CONTENTS. 
Scillas for greenliouse decoration, 
142; S. verna, 365; S. autum- 
nalis, 366. 
Sciophila convallarioides, 298. 
Sclerostemma Columbaria, 309. 
Scotch thistle, 357 ; pine, for fences, 
537. 
Scutellaria alpina, 309 ; S. cnm- 
pressa, 309 ; S. variegata, 309 ; 
S. grandiflora, 309 ; S. pulchella, 
309 ; S. orientalis, 309 ; S. cau- 
casica, 309 ; S. Sicversil, 309. 
Sea anemone, 421. 
Sea holly, 366. 
Sea-shore, Wonders of, 420. 
Secular Instruction, Suggestive 
- Hints on, review of, 411. 
Seed buyers, hints to, 397. 
Seedling Society, 138 ; crops, care 
of, 430. 
Sedum dasyphyllum, 309 ; S. glau- 
cum, 309; S. rupestre, 309; S. 
minus, 309 ; S. reflexum, 310 ; S. 
sempervivoides, .310 ; S. Semper- 
vivum, 310. 
Sempervivum arachnoideum, 310 ; 
S. globiferum, 310; .S". grandi- 
florum, 310 ; S. suholiferum, 310. 
Senecio populifolius, 490. 
Sericographis Ghiesbregtiana, 196. 
Shallow planting, effects of, 191. 
Shrubberies, formation of, 51 ; 
plants for, 52 ; effects of, 52. 
Shrubs : — evergreen, wiih conspi- 
cuous, elegant, variegated, or 
fragrant foliage, flowering early 
in spring, or late in autumn, or 
conspicuous for their fruit, 52 ; 
deciduous, with conspicuous, ele- 
gant, variegated, or fragrant fo- 
liage, flowering early in spring or 
late in autumn, or conspictious 
for their fruit, 53 ; American, 
53; select flowering, 416; for 
fences, 537. 
Sibbaldia procumbens, 310. 
Sida integerrima, 159. 
Sideritis calycantha, 311. 
Sieversia montana, 310. 
Silene acaulis, 310 ; S. alpestris, 
310; S.viscida, 310; S. pusilla, 
310; S. Saxifraga, 310; S. 
Schafta, 310. 
Siphocampylus nitidus, 425, (see 
p. 526); S. Cavanillesii, 490; 
S. revolutus, 492; S. manetti3e- 
florus, 526. 
Sloe-thorn for fences, 539. 
Sraeathmannia pubescens, 195. 
Smilacina cordifolia, 298 ; S. bi- 
folia, 298, 
Snowdrop, poetic associations, 515. 
Sobralia macrautha, var. splendens, 
28. 
Soil, improvement of, 476. 
Solandra Igevis, 88, 90. 
Solanum demissum, 89 ; S. cardio- 
phyllum, 89. 
Soldanella alpina, 310; ^S*. Clusii, 
310 ; S. montana, 310 ; 8. affinis, 
310. 
Solenandra cordifolia, 300. 
Sonerila stricta, 472. 
Sparaxis, culture of, 14; descrip- 
tive list of, 2i. 
Specimen plants, Glenny on the 
growing of, 228. 
Spiraea expansa, 89. 
Spring-flowering bulbs for green- 
houses, 142. 
Stachvs Corsica, 311; S. lavandu- 
laefolia, 311. 
Standard apple trees, training, 240. 
Stanhopea guttulata, 372. 
Stanhopeas, stands for, 42. 
Statice minuta, 311; S. alpina, 295 ; 
S. monlana, 295 ; S. reticulata, 
311 ; S. divaricata, 311 ; S olece- 
folia, 311 ; S. sinuata, 311. 
Slelis liirta, 28. 
Stenactis alpina, 300. 
Stenorrhjaichus cinuabarinus, 27. 
Steriphoma paradoxum, 157, 179. 
Stocks, double flowered, 377. 
Stove, temperature of, January, 25; 
February, 87; March, 119; 
April, ]90; May, 204; June, 
275; July, 318; August, 358 ; 
September, 393 ; October, 456 ; 
November, 506 ; December, 541. 
Strawberry, new : Myatt's Eleanor, 
42; alpine, culture as an annual, 
336. 
Strawberries, to grow, 380. 
Streptocarpus Rexii, 108. 
Strobilanthes lactatus, 196. 
Stylidium Drumraondii, 49. 
SfijlopJwrum camhricum, 304. 
Styrandra hifoUa, 298. 
Suburban gardens, 204 ; plants for, 
207; calendarialinstructions,2l4. 
Succisa columbaria, 309. 
Sugar Fucus, 422. 
Summer houses, 449. 
Sunflowers, economical value of, 
432; poetical associations, 519. 
Sun-rose, descriptive list of, 401 ; 
culture of, 410. 
Sjrmphitum purpureum, 270. 
Synnetia, culture of, 14 ; descriptive 
list of, 21. 
Tanghien tree, 443. 
Tara fern, 446. 
Tea, substitute for, 40. 
Tetrazygia elaeagnoides, 370. 
Teucrium pumilum, 311 ; T. Lax- 
manni, 293 ; T. pyrenaicum, 311 ; 
T. reptans, 311. 
Thalictrum alpinum, 311 ; T. al- 
pestre, 311; T. saxatile, 311; 
Thibaudia pichinchensis, var.glabra, 
27, 36 ; culture of, 37 ; T. mi- 
crophylla, 92 ; 
Thinning of fruit, 383. 
Thunbergias, culture of, 127; T. 
alata, var. aurantiaca Doddsii, 
55Q. 
Thymbra spicata, 311. 
Thymus cephalotes, 311 ; T.villosus, 
311; T. hirsutus, 311 ; T. in- 
canus, 311 ; T. lucidus, 313 ; T. 
punctaius, 313. 
Thyrsacanthus strictus, 322 ; T. 
Lemairianus, 322. 
Tiarella cordifolia, 311. 
Tillandsia splendens, 370. 
Timber woods of Borneo, 235. 
Tragacantha massUiensis, 296. 
Training fruit trees, Russian mode 
of, 417. 
Tree lilies, 573. 
Trees, native, 252 ; for fences, 537. 
Tremella, the, 429. 
Tribrachia hirta, 28. 
Tricho.Tnanes radicans, 549. 
Trichonema, culture of, 14; de- 
scriptive list of, 21. 
Trifolium alpinum, 311; T. fim- 
briatum, 312; T. heterodon, 312 ; 
T. Wormskioldii, 312. 
Triptilion spinosum, 488. 
Tritonia, culture of, 14 ; descriptive 
list of, 22. 
Trollius sibiricus, 300. 
Tropasolums, the best kinds, 24 ; 
T. tricolor, propagation of, 42. 
Tropeeolum umbellatum, 25 ; cul- 
ture of, 26 ; T. Smithii, 370 ; ' 
T. Moritzianum, 488 ; 
Tropical fruits, 330, 
Tulip, properties of, 358 ; poetical 
associations, 516. 
Turnip, culture of, 165. 
Ulex, culture of, 109 ; the species 
of, 109. 
Umbilicus pendulinus, 312. 
Undrained Gardens, 381. 
Upas tree, 233. 
Vacciniums, descriptive list of, 386 ; 
culture of, 389. 
Vaccinium leucostomum, 91. 
Valeriana saxatilis, 312; V.celtica, 
312; V, Mikaniae, 525. 
Vanda suavis, 321 ; V. fuscoviridis, 
321, 
Van Dieman's Land, esculents of, 
446. 
Vanilla planifolia, 571 ; economy 
of, 571. 
Vegetable fecundation, 41. 
Vegetable kingdom, curiosities of, 
443. 
Vegetable life, influences of, 426. 
Vegetable tallow, 235. 
Vegetation of Brazil, 111,568; of 
Borneo, 283 ; of the Indian Is- 
lands, 261 ; of California, 344. 
Vellozias, or tree lilies, characters 
of, 573. 
Venice, botanic garden of, 497 ; 
fruit market of, 497, 
Verhascwin Mycotii, 308. ^ 
Verbena and its progress, 75. 
Verbenas, the best varieties, 23 ; 
culture of, 533. 
V^erdal grape, 527. 
Veronica caucasica, 312; V. osse- 
tica, 312; V. montana, 312; V. 
subhiscutata, 312; V. orientalis, 
312; V. lieterophylla, 312; V. 
saxatilis, 312. 
Vesicaria cretica, 312; V.deltoidea, 
296. 
Viburnum dilatatum, 371. 
Villa gardens, management of, 501 ; 
decoration of by pot-culture, 503. 
Vinca minor, 312; V. major, 312. 
Viola biflora, 312; V. hederacea, 
300 ; V. blanda, 312 ; V. amoina. 
312 ; V. clandestina, 312 ; V. 
Lecontiana, 312 ; V. obliqua, 
312; V.pallens, 312; V. calca- 
rata, 312; V. alpina, 313; V. 
decumbens, 313 ; V. gracilis, 
313; V. lieterophylla, 313 ; V. 
.^o?/5u,313; V. pedata, 313; V. 
digitata, 313; V. multijida, 313 ; 
V. septemfida, 313. 
