370 INDEX. 



Lockrnan, anecdote of, 236. 



Locust-tree, 223. 



Lotus-flower, 358. of the ancients, 353. 



Love-apple, 225. 



Mahogany, when first used in cabinet goods, 345. 



Mahometans, anecdote of, 289. 



Mandarin-orange, 271. 



Medlar, 228. medical quality, 229. 



Melon, 230. of great size, 232. winter variety, 232. how to 

 choose, 233. water-melons, 234. 



Milo of Crotona, anecdote of, 7 



Mithridates, his antidote against poison, 343. 



Mulberry, '^37* esteemed by the Romans, 238. when introduced, 

 239 its culture encouraged by King James, 240. mulberry- 

 gardens, 241. when cultivated in France. 243. thrives in the 

 sea-air, 244. peculiarities of the tree, 253. root, medical vir- 

 tues, 253. how pruned, 254. profitable in Italy, 243. 



Nectarine, 255. growing on peach-trees, 256. their decay ac- 

 counted for, 257. 



Oak, 1. medicinal qualities, 5. esteemed a sacred tree, 6. formed 

 the first temple in Greece, 7- of great size and age, 9, 10, 14. 

 Fairlop, history of, 11. Fisher's and Hern's, 13. Timber, its 

 durability and use, 15. table, 17- bark, its use, 17. leaves, 

 18. remarks on planting, 19. 



Oil, the food of plants, 264. 



_, of Olives, its virtues, 265. 



Olive, 259. sacred to Minerva, 260. cultivated at Kensington, 

 26l. how preserved, 262. 



Orange, 266. supposed to be the golden apple of Hesperides, 267. 



Orange-trees, when cultivated in England, 269. those of Queen 

 Henrietta, 270. how cultivated, 274. medical qualities, 273. 

 how preserved, 274. 



Orleans plum, 306. 



Palm-tree, 136. how impregnated, 140. form a curious traffic," 

 143. 



Pawnage, or Pannage, the law when granted, 3. 



Peach-tree, 275. when cultivated in England, 276. pruning, 280. 

 their decay accounted for, 257. leaves used, 297 . 



