CONTENTS. 
Linaria alpina, 303 ; L. pilosa, 
303 ; L. puhescems, 303 ; L. 
supina, 303 ; L. tristis, 303. 
Linnsea borealis, 303. 
Linum austriacum, 303 ; L. angusti- 
Jolium, 303 ; L. flavum, 303. 
Liparis ferruginea, 137. 
Liquid manure, 39. 
Lithospermum graminifolium, 303 ; 
L.fruticosum, 304 ; L. canescens, 
424 ; L. conspicuum, 425 ; L. 
erectiim, 556. 
Lizard, the, geology and botany of, 
361. 
Lobelia Cavanillesii, 490 ; L. per- 
sicifolia, 490. 
Loiseleuria procumhens, 296. 
Lonicera angustifolia, 371. 
Lotus corniculatus flore-pleno, 304 ; 
L. pinnatus, 302. 
Lupinus affinis, 524. 
Lychnis alpina, 304 ; L. acaulis, 
310; L. alpestris, 310; L. quad- 
rifida, 310; L. pusilla, Z\Q ; L. 
saxifraga, 310. 
Lycium europseura for fences, 538. 
Lycopsis echioides, 556. 
Lycoris straminea, 90. 
Madagascar, poison tree of, 443. 
Mahonias, selection of, 318 ; culture 
of, 318. 
Maianthemum hifolium, 298 ; M. 
Convallaria, 298 ; M. cordifulium, 
298. 
Maid of Malines peach, 288. 
Mamniillaria clava, 158. 
Marcetia decussatn,- 487. 
March, gardening memoranda for, 
118. 
Margarita Bellidiastrum, 296. 
Marrubium pseudo-dictamnus, 296. 
Martynia lanceolata, 556. 
Matricaria alpina, 308. 
Meconopsis cambrictim, 304. 
Medeola virginica, 304. 
Melastoma elseagnoides, 370. 
Melissa pyrenaica, 302. 
Melons, Persian, culture of 330. 
Merretia lucida, 322. 
Mesembryanthemums, culture of, 
332. 
Metternichiaprinceps, 193 ; culture 
of, 194. 
Metrosideros robusta, 523, 541. 
Miconia urophylla, 323. 
Mildew on grapes, 141. 
Milkwort, culture and description 
of, 226. 
Miltonia flava, 557. 
Mitchellia repens, 30 1-. 
-Mitella diphylla, 304. 
Mitraria ccccinea, 425, 473 ; culture 
of, 474. 
Mnemion calcaratum, 313. 
Moehringia muscosa, 304. 
Mcencliia aizoides, 299. 
Mollucella fruticosa, 296. 
Monardella undulata, 524. 
Monesis grandiflora, 304. 
Moon's supposed influence on 
vegetation, 37. 
Moss, growing plants in, 474. 
Mountain Ash, account of the 
33. 
M'.ilgedium macrorhizon, 30 K 
Mushrooms, culture of, 528. 
Mutisia campanulata, 94; M. ilici- 
folia, 323, 327. 
Myconia boraginea, 308 ; M. py- 
renaica, 308. 
Myoporum laetum, 269. 
Myosotis nana, 304 ; M. palustris, 
304 ; M. rupestris, 304 ; M. pau- 
ciflora, 304 ; M. perennis, 304. 
Myrtle, culture of, 119; poetical 
associations, 518. 
Myrtus robusta, 523, 542. 
Napoleona imperialis, 424 ; N. Heu- 
delotii, 424. 
Natural History, instructing chil- 
dren in, 412. 
Navarretia atractyloides, 525. 
Neglected plants : Agapanthus, 
Q5 ; orange and lemon trees, 66 ; 
Daphne indica odorata, 67 ; myr- 
tle, 119 ; Nerium Oleander, 
120. 
Nemophila maculata, 523, 529 ; 
N. speciosa, 523, 529. 
Neottia cinnabarina, 27. 
Nepenthes RatHesiana, 237 ; N. 
Hoekeriana, 238 ; N.ampullacea, 
238 ; N. laevis, 557. 
Nepeta pinnatifida, 299. 
Nerium Oleander, culture of, 120. 
New flowers and plants, 26, 89, 
136, 157, 194, 268, 321, 369, 
424, 472, 523, 555. 
New grapes, 42, 527 : Sahibee, 527 ; 
Olwer, 527 ; Reeve's Muscadine, 
527 ; Gros Gromier dn Cantal, 
527; Blussard Noir, 527 ; Ver- 
dal, 527 ; Nice Black Cluster, 
527 ; Williams' seedling, 527 ; 
Black Prince Hamburgh, 527. 
New Holland, climate of, 557. 
New peaches : Maid of Malines, 
288 ; Queen of Orchards, 288 ; 
Gain de Montreuil, 288. 
New plants from Calilornia, 355. 
Newstrawberries: Comptede Paris, 
288 ; Princesse Royale, 288 ; An- 
gelique Jamin, 288. 
Nice Black Cluster grape, 527. 
Nordmannia cordifolia, 371, 471. 
Nymphaea rubra, 333. 
Odontoglossum Rossii, 4S8. 
CEnothern acaulis, 304 ; (E. ta- 
raxacifolia, 305 ; (E. anisoloba, 
305 ; ffi. grandiflora, 305 ; Q2. 
missourieusis, 305 ; CE. macro- 
carpa, 305. 
OidiumTuckeri, 142. 
Olvver grape, 527. 
Oncidium curturn, 27 ; O.amictum, 
27 ; O. tenue, 90 ; O. Pinelli- 
anum, 90 ; O. phymatochilum, 
197 ; O. luridum, var. purpu- 
ratum, 197 ; O. Geertianum, 
269. 
Onion, culture of, 163. 
Onopordon Acanthium, 357. 
Onosma orientalis, 305 ; O. stellu- 
lata, 305 ; 0. montana, 305 ; 0. 
taurica, 305. 
Orange trees, culture of, 66 ; Ota- 
heite, 144. 
Orchids, British, culture and de- 
scription of, 128. 
Orchids for house decoration, 324. 
Orchid house, 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 ; Decem- 
ber, 541. 
OrganMountains,vegetationof,114. 
Ornamental woods of Borneo, 235. 
Ornamental plantations, 51 ; water, 
59 ; plants not introduced, 93 ; 
flower stands, 456. 
Ornaments, rustic, 337. 
Orovtium Asarina, 294. 
Orothamnus Zeyheri, 158. 
Otaheite orange, 144. 
Oxalis Acetosella, 225 ; properties 
of, 225; culture of, 226; O. 
violacea, 305. 
Oxypetalum solanoides, 196. 
Oxytropis uralensis, 296. 
Padua, Botanic garden of, 497. 
Peeonia Moutan, var. atropurpxirea, 
371 ; P. M. var. salmonea, 371 ; 
P. M. globosa, 372. 
Palms, products of, 99 ; culture of, 
Q9 ; betel-nut palm, 99. 
Pansies, the best varieties of, 23. 
Pansy and its progress, 110. 
Papaver alpinum, 305 ; P. cambri- 
cum, 304 ; P. nudicaule, 305 ; P. 
radicatum, 305. 
Paratoda of the Brazilians, 473. 
Parks, improvement of, 433. 
Parnassia palustris, 305, 393; cul- 
ture of, 394 ; P. euroj>cea, 305 ; 
P. vulgaris, 305 ; P. caroliniana, 
488. 
Parsnip, culture of, 165. 
Passiflora quadrangularis; culture 
of, 477 ; P. amabilis, 556. 
Pavetta javanica, 92. 
Peach trees, training, 40 ; raising 
new varieties of, 335. 
Peas, culture of, 166. 
Pears, the best, 188. 
Pelargoniums, the best varieties, 24 ; 
culture of, 145,534; blooming, 
148; growth of show plants, 148 ; 
of large plants, 149 ; propagating, 
150; properties, 151 ; calendarial 
instructions, 152; useful varieties, 
154; grafting, 379. 
PeltopJioruvi Vogelianum, 94. 
Penthorum sedoides, 305. 
Pentstemon lanceolatus, 267, 270 ; 
culture of, 268; P. crassifolius, 
305. 
Peperomia pallescens, 90. 
PeriiAragmos dependens, 271 ; 
P.jlexuosus, 271. 
Periploca graca, 491. 
Periwinkle, gold-striped, 41. 
Persian melon, culture of, 330. 
Pe.Tvinca minor, 312; P. major, 
312. 
Petunias, the best varieties, 24. 
Phiica astragalina, 305; P. minima, 
305. 
Phaius callosus, 321. 
Phalsenopsis grandiflora, 92 ; P. 
rosea, 557. 
PJdeboanthe La:cmanni, 293. 
Phlomis armeniaca, 305. 
Phlox canadensis, 305 ; P. nivalis, 
305 ; P. pilosa, 306 ; P. amcena, 
306 ; P. procumhens, 306 ; P, 
