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GENERAL INDEX. 



Sphenogyne, syngen. polyg. frustran. and corymbi- 

 ferea?, G. tr. and a H. an. C. B. S. which thrives 

 well in light rich soil, and cuttings, in the shade, 

 under a hand-glass, root freely. 

 Sphinx elpenor, the elephant hawk-moth, 619o. 

 Spiderwort, — see Tradescantia. 

 Spielmannia, didvn. angios. and verbenaceae, a G. 



tr. C. B. S. which may be treated as sphenogyne. 

 Spigelia, worm-grass, pentan. monog. and gentianese, 

 a S. an. W. Ind. and H. peren. Amer. which are 

 best grown in loam and peat, and are readily in- 

 creased by cuttings. 

 Spignell, — see Athamanta. 

 Spike-rush, — see Eleocharis. 



Spikenard, Valeriana satamansi. V. celtica and 

 officinalis may be used as substitutes by those 

 who prefer this sort of perfume. 

 Spilanthes, syngen. polyg. aequaL and corymbifereae, 

 a S. peren. bien. and an. E. Ind. and S. Amer. 

 which grow in rich light soil, and are readily in- 

 creased either by seeds or cuttings. 

 Spinaceous plants, 3766. 



Spinacia oleracea, the common spinage, 3767. 

 Spinage, spinacia oleracea, 3766. 

 Spindle-tree,— see Euonymus. 

 Soirsa, icos. di-pentag. and rosaceae, H. tr. and 



'peren. Eur. and N. Amer. all of easy culture. 

 Spiraea filipendula, dropwort, 4304, 

 Spitz, A. C, his work on gardening, page 1126. 



A.D. 1798. 

 Spleenwort, — see Asplenium. 

 Spofforth, a residence near Wetherby, Yorkshire, 



7582. i 



Spondias, hog-plum, decan. pentag. and terebin- 

 taceas, S. tr. W. Ind. which grow freely in loam 

 and peat, and large cuttings root in sand under 

 a hand-glass. 

 Sponge-tree, mimosa farnesiana. 

 Sporobolus, trian. dig. and grammes, a H. an. India, 



of the easiest culture. 

 Spratsborough Hall, Yorkshire, 7582. 

 Sprengel, Kurt, his Gazette .of Gardening, page 



1126. A. D. 1804. 

 Sprengelia, pentan. monog. and epacndeae, a G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrives in sandy peat, with the 

 ' pots well drained, and kept rather in a shady 

 aspect ; young cuttings root in sand under a bell- 

 glass. ~. n 



Spring Garden, a seat in Galway, 7672. 

 Spring-grass, — see Anthoxanthum. 

 Spring Grove, Middlesex, 7520. 

 Spurge, — see Euphorbia. 

 Spurrev, — see Spergula. 



Squares, public, laid out as gardens, /ol9; Russel 

 Square, Sloane Square, Edward's Square. &c. 7320. 

 to 7322. 

 Squash, cucurbita melopepo. 

 Squill, — see Scilla. 



Staavia, pentan. monog. and rbamnea?, G. tr. C. B. S. 

 which thrive in sandy peat, and young cuttings 

 root in sand under a bell-glass. 

 Stable-dung, 1971. 



Stachys, hedge-nettle, didyn. gymnos. and labiates, 

 a G. tr. and peren. S. Amer. and C. B. S. and H. 

 peren. and an. Eur. of the easiest culture. 

 Stachytarpheta, bastard vervain, dian. monog. and 

 verbenacese, S. tr. bien. and a G. bien. W. Ind. 

 and S. Amer. pretty plants, which thrive in rich 

 light soil, and cuttings root readily under a hand- 

 glass in heat. 

 Stackpool Court, a seat in Pembrokeshire, ;o09. 

 Sta?helina, syngen. polvg. a?qual. and cynaroce- 

 phalere, G. tr. and a H. tr. S. Eur. which grow in 

 rich light soil, and cuttings root freely under a 

 hand-glass. 

 Staff-tree, — see Celastrus. 

 Staffordshire, gardens and residences of, 7570. 

 Stamford Court, Worcestershire, 7566. 

 Stand/sh, Arthur, a writer on gardening, page 1099. 



A. D. 1613. 

 Stanmore House, Middlesex, 7521. 

 Stanstead House, Sussex, 7531. ^ 

 Stanton Harold, Leicestershire, 7o/3. 

 Stapelia, pentan. dig. and asclepiadea?, D. S. tr. 

 C. B. S. succulents which grow in sandy loam and 

 old lime, with brick rubbish, with little water. 

 In li<*ht rich soil they grow more luxuriantly, but 

 are verv apt to damp off if they happen to get too 

 much water ; they are readily increased by cut- 

 tin e>, and some by suckers. 

 Staph vlea, bladder-nut, pentan. trig, and rhamnea?, 

 H. tr. which grow in any soil, and are readily 

 increased bv seeds or layers. 



Star-apple, — see Chrysophyllum. 

 Star of Bethlehem, — see Ornithogalum. 

 Star of the earth, plantago coronopus. 

 Star-thistle, centaurea calcitrapa. 

 Star-wort, — see Aster. 



Starkea, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferese, 

 a S. peren. Jamaica, which thrives in rich light 

 soil, and cuttings root readily under a hand-glass. 

 Statice, sea-lavender, pentan. pentag. and plum- 

 bagineae, G. tr. and peren. C. B. S. and S. Eur. F. 

 and H. peren. Afr. and Eur. The tender kinds 

 grow in sandy loam and peat, the others in light 

 soil, and all are increased by dividing the root, 

 or by seeds. 

 Statistics of British gardening, 7375 ; different con- 

 ditions of men engaged in the practice and pursuit 

 of gardening, 7377 ; operators or serving gardeners, 

 7378 ; tradesmen -gardeners, 7388 ; garden-coun- 

 sellors or artists, 7400 ; patrons of gardening, 7378. 

 to 7411. 

 Statistics of British gardening, different kinds of 

 gardens, 7412 ; private British gardens, 7413 j 

 commercial gardens, 7453 ; public gardens, 7490 ; 

 leading gardens of the different counties parti- 

 cularised, 7510. 

 Staunton, Nottinghamshire, 7580. 

 Stauracanthus, diadel. decan. and leguminoseaa, a 

 F. tr. Portugal, which grows in loam and peat, 

 and is increased by seeds or young cuttings in 

 sand under a bell-glass. 

 Steele, Richard, his work on gardening, page 1110. 



A.D. 1793. 

 Stelis, gynan. monan. and orchidea?, S. peren. "W. 

 Ind. a parasite which may be treated as atrides, 

 and increased by dividing at the root. 

 Stellaria, stitchwort, decan. trig, and caryophyl- 

 lea?, H. peren. and an. Eur. of easy culture in 

 sandy soil. 

 Stellera, octan. dig. and thymelea?, a H. tr. S. Eur. 

 which grows in light soil, and may be increased 

 by cuttings under a hand-glass or by layers. 

 Stemodia, didyn. angios. and scrophularineae, a 

 S. peren. S. Amer. which thrives in light, rich 

 soil, and cuttings root freely under a hand-glass 

 in heat. 

 Stenanthera, pentan. monog. and epacrideas, a G. 

 tr. N. S. W. a beautiful plant which grows in loam 

 and peat well drained, and young cuttings root ia 

 sand under a bell-glass. 

 Stenochilus, didyn. angios. and myoporineaa, a G. 

 tr. N. Holl. which grows in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand under a bell-glass. 

 Stephanus, Morinus, a French author on garden- 

 ing, page 1116. A. D. 1658. 

 Stephenson, David, M. A., his work on gardening, 



page 1104. A. D. 1746. 

 Sterculia, monoec. monad, and sterculiaceae, S. tr. 

 and a G. tr. E. and W. Ind. which thrive in loam 

 and peat; and ripened cuttings, not deprived of 

 their leaves, root readily in sand under a hand- 

 glass in moist heat. 

 Sternberg, Baron Von, his works on gardening, page 



1127. A. D. 181-. 

 Stevia, syngen. polygam. aequal. and corymbiferea?, 

 a F. peren. H. peren. and an. Mexico, which 

 answer best in loam and peat, in pots, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 

 Stewart Hall, a seat in Tyrone, 7679. 

 Stilago, dicec. trian. and terebintaceae, S. tr. E. Ind. 

 which grow in loamy soil, and cuttings may be 

 rooted in sand under a hand-glass. 

 Stilling fleet, Benjamin, his writings on gardening, 



page 1105. A. D. 1759. 

 Stillingia, monoec. monad, and euphorbiaceae, a G. 

 tr. G. peren. and H. tr. China and N. Amer. which 

 grow in loam and peat and cuttings root under a 

 hand-glass ; the tender kinds in sand. 

 Stinking horehound, — see Ballota. 

 Stipa, feather-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, a 

 H. an. S. Amer. and H. peren. Eur. of easy cul- 

 ture. 

 Stirlingshire, gardens of, 76-31. 

 Stirring the soil, use of, 2591 ; — and see Soils, their 



improvement. 

 Stisser, J. A., his works on gardening, page 11£j 



A. D. 1697. 

 Stitchwort, — see Stellaria. 



Stizolobium, cow-itch, diadelph. decand. and legu- 

 minosea?, S. tr. ^V. and E. Ind. which thrive well 

 in light, rich soil, and young cuttings root in 

 sand under a bell-glass. 

 Stobaea, syngen. polvg. asqual. andcynarocephaleae, a 

 G tr C.B.S. which mav be treated as stizolobium. 



