704 



INDEX. 



Pots, contrivance for carrying, 106 

 ,, relative sizes of, 99 

 various forms of, 100, 101 

 Potting, general observations on, 294 

 soil suitable for use in, 294 

 ,, its mode of performance, 295 

 ,, seasons and times for, 297 

 ,, treatment of plants after, 296 

 ,, of Cape Heaths and like plants, 



297 



,, shed, contents cf the, 195 

 Prickly pear, description of the, 598 

 Propagation, general remarks on, 205 

 by seed, 206 

 by cuttings, 214 

 by joints and nodules, 226 

 by bulbs, tubers, and tu- 

 bercles, '227 



by bulb-bearing leaves, 228 

 by leaves, 228 

 by layers, 233 

 by suckers and slips, 239 

 by offsets, 240 

 by runners, 240 

 by division, 241 

 by grafting and budding, 241 

 Props for plants, various kinds of, 119 

 Protectors, wickerwork, of various kinds, 



131 



Pruning-chisels, 92 

 Pruning, general observations on, 299 

 ,, various uses of, 300 

 close, 301 



,, by shortening-in and fore- 

 shortening, 302 

 ,, by spurring-in, and beading - 



in, 303 



,, by various modes of lopping, 303 

 ,, proper seasons for, 309 

 ,, saws, 92 

 Pumpkins and gourds, 589 

 Purple Goat's- beard or salsify, 637 

 Purslane, uses and culture of, 674 



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UINCE, history and uses of the, 548 

 varieties, 548 



propagation, soil and cul- 

 ture, 548 

 culture of the Japan, 597 



pABBITS and hares, fence for, 73 

 XL ,, to prevent barking trees, 73 

 Radiation checked by coverings, 29 



tt by motion of the air, 30 



Radish, history and uses of the, 637 



,, best varieties, 637 



culture, &c., 638 



forcing, 521 



the Rat- tailed, 638 



Radish, horse, 675 



Rafters, mode of fixing temporary, 140 

 Raidisseur for tightening trellis- wires, 93 

 Rain, effects of trees on the fall of, 35 

 Rakes, various kinds of garden, 89 

 Raking, object, and proper mode of, 201. 

 Rampion, culture of the, 660 

 Raspberry, history and uses of the, 563 

 best varieties, 564 

 propagation, soil, and cul- 

 ture, 564 

 gathering, 565 

 forcing, 565 

 the Nootka, 566 

 best positions for, 401 

 Rearing, operations of. 274 

 Resting of vegetation, how effected, 364 

 Retarding vegetation, various modes of, 



363 



Rhubarb, history and uses of, 677 

 ,, best varieties of, 677 

 ,, propagation and culture, 677 

 ,, how forced. 517 

 ,, culture of the Medicinal, 683 

 Ridge and-f arrow roofed house at Chats- 

 worth, 157 



Rocambole, uses and culture of the, 650 

 Rollers, various kinds of garden, 112 

 Rolling, object and uses of, 202 

 Roofs, advantages of ridge-and-furrow, 



156 



Roofs of plant-houses, curvilinear, 155 

 ,, iron, 159 



,, reflection of light from glass, 159 

 Root- cellar, 194 



Root-pruning, twofold result of, 307 

 Rosemary, culture and uses of, 683 

 Roses, directions for budding, 269 



,, proper season fur budding, 269 

 Rotation of crops considered, 408 

 Rue, culture and uses of, 683 

 Rust on grapes, 463 



SADDLE-GRAFTING, 254 

 Sage, culture and uses of, 679 

 Salads, plants used as small, 672 

 Salsify, culture of the, 637 



Spanish, 637 

 Samphire, uses and culture of, 678 



substitutes for, 678 

 Savory, culture and uses of summer, 681 



,, ,, winter, 681 



Sawing, its object and mode of perform- 

 ance, 203 



Saws, various kinds of garden, 92 

 Scorzonera, culture of the, 636 

 Scrapers, 84 



Screen for sifting soil, gravel, &c., 105 

 Scythe, garden, 97 



