CONTENTS. 
Phlox, (continued :) 
reptans, 30G ; P. obovata. 306 ; 
P. jjrostrata, 306 ; P. stoloni- 
fera, 306; P. setacea, 306; P. 
subulata, 306. 
Phyteunia comosum, 306 ; P. liu- 
mile, 306 ; P. armericefolium. 
306 ; P.graminifolium,oQQ ; P 
orbiculare, 306; P. capituliforme, 
306 ; P. hemisphericwni, 306. 
Picotees, the best varieties, 23. 
Pirns saxatilis, 303. 
Pig-keeping, 178. 
Pineapples in the open ground, 40 ; 
large, 417. 
Pinguicula alpina, 306; P. alba, 
306; P.alpestris, 306; P.fla- 
vescens, 306 ; P. jjuipiirea, 306 ; 
P. grandiflora, 306; P.leptoceras, 
306 ; P. vulgaris, 306. 
Pinks, the best varieties. 23 ; to 
propagate, 42. 
Pinus Benthamiana, 40, 349 ; P. 
sylvestris, for fences, 537. 
Pitcher plants of Borneo, 237. 
Pitombiera, 384. 
Plant, the parts of a, 5^Q. 
Planting, deep and shallow, 191, 
Pleasure gardens, formation of, 49. 
Plumbago Larpentse, 30 ; culture 
of, 31. 
Plumieria rubra, 492. 
Pneumonanthe sejytemjida, 301. 
Podophyllum diphyllum, 303. 
Poets, flower garden of the, 514, 558. 
Poiretia erecta, 301. 
Polemonium pulcherrimum, 306 ; 
P. reptans, 306. 
Polium pyrenaicum, 311. 
Polyanthuses, the best varieties, 23 ; 
mode of showing, 373. 
Polygala vulgaris, 226 ; proposed 
. improvement of, 227 ; culture of, 
228 ; P. Chamaebuxus, 306. 
Polygonum viviparum, 307. 
Poor lands, pknting of, 382. 
Poplar, Lombardy, for fences, 538, 
Popularity of flowers, 41. 
Populus fastigiata for fences, 538. 
Portulaca Thellusonii, 487 ; P. 
grandiflora rutila, 487. 
Potato disease, extent of, 399. 
Potatoes, raising from cuttings, 144 ; 
planting, 159 ; best flavoured and 
most productive kinds, 162 ; cul- 
ture of, 163 ; advantages of plant- 
ing whole sets, 417; quality of, 
how affected, 475. 
Potentilla alba, 307 ; P. Clusiana, 
307 ; P. cordata, 307 ; P. nitida, 
307 ; P. aurea, 307 ; P. Halleri, 
307 ; P. maculata, 307 ; P. 
crocea, 307 ; P. alp>estris, 307 ; 
P. affinis, 307 ; P. dubia, 307; 
P. 2yi/renaica, 307 ; P. salisbur- 
gensis, 307; P.filiformis, 307 ; 
P. verna, 307 ; P. procumbens, 
310. 
Potted apple trees, 381. 
Poultry keeping, 177. 
Prepusa connata, 92. > 
Primrose, poetic associations, 516. 
Primula Stuartii, 157; P. lactea, 
294 ; P. villosa, 294 ; P. Vital- 
iana, 295 ; P. auricula, 307 ; 
P. lutea, 307 ; P. cortusoides, 
307 ; P. farinosa, 307 ; P. denti- 
culata, 307 ; P. nivalis, 307 ; P. 
algida, 307 ; P. orientalis, 307; 
P. speciosa, 307 ; P. Palinuri, 
307. 
Princesse Royale strawberry, 288. 
Principles of gardening, review of, 
326. 
Properties of the chrysanthemum, 6; 
camellia, 86; hollyhock, 125; 
pelargonium, 151; rhododendron, 
223 ; balsam, 275. 
Prunella grandiflora, 307 ; P. spe- 
ciosa, 307; P. laciniata, 307; 
P. hyssopifolia, 307 ; P. Web- 
biana, 196. 
Prunus spinosa for fenceS) 539. 
Ptarmica alpina, 293. 
Pteris aquilina, uses of, 553. 
Puimonaria suffruticosa, 304. 
Pyrethrura alpinum, 307 ; P. saxa- 
tile, 308. 
Pyrola asarifolia, 308 ; P. macu- 
lata, 297 ; P. umbellata, 298 ; 
P. urceolata, 300 ; P. uniflora, 
304; P. chlorantJia, 308; P. 
rotundifolia, 308 ; P. America?m, 
308 ; P. dedinata, 308 ; P. gran- 
diflora, 308 ; P. major, 308 ; 
British species of, 313; culture 
of, 314. 
Pyrus japonica, 383 ; P. Malus for 
fences, 519. 
Queen of Orchards Peach, 288. 
Races, improvement of, 476. 
Radish, Rose of Winter, 272. 
Radishes for autumn and winter, 
418. 
Rafllesia Arnoldi, 265. 
Ramondia pyrenaica, 308 ; R. My- 
coni, 308 ; P. scajngera, 308. 
Ranunculuses, the best varieties, 24. 
Ranunculus alpestris, 308 ; R. cre- 
natus, 308 ; ^. mugellensis, 308 ; 
R. rutaefolius, 308 ; R. Berardi, 
308. 
Rapunculus comosus, 306; R. orbi- 
cularis, 306. 
Ratu of the New Zealanders, 541. 
Reeve's Muscadine grape, 527. 
Restrepia elegans, 159, 251 ; cul- 
ture of 251 ; R. vittata, 524. 
Reviews : — 
Forest Trees of Britain, (Johns) 
31; Garden Almanac, 1848, 
(Glenny) 37 ; Travels in the 
Interior of Brazil, (Gardner) 
111, 568; Every Man his own 
Gardener, (Abercrombie) 185; 
Curtis's BotanicalMagazine, 232 ; 
Sarawak, its Inhabitants and Pro- 
ductions, (Low) 233 ; Principles 
of Gardening, (Johnson) 326; A 
Week at the Lizard, (Johns) 361 ; 
Suggestive Hints towards Im- 
proved Secular Instruction, 411 ; 
Wonders of the Sea-shore, 420; 
Handbook of British Ferns, 
(Moore) 548 ; Gardening for 
Children, (Johns) 563; Garden 
Almanac, 1849, (Glenny) 575. 
Rhamniis catharticus for fences, 
540. 
Rhexia mariana, 308 ; R. caudata, 
323 ; R. decussata, 488. 
Rhinactina limonifolin, 295, 
Rhododendron Brookeanum, 194 ; 
R. gracile, 194 ; R. verticillatum, 
194; R. iongiflorum, 195; R. 
javanicum flavum, 270 ; R. Cha- 
msecistus, 308 ; R. nilagiricuni, 
370 ; R. barbatum, 370, 392 ; R. 
setosum, 370. 
Rhododendrons, their culture, 216; 
various kinds, 217 ; raising from 
seed, 218; potting and planting, 
219 ; plants in pots for bloom- 
ing, 221 ; saving seeds, 222 ; as 
standards, 222 ; the best varieties, 
24 ; properties of, 223 ; calen- 
darial instructions, 223. 
Rhododendrons, parasitical, 237 ; 
forcing of, 316. 
Rhodothamnus Chamcecistus, 308. 
Robertsonia dentata, 309, 
Rock gardens, formation of, 61 ; 
rootwork in, 64. 
Rock plants, 289; culture of, 289; 
in pots, 289 ; calendarial instruc- 
tions, 290 ; selection of, described, 
292. 
Rosa rugosa, var. purpurea plena, 
525. 
Rose of Winter radish, 272. 
Rose, poetical associations, 518. 
Roses, the best varieties, 24 ; of 
singular habit, 24 ; their novel- 
ties, 156; forcing, 316; grafting 
and budding, 331 ; budding, 419 ; 
stocks for, 419 ; choice, 460 ; 
yellow, budding, 477. 
Rosetum, formation of, 54, 
Royal Botanic Society, 323, 
Rubus arcticus, 308, 
Ruellia grandis, 196, 
Russelia juncea, 489; R. equiseti- 
f or mis, 489, 
Russian mode of training fruit 
trees, 417. 
Rustic buildings, ornaments, and 
scenery, 337. 
Rytidophyllumjloribundum, 322, 
Sahibee grape, 527. 
Salix caprea for fences, 537, 
Sallow, black, for fences, 537. 
Salpixantha coccinea, 322. 
Salvertia convallariodora, 94. 
Sambucus nigra for fences, 540, 
Santolina Chamaecyparissu^, 308 ; 
S. cupressiformis, 308 ; S. dentata, 
308 ; S. incana, 308. 
Saponaria ocymoides, 308; S. re- 
pens, 308, 
Sarawak, its inhabitants and pro- 
ductions, (Low's) review of, 233. 
Sasesa tinctoria, 305, 
Satureja rupestris, 308 ; S. ihymi- 
folia, 308. 
Saxifraga Cotyledon, 808 ; S. mul- 
tiflora, 309 ; S. pyramidalis, 309 ; 
S. pyramidata, 309 ; S, Geum, 
309 ; S. dentata, 309 ; S. Hircu- 
lus, 309 ; S, hypnoides, 309 ; S, 
oppositifolia, 309; S. ccerulea, 
309. 
Scabiosa Columbaria, 309. 
Scenery, rustic, 337, 
Schivereckia podolica, 309, 
Schizostemma longifolhim. 196. 
Schools of Agriculture and Horti- 
culture, 199. 
Schwerinia superba, 136, 137. 
