CONTENTS. 
Hindsia longiflora alba, 34. 
Holbbilia latifolia, 547. 
Hollyhocks, not show-flowers, 95 ; 
improvement of, 363; culture 
of, 167 ; properties of, 365. 
Holme, Regent's-park, hot-house 
at, 574. 
Honeysuckle, culture and propaga- 
tion of, 477; classic association, 
492. 
Hoo-sung, Chinese vegetable, 380. 
Horse Chestnut, varieties of, 478. 
Horse-radish, culture of, 65, 526. 
Horticulture, salutary effects of, 
479; 
Horticultural Society's garden, 
97; new plants in, 127, 376, 
515 ; exhibitions in, 262, 321, 
359. 
Hortus siccus, preparation of, 
122. 
Hotbeds, 272. 
Hovenia dulcis, 278. 
Hoy a cainpanulaia, 550; H. new 
sp. 361. 
Hyacinths, in pots, forcing of, 15, 
60, 408, 446, 498, 535 : in beds, 
culture of, 21, 64, 108, 121, 167, 
215, 357, 410, 449 : growing in 
moss, 25 : feathered, culture of, 
21. 
Hybridizing, 357. 
Hydrangeas, culture of, 11, 60, 
100, 209; foraing of, 105, 163, 
256, 446 ; to change to blue, 287, 
288; H.japonica, 95. 
Hydrolea spinosa, 264. 
Hygrometer, Simmons's, 162, 236. 
Hypocyrta discolor, 34. 
Hyssop, sacred associations, 488. 
Inarching Camellias, &c. 102. 
Indigofera decora, 34, 128. 
Insects on plants, to destroy, 3, 6, 
10, 12, 14, 51, 60, 99, 108, 105, 
163, 208, 292, 444, 446, 498, 
532, 534. 
Introduction, 1. 
lochroma tubulosa, 34. 
Ionopsidium acanle, 547. 
Ipomcea, propagation of, 350 ; 
I. simplex, 647. 
Iris, history, varieties, and culture, 
67 ; descriptive list of, 73 ; bul- 
bous, culture of, 68, 72; pro- 
perties of, 69 ; list of, 69 : 
Persian, culture of, 70 ; forcing 
of, 71 : tuberous, culture of, 71 : 
aquatic, culture of, 72 : Chinese, 
culture of, 72 : I. suBiana, to 
flower early, 1 6 ; I. imbricata34 ; 
I. stylosa, 34. 
Ixia, culture of, 7. 
Ixiolirion montanum, 34. 
Ixora, culture of, 56, 57, 292, 406 ; 
I. odorata, 35 ; /. Brvnonis, 35 ; 
I. new sp. 361. 
.Tncaranda, culture of, 56. 
Jacqucmontia canesccns, 516, 547. 
January, operations for, 2. 
Japanese fruits, 277. 
Japan lilies, culture of, 102, 289, 
349, 403. 
.Tasminum aftine, 35; J. nudiflo- 
rum, 380, 548. 
Jefferson plum, 226. 
.Icnisalcm Artichoke, culture of, 
109, 168, 259, 319. 
Johnson's Dictionary of Garden- 
ing, rev. 474. 
Jonquils, 449. 
July, operations for, 289. 
June, operations for, 250. 
Junipers, sacred and classic asso- 
ciations, 487. 
Justicia, culture of, 11, 56, 254, 
498 ; J. Gangelica, 540. 
Kale, culture of, 169. 
Kalmias, culture of, 21. 
Kalosanthes, culture of, 52, 350. 
Kidney-beans, culture of, 65, 109, 
169, 217, 260, 298, 357, 411. 
Kitchen-garden, management of, 
22, 64, 109, 168, 216, 259, 297, 
357,411,450,501,537. 
Labels, 282. 
Labisia pothoina, 35. 
Lachenalia, culture of, 7, 52, 157. 
Lselia, culture of, 254, 534. 
Lagerstrasmia indica, culture of,l 1 . 
Lankesteria parviflora, 35 ; culture 
of, 161. 
Lantanas, culture of, 498. 
Larkspur, 357. 
Laplacea somiserrata, 35. 
Lasiandra Kunthiana, 37. 
Laurel leaves, 281. 
Lawns, management of, 22, 108, 
167, 215, 258, 296, 357, 449, 
500, 536 ; making or regulating, 
192. 
Layering, 234 ; Chinese mode of, 
235. 
Ledums, culture of, 64, 190 ; list 
of, 190. 
Leeks, culture of, 110, 169, 217, 
260, 298. 
Leianthus umbellatus, 548. 
Lettuce, culture of, 23, 65, 110, 
169, 260, 298, 358, 411, 451, 
501, 537 ; propagation of, by 
slips, 479. 
Leschenaultia splendens, 54S ; 
L. s. var. stricta, 548. 
Libertia azurea, 368. 
Liebigia speciosa, 548. 
Ligustrum japonicum, 323. 
Lily, Guernsey, culture of, 258 : 
of the valley, forcing of, 15, 60, 
105, 354, 446, 535 ; preparation 
of for forcing, 1S7 ; culture of, 
186 : Japan, culture of, 102, 
289, 403. 
Liliuni lancifolium, culture of, 
102, 289, 403; L. Thomsonia- 
num, 35 ; L. atrosanguineum, 
vara. 35, 548 ; L. Bronosartii, 
548 ; L. sanguincum, 548. 
Lime-tree, classical associations, 
489. 
Liquid manure, 282. 
Lisianthus Russellianus, culture 
of, 100. 
/. iUmijaponica, 553. 
Lobelia, culture of, 61, 101, 215, 
357; L. thapsoidea, 35 ; L. dis- 
color (1), 35 ; L. glandulosa, 
548 ; L. criissinscidii. 519. 
Lonicera Periclymenum, 477. 
Low's Domesticated Animals, rev. 
89. 
Lozotajnia rosana, to destroy, 15. 
Luculia, culture of, 56, 161,292; 
I,. Pinciana, 36. 
Lupinos r.nuosissimus, 36. 
Lycaste, culture of, 105; L. ful- 
vescens, 314 ; L. gigantea, 314 ; 
L. macrobulbon, 314. 
Lycium fuchsioides, 36. 
Lycopersicum esculentum, 461. 
Lycopodium caesium, 361, 549. 
Lyperia pinnatifida, 36. 
Lysmachia Candida, 517, 549. 
Lysionotus albidus, 539. 
Microcystis pyrifera, 135. 
Magnolia, tender, culture of, 5, 159. 
Manettia uniflora, 549. 
Manuring ground, 21. 
Manures, experiments with on 
Heaths, 286 ; on Rhododen- 
drons, 286 ; on Hydrangeas, 287. 
Maranta, culture of, 57. 
March, operations for, 98. 
Mastacanthus sinensis, 549. 
Maxillaria, culture of, 105, 446 ; 
M. Heynderycxii, 314; M. 
Lyoni, 314 ; M. setigera, 314. 
May, operations for, 207. 
Melons, forcing of, 22, 65, 110, 
170, 218, 261, 298, 358, 412 ; 
ripening of late, 238 ; watering 
of, 383. 
Melocacti, culture of, 52, 100, 
158, 208, 251, 533. 
Mentha, British species of, 566. 
Michaelmas daisies, 21. 
Mignionette, culture of, 22, 64, 
108, 209 ; for winter, 404, 503. 
Mildew on heaths, to cure, 496. 
Mimulus, culture of, 215 ; crossing 
of, 92. 
Miltonia, culture of, 163. 
Mimosa adenanthera, 134, 549 ; 
M. punctata, 134, 549 ; M. plena, 
134, 549. 
Mint, culture of, 23, 110. 
Miscellaneous green-house plants, 
house for, management of, 7, 
51, 99, 157, 208, 251, 290, 349, 
403, 442, 495, 532. 
Moisture in Orchid-house, 13. 
Mormodes Cartonii, 314. 
Moss vases for windows, 355, 409. 
Moss, growing bulbs in, 25. 
Mulberry-tree, sacred associations, 
483. 
Mule-piuks, culture of, 296. 
Mulgedium macrorhizon, 173, 549. 
Musas, history and culture of, 529 ; 
descriptive list of, 530. 
Mushrooms, culture of, 23, 65, 110, 
169, 260, 298, 35S, 411, 451 ; 
beds of, watering, 336. 
Mussainda maerophylla, 36, 368. 
Myoporum serratum, 36. 
Myosurus minimus, 569. 
Myrtlos, 17, 207, 443. 449; sacred 
and classical associations, 4S7. 
Nagelia deuticulata, 36. 
Nailing wall-fruit trees, 66, 111. 
Narcissus, culture of, in beds, 108, 
167, 216, 449; forcing of, 16, 
416, 19S; properties of, 267. 
Nasturtiums, culture of, 110, 169, 
528 : N. officinale, culture of, 
235. 
Natural History of China, 115. 
Natural System of Botanv, sketch 
of, 308, 310. 
Neapolitan violets, forcing of, 60. 
100, 104. 447. .".:'.:;. 
