GENERAL INDEX. 
A. 
Abutilon Bedfordianum, 211 
Acacia biflora, 44 
— platyptera, 44 
Acclimatation of exotics, limited application of 
the term, 60 ; hints for the effectuation of the, 
13, 37, 60 
Achimenes longiflora, 213 
— rosea, 213 
Acrophyllum venosum, 165 
iEonium cruentum, 259 
Aerides quinquevulnerum, 241 ; treatment of, 
242 
Air, constituents of atmospheric, 84, 105, 201 ; 
its influence on vegetation, 201 ; experiments 
of Mr. Ward on its slight value to certain 
plants, 203 
Air-plant, five-blotched, 241 
Air-tight cases for containing plants, those of 
Mr. Ward described, 203 
Alders best adapted for placing near water, 162 
Alkalies, the great source of nutriment to plants, 
154 
Allamanda cathartica, 77 ; best system of culti- 
vating, 78 
Alstroemeria, sorts that will thrive in an exposed 
plot, 87 
Alyssum orientale, var. variegatum, 94 
American plants, heath-soil not essential to, 39 
Ammonia, what it is composed of, 129 ; its pre- 
sence in rain-water, 178 ; useful in softening 
water, 179 
Analysis of soils, its definition and modes, 33 
Anchusa petiolata, 67 
Andromeda tetragona, 94 
Angelonia cornigera, 18 
Animal life, its connexion with that of vegeta- 
tables, 106 
Annuals, time for sowing tender, 24 ; plan of 
flowering them in spring in the open ground, 
181 ; many of the Californian, hardy, 180 
Antirrhinum majus, variegated variety of, 165 
Aquariums, management of stove, 111; neces- 
sity for heating them, 112 
Aralia japonica, a handsome ornament to lawns, 
229 
Arboretums, remarks on, 41 
Arbutus, new species of, 94 
— tomentosa, 94 
Architecture, observations on garden, 107, 183, 
231, 255 ; importance of a knowledge of it to 
the gardener, ill 
Architectural beauty and symmetry desirable in 
plant-houses, 108 
Arctostaphylos nitida, 259 
Azalea Gledstanesii, 165 
— indica, var. splendens, 94 
B. 
Balckia camphorosmae, 214 
Batatas bonariensis, 25 ; its culture and propa- 
gation, 26 j 
Beaufortia decussata, 269 ; management of, 270 
Begonia diversifolia, 273 
— heracleifolia, 94 
— Martiana, 237 
Berberis coriaria, 187 
Bignonia capreolata, 245 ; its general culture, 
246 
Bignonia speciosa, 187 
Birch-tree, admirably fitted for planting on the 
margin of a stream, 162 
Bog earth, hints on the use of, 129 
Bomarea acutifolia, var. punctata, 116 
Bomarea simplex, 91 
Boronia anemonsefolia, 45 
— ledifolia, 45 
— triphylla, var. latifolia, 212, 45, 123 
Boronia viminea, 165, 189 
Bossisea disticha, 235 
paucifolia, 214 
— tenuicaulis, 212 
Bottom heat, its utility, 209 
Box edgings, time for clipping, 168 
Brachycome iberidifolia, 139 ; thrives best in a 
pot, 180 
Brassia Lawrenceana, 68 
Brownea grandiceps, 139 
Brugmansia floribunda, 141 
Bulbs, season for planting, 216; rest essential 
for, 192, 216; plan of potting early-flower- 
ing, 17 
Bulbs and corms, those proper for planting in a 
prepared border, 15 
Burlingtonia rigida, 193 ; mode of treating, 194 
