GENERAL INDEX. 



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Slopes, a shrubbery at Windsor, 6159. 



Slug, — see Limax. 



Sluices, their form and situation, 1951. 



Small salads, 4078 ; to force, 3402. 



Smilacina, hexan. monog. and smilaceae, H. 



.peren North Amerca, which succeed best in 

 light sandy soil, and are increased by dividing the 

 root. 



Smilax, dicec. hexan. and smilaceae, G. and F. tr. 

 and peren. which grow freely in loam and peat on 

 rich light soil, and are increased by dividing 

 at the root, and the woody kinds also by cut- 

 tings. 



Smith, Sir James Edward, M.D. F.R.S., his writings 

 on gardening, page 1110. A.D. 1792. 



Smithia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, a S. an. 

 E. Ind. of easy culture. 



Smut, — see Ustilago. 



Smyrnium, alexanders, pentan dig. and umbellife- 

 reae, H. peren. and a bien. Eur. and N. Amer. of 

 easy culture. 



Smyrnium olusatrum, the garden alexanders or 

 alisanders, 3948. 



Snail, — see Helix. 



Snake's beard, ophiopogon japonicus. 



Snake's tongue, lygodium scandens. 



Snakewood, cecropia peltata. 



Snap-dragon, antirrhinum majus, 



Snap-tree, justicia hyssopifolia. 



Sneeze-wort, achillea ptarmica. 



Snow, its formation, 1254 ; heat from, &c. 1207. 



Snow, T., his works on gardening, page 1102. A. D. 

 1715. 



Snow-berry, chiococca racemosa. 



Snow-drop, galanthus nivalis. 



Snow-flake, — see Leucojum. 



Soap-berry, — see Sapindus. 



Soap-wort, — see Saponaria. 



Society of Gardeners, their work on gardening, page 

 1103. A.D. 1730. 



Society of Practical Gardeners, their work on gar- 

 dening, page 1112. A.D. 1802. 



Sod, a turf, or thin layer of earth, covered with 

 grasses, taken from a lawn or pasture with a 

 spade. 



Soderini, G. and Bernardo Davazati, their work on 

 gardening, page 1128. A.D. 1622. 



Sodcrni, S., his works on gardening, page 1128. A.D. 

 1811. 



Soft-grass, — see Holcus. 



Soft-wooded timber-trees, 7125. 



Soil, 927; mixed soils, 928; aquatic soils, 929; 

 earthy soils, 930 ; vegetable soils, 938. 



Soils, as indicated by spontaneous vegetables grow- 

 ing on them, 1036 ; list of plants indicating the 

 more common soils, 1037. 



Soils, improvement of, 1068 ; by pulverisation, aer- 

 ation, alteration, removal of superabundant in- 

 gredients, incineration, changing the condition of 

 lands as to water, draining, embanking, subterra- 

 neous irrigation, surface irrigation, changing the 

 condition of lands in respect to atmospherical in- 

 fluence, solar influence, shelter, rotation of crops, 

 Sir H. Davy's opinion on rotations, Grisen- 

 thwaite's opinion, 1069. to 1110. 



Soils, table of, their nomenclature and classification, 

 1034 ; discovering their qualities, 1035 ; uses of 

 soil to vegetables, 1051. 



Solandra, pentan. monog. and solaneaceae, S. tr. Ja- 

 maica, free-growing plants, which, when it is in- 

 tended they should flower, must be put in a state 

 of rest by withholding water till their leaves drop. 

 Cuttings root easily. 



Solanum, nightshade, pentan. monog. and solaneae, 

 S. and G. tr. peren. and an. and H. peren. and an. 

 all of easy culture in light rich soil. 



Solanum lycopersicum, the love-apple, 4259. 



Solanum melongena, the egg-plant, 4266. 



Solanum tuberosum, the potatoe, 3644; to force 

 the potatoe, 3381. 



Soldanella, pentan. monog. and primulaceae, H. 

 peren. Germ, alpines, pretty little plants, which 

 grow well in rockwork or in pots, in two thirds 

 peat and one third sandy loam ; they are increased 

 by parting the root. 



Soldier-wood, inga purpurea. 



Solidago, golden rod, syngenesia polygamia super- 

 flua and corymbifereae, H. peren. N. Amer. and 

 Eur. large cumbersome plants of the easiest cul- 

 ture. 



Solomon's seal, — see Polygonatum. 



Somerfeldt, Christian, his work on gardening, page 

 1130. A.D. 178-. 



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Somersetshire, gardens and residences of, 7599. 



Somolus, brook-weed, pentan. monog. and primula- 

 cea?, a G. peren. N. S. W. and H. peren. Brit. 

 The first grows in loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root under a hand-glass ; the other prefers a moist 

 situation, and is increased by dividing at the 

 root. 



Sonchus, sow-thistle, syngen. polyg. eequal. and ci- 

 choracea?, G. tr. and H. peren. Madeira, N. Amer. 

 and Eur. of easy culture. 



Sonchus oleraceus, the common sow-thistle, 4299. 



Sonnini, C. S., his works on gardening, page 1121. 

 A.D. 1804. 



Sophiowski, a fine seat in Podolia, now much ne- 

 glected, 264. 



Sophora, decan. monog. and leguminoseae, a S. tr. 

 India, H. tr. Japan, and H. peren. Eur. ; the 

 tender species thrive well in light loam, and cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass ; the hardy 

 herbs require a rich loam, and are increased by 

 seeds or dividing at the root. 



Sorghum, polyg. moncec. and gramineae, a S. bien. 

 and H. peren. and an. As. and Eur. of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Sorocephalus, tetran. monog. and proteacea?, G. 

 tr. C. B. S. which require to be treated as 

 protea. 



Sorrel, — see Rumex. 



Sour gourd, adansonia digitata. 



South American fruits deserving cultivation, 6020. 



South Lodge, Middlesex, 7520. 



South Sea tea, ilex vomitoria. 



Southam House, Gloucestershire, 7565. 



Southern-wood, artemisia abrotanum. 



Southgate Grove, Middlesex, 7520. 



Sow-thistle, — see Sonchus. 



Sowerbsa, hexan. monog. and asphodeleee, a G. 

 peren. N. S. W. which thrives in peat soil with 

 plenty of water, and is increased by dividing at 

 the root. 



Sowerby, James, F.L.S., his works on gardening, 

 page 1110. A.D. 1789. 



Sowing, different modes of performing the oper- 

 ation, 2071. 



Spade, Roman (Itgo), Italian (zappa), French (beche), 

 and Chinese, 31. 



Spade, spit or spitter (spada, Lat. and Sax. spade, 

 Dan.), an implement for penetrating and breaking 

 up the soil, different kinds of, 1300. 



Spananthe, pentan. dig. and umbellifereae, a S. bien, 

 Caraccas, of easy culture. 



Spanish elm, cordia geraschanthus. 



Spanish nut, moraea sisyrinchium. 



Sparaxis, triandr. monogyn. and irideae, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. bulbs which require the same treatment 

 as ixia. 



Spardoni, Paulo, his work on gardening, page 1128. 

 A.D. 1810. 



Sparganium, bur-reed, moncec. trian. and aroideas, 

 H. peren. Brit, marsh plants, of easy culture. 



Sparrmannia, polyan. monog. and tiliaceee, a G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which grows in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Sparrow-wort, — see Passerina. 



Spartium, broom, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, 

 G. and H. tr. Europe and Africa, which thrive in 

 loam and peat, and are readily increased by 

 seeds, or by young cuttings in sand under a bell- 

 glass. 



Spatalla, tetran. monog. and proteaceae, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which require the same treatment as 

 protea. 



Spathelia, pentan. trig, and terebintaceae, a S. tr. 

 Jamaica, which thrives in light loam, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Speechly, William, his works on gardening, page 

 1108. A.D. 1779. 



Speedwell, — see Veronica. 



Spergula, spurrey, decan. pen tag. and caryophylleae, 

 H. peren. and an. of easy culture in soft moist 

 soil. 



Spermacoce, button-weed, tetran. monog. and ru- 

 biaceae, a S. tr. peren. and bien. As. and Afr. 

 which grow freely in loam and peat, and are in- 

 creased by cuttings under a hand-glass, or by 

 seeds. 



Sphaeranthus, syngen. polyg. segreg. and cynaroce- 

 phaleae, a S. peren. E. Ind. and G. an. C. B. S. of 

 easy culture. 



Sphaerolobium, decan. monog. and leguminosea;, G. 

 tr. N. Holl. pretty plants, which grow in sandy 

 loam and peat, and young cuttings root readily 

 in sand under a bell-glass. 



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