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GENERAL INDEX. 



Hyacinthus, hyacinth, hcxan. monog. and aspho- 

 delea?, H. ix?ren. Eur. bulbs of easy culture. 



Hyacinthus orientalis, 6222. 



Hvicna poison, hyamanche globosa. 



Hy;enanche, dicec. dodec. and hydrocharidea?, a G. 

 tr. C.B.S. which grows in loam and peat, and may 

 be increased by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 



Hyde Hall, Cheshire, 7590. 



Hyde Park, London, 7517. 



Hydrangea, decan. dig. and saxifragece, F. and H. 

 tr. Amer. and China, which grow in common soil, 

 and ripened cuttings root readily. 



Hydrangea hortensis, 647(>. 



Hydrastis, polyan. polyg. and ranunculaceze, a H. 

 peren. Canada, which grows best in light soil in 

 rather a moist situation, and is increased by tubers 

 of the roots. 



Hydrocharis, frog-bit, dicec. enneandr. and hydro- 

 charidea?, a H. peren. Brit, an aquatic. 



Hydrocotyle, pennywort, pentan. dig. and umbelli- 

 ferea?, G. and H. peren. Eur. Amer. and C. B. S. 

 which grow best in peat soil kept moist, and are 

 increased by division at the root. 



Hydrolea, pentand. digyn. and convolvulacea?, a 

 S. tr. S. Amer. which thrives best in loam and 

 peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Hydropeltis, polyan. polyg. and ranunculaceae, N. 

 Amer. a peren. will grow in loamy soil, or may 

 be treated as an aquatic. 



Hydrophyllum, water-leaf, pentan. monog. and bo- 

 raginecc, H. peren. Amer. which grow freely in 

 any light, rich soil, and are increased by suckers 

 from the roots. 



Hydrophyllum virginicum, or Shawanese salad, 

 4331. 



Hydrostatic press, its use in gardening, 1470. 



Hygrometer, its use in gardening, 1285. 



Hymenjea, decan. monog. and leguminosea?, S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which grow freely in loam and peat, 

 and cuttings root in sand under a_ hand-glass in 

 heat 



Hymenopappus, syngen. polyg. aequal. and corym- 

 biferea?, a F. bien. Louisiana, of common culture. 



Hymenophyllum, filmy leaf, cryptog. filices and 

 filicea?, a H. peren. Eng. a fern, which grows best 

 in small pots in loam and peat. 



Hyoscyamus, henbane, pentan. monog. and sola- 

 neaj, G. tr. peren. and bien. Eur. which grow in 

 loam and peat, and cuttings root without being 

 covered by a glass ; the H. peren. and an. are of 

 common culture. 



Hyoseris, swine's succory, syngen. polyg. aequal. and 

 cichoraceae, H. peren. and an. Eur. of common 

 culture. 



Hypecoum, tetran. dig. and papaveracea?, a H. bien. 

 and an. Eur. of easy culture. 



Hyperanthera, horseradish-tree, decan. monog. and 

 leguminosea?, a S. tr. E. Ind. which thrives in 

 light loam, and cuttings root under a hand-glass 

 in sand. 



Hypericum, St. John's wort, polyad. polyan. and 

 hypericinea?, G. tr. Eur. and Amer. which grow 

 in loam and peat, and young cuttings root freely 

 under a bell-glass in sand ; the H. tr. and peren. 

 are of easy culture ; some are increased by cut- 

 tings under a hand-glass, and others by division 

 at the root. 



Hypochaeris, cat's ear, syngen. polyg. icqual. and 

 cichoracea?, H. peren. and an. Eur. of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Hypochaeris masculata, 4295. 



Hypoxis, hexan. monog. and asphodelea?, G. and 

 H. peren. Amer. and C. B. S. which grow in loam 

 and peat, and are increased by offsets from the 

 roots. 



Hyptis, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, S. and G. tr. 

 bien. and peren. Ind. and America, which grow 

 freely in rich, light soil, and the hot-house sorts 

 are increased by cuttings under a hand-glass in 

 heat 



Hyssop, see Hyssopus. 



Hyssopus, didyn. gymnos. and labiates?, H. tr. and 

 peren. Eur. and N. Amer. of easy culture. 



Hyssopus officinalis, the common hyssop, 4321. 



I. 



Iberis, candy-tuft, tetrad, silic. and crucifereae, G. 

 and F. tr. Eur. which grow in common soil, and 

 are readily propagated by cuttings ; and H. peren. 

 and an. of easy culture. 



Jce-house, its construction, 1728; management, 

 1730. 



Ice-plant, mesembryanthemum crystallinum. 



Ichneumon manifestator, 2261. and 3593. 



Ichnocarpus, pentan. monog. and apocynea?, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which thrives well in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand under a hand-glass. 



Ickworth Park, Suffolk, 7552. 



Icolmkill, in the Hebrides, early improvements 

 there, 352. 



Ildephonso, near Madrid, gardens of, 294. 



Ilex, holly, tetran. tetrag. and rhamnea?, G. and F. 

 tr. Eur.' and Amer. which thrive well in loam 

 and peat, and ripened cuttings root freely under a 

 hand-glass in sand ; the commoner H. tr. are in- 

 creased by seed, and the finer sorts by grafting 

 and budding. 



Ilex aquifolium, the common holly, 7115. 



Illecebrum, knot-grass, pentan. monog. and amaran- 

 thacea?, a H. peren. Eng. a rock plant which 

 grows best in pots in light soil, and seeds ripen 

 abundantly. 



Illicium, aniseed-tree, polyan. polyg. and magno- 

 liaceie, a F. tr. Florida, which grows best in light 

 loam, and is increased by layers, or ripened cut- 

 tings in sand under a. hand-glass. 



Impatiens, balsam, pentan. monog. and geraniacea?, 

 H. bien. S. an. Ind. Amer. Eng. of easy culture in 

 rich soil. 



Impatiens balsamina, the garden balsam, 6479. 



Imperatoria, masterwort, pentan. dig. and umbclli- 

 fereae, a H. peren. Scot, of easy culture. 



Implements, origin of, 31. 



Implements of gardening, 1294; tools, 1295; the 

 pick, lever, spade, fork, shovel, dibber, forester's 

 dibber, planter's hack, planter's trowel, planter's 

 pick-axe, garden trowel, transplanter, draw-hoe, 

 prong-hoe, thrust-hoe, rake, drill-rake, hoe-rake, 

 turfing-iron, turf-raser, turf-beetle, turf-scraper, 

 wire-broom, dock-weeder, besom, wire-besom, 

 implement cleaner, 1296. to 1323. 



Implements used in gardening, their further im. 

 provement, 1847. 



Improvement, forming a plan of, 7364. 



Improvement, rural, see Landscape-gardening. 



Improver, rural, see Landscape-gardener. 



Inarching, 2007. 



Indian corn, see Zea. 



Indian cress, see Tropeolum. 



Indian cucumber, medeola virginica. 



Indian fig, cactus opuntia. 



Indian millet, sorghum vulgare. 



Indian shot, canna indica. 



Indigo, see Indigofera. 



Indigofera, indigo, diadel. decan. and leguminosea?, 

 S. tr. bien. and an. Ind. and C. B. S. which grow 

 in loam and peat, and cuttings root readily in 

 young wood under a bell-glass in sand ; the H. 

 an. are of easy culture. 



Inga, polyg. moncec. and leguminosea?, S. tr. E. and 

 W. Ind. which grow in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root in sand in bottom heat under a bell- 

 glass. 



Ingatestone Hall, Essex, 7542. 



Ingestree Hall, Staffordshire, 7570. 



Inocarpus, Otaheite chestnut, decan. monog. and 

 sapotea?, a S. tr. South Sea Islands, which thrives 

 well in loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will 

 root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Inoculating, 2050. 



Inscriptions, their use and abuse in gardening, 

 1845. 



Insects, the common injurious sorts described, 2220 ; 

 subduing them, 2276. The insects which infest 

 particular plants, and the mode of extirpation, &c. 

 are treated of in giving the culture and manage- 

 ment of the plant, or the department in the gar- 

 den to which it belongs. 



Instruments of action, 1361 ; garden-line, ground- 

 measurer, timber-measurer, ground-compasses, 

 borning-piece, levels, adjusting horizontal level, 

 spirit-level, staff, straight-edge, stake, 1362. to 

 1374. see Machines and Utensils. 



Instruments of designation, 1375 ; designators or 

 naming instruments, common tally (tattler, Fr. 

 to cut) or number-stick, botanic tally, written' 

 name-stick, permanent label, temporary label, 

 1376. to 1388. 



Instruments of operation, 1325 ; common garden- 

 knife, common pruning-knife, folding pruning- 

 knife, grafting-knife, budding-knife, asparagus- 

 knife, grafting-chisel, forest-chisel, pruning-bill, 

 forest-axe, pruning-saw, averruncator (averrunco, 



