, 186 ; carpoidea, 186 ; ohvae- 
formis, 186 ; trijuga, 186 
Metamorphosis of Plants, 312, 347 
Meteorological summary for 1848, 25 
Metrosideros florida, 320 ; robusta, 221 
Mignonette, 224 
Milnea edulis, 103 
Miltonia Karwinskii, 63, 95, 163 ; spectabilis 
Moreliana, 77 ; spectabilis purpurea violacea, 
77, 95 ; sp. nov., 123 
Mina lobata, 98 
MirbeUa Meisneri, 63 ; speciosa, 123 
Mitraria coccinea, 156, 255 
Moore, Mr., on Climate, 14, 201, 292; on Gardens, 
166 ; on Growth of Plants, 336 
Mormodes lentiginosa, 223 
Moveable sashes for wall-trees, 19 ; screens, 342 
Mucuna macrocarpa, 97 
Mume Plum of Japan, 318 
Musa textiHs, 90, 92 
Mushrooms, 32, 352 
Myrrh-tree, 282 
Myrtus, or Myrtle, 143 ; broad-leaved, box-leaved, 
Jew's black-fruited, broad-leaved Dutch, white- 
berried, nutmeg, orange-leaved, thyme-leaved, 143 
Myrtle, wine made from, 142 
Navarettia cotulsefolia, 159 ; pubescens, 159 
Nelumbium speciosum, 280, 351 
Nematanthus ionema, 255 
Nemophila maculata, 6, 155 
Nepenthes, 29 
Nephelium, new species in Borneo, 60 
New and rare plants in bloom in the suburban 
nurseries and gardens, 30, 59, 90, 123, 152, 187, 
219, 253, 315, 349 
New and rare plants figured in the Botanical 
periodicals, 28, 63, 94, 127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 
320, 351 
Nitrogen, 163 
Nursery work, 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 224 256, 
288, 352 
Nutmeg Calabash, 1 38 
Nymphsea alba, 350 ; ampla, 320 ; Lotus, 279 
Oadal fibre, 125 
Oakley Gardens, 138 
Oak-trees, 20 ; varieties of, 51 
Odontoglossum, sp. nov., 1 88 
Oncidium Karwinskii, 162 ; flabelliferum, 65, phy- 
matochilum, 154 ; pictum, 123 ; Rigbyanum, 
257; stramineum, 155 ; sphacelatum, 60 
Onions, 64, 224 
Operations for February, 32 ; March, 63 ; April, 
96 ; May, 128; June, 160 ; July, 192 ; August, 
224 ; September, 256 ; October, 288 ; Novem- 
ber, 320 ; December, 352 
Orchid-house, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 224, 256, 288, 
320 
Orelia grandiflora, 93 
Ornamental planting, 23 
Oxalis Bowei, 316 ; elegans, 254 
Pseony, propagation of, 85, 109, 112 
Pachystigma pteleoides, 127 
Paras Nath, vegetation of, 123 
Parsnip, 64 
Passiflora amabilis, 63 
Patchouli, 125, 351 ; perfume of, 351 
Paul, Mr., on Yellow " Roses, 175 : on Tea-scented 
Roses, 43 
Peach-trees, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,192, 224, 256, 288, 
320, 305 
Pear-trees, 256 
Peas, 32, 64, 96, 192 
Pedda Caurew, 184 
Pelargoniums, 91 ; on training, 189 ; general 
management, 256 ; scarlet Perpetual, 29, 254 
Pentaphylax euryoides, 255 
Pentstemon'azureus cyananthus,287; cordifolius,255 
Pepa del Tagua, 6 1 
Persea gratissima, 50 
Pesomeria tetragona, 159 
Petunia, Count Zichy, 220 ; Regina, 220 
Petrophila, 122 
Phajus Wallichii, 123, 154 
Phaltenopsis rosea, 60 ; grandiflora, 154 
Phlox depressa, 254 ; Drummondi aiba, 316 
Phytelephas macrocarpa, 61 
Picotees, 1 50, 299 
Pimelea Hendersonii, 156 ; spectabilis, 155 
Pine-apples, 16, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 
256, 288, 320, 352 
Pinetum, formation of, 198 
Pisonai tree, 318 
Pits for forcing plants, 32, 352 
Planting trees and shrubs, 23, 30, 32, 54, 56, 57, 
64, 80, 82 
Plants, heat in, 37, 68 ; in Ceylon, 59 ; to dispose 
in shrubberies and houses, 167 ; houses for, 
167 ; kinds for forcing, 230 ; metamorphosis of, 
312, 347 ; ripening the growth of, 336 ; treat- 
ment of, 336 
Plants figured in the Botanical periodicals, 63, 94, 
127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 320, 351 
Plants flowering in the suburban nurseries and 
gardens, 30, 59, 90, 123, 152, 187,219, 253, 315, 
347 
Plantago major, singular variety of, 236 
