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GENERAL INDEX. 



Sphcnogyne, syngen. polyg. frustran. and corymbi- 

 ferwe, G. tr. and a H. an. C. B. S. which thrives 

 well in light rich soil, and cuttings, in the shade, 

 under a hand-glass, root freely. 



Sphinx elpenor, the elephant hawk-moth, 6193. 



Spidcnvort, see Tradescantia. 



Spielmannia, didyn. angios. and verbenaceae, a G. 

 tr. C. B. S. which may be treated as sphenogyne. 



Spigelia, worm-grass, pentan. monog. and gentianese, 

 a S. an. W. Ind. and H. peren. Amer. which are 

 best grown in loam and peat, and are readily in- 

 creased by cuttings. 



Spignell, see Athamanta. 



Spike-rush, see Eleocharis. 



Spikenard, valeriana satamansi. V. celtica and 

 officinalis may be used as substitutes by those 

 who prefer this sort of perfume. 



Spilanthes, syngen. polyg. aequal. and corymbifereae, 

 a S. peren. bien. and an. E. Ind. and S. Amer. 

 which grow in rich light soil, and are readily in- 

 creased either by seeds or cuttings. 



Spinaceous plants, 3766. 



Spinacia oleracea, the common spinage, 3767. 



Spinage, spinacia oleracea, 3766. 



Spindle-tree, see Euonymus, 



Spiraea, icos. di-pentag. and rosacese, H. tr. and 

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



Spiraea filipendula, dropwort, 4304. 



Spitz, A. C., his work on gardening, page 1126. 

 A.D. 1798. 



Spleenwort, see Asplenium. 



Spofforth, a residence near Wetherby, Yorkshire, 

 7582. 



Spondias, hog-plum, decan. pentag. and terebin- 

 taceae, S. tr. W. Ind. which grow freely in loam 

 and peat, and large cuttings root in sand under 

 a hand-glass. 



Sponge-tree, mimosa farnesiana. 



Sporobolus, trian. dig. and gramineae, a H. an. India, 

 of the easiest culture. 



Spratsborough Hall, Yorkshire, 7582. 



Spreneel, Kurt, his Gazette .of Gardening, page 

 1126. A. D. 1804. 



Sprengelia, pentan. monog. and epacrideae, a G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrives in sandy peat, with the 



; pots well drained, and kept rather in a shady 

 aspect ; young cuttings root in sand under a bell- 

 glass. 



Spring Garden, a seat in Galway, 7672. 



Spring-grass, see Anthoxanthum. 



Spring Grove, Middlesex, 7520. 



Spurge, see Euphorbia. 



Spurrey, see Spergula. 



Squares, public, laid out as gardens, 7319 ; Russel 

 Square, Sloane Square, Edward's Square. &c. 7320. 

 to 7322. 



Squash, cucurbita melopepo. 



Squill, see Scilla. 



Staavia, pentan. monog. and rhamneae, G. tr. C. B. S. 

 which thrive in sandy peat, and young cuttings 

 root in sand Tinder a bell-glass. 



Stable-dung, 1971. 



Stachys, hedge-nettle, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, 

 a G. tr. and peren. S. Amer. and C. B. S. and H. 

 peren. and an. Eur. of the easiest culture. 



Stachytarpheta, bastard vervain, dian. monog. and 

 verbenaceae, S. tr. bien. and a G. bien. W. Ind. 

 and S. Amer. pretty plants, which thrive in rich 

 light soil, and cuttings root readily under a hand- 

 glass in heat. 



Stackpool Court, a seat in Pembrokeshire, 7609. 



Staehelina, syngen. polyg. aequal. and cynaroce- 

 phaleae, G. tr. and a H. tr. S. Eur. which grow in 

 rich light soil, and cuttings root freely under a 

 hand-glass. 



Staff-tree, see Celastrus. 



Staffordshire, gardens and residences of, 7570. 



Stamford Court, Worcestershire, 7566. 



Standish, Arthur, a writer on gardening, page 1099. 

 A. D. 1613. 



Stanmore House, Middlesex, 7521. * 



Stanstead House, Sussex, 7531. 



Stanton Harold, Leicestershire, 7573. 



Stapelia, pentan. dig. and asclepiadeze, D. S. tr. 

 C. B. S. succulents which grow in sandy loam and 

 old lime, with brick rubbish, with little water. 

 In light rich soil they grow more luxuriantly, but 

 are very apt to damp off if they happen to get too 

 much water ; they are readily increased by cut- 

 tings, and some by suckers. 



Staphylea, bladder-nut, pentan. trig, and rhamneas, 

 H. tr. which grow in any soil, and are readily 

 increased by seeds or layers. 



Star-apple, see Chrysophyllum. 



Star of Bethlehem, see Ornithogalum. 



Star of the earth, plantago coronopug. 



Star-thistle, centaurea calcitrapa. 



Star- wort, see Aster. 



Starkea, syngen. polyg. super, and corymbiferear, 

 a S. peren. Jamaica, Which thrives in rich light 

 soil, and cuttings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Statice, sea-lavender, pentan. pentag. and plum- 

 baginea;, G. tr. and peren. C. B. S. and S. Eur. F. 

 and H. peren. Afr. and Eur. The tender kinds 

 grow in sandy loam and peat, the others in light 

 soil, and all are [increased by dividing the root, 

 or by seeds. 



Statistics of British gardening, 7375 ; different con- 

 ditions of men engaged in the practice and pursuit 

 of gardening, 7377 ; operators or serving gardeners, 

 7378 ; tradesmen-gardeners, 7388 ; garden-court-* 

 sellers or artists, 7400 ; patrons of gardening, 7378. 

 to 7411. 



Statistics of British gardening, different kinds of 

 gardens, 7412; private British gardens, 7413; 

 commercial gardens, 7453 ; public gardens, 7490 ; 

 leading gardens of the different counties parti- 

 cularised, 7510. 



Staunton, Nottinghamshire, 7580. 



Stauracanthus, diadel. decan. and leguminosea?, a 



F. tr. Portugal, which grows in loam and peat, 

 and is increased by seeds or young cuttings in 

 sand under a bell-glass. 



Steele, Richard, his work on gardening, page 1110. 

 A.D. 1793. 



Stelis, gynan. monan. and orchideae, S. peren. W. 

 Ind. a parasite which may be treated as atrides, 

 and increased by dividing at the root. 



Stellaria, stitchwort, decan. trig, and caryophyl- 

 leae, H. peren. and an. Eur. of easy culture 'in 

 sandy soil. 



Stellera, octan. dig. and thymelea?, a H. tr. S. Eur. 

 which grows in light soil, and may be increased 

 by cuttings under a hand-glass or by layers. 



Stemodia, didyn. angios. and scrophularineae, a 

 S. peren. S. Amer. which thrives in light, rich 

 soil, and cuttings root freely under a hand-glass 

 in heat. 



Stenanthera, pentan. monog. and epacrideae, a G. 

 tr. N. S. W. a beautiful plant which grows in loam 

 and peat well drained, and young cuttings root nl 

 sand under a bell-glass. 



Stenochilus, didyn. angios. and myoporinea-!, a G. 

 tr. N. Holl. which grows in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand under a bell-glass. 



Stephanas, Morinus, a French author on garden- 

 ing, page 1116. A. D. 1658. 



Stephenson, David, M. A., his work on gardening, 

 page 1104. A. D. 1746. 



Sterculia, monoec. monad, and sterculiacea?, S. tr. 

 and a G. tr. E. and W. Ind. which thrive in loam 

 and peat, and ripened cuttings, not deprived of 

 their leaves, root readily in sand under a hand- 

 glass in moist heat. 



Sternbetg, Baron Von, his works on gardening, page 

 1127. A. D. 181-. 



Stevia, syngen. polygam. tequal. and corymbiferee s 

 a F. peren. H. peren. and an. Mexico, which 

 answer best in loam and peat, in pots, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Stewart Hall, a seat in Tyrone, 7679. 



Stilago, dioec. trian. and terebintacea?, S. tr. E. Ind. 

 which grow in loamy soil, and cuttings may be 

 rooted in sand under a hand-glass. 



StilUngflcet, Benjamin, his writings on gardening, 

 page 1105. A. D. 1759. 



Stillingia, monoec. monad, and euphorbiacea:, a G. 

 tr. G. peren. and H. tr. China and N. Amer. which 

 grow in loam and peat and cuttings root under a 

 hand-glass ; the tender kinds in sand. 



Stinking horehound, see Ballota. 



Stipa, feather-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, a 

 H. an. S. Amer. and H. peren. Eur. of easy cul. 

 ture. 



Stirlingshire, gardens of, 7631. 



Stirring the soil, use of, 2591 ; and see Soils, their 

 improvement. 



Stisser, J. A., his Works on gardening, page 113 

 A. D. 1697. 



Stitch wert, see Stellaria. 



Stizolobium, cow-itch, diadelph. decand. and legu- 

 minpseae, S. tr. W. and E. Ind. which thrive well 

 in light, rich soil, and young cuttings root in 

 sand under a bell-glass. 



Stobaea, syngen. polyg. aequal. andcynarorephalear, a 



G. tr. C.B.S. which may be treated as stizolobiiun. 



