CONTENTS. 
Lithosperum purpureo-cceruleum, 
309 
Loasalucida,44, 457;L.tricolor,l72 
Lobelia, 522 
Lobelia fulgens, vars. 44, 309 ; L. 
gracilis, 172; L. ramosa, 172 ; L. 
syphilitica, 309 ; L. splendens, 
309; L. cardinalis, 309; L. 
Millerii, 309 
Lonicera discolor, 44 
Lopezia coronata, 172 ; L. race- 
mosa, 172 
Loudon's Lady's Country Com- 
panion, reviewed, 324 
Loudon's Self-Instruction forYoung 
Gardeners, reviewed, 498 
Low on Landed Property, 34 
Luculia Pinciana, 137 ; L. gratis- 
sima, 519 
Lupinus, 172 
Lupinus perennis, 309 ; L. poly- 
phyllus, 309 ; L. grandifolius, 
309 ; L. littoralis, 309 ; L. rivu- 
laris, 309 ; L. arvensis, 4'4 
Lychnis cceli-rosa, 172 ; L. Chalce- 
donica, 309 ; L. fulgens, 309 
Ly caste aromatica, 125; L. cri- 
nita, 125; L. gigantea, 125; 
L. Skinneri, 125 
Lycium fuchsioides, 213 
Lythrum Salicaria, 309 
Macleania longiflora, 44 
Macartney Rose, selection of, 255 
Madia elegans, 172 
Magnolia, 121, 519 
Malcolmia maritima, 173 
Malope trifida, 172; M. grandi- 
flora, 172 
Malva moschatus, 309 
Manures, 3 ; application of, 12 ; 
liquid, 333 
Manuring, self, 144 
March, Gardening operations for, 
97 ; operations in Rose-garden 
for, 270, 275 
Martagon Lily, 20 
Martynia fragans, 173 
Mathiola annua, 173 
Maxillaria scabrilinguis, 125 
May, Gardening operations for, 
193; operations in Rose-garden 
for, 271, 275 
Melastoma, 524 
Melissa grandiflora, 309 
Melittis melissophyllum, 310 
Melon, culture of, 84, 200; prepara- 
tion of beds for, 85 ; sowing seed 
of, 85; ridging out plants of, 85 ; 
lining beds for, 86 ; late crops of, 
86 ; to grow under hand-glasses, 
86 ; sorts to grow, 87 ; saving 
seeds of, 87 
Melon-beds, fungi in, 431 
Melon- shaped Cacti, management 
of, 415 
Menziesia empetriformis, 425 
Mertensia pulmonarioides, 310 
Mexican vegetation, 48 
Microstylis histionantha, 125 
Mignonette, 2; tree, 143 
Miltonia cuneata, 125 
Mimulus, 427 
Mimulus ringens, 310 ; M. alatus, 
310; M. cardinalis, 310; M. 
roseus, 310 ; M. guttatus, 310 
Miniature China Roses, selection 
of, 255 
Mint, 5 
Monarda didyma, 310 
Monster Cactus, 285 
Morina longifolia, 310 
Moss Rose, properties of, 251 ; se- 
lection of, 253 
Moveable Green-houses, 428 
Mowing machine, 574 
Munjeet, or Indian Madder, 384 
Muscari moschatum, 310; M. ra- 
cemosum, 310 
Mushroom, and Mushroom beds, 
routine management of, 5, 53, 
285, 342, 541 
Musk Rose, selection of, 255 
Myatt's Pine Strawberry, culture 
of, 70 
Myosotis azorica,44 ; M.csespitosa, 
310; palustris, 310 
Narcissus, 424 ; culture of, 563 
Narcissus poeticus, 310 ; N. Tre- 
wianus, 310; N. Jonquilla, 310; 
N. Bulbocodium, 310; N. Ajax, 
310 
Nardosmia fragrans, 310 
Nasturtiums, 103 
Natural System of Botany, 142 
Neapolitan Violet, culture of, 135 
Nectarines, select list of, 155, 44C 
Nematanthus chloronema, 45 
Nemesia floribunda, 173 
Nemophila insignis, 173; N. ato- 
maria, 173 ; N. discoidalis, 173 ; 
new seedling, 283 
Nepenthes ampullacea, 370 
Nerium Oleander, 519 
New flowers and plants, 39 ; Or- 
chidaceous, 122 
New flowers of the season, 211 
Noisette Roses, 283 ; properties of, 
252 ; selection of, 255 
Nolana atriplicifolia, 173 ; N. pro- 
strata, 173 
Note-book of a Naturalist, 413 
November, Gardening operations 
for, 481 ; operations in Rose- 
garden for, 271, 275, 276 
Nuttallia cordata, 310; N. grandi- 
flora, 310; N. malvEeflora, 311 
Oak, the Evergreen, 121 
October, Gardening operations for, 
434 ; operations in Rose-garden 
for, 271, 275, 276 
Oenothera glauca, 311 ; OZ. spe- 
ciosa, 311; (E. Fraserii, 311; 
(E. macrocarpa, 311 
Old manures and new dressings,384 
Old and new show Roses compared, 
476 
Omphalodes verna, 311 
Oncidium lacerum, 125; O. rpilop- 
terum, 125; O. tricolor, 125 
One-shift system of potting, 175 
Onions, routine management of, 
5, 53, 104, 152, 247, 296 343, 
394, 485 
Onosma tinctorium, 311 ; O. «ehi- 
oides, 311 
Operations for the months, 1, 49, 
97, 145, 193, 241, 290, 337, -385, 
434, 481, 535 
Ophrys apifera, 311 
Orange Lily, 21 ; new, 430 
Orchard, routine management of, 
5, 53, 104, 152; formation and 
management of, 76 
Orchard and Fruit-garden, by 
M'Intosh, reviewed, 376 
Orchidaceous-plants, 149; new, 122, 
culture of, 321 ; British species, 
322 
Orchidaceous house, 227 ; routine 
management of, 101, 148, 198, 
244, 294, 340, 392, 439, 483, 539 
Orchis morio, 311; O. mascula, 
311 ; O. tephrosanthos, 311; O. 
maculata, 311 
Ornamental Timber-trees, 31 
Ornithogalum umbellatum, 311 ; 
O. narbonense, 311 ; O. monta- 
num, 311 
Oxalis acetosella, 311; O. stricta,311 
Oxyura chrysanthemoides, 173 
Paeonia, the Chinese, 523 
Pasonia corallina, 311 ; P. officina- 
lis, 311 ; P. tenuifolia, 311; P. 
albiflora, 311 
Pansies and Pansy -beds, routine 
management of, 2, 50, 99, 146, 
147, 242, 284,' 293, 332, 391, 
438, 482, 537 
Pansies, properties, 480; culture of, 
564 
Papaver nudicaule, 311; P. brae - 
teatum, 312 
Parnassia palustris, 312 
Parsley, management of, 5, 203, 343 
Parsnips, routine management 
of, 53, 103, 152, 202, 297, 485 
Passiflora Loudonii and kermesina, 
520 
Passion-flower, treatise on, 344 ; 
select list of, 345 ; hardy species, 
345 ; green-house species, 345 ; 
stove species, 345 ; propagation 
of, 346 ; culture of, 347 ; fruit- 
bearing kinds, 348 
Papaver somniferum,173; P.Rhasas, 
173 
Peach-trees, culture of on open 
walls, 153 ; descriptive list of, 
155 ; propagation of by seeds, 
156 ; by budding, 157 ; planting 
of, 158 ; border for, 159 ; trans- 
planting, 161; pruning of, 162; 
training of, 162 ; disbudding <_ f , 
165 ; diseases of, 167 ; blistei 
on, 431 ; selection of, 446 
Pear-trees, dwarf standard, treatise 
on, 503 ; culture of, 503 ; soil for, 
503 ; planting of, 506 ; training 
and pruning of, 508; umbrella 
training, 510 ; choice of varieties, 
513 ; descriptive list of, 513 ; se- 
lection of, 446 
Peas, routine management of, 5, 
52, 103, 143, 151, 201, 246, 296, 
444, 484, 540; Auvergne, 143 
Peas, early, 95 ; hardiness of, 95 
Peat-pots, 286 
Pelargoniums, culture of, 72 ; sow- 
ing seed of, 73 ; cuttings of, 
73 ; rooted plants of, 73 ; forcing 
of, 74 ; new, 331, 370 ; new seed- 
lings, 568 
Pelargonium Anais, 370 
Pentas carnea, 45 
Pentstemon gentianoides, 312,285 ; 
P. Murray anum, 312; P. dif- 
fusum, 312 ; P. pulchellum, 
312; P. atropurpureum, 312; 
P. speciosum, 312 ; P. digitalis, 
Si 2; P. ovatum, 312 
