INDEX OF CONTENTS 
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Acacia undulaefolia 
iEsculus Hippocastanum, peculi¬ 
arity of. 
Alcove-aviaries and bowers (H. N. 
Humphreys). .... 
Alpine plants, the culture of, 34. 
73; Professor Simpson’s experi¬ 
ments relative to the growth of. 43 
Amaryllidean plants (John Cox) . 56 
Amber of the Baltic, from whence 
derived,.131 
Aneimia, a genus of cultivated ferns 142 
Aneimidictyon, a genus of culti¬ 
vated ferns.143 
.Angiopteris, a genus of cultivated 
ferns.147 
Aotus Drummondii ... 97 
Aquarium, Parlour ... 5 
Arboricultural statistics (Rev. PI. 
P. Marsham) . . . . 117 
Auriculas, simple mode of growing 110 
Balfour (Dr.) on the Vinegar plant 58 
Beauty in horticulture . . . 80 
Begonia prestoniensis'(T. Moore) 150 
Bejaria coarctata, 126; B. myrti- 
folia, 127 ; B. drymifolia, 127 ; 
B. tricolor ..*... 127 
Blue flowers might be produced on 
many plants now producing 
flowers of other colours . . 59 
Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 
May meeting of, 93 ; June . 104 
Botrychium, a genus of cultivated 
ferns .148 
Cactuses, hybrid truncate (W. 
Buckley).41 
Calceolaria tetragonia (T. Moore) 63 
Camellia, the, 62; renovation of 
Camellia plants . . . . 112 
Campanula Vidalii (T. Moore and 
W. P. Ayres) .... 33 
Canna tribe as bedding plants 
(John Cox) .... 35 
Chinese rice-paper plant proves to 
be of the Araliaceous family . 44 
Chorozema nervosum (W. P. Ayres) 122 
Chrysanthemums, Pompone,' 9 ; 
new (W. P. Ayres) . . . 105 
Cissus discolor (W. Buckley) . 100 
Composts, on preparing (W. P. 
Ayres).38 
Cook’s (Captain) Araucaria . . 80 
Cryptogamous plants, on the re¬ 
production of, 18 ; their fructifi¬ 
cation ..... 79 
Cycadese, theirplaceinthe ancient 
vegetable world ... 62 
Cyclamen Atkinsii, 89; C. ibericum 
(T. Moore) .... 89 
Cyclamens, their culture (W. P. 
Ayres).98 
Daneea, a genus of cultivated ferns 147 
Dichosema subinerme . . . 129 
Dillwynia scabra (T. Moore and 
W. P. Ayres) .... 25 
% Epidendrum replicatum . . 76 
Epiphyllum cupreum, 41; E. Rol- 
lisonii, 41 ; E. Buckleyi . . 41 
Erica Thomsonii, 1 ; E. Mooreana 1 
Eupodium, a genus of cultivated 
ferns .". 
Exhibitions : Chiswick in May, 86 ; 
Royal Botanic Society’s, May, 87 ; 
Horticultural Society’s June, 102; 
Royal Botanic Society’s June, 
102; Horticultural Society’s 
July, 113; Royal Botanic So¬ 
ciety’s, July .... 
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Ferns, the genera and species of 
cultivated (J. Houlston and T. 
Moore), .... 139, 145 
Ficus Benjamina . . . 131 
Flower stands, ornamental . . 138 
Flower-garden, the mixed (J. Cox) 93, 130 
Flower-gardening, artistic combi¬ 
nations in (W. P. Ayres) . . 27 
Flowers in field and wood, the 
beauty of.15 
Flowers, osphresiology of (Profes¬ 
sor Morren . * . . . 48 
Forbes’s (Professor) views on the 
life of a species . . . 115 
Forcing, speculative ideas on what 
is termed (Robert Errington) . 22 
Foreign seeds, transmission of . 120 
Fuchsia serratifolia, culture of the 
(Robert Errington) . . 77 
Fumigation of plant-houses and 
frames.47 
Garden, the pelargonium (George 
Taylor).44 
Garden notes of the month of 
March, 46; April ... 59 
Garden utensils :—the flower-bas¬ 
ket, 45 ; Warrington plant case, 
61; orchid baskets, 132; orna¬ 
mental flower stands . . 138 
Gastrolobium ovalifolium, 41 ; G. 
cuneatum, 49 ; G. pyramidale 81 
Gladiolus, the Wellington, 17 ; the 
gladiolus as a bedding plant (J. 
Cole).17 
Glazed promenades and glass walls 
(W. P. Ayres) .... 28 
Gleichenia, a genus of cultivated 
ferns ...... 139 
Ground surface, the beautiful in 
(A. J. Downing) ... 90 
Hard-wooded plants; can large 
specimens of be grown in small 
pots (W, P. Ayres) ... 82 
Heartsease in pots, Mr. Turner’s 
specimens of ... 59 
Heaths, new hybrid (T. Moore and 
W. P. Ayres) .... 1 
Hieraceum plumbeum ascertained 
to be a native of Britain . . 42 
Hybrid Cape and bedding pelargo¬ 
niums .133 
Hybridation of plants . . . 18 
Hydrangea japonica ... 80 
Hypoxis Rooperii (T. Moore) . 65 
Ipomaea palmata (T. Moore) . 25 
Isonandra Gutta (the Taban), ex¬ 
tinction of the .... 93 
Junghuhn’s “ Travels in Java” noticed 63 
Lichens, their fructification . . 79 
INDEX OF CONTENTS. 
Lily of the valley, forcing the 
(Robert Errington) 
Linaria reticulata . 
Linnaea borealis 
Lycopodiums, germination of 
Lygodictyon, a genus of cultivated 
ferns. 
Lygodium, a genus of cultivated 
ferns. 
Macgowan, (Dr.) on the Tallow- 
tree of China .... 
Marattia, a genus of cultivated ferns 
Martius’s History of Palms, ex¬ 
tract from. 
Mauritia flexuosa .... 
Mellagetta pepper .... 
Mertensia, a genus of cultivated 
ferns. 
Mohria, a genus of cultivated ferns 
Moss roses, late (Robert Errington) 
Mosses, on phosphorescence in 
(Arthur Henfrey), 11 ; British 
mosses, specimens of, by Mr. 
Brocas, 43; on the germination 
of club (Arthur Henfrey) . 
Munronia javanica (T.dVIoore) 
Murchison’s (Dr.) specimens of ex¬ 
tract of Tea exhibited at meeting 
of Edinburgh Botanical Society . 
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114 
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Nature, the beauties of . 
Nectarine trees, cultivation of, 
(Thomas Hatch) .... 123 
New garden plants: see List of 
Plants described, figured, or 
specially noticed. 
Notes and memoranda . . . Ill 
Notices of publications : s ee Reviews. 
Novelties at the London exhibi¬ 
tions .... 86, 102, 113 
Odours of plants, on the periodi¬ 
cal emission of, (Arthur Henfrey) 4 
Ophioglossum, a genus of cultivated 
ferns.149 
Orchids, on the collection and im¬ 
portation of, 24; variegated (T. 
Brown), 94; baskets for . . 132 
Orchis mascula, variety of, found 
in Wicklow . . . . . 131 
Osmunda, a genus of cultivated 
ferns ...... 144 
Osphresiology of flowers (Professor 
Morren).48 
Palm stems, on the branching of . 110 
Parterre of variegated plants. . 103 
Peach, double crimson Chinese, 
(T. Moore).129 
Peach culture, points in, (Thomas 
Hatch).137 
Peach trees, cultivation of (Thomas 
Hatch). 
Pe-la, or Insect-wax of China 
Pelargoniums, hybrid Cape and 
bedding, (W. P. Ayres) 
Pentstemon Coboea 
Pepper, Mellagetta 
Phosphorescence in the Mosses 
(Arthur Henfrey) 
Primula, the, a genus of Alpine 
plants, their culture . 
