CONTENTS. 
Uropcclium Lindenii, 42. 
Urtica nivea, fibre of, 218 ; l r . fru- 
tescons, fibre of, 218. 
Uvwria japonica, 399 ; U.hetero- 
clita, 399. 
Vaccinium macrocarpum, culture 
of, 288. 
Vagaria parviiiora, 513. 
Valcriauella olitoria, ISO. 
Variegated leaves, 93. 
Varieties, hybrids, and species, 303. 
Variety, Herbert's definition of a, 
305. 
Vegetable crops, preservation of, 
421. 
Vegetable fibre, 217. 
Vegetable marrow, culture of, 177. 
Vegetable poisons, 239. 
Vegetable tissues, 25. 
Vegetables proved in the garden 
of the Horticultural Society, 91. 
Vegetables, select, 237. 
Vegetation of Australia, 206 ,- of 
Ceylon, 254 ; on the banks of the 
White Nile, 325; of the Brazilian 
forests, 334 ; of the Punjab and 
Kashmir, 438 ; on the banks of 
the Indus, 541. 
Verbena dichotoma, 108. 
Verbenas, notes on, 115 ; bedding 
out, 205 ; for bedding, 313 j pre- 
paring for exhibition, 429 ; new, 
279, 475; select varieties for the 
flower-garden, 226", 227- 
Vermin, destruction of, 423. 
Vienna, gardens of, 307. 
Violets, culture of, in beds, 97 ; in 
borders, 98 ; in clumps, 98 ; in 
pots, 98 ; in hot-beds, 99 ; in con- 
servatories, 99 ; raising from seed, 
100; properties of, 100; varie- 
ties of, 221. 
Villarsia nymphseoides, 372. 
Vital action of plants, 31. 
Vine culture, new system of, 239 ; 
at Wilinot's, 240. 
Virgilia lutea, 525. 
Vriesia glaucophylla, 41. 
Wailesia picta, 552. 
Waldschmidia nymphceoides, 372. 
Walk-making, 406. 
Wall-flower, 302. 
Warrea Wailesiana, 553 ; W. dis- 
color, 553. 
Wasps, 235. 
Watering, large plants in tubs, 238 ; 
principles and practice of, 414. 
Weeding, principles and practice 
of, 293, 406 ; tools for, 297. 
Weeds, annual, 295 ; to destroy, 
295. 
Weeds on neighbouring premises, 
526. 
Weeds, perennial, 296 ; to destroy, 
296. 
White Nile, vegetation on the 
banks of, 325. 
Wireworms, to destroy, 235. 
Wistaria sinensis, var. alba., 347, 
364. 
Wood, structure of, 119. 
Zabucago-nut, 332. 
Zamia Fischeri, 197; Z. tenuifo- 
lia. 197. 
ERRATA. 
In Page 37, for " Ceres belleforme," read " Cerise Belle forme." 
In Page 191, several places, for " potatos " read " potatoes." 
In Page 225, for " Ageratum mexicanum" read " Ccelestina ageratoides.' 
