INDEX. 0^7 



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Black Genoa fig described, - - ^'^^ 



— Ischia fig described, . . - ib. 

 •• — Italian fig described, - ~ 296 



— rock cantelope melon described, - 310 

 Blanching sea-cale, method of, - - 69, 444. 

 Bleeding of vines, how to prevent the, " 424< 

 Blossoms of fruit-trees, of screening the, - 218, 220 

 Blue gage plum described, - - - 1 ' ^> 

 Blue perdrigon plum described, - - ^^^ 

 Borage, culture of, - - - •''^ 

 Borders for wall-trees, of their depth and breadth, l.'>0 



— — of properly draining, - 151 



— — how to prepare, - 151, 152 

 Box-edgings, of planting, ^ - ^S.'J 



— of cutting, - - - ib. 



Breda apricot described, - - - 168 



BrocoH, culture of, - - 48, 61, 74, 85, 94- 



— of laying over early crops of, - 121 



Brown Ischia fig described, - - 295 



— Italian fig described, - - 296 

 Brunion nectarine described, - - 302 

 Brussels apricot described, - - - 168 



— sprouts, culture of, - 48, 61, 75, 85, 121 

 Bulbous flowers, general care of, - 463, 474, 491, 531 



— of taking up, - 501, 510 



— of planting, - - 464, 522 

 «~ of forcing, - 463, 557, 603, 609 



Bullace plum described, > - - 177 



Buzelars, often preferred to espaliers^ - 150 



— kinds of trees fittest for, - - 163 



— of the distance at which to plant, - 178 



— of planting, « - - 207 



c. 



Cabbage, culture bf, - 82, 4S, (^2, 75, 85, 102, J2S 

 «- method of obtaining early spring * 123 



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