CONTENTS. 
Cunila capitata, 313. 
Cuphea silenoid.es, 195. 
Curiosities of Vegetable Kingdom, 
443. 
Cixscuta californica, 195 ; C. Epi- 
thymum, 365. 
Cyclamen Coum, 298 ; C, neapoli- 
tanutn, 298 ; C. Iiederesfolium, 
298 ; C. autumnale, 298 ; C. 
europaum, 298. 
Cydonia japonica, 383. 
Cymbidium eburneum, 28. 
Cypella, culture of, 14 ; description 
of, 20. 
Cypripedium Lowei, 28. 
Cyrtandra staini7iea, 29. 
Cyrtantlius striatus, 488 ; C. an- 
gustifolius, 488. 
Cytisus racemosus, 491. 
Dahlia, and its progress, 12; new 
flowers of 1847, 13; the best 
varieties, 23 ; estimate of best 
varieties, 358 ; 
Daisy, garden, culture of, 320 ; 
poetic associations, 515. 
Dammar, 233. 
Daphne Fortuni, 48 ; D. indica 
odorata, culture of, 67. 
Day in the woods, 252. 
Deep planting, effects of, 191. 
Dendrobium tortile, 28. 
Dianthus alpinus, 298 ; D. deltoi- 
deus, 299 ; D. crenatus, 299 ; 
Z). supwu.t, 299 ; D. superbus, 
299; D. fimbriatus, 299 ; D.mul- 
tifidus, 299 ; D. plumarius, 299. 
Diapensia lapponica, 299 ; D. hel- 
vetica, 295 ; D. obtusifolia, 299. 
Didymocarpus Rexii, 108. 
Dieiytra spectabilis, 299, 385. 
Digitalis minor, 299. 
Dipladenia nobilis, 28 ; culture of, 
95 ; D. tenuifolia, 94. 
Dondia Epipactis, 301. 
Doronicum Bellidiastrum, 296. 
Double Stocks, 377. 
Draba aizoides, 299 ; D. alpina, 
299, 302; D. ciliaris, 299; D. 
monlana, 299 ; D. uraleiisia, 309. 
Dracocephalum altaiense, 299 ; D. 
cordatum, 297 ; D. grandiflorum, 
299 ; D. botry aides, 299. 
Draining, 506; depth of drains, 
507 ; arrangement, 508 ; pro- 
cess, 508 ; materials for, 509 ; 
tools required, 511. 
Drain tiles, 509. 
Dryas octopetala, 299. 
Drypis spinosa, 299. 
Duranta Fischeri, 269. 
Echinocactus chloropthalmus, 271. 
Echioides paluitris, 304. 
Echium Mertensii, 299 ; E albi- 
cans, 299. 
Edgings, box, 397. 
Edraiantlius graminifollus, 3 1 3. 
Elder for fences, 540, 
Elementary substances of vege- 
tables, 394. 
Emigration, remarks on, 390. 
Empetrum nigrum, 299. 
Epacris, culture of, 533. 
Epacris WiJlmoreana, 197; E. im- 
pressa, 486. 
Epidendrum urabellatum, 490 ; E. 
difforvie, 490 ; E. corymbosum, 
490; E. nutans, 492. 
Epimedium macranthum, 300 ; 
E.' violaceum, 300 ; E. grandi- 
florum, 300 ; E. colchicum, 27. 
Epiphyllum, culture of, 534. 
Episcia bicolor, 425, 467, culture 
of, 468. 
Equisetums, gigantic, 574. 
Eranthemum coccineum, 322, 
Eranthis sibiricus, 300. 
Eria leucostachya, 90. 
Erica, culture of, 533. 
Ericacetum, formation of, 53, 
Ericala alpina, 301 ; E. verna, 301. 
Ericas, at the Lizard, 366. 
Erigeron alpinum, 300. 
Krinus alpinus, 300 ; E. hispanicus, 
300. 
Eriostemon neriifolium, 269. 
Eritrichium nanum, 304 ; E. rupes- 
tre, 304. 
Erpetion reniformis, 300 ; E. he- 
deracea, 300. 
Eryngium maritimum, 366. 
Erysimum ochroleucum, 297. 
Erytliorhixa rotiindifoUa, 300. 
Esculents of Van Diemen's Land, 
446. 
Estates, dilapidated, 464. 
Estates,rural, improvements of, 433. 
Eugenia Moritziana, 159, 190. 
Euonymus fimbriatus, 269. 
Every Man his own Gardener, re- 
view of, 185. 
Euphorbia veneta, 300 ; E. jacqui- 
niasfolia, 379. 
Eurythalia sepiemfida, 301. 
Evening primrose, poetic associa- 
tions, 519. 
Evergreens, advantage of planting, 
372. 
Exacum tetragonum, var.bicolor,26. 
Fagus sylvatica for fences, 538, 
Farsetia deltoidea, 296, 
February, gardening memoranda 
for, 87. 
Fecundation of vegetables, 41. 
Ferns, British, Handbook of, re- 
view of, 548, 
Ferns, hardy, culture of, 547 ; select, 
555, 
Ficus indica, 336, 
Field flowers, poetical associations, 
516, 
Fig-trees, management in the open 
air, 238, 
Floriculture, interests of, 414 ; pro- 
gress of, 544, 
Florist's flowers, the best varieties 
of, 23 ; review of the past and 
present condition of, as to their 
ideal properties, 242, 
Flower-garden, the lady's, 374, 
Flower-garden of the ])oets, 514, 
558; daisy, 515; snow- 
drop, 515 ; primrose, 516 ; heath, 
516 ; lily of the valley, 516; 
tulip, 517; fleld flowers, 517; 
blue-bell, 517 ; forget-me-not, 
518; rose, 518; myrtle, 518; 
sunflower, 519; evening prim- 
rose, 519 ; harebell, 519 ; ivy, 519. 
Flower-lists, select, 4oO. 
Flowers of Borneo, 236. 
Flower- stands, ornamental, 456. 
Flowers in baskets on Tawns, 376. 
Flowers, the standards of, 450. 
.Food for the people, 197 ; of plants, 
compounds of, 394, 413. 
Forcing plants, principles of, 316 ; 
of grapes, 413. 
Forest Trees of Britain, (Johns,) re- 
view of, 31. 
Forget-me-not, poetical associa- 
tions, 517. 
Fountain, simple method of mak- 
ing, 39. 
Fragaria alba, 307; F. aurea, 307. 
Frankenia corymbosa, 300 ; F, re- 
vobita, 300. 
French weed-pincers, 231, 
Frogbit, culture and description of, 
- 356. 
Fruit, thinning of, 383. 
Fruit-tree walls, cheap, 40, 
Fruit trees, seedling, 43 ; forcing 
of, 317. 
Fuchsia spectabilis, 268 ; F. lox- 
ensis, 285. 
Fuchsias, the best varieties, 23 ; 
the perfection of, 523. 
Fumaria nobilis, 298 ; F, saliva, 
298 ; F. spectabilis, 299. 
Furze, the species of, 109. 
Gain de Montreuil peach, 2S8. 
Galanthus plicatus for greenhouse 
decoration, 143, 
Galax aphylla, 300 ; G. rotundifolia, 
300, 
Galeandra Devonlana, 486, 
Garden architecture, 449 ; allot- 
ments, 9, 163 ; aphorisms, 478. 
Garden establishments, v.ords to 
the owners of, 254, 
Garden stakes, colour for, 42, 
Gardeners, titled, 511. 
Gardens, impiovement of, 433 ; 
continental, 497. 
Gardens, suburban, 204; plants for, 
207 ; calendarial instructions, 
214 ; geometrical, 204 ; un- 
drained, 381. 
Gardening, progress of, 484. 
Gardening for children, 563. 
Gardening for cottagers, 162 ; cal- 
endarial instructions, 168 ; bee- 
keeping, 176; poultry keeping, 
177; pig-keeping, 178, 
Gardening memoranda for January, 
24; February, 87; March, 118; 
April, 189 ; May, 203 ; June, 
274; July, 317; August, 357; 
Septetnber, 392 ; October, 455 ; 
November, 506 ; December, 540. 
Gardenia nitida, 27, 29 ; culture 
of, 30. 
Gardening produces pleasure, why, 
400. 
Gas-tar walks, 144. 
Gastronema sanguineum, 524. 
Geissorhiza, culture of, descriptive 
list of, 20. 
Genera, species, and hybrids, 455. 
Genista anglic;i, 300 ; G. minor, 
301 ; G. bracteolata, 490. 
Gentiana alpina, 301 ; G. excisa, 
301 ; G. fimbriata, 301 ; G. ci- 
liata, 301 ; G. verna, 301, 4S7 ; 
G. verna, var. alba, 301 ; G. sep- 
temfidii, 301 , 489 ; G. asclepi idea, 
490 ; G. macrophylla, 490 ; G, 
