CONTENTS. 
Nectarine trees, management of, 
66, 170, 219, 262, 359, 412, 451, 
502. 
Nelumbium, culture of, 211. 
Nepenthes, new sp. 323. 
Neptunia plena, 36, 134, 549 ; 
iV. polyphylla, 134, 549. 
Nerium, culture of, 56,159, 253. 
New Holland plants, culture of, 
5, 9, 102, 158, 209, 252, 
496. 
New plants from China, 127, 376, 
515. 
New Zealand Spinach, culture of, 
110, 470. 
Niphaea, culture of, 56. 
November, operations for, 494. 
Nymphsea dentata, 549. 
Oaks, sacred and classic associa- 
tions, 483. 
October, operations for, 441. 
Odontoglossum, culture of, 163 ; 
O. Cervantesii, 314 ; 0. mem- 
branaceum, 315. 
Oleander (Nerium), culture of, 56, 
159,253,406,445. 
Olive-tree, sacred and classic asso- 
ciations, 484. 
Oncidium, culture of, 105, 163, 
212, 254 ; O. phymatoehilum, 
264, 315 ; O. gallopavinum, 315; 
O. spilopterum, 315 ; 0. incur- 
vum, 315 ; O. unguiculatum, 
517,549. 
Onions, culture of, 23, 65, 110, 
169, 217, 260, 298, 358, 411, 
451, 501, 558 ; list of, 557 ; 
AVelsh, 558 ; tree, 558 ; potato, 
558. 
Ophiopogon prolifer, 549. 
Ophrys cornuta, 550 ; O. bicornis, 
550 ; O. mstri/era, 550. 
Oo-sung, Chinese vegetable, 3S0. 
Orache. culture of, 518 ; varieties 
of, 519. 
Orang3-tree, management of, 3, 5, 
159, 253, 443, 533 ; budding of, 
351. 
Orchid-house, management of, 11, 
57, 104, 162, 211, 254, 293, 353, 
406, 445, 498, 534 ; construction 
of, 57. 
Orchids, two houses for, 11, 104, 
162 ; treatment when going out 
of flower, 13 ; when completing 
growth, 293 ; when commencing 
growth, 445 ; when imported, 
104, 288 ; when in flower, 293 ; 
to secure growth only, 12 ; 
succession of flowers, 13, 59; 
insects on, 12, 498, 534 ; pot- 
ting, &c. 58, 104, 212, 353, 407, 
445, 498 ; syringing, 59, 212, 
293 ; shading, 162, 212, 353, 
407, 445 ; preparing soils for, 
407 ; resting, 254, 445 ; water- 
ing, 13, 59, 104, 212, 254,498, 
534 ; descriptive list of new, 
311 ; ornamental trailing plants 
for their baskets, 288, 293, 353 ; 
hardy, 447. 
Orchards, management of, 23 ; on 
river banks, 191. 
Organ Mountains, desirable plants 
from, 510. 
Ornithidium miniatum, 315. 
Oruithogalum marginatum, 36 ; 
O. namim, 36. 
Oxalis, culture of, 7, 403 ; O. sen- 
sitiva, 24, 550; O. Deppei,282 ; 
O. zonata, 282 ; O. articulata, 
550. 
Pasonia, culture of, 64 ; P. Witt- 
manniana, 550. 
Palms, culture of, 57, 211, 293. 
Pansies, culture of, 22, 64, 108, 
167, 216, 259, 296, 357, 410, 
449, 500, 536; properties of, 
267, 249; marking of, 142; 
stands for, 143 ; treatise on, 241; 
securing proper varieties of, 241; 
select varieties described, 242 ; 
monthly treatment, 243. 
Parsnip, culture of, 48, 64, 110, 
169,260, 358, 412,451; varie- 
ties of, 48. 
Parsley, culture of, 23, 65, 110, 
169, 237, 260, 298, 358, 412, 451. 
Passiflora Schrtideriana, 37 ; P. 
difforme, 550. 
Pavetta borbonica, 361, 369. 
Paxtonia rosea, culture of, 212. 
Peas, culture of, 23, 65, 110, 169, 
173, 217, 260, 298, 358, 412, 
451, 501, 537 ; descriptive list 
of, 123; selection of varieties, 
126 ; new — Adamson's Match- 
less, New indented marrow, Pois 
a Cosse Jaune, and Dancer's 
Monastery, 287. 
Peach, flat Chinese, 278. 
Peach-trees, management of, 66, 
170, 219, 262, 299, 328, 359, 
412, 451, 502. 
Pears, late, maturing of, 93 ; 
judging, 238 ; raising new, 143 ; 
Cholwell, 238. 
Pear-trees, management of, 111, 
170, 219, 262, 299, 359,412, 
451, 502. 
Pelargoniums, culture of, 6, 53, 
102, 159, 210, 253, 291, 351, 
405, 443, 497, 533 ; for the win- 
dow, 164, 40S ; for the borders, 
216; potting, 53, 159, 444; 
watering, 54,160,253, 351,533; 
training, 102, 229, 327, 444, 
497; pruning, 159, 327, 351, 
497 ; treatment when frozen, 
533 ; shading, 160, 210 ; seed- 
ling, 102, 264, 291, 352; treat- 
ment of old plants, 291, 405 ; for 
winter flowering, 160, 253, 255, 
294, 351, 354, 446, 497, 535; 
descriptive list of new (1846), 
455 ; scarlet, culture of, 54, 289, 
444 ; Cape, culture of, 55 ; P. 
Anais, 37. 
Pendent trees, 144. 
Penstemon gentianoidesdiaphana, 
37. 
Perennials, hardy, to plant, 63, 
108, 216, 296, 356, 410, 449 ; to 
sow, 108, 167, 259 ; list of, 221. 
Periploca, 332. 
Peristeria Humboldtii, var. fulva, 
315. 
Petunias, new varieties of, 95 ; 
properties of, 267, 275 ; P. fra- 
grans, 240. 
Phaius, culture of, 13, 59. 
Phaloanopsis, culture of, 104. 
Philibertia, sp. 37. 
Phlebodium nitidum, 550. 
Phlox Drummondii alba, 37; to 
I sow, 167. 
Phlox clarkioides, 550. 
Physostelma campanulata, 550. 
Phradranassa chloracra, 37 ; P. 
obtusa, 37. 
PbycologiaBritannica, noticed, 49. 
Phyllarthron Bojerianum, 37. 
Picotees. culture of, 21, 63, 108, 
107, 216, 259, 296, 357, 411.449; 
properties of, 267, 347 ; running 
of colour, 179 ; treatise on, 337 ; 
soil for, 339 ; monthly operations, 
340 ; list of, 346 ; Mrs. Barnard, 
&c. 94. 
Pimelia intermedia, 415. 
Pinguicula orchidioides, 319, 550 ; 
P. grandiflora, 127. 
Pink, culture of, 22, 167, 216, 259, 
296, 357,411, 449, 500, 536; 
forcing of, 60, 105, 163, 212, 
255,294,354, 408, 499, 535; pro- 
perties of, 267 ; to propagate, 
163, 282. 
Pine, Scotch, 561. 
Pinus cernbroides, 380, 550 ; P. 
Orizaba?, 380, 550; P. Monte- 
zuma;, 381 ; P. Montezuma, 
Lindhyi, 381 ; P. Pinaster 
minor, for sea-side planting, 
176 ; P. sylvestris, for sea-side 
planting, 176. 
Pitcairnea ringens, 37 ; P undu- 
latifolia, 551. 
Pit for green-house plants, 4, 294. 
Pits and frames, management of, 
16, 61, 106, 164, 213, 255, 294, 
354, 408,446,499,535. 
Pittosporum glabratum, 3S1, 551. 
Plantain-tree, 530. 
Plane-tree, classic associations, 4S9. 
Plantia flava, 37. 
Planting and transplanting, 64 ; 
in rocky scenery, 283 ; by the 
sea-side, 174 ; sacred and classic, 
481. 
Plants, protected, care of, 22 ; 
propagating, natural means of, 
93 ; for the window, 17, 62; for 
balconies, 18, 62 ; in bloom, 
preservation of, 3, 62. 
Platycerium biforme, 551 ; P. 
grande, 551. 
Platycodon grandiflorus, 551; P. 
g. semi white, 517, 551. 
Pleroma Kunthiana, 37 ; P. Ben- 
thamiana, 37 ; P. elegans, 551. 
Pleurothallis crenata, 315. 
Plum-trees, culture of, 171, 219, 
299, 413 ; the Jefferson, 226 ; 
Chapman's Prince of Wales, 92. 
Poinsettia, culture of, 11, 56, 254, 
497. 
Polyanthus, culture of, 64, 94, 108, 
111, 167, 216, 296, 357, 411, 
449; seedling, 64, 114; com- 
post for, 112 ; potting of, 112 ; 
preparing for exhibition, 113 ; 
vermin injurious to, 115 ; pro- 
perties of, 266. 
Polygala Dalmaisiana, 37, 264. 
Polygonum complexum, 551. 
Polypodium lachnopodium, 551. 
Polystachia bracteata, 315. 
Pomegranate, sacred and classic 
associations, 484. 
Ponds, ornamental, formation of, 
146. 
Poplar, classic associations, 490 ; 
the Lombardy, 572. 
Poppy, the, 232. 
