Vlll CONTENTS. 



SECT. III. Insects, considered with reference to Horticulture 



continued. PAGE 



pecker race. 343. Sparrow tribe. 344. Cuckoo. 345. Crows. 346. 

 Insectivorous birds, sometimes granivorous. 347. Amphibious ani- 

 mals. 348. Equilibrium. 349. Beetles. 350. Ichneumdnidse. 351. 

 Ants, and field or tree bugs. 



SUBSECT. VII Means devised by Art for arresting the Progress of 

 Insects in Gardens, or of destroying them there . . .108 



352. Insects may be destroyed in all their different stages. 353. De- 

 terring the perfect insect. 354. Preventing the perfect insect from 

 laying its eggs. 355. Catching the perfect insect. 356. Destroy- 

 ing the perfect insect. 357. Luring away the perfect insect. 358. Col- 

 lecting the eggs of insects. 359. Preventing eggs from being hatched. 

 360. Collecting or destroying larvae. 361. Collecting the pupae, or 

 chrysalids. 



SECT. IV. Amphibious Animals, considered with reference to Hor- 

 ticulture . . .114 



SECT. V. Birds, considered with reference to Horticulture . .115 



364. Raptores (seizers). Insessores (perchers). 367. Rasores 

 (scratchers). 368. Grallatores (waders). 369. Natatores (swimmers). 

 370. The different modes of deterring birds. 371. The destruction of birds. 



SECT. VI. The smaller Quadrupeds, considered with reference to 



Horticulture 120 



372. Ferae (wild beasts). 373. Glires (dormice). 374. Ungulata 

 (hoofed animals). 



CHAPTER VI. 



DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS OF PLANTS, CONSIDERED WITH REFER- 

 ENCE TO HORTICULTURE . . . . . . . 123 



375. Canker. 376. To prevent canker. 377. Cure. 378. Gum. 

 379. Mildew. 380. Honey-dew. 381. Blight. 382. Flux of juices. 

 383. Accidents. 384. Other plant diseases. 



PART II. 



IMPLEMENTS, STRUCTURES, AND OPERATIONS OF HORTICULTURE . 127 



CHAPTER I. 



IMPLEMENTS OF HORTICULTURE . . . . . . 127 



385. Tools, instruments, utensils, machines, and other articles. 

 SECT. I. General Observations on the construction and uses of the 

 Implements used in Horticulture ...... 128 



387. The mechanical principles on which they act. 388. Construc- 

 tion of implements. 389. Repairs. 



SECT. II. Tools used in Horticulture . . . . . . 129 



390. The common lever. 391. Perforators. 392. The dibber. 

 393. Picks. 394. Draw-hoes. 395. Scrapers. 396. Thrust-hoes. 

 397. Spades. 398. Turf-spades. 399. Turf-racers. 400. The trowel 

 and the spud. 401. Transplanters. 402. Forks. 403. Rakes. 404. 

 Besoms. 405. Beetles and rammers. 406. The mallet. 407. The 

 garden hammer. 408. The garden pincers. 



