CONTENTS. 
Acacia, 521 
Acanthus mollis, 300 
Acclimatizing exotic plants, 141 
Achillea Clavennae, 300 ; A. Ptar- 
mica, 300; A. Millefolium, 300 ; 
A. tomentosa, 300 
Achimenes, culture of, 138 
Achimenes picta, 39 ; A. peduncu- 
lata, 240 ; A. argyrostigma, 433 
Aconitum Napellus, 300; A. varie- 
gatum, 300 
Aerides maculosum, 122 
Ageratum mexicanum, 169 
Air, admitting to plants, 351 
Ajuga reptans, 300 ; A. genevensis, 
300 
Allium senescens, 300 ; A. cceru- 
leum, 300; A. Cowanii, 300 
Aloe, effect of frost on, 432 
Alona ccelestis, 39 
Alonsoa, 522 
Alpine or Rock plants, 453 ; culti- 
vation of, 549 
Alstromerias, hyhrids, 430 ; A. Lig- 
tu, 189 
Alterations in gardens, 3, 100, 482 
Alyssum saxatile, 300 
Amaryllis, the culture of, 400 ; 
varieties of, 401 
Amaryllis lutea, 243 
Amaryllideae, descriptive notes of, 
405 
Amethystea ccerulea, 169 
America, Fruit Trees of, 416 
American Cranberry, 541 
American blight, 286 
Ammobium alatum, 300 
Anagallis, 523 
Anagallisindica,169; A.carnea,169 
Anchusa paniculata, 300 
Andromeda, 120 
Andromeda phillyresefolia, 39 
Anemones, routine mangement of, 
2, 50, 99, 146, 191, 196, 243, 
293, 339, 482, 538 
Anemone obtusiloba, 39 ; A. Pulsa- 
tilla, 300 ; A. coronaria, 301 ; A. 
apennina, 301 ; A nemorosa, 301 ; 
A. vitifolia, 301 ; A. stellata, 301 
Angrseeum pellucidum, 122 
AnguloaClowesii, 122 ; A. uniflora, 
122 
Ania bicormis, 123 
Anigozanthos, 522 
Anigozanthos pulcherrimus, 552 
Animals and Vegetables, 217 
Annuals,routine management of,47, 
98, 146, 147, 167, 193, 194, 242, 
292, 338, 391 ; mode of applying 
heat to, 190 ; treatise on the 
culture of, 167; select and de- 
scriptive list of, 169 
Antennaria margaratacea, 301 
Antiquity of the Earth, 555 
Antirrhinums, 339 
Anthocercis, 521 
Ants, 190, 248 
Apocynum androsasmifolium, 301 
Apples, selection of, 446 
Application of Manures, 12 
Approaches to a Mansion, 112 
April, Gardening operations for, 
145 ; operations in Rose-garden 
for, 270, 275 
Aquilegia vulgaris, 301 ; A.glandu- 
losa, 301 ; A. canadensis, 301 ; 
A.Skinnerii, 301 ; A.glauca,301 
Arabis rosea, 301 ; A. albida, 301 
Araucaria imbricata, 286 
Arboretums, 237 
Arbutus, 117 
Arctostaphylos nitida, 328 
Arctotis, 522 
Argemone mexicana, 169 ; gran- 
diflora, 169 
Aristolochia ornithocephala, 39 
Armeria vulgaris, 301 ; A. latifolia, 
301 
Artichokes, routine management 
of, 103, 540 ; Jerusalem, 102 
Artificial Coral for Rockwork, 288 
Asclepias vestita, 39 ; A. syriaca, 
301 ; A. incarnata, 301 ; A. pul- 
chra, 301 ; A. nivea, 301 ; A. 
tuberosa, 302 
Asparagus, and Asparagus Beds, 
routine management of, 4, 52, 
102, 202, 342, 445, 485 ; cutting 
of, 192 ; plain way of growing, 
220 
Aspasia lunata, 123 
Asperula taurina, 302 ; A. odorata, 
302 
Aster Amellus, 302 ; A. pulchellus, 
302 ; A. novae-anglias, 302 ; A. 
concolor, 302 ; A.diffusus, 302 ; 
A.puniceus,302; A.tenellus, 169 
Astragalus monspessulanus, 317 
Astrantia minor, 302; A. major, 
302 ; A intermedia, 302 
Aubrietia purpurea, 302 
Au cuba jap onica, 119 ; new, 576 
August, Gardening operations for, 
337 ; operations in Rose-garden 
for, 271, 275, 276 
Auriculas, routine management of, 
2, 49, 97, 145, 242, 293, 337, 
386, 437, 482, 537; improve- 
ment of, 179; select list of, 97 ; 
culture of, 558 
Austrian Briars, selection of, 254 
Australia, Edible Fungi of, 140 
Autumnal Crocuses, 243 
Autumn planting Potatoes, 288 
Autumnal flowers, 293 
Award of prizes, 430 
Azalea indica, 40 ; new varieties of, 
40 ; 284 ; culture of, 558 ; A. i. 
exquisita, 335 
Azalea, the Chinese, 521 
Azaleas, Green-house, 331 
Balcony, covered, culture of plants 
in, 349 ; list of plants for, 353 
Balcony, open, culture of plants in, 
354; list of plants for, 357 
Balsam, culture of, 214 
Banksian Rose, 279 ; selection of, 
254 
Barbacenia squamata, 149 
Barbarea precox, 302 
Bartonia aurea, 169 
Beans, broad, routine management 
of, 5,53, 103,151,203,247,343, 
444, 485, 540 
Beans, French, routine culture of, 
103, 151, 203, 247, 297 
Beds, Strawberry, 152 ; Asparagus, 
4, 102; Pansy, 147; Pink, 147 
Beet-root, routine management of, 
53, 103, 203, 485 
Beech, culture of, 289 
Begonia manicata, 40 ; B. acida, 
40 ; B. papillosa, 40. 
Belgian Petunias, varieties of, 480 
Berberis pallida, 40 ; B. trifoliata, 
284 ; B. dulcis, 430 ; B. actina- 
cantha, 528 
Best Hardy Shrubs for exhibiting, 
Betonica grandiflora, 302; B. in- 
cana, 302 
Biennials, routine culture of, 3, 
148, 197, 243, 293 
Biennial Stocks, 236; seedlings, 391 
Bignonia Carolina?, 40 ; B. radi- 
cans, 183 
Birds in gardens, 191 
Bizarre Tulips, new, 287 
Blight in pear-trees,remedy for,288 
Blister on peach-trees, 431 
Blumenbachia insignis, 169 
Bolbophyllum macranthum, 123 ; 
B.pileatum, 123 
Borders, attention to, 148, 243, 482 
Borders for grape vines, 9 
Borders, for peach-trees, 159 
Botanic Society, Royal, Exhibi- 
tion, 283, 331 
Botany for Ladies, 89 
Bouvardias, 143, 522 
Bourbon Rose, 280 ; selection of, 
254, 255 
Boursault Rose, 279 
Box, the, 119 
Box edgings, 339, 392, 436 
Brachycome iberidifolia, 169 
Brassia Clowesii, 123 
Briars, 281 
British Orchidaceae, 288, 322 
British Grass, new, 332 
Briza maxima, 169 
Broad Beans, routine management 
of, 151, 203 
Brocoli, routine management of, 
103, 202, 239, 246, 297, 343 
Brugmansia, 522" 
Brugmansia bicolor, 336 
Brussels Sprouts, routine culture 
of, 152, 246, 297 
Budded Stocks, 247 
