CONTENTS. 
Azalea indica, the best varieties, 
24 ; culture of, 44, •532. 
Azalea procumbeiis, 296. 
Batiana, culture of, 14 ; descriptive 
list of, 19. 
Ballota pseudo-dictamnus, 296. 
Balsam, cultivation of, 275 ; pro- 
perties of, 275. 
Banksias, culture of, 447. 
Banyan tree, habit of, 336. 
Barha-jovis montana, 294. 
Barberry, for fences, 540. 
Barkeria Skinneri, var. major, 28. 
Bartsla pallida, 297. 
Baskets for flowers on lawns, 376. 
Bastard iron-wood of New Zealand, 
270. 
Batscliia canescens, 425 ; B. conspi- 
cua, 425. 
Beans, culture of, 166, 
Bee-keeping, 176. 
Ikecli, for fences, 538. 
Bret, culture of, 165. 
Bejaria ledifolia, 107 ; B. sestuans, 
158, 315; B. coarctata, 197; B. 
cinnamomea, 197. 
Bellidiastrum Michelii, 296 ; B. 
montanum, 296. 
Bellis sylvestris, 296. 
Bellium minutum, 296. 
Berberis, evergreen species, their 
management, 318; B. vulgaris 
for fenceSj 540. 
Beri7igeria pseudo-dictamnus, 296. 
Bernoullia montana, 310. 
Betel-nut palm, 99. 
Black Prince Hamburgh grape, 527. 
Blue -bell, poetical associations, 517. 
Blussard Noir grape, 527. 
Bolbophyllum hirtum, 27. 
Borneo, vegetation of, 233. 
Botanical distinctions, 431. 
Botanical Magazine, new series, 
review of, 232 ; new plants pub- 
lished in, in 1845, 232; in 1846, 
232 ; in 1847, 233. 
Botany of the Lizard, 361. 
Bouquets, Italian, 500. 
Bouvardia Cavanillesii, 371; B. 
multiflora, 371. 
Bowmannia speciosa, 91. 
Box edgings, 397. 
Box thorn for fences, 538. 
Bracken, uses of, 553. 
Brazil, vegetation of. 111, 568. 
Bristle fern, 549. 
British ferns, 547 ; Handbook of, 
review of, 548. 
British orchids, 128. 
Browallia speciosa, 26. 
Buckthorn for fences, 540. 
Budding rose stocks, 419; different 
kinds on one stock, 474. 
Buildings, rustic, 337. 
Burlingtonia fragrans. 271. 
Burtonia pulchella, 425 ; B. villosa, 
555. 
Buy nothing in a hurry, 373. 
Cabbage palm, 384. 
Cabbage root maggot, 43. « 
Cabbage tribe, culture of, 164 ; 
saving for seed, 476 ; rearing 
from sprouts, 476. 
Cacti, culture of, 513. 
Calamintha rupeslria, 308 ; C. tliy- 
mi/olia, 308. 
Calceolarias, the best varieties, 24 ; 
culture of, 533. 
Calceolaria Fothergillii, 296. 
California, vegetation of, 344 ; new 
plants from, 355. 
Callianthemum coriandrifoUum, 308 ; 
C. riittjB folium, 308. 
Calliopia aurea, 302. 
Camellias, the best varieties, 24; 
culture of, 76, 532 ; treatment of 
young plants, 76 ; inarching, 78 ; 
grafting, 78 ; cuttings, 79 ; treat- 
ment of lai ge plants, 80 ; the 
camellia house, 81 ; calendarial 
directions, 82 ; properties of, 86 ; 
select varieties, 86. 
Camelliajaponica, var. Storeyi, 195; 
var. Leda alba, 269 ; var. cary- 
ophylloides, 270. 
Campanula caespitosa, 296 ; C. y/n- 
iirrhinum, 297 ; C. Bellardi, 297 
C. pumila, 297; C. uniflora, 297 
C. fragilis, 297 ; C. Cavolini, 297 
C. cochlearifolia, 297 ; C. crassi- 
folia, 297 ; C. pulla, 297 ; C. gar- 
ganica, 297; C. Elatine, 297; 
C. graminifolia, 313. 
Cantua dependens, 271, 277; C. 
tomentosa, 271 ; C. buxifolia, 271 ; 
C, pyrifolia, 27 1 ; C. peruviana, 
271 ; C loxensis, 271 ; C.flexuosa, 
271 ; C. Ucolor, 278. 
Capnoides nohiUs, 298. 
Capnorchis spectabilis, 299. 
Capsicums and Chilies, culture of, 
425. 
Cardamine trifolia, 297. 
Carnations, the best varieties, 23. 
Carrot, culture of, 165. 
Caryophyllata montana, 310. 
Caryophyllus deltoideus, 299 ; C. 
superbus, 299. 
Casselia integrifolia, 239. 
Castille japallida, 297 ; C, septen- 
trionalis, 297. 
Caterpillars on Gooseberry bushes, 
to destroy, 240. 
Cattleya sphenophora, 270, 273 ; 
culture of, 274 ; C. lobata, 372. 
Cauliflower plants, protecting, 333. 
Cedronella cordata, 297. 
Ccrastium tomentosum, 297 ; C. 
ColumneB, 297. 
Ceratostema longiflorum, 137, 155. 
Cerbera Tanghien, 443. 
Cereus, culture of, 534. 
Cerinthe alpina, 297 ; C. maculata, 
297 ; C. orientalis, 305. 
Chasnestes lanceolata, 26. 
Chaixia Myconi, 308. 
Chamacistus serpilUfolius, 296. 
Chamaledon procumbens, 296. 
Cheiranthus alpinus, 297 ; C. mollis, 
295; C. ochroleucus, 297 ; C. de- 
cumbens, 297 ; C. dubius, 297. 
Chemistry, a few remarks on, 394 ; 
agricultural and horticultural, 
493. 
Chilies, culture of, 425. 
Chimaphila maculata, 297 ; C. um- 
bellata, 297 ; C. conjmbosa, 298. 
Chirita Moonii, 555. 
Chondrosea pyramidalis, 309. 
Chlorasa fimbiiata, 372. 
Chorisia speciosa, 94. 
Chorozema, culture of, 421, 533 ; 
the best kinds, 421. 
Chresta sphserocephala, ^Z ; C. 
pycnocephala, 94. 
Chrysa borealis, 298. 
Chrysanthemums, culture of, 1 ; 
as herbaceous plants, 2 ; as, dwarf 
plants in borders, 2 ; in pots as 
dwarf flowering plants, 3 ; dwarf- 
ing large specimens, 4 ; showing 
cut blooms, 5 ; properties, 6 ; a 
few of the best sorts, 6 ; calen- 
darial instructions, 7 ; the best 
varieties, 24 ; Mr. Munro's me- 
thod of cultivating, 239. 
Chrysanthemum alpinum, 308. 
Chrysion biflorum, 312. 
Cinerarias, the best varieties, 24 j 
culture of, 533. 
Cineraria populifolia, 490. 
Cilharexylon perforatum, 270. 
Citrus japonica, 371. 
Claytoiiia virgiiiica, 298. 
Clematis tubulosa, 92 ; C. indivisa, 
var. lobata, 525 ; C. integrifolia^ 
525. 
Clerodendron scandens, 136; C. 
cjpitat'im, 137; C. Bethunea- 
num, 237. 
Clusia fragrans, 92. 
Cochlearia grsenlandica, 298 ; C. 
acaulis, 303 ; C. pusilla, 303. 
Coelogyne brunnea, 137. 
Colonization, remarks on, 390. 
Columbaria rubella, 309. 
Colutea astragalina, 305. 
Commercial productions ofBorneOy 
234. 
Comrnilobium polygalaEflorum,94 ; 
medical properties of, 571. 
Compte de Paris strawberry, 288. 
Coniferous trees, 33. 
Conradia floribunda, 322. 
Conservatory, temperature of: Janu- 
ary, 25 ; February, 87 ; March, 
119; April, 190; May, 204; 
June, 275; July, 318; August, 
358 ; September, 393 ; October, 
456 ; November, 506 ; December, 
541. 
Continental Gardens, 497. 
Convallaria bifolia, 298 ; C. quad- 
rifida, 298. 
Convolvulus Soldanella, 366. 
Coptis trifolia, 298. 
Coris monspeliensis, 298. 
Cornus canadensis, 298. 
Corrigiola littoralis, 365. 
Cortusa Matthioli, 298. 
Corj'anthes Fieldingii, 89 ; C. AI- 
bertinse, 134, 157 ; culture of, 
135; C. maculata, 492. 
Corydalis nobilis, 298 ; C. specta- 
bilis, 299. 
Corynocarpus laevigata, 322. 
Cottage gardening, 162; calen- 
darial instructions, 168. 
Cotyledon rupestris, 312; C.um- 
bilicata, 312. 
Crassula, culture of, 534. 
Crassula lactea, 487. 
Crepis aurea, 302. 
Crucianella stylosa, 298. 
Cucubalus acaulis, SIO ; C.muscosus, 
310; C. Saxifragus, 310. 
Cucumbers, frame — open air, 377 ; 
impregnation of, 477. 
Cuckoo, description of, 184. 
Cumbula, 472. 
