INDEX. 



425 



Layers, propagation by . .38 



Leeks, culture of . . . 206 



Lemon ..... 356 



Lettuce, kinds and culture . 221 

 Light, necessity of, in glazed 



houses . . . 335 

 Lilies, cultivation of . . 284 

 Lime, sweet .... 356 

 Lima beans .... 183 

 Lobelia, kind for flower-garden 294 

 Longueville pear . . . 128 

 Ohio grape ... 71 

 Longworth on the grape cul- 

 ture . • . . 73 

 Love apple .... 236 



Maddox grape ... 71 



Mahaleb cherry . . . 124 



Manures for gardens . . 27 



Marie-Louise pear . . . 131 



Marigold . . . .237 



Mayduke cherry . . . 121 



Medlar-tree, culture of . . 150 



Melonry, for forcing melons . 380 



Melon pit, Alderston's . . 380 



West's . . . .381 



Atkinson's . . .382 



Melons, kind and culture . 230 



forcing of . . . 382 



different kinds . . 383 



proper heat required for . 388 



Mildew and insects, to destroy 



on fruit trees . .113 

 Missouri grape ... 70 

 Montreuil peach-training . 108 



Moorfowl-egg pear . . 131 



Moorpark apricot . . .114 



Morel 237 



Morello cherry . . .123 

 Mould and soils for green- 

 houses .... 301 

 Mulberry-tree, culture of . 151 

 Mulching, great advantage of 47 

 Muscat grapes . . .61 



Mushrooms, culture of . .391 

 Mustard, culture of . . 227 



Narcissus, genus, cultivation of 282 



Nasturtium .... 201 

 N^^tarines, best kinds for the 



United States . . 104 



kinds and culture . . 102 

 mode of producing new 



varieties . . . 105 



protection against insects 113 



varieties and culture . 102 



Netted citron . . . .231 



New Zealand spinach . . 208 



Noblesse peach ... 96 



Norton's grape ... 71 



Nutmeg canteloupe . . 231 



Okra 235 



Oldacre's mushroom-bed . 391 



Onions, kind and culture . 202 



Orache 210 



Orangery, general management 



of the . . . . 357 



Orange, bitter . . . 356 



citron or cedrate . . 355 



propagating and budding. 358 



sweet .... 356 



tribe .... 355 



Orchard, site, culture, &c. . 31 



Orchidaceae .... 309 



tropical , . . .309 



Oxalis roots, culture of . . 199 



Oyster plant . . . .198 



Parsnips, culture of . . 195 

 Parsley, culture of . . . 224 

 Patience, garden . . . 210 

 Peaches, best in the United 



States . . . .100 

 enemies of the peach tree, 



and remedies against . 101 

 English and French modes 



•of training the tree . 106 

 modes of cultivating in the 



United States . . 197 

 mode of obtaining new 



varieties . . .105 

 modes of protecting the 



blossoms in England . 112 

 plans of pruning for fruit 107 

 varieties and subvarieties 



of .... 94 



when the trees are to be 



trimmed . . .113 

 Peach-house, structure and 



management of . . 349 

 Pears, best kinds of fruit in the 



U. States . . .139 

 fine kinds, early . . 127 

 late . . . .130 



grafting of the tree . . 135 

 influence of the parent 



stock upon the fruit . 136 

 kitchen sorts . . . 135 

 late autumnal and winter 



sorts . . . .134 

 Mr. Knight's varieties . 135 

 summer management of 



trees . . . .139 



