INDEX. 



Melons, sowing the seed and general 

 care of, 22, 123, 128, 191, 328, 382 



stopping or topping the plants, 



127 



impregnating the female flowers 



of, 191 



raising in hot-bed ridges, 329 



sowing and care of, in the open 



ground, 343, 382, 421, 459, 487 



sowing for mangoes, 460 



water, 343, 383, 422 



Mesembryanthemums, 169, 174, 187, 



375, 376, 412, 418, 571 

 Mezereon, 165, 575 

 Mignonette, 170, 188, 312, 364 

 Mimosas, 376. See also Sensitive Plant. 

 Mint, spear, forcing, 27, 542 



in the open ground, 215, 543 



pepper, 215, 543 



cat or Nep, 215, 543 



Monardas, 92, 365, 366, 493 



Monk's-hood, 167, 313, 452 



Moreas, 175, 455, 529 



Moss, cleansing trees from, 57, 148, 603 



Mulbery trees, propagation of, &c., 56, 



275, 292, 301, 305, 550 



paper, the method of manufac- 

 turing paper from the bark of, 297 



Mushrooms, care of, 31, 131, 142, 582, 



601 

 description of the cultivated kind, 



503 



preparations for making new 



beds, 539 



to collect the spawn of, 504 



making and spawning the beds, 



539 

 Myrtles, 103, 174, 176, 321, 374, 376, 



377, 416, 454, 571 

 to prune or head down, 321, 379 



N. 



Napaja, 366, 494 



Narcissus, common kinds of, 171, 568 



polyanthus, 92, 308, 566 



autumnal, 492 



sowing seed of, 493 



Nasturtium, or Indian Cress, 341, 396 



Neapolitan and Russian violets, 567 



Nectarine-trees, pruning, 38, 142, 223 



budding, 467, 490, 520 



Nettle-tree, 281, 314 



Nettle, Roman, 364 



New-Jersey Tea, 314 



Newly grafted trees, care of, 351, 405, 

 443, 465, 491 



' budded trees, care of, 491, 520 



Nigella, 166, 312, 364 



Nolana prostrata, 364 



Nursery, the importance and advantage 

 of, 61 



extent, soil, and situation, 62 



fencing, laying out, and prepar- 

 ing the ground, 63 



method of arranging the plants, 



65 



Nursery, general care and culture of, 67 

 work to be done in for January, 



70. February, 157. March, 259. 



April, 350. May, 403. June, 441. 



July, 467. August, 490. September, 



520. October, 555. November, 587. 



December, 605 



0. 



Oak-leaves used for making hot-beds, 



575 

 Oaks, propagation of, 282, 314, 556 



evergreen, 351 



Obelisks, rural, 83, 89 

 (Enotheras, 369 

 Oiled-paper frames, 134 

 Okra, 341, 396, 427 

 Olea, or Olive, 376 

 Oleander, 374, 375, 416 

 Onions, sowing seed of, 204, 337 



the several varieties of, 204 



planting and care of, 205, 338, 



394, 426 



tree, 205 



Welsh, 503, 583 



planting large roots of, for pro- 

 ducing seed, 545 



Ononis natrix, 476 



Ophryses, 92, 494 



Orach, garden, 344 



Orange-trees, general care and culture 

 of, 174, 321, 322, 376, 416, 476, 571 



pruning of, 321, 375 



to shift, 322, 375, 478, 495 



to inoculate, 454, 495 



to inarch, 416 



Orchards, the utility of, 56 



extent, aspect, situation, and 



soil, 238 



preparation of the ground, 239 



manure suitable for, 49, 150 



choice of young trees, 240 



times of planting, 240, 349, 547, 



553, 586 



method of planting, 241, 586 



observations on neglecting, 57, 



149 



when to prune and dress, 57, 149, 

 234, 547, 553, 585, 604 



particular methods of pruning, 



56, 57, 58 



when to prune or head down un- 



healthy trees, 58, 234 



how to prune or head down un- 

 healthy or old trees, 234, 238 



to prevent the ravages of insects, 



151 



how and when to remove large 



trees, 243, 593 



to refresh the bark of fruit-trees, 



553 



to bring luxuriant and unfruitful 



trees into a bearing state, 150 



root-pruning of use to fruit-trees, 



150 



