INDEX. 



AIR, dry, effect of in ripening fruit, 41 

 ,, in motion, principal effects of, 38 

 Almond, history and uses of the, 583 

 ,, best varieties, 583 

 ,, propagation, &c., 583 

 Angelica, uses and culture of the, 677 

 Anise, description and uses of, 674 

 Apple, history and uses of the, 526 

 properties of a good, 527 

 lists of best kinds, 528 

 best kinds for cottage-gardens, 530 

 ornamental kinds, 530 

 propagation of the, 531 

 proper soil and situation for, 532 

 pruning and training, 533 

 gathering and keeping the fruit, 



540 

 ,, diseases, insects, casualties, &c., 



541 



Apricot, history and uses of the, 584 

 ,, best varieties, 584 

 ,, propagation, culture, &c., 584 

 ,, planting, pruning, &c., 584 

 ,, protection in low, cold situa- 

 tions, 585 



,, time of gathering, 585 

 ,, forcing, 585 



Artichoke, history and uses of the, 657 

 ,, varieties, 658 

 ,, culture of the French, 658 

 ,, Jerusalem, 631 



Articles of various kinds required in 



gardens, 129 



Asparagus, history and uses of the, 651 

 ,, culture, &c., 652 

 ,, Mr. James Barnes's mode of 



growing, 652 

 Mr. W. P. Ayres's method, 



653 



gathering, 654 

 ,, forcing, 516 

 substitutes for, 660 

 Asparagus- knife, 91 



Atmosphere, constituent parts of the, 25 

 Axe, garden, best kind of, 97 



BALL," meaning of the horticultural 

 term, 294 



Banana, history of the, 511 

 ,, culture, 512, 588 

 ,, species or varieties, 588 

 Barberry, the common, 573 

 Magellan sweet, 573 

 the Nepal, 574 

 Barrow-engine for watering, 113 

 Basil, culture and uses of the sweet, 681 

 bush, 681 



Baskets, garden, various kinds of, 106 

 Beam-tree, the Cretan white, 550 

 Bean, history and uses of the garden, 61 8 

 ,, best varieties, 618 

 ,, culture, &c., 618 

 ,, the kidney, 619 

 ,, the Lima, 622 



Beet, history and uses of the red, 635 

 best varieties, 636 

 ,, culture, &c., 636 

 ,, culture of the spinach, 624 

 Beetles and rammers, 89 

 Bell-glasses, 107 



,, substitutes for, 110 

 Birds, general remarks on, 68 



,, various modes of scaring, 69 

 Blanching of various plants described, 



357 

 Bleeding in plants, how to prevent, 77 



,, of the vine, styptic for, 466 

 Blight, remarks on, 77 

 Boiler for a small house, best, 177 

 Perkins' double, 175 

 ,, Weeks's patent duplex, 178 

 Boilers, remarks on, 171 



,, estimation of heating powers of, 



176 



Borage, uses and culture of, 675 

 Borders, management of fruit-tree, 413 

 Brown scale in the peach, to prevent, 482 

 Budding, general remarks on, 265 

 uses of, 266 

 ,, proper time for, 266 

 operations in shield, 267 



Roses, proper season for, 269 



,, Belgian mode of, 269 

 various modes of shield, 269 

 flute or tube, 271 

 annular, 273 

 treatment of plants after, 273 



