INDEX. 36 p 



Elder, 145. its medical qualities, 147. wine, 14?. use of the 



leaves, 148. the wood useful, 148. 



Fig, 149. esteemed by the ancients, 150. when first introduced, 

 151. how to accelerate the fruit, 158. the caprification of, 15s! 



how raised in pots, 158. green variety, 151. fig-orchards in 



Sussex, 153. fig-house, 15?. singular effect of the tree on 



animal food, 159. loves the sea-air, 160. 

 Filbert, 162. how pruned, 163. how cultivated, 164. used at 



weddings by the Romans, 165. 



Fruit, when best to be eaten, 170. how preserved, '299- 

 Gall-nuts, 5. 



Gardens, of the Romans, 77. near London, their size and impor- 

 tance, (Introduction) vii. 

 German flutes, singularities of, 71. 

 Gooseberry, l66 f how preserved on the trees, 168. observations 



on planting, &c. 170. wine recommended, l6'9. 

 Gourd, 172. medical properties, 173. 

 Grafting, by the Romans, 32. 

 Grape, 177. when first cultivated in Britain, 179. great size of, 



in Damascus, 180. vines of great dimensions, 182. on the 



cultivation of, 203. how retarded, 204. bow forwarded, 205- 



observations on the pruning of, 206. 

 Greengage-plum, why so named, 306. 

 Gum animi, 223. 

 Hazel-nut, 208. curiously defended by an old medical writer, 209. 



the use of the wood, 210. divining-rods made of, 211. 

 Ilorse-chesnut. 93. good for cattle, 95' starch made from, 95. 



singularities of the tree, 97 



Horticultural Society, when established, (Introduction) vii. 

 Hurtleberry, 351. 

 Joan of Arc, anecdote of, 59. 

 Juniper, 212. the wood used by epicures, 213. theberries, 213. 



great heat of the coal of, 215. 

 Kennicott, Dr. anecdote of, 1 52. 

 Lemon, 2 1 6. by whom first used in food, 2 1 7- medical qualities, 



219. juice, how preserved, 220. 

 Lime, 221. 



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