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INDEX. 



Mallow marsh, '205, 521 



oriental, 158, 352 



Peruvian, 352 



curled, 299, 352, 353 



Mangel Wurtzel, 194 



Manna, officinal, to procure, 287 



Maples, of various kinds, 270, 289, 



301, 533, 536 

 Marigold, pot, 20G, 383 



Cape, 353 



French, 425 



African, 425 



Marjoram, pot, 205, 326, 383, 411, 



421 

 sweet, or knotted, 206, 326. 



383 

 Martagons, 446, 469, 503 

 what lilies are properly called, 



544 

 Martynia, annua or probosidea, 353 

 Marvel of Peru. 353 

 Massonias, 166, 508 

 Mastich, 464 



Medicated tar, how to prepare, 46 

 application and use of, 46, 47, 



141 

 Medlars, 233, 250 



snowy, 275, 301 



Melanthiums, Cape, 166, 508 



American, 470 



Melasphserulas, 166,508 



Melias,363 



Melianthuses, 363 



Melons, preparations for raising in 



hot-beds, 11, 116 

 true Cantaleupe kinds describ- 

 ed, 12 



age and preparation of seed, 12 



sowing the seed and general 



care of, 14, 116, 121, 182, 314, 368 

 stopping or topping the plants, 



120 



ers of, 182 



raising in hot-bed ridges, 314 



sowing and care of. in the open 



ground, 228 5 369, 405, 431, 463 



— sowing for Mangoes, 431 



water, 328, 369, 405 



Moving-plant, 459 



Mulberry trees, propagation of, &c. 

 45, 264, 279, 289. 292, 528 



paper, the method of manufac- 

 turing paper from the bark of, 285 



Mushrooms, care of, 22, 124, 135, 559. 

 577 



descriptions of the cultivated 



kind, 483 



preparations for making new 



Mesembryanthemums, 161, 165, 178, 



362, 363, 398, 404, 548 

 Mezereon, 156, 552 

 Mignonette, 162, 179, 299, 353 

 Mimosas, 363. See also Sensitive 



plant 

 Mint, spear, forcing, 19, 520 



in the open ground, 205, 521 



pepper, 205, 521 



cat or Nep 205, 521 



Monardas, 79, 354, 355, 470 

 Monk's-hood, 158, 300, 426 

 Moreas, 166, 129, 508 

 Moss, cleansing trees from, 46, 140, 



580 



beds, 182 

 — to collect the spawn of, 484 

 • making and spawning the beds. 



516 



Mvrtles, 90, 165, 167, 307,361,363, 

 364, 402, 428, 549 



to prune or head down, 307, 



366 



N. 



impregnating the female flow- 53 



Napsea, 355, 470 



Narcissus, common kinds of, 163, 545 



polyanthus, 79, 295, 543 



autumnal, 469 



sowing seed of, 469 



Nasturtium, or Indian Cress, 326,382 



Nectarine-trees, pruning, 29, 135,214 



budding, 442, 467, 498 



Nettle-tree, 269, 301 



Nettle, Roman, 352 



New- Jersey Tea, 301 



Newly grafted trees, care of, 339, 390, 

 415, 439, 467 



budded trees, care of, 467, 498 



Nigella, 158, 299, 352 



Nolana prostrata, 353 



Nursery, the importance and advan- 

 tage of, 49 



extent, soil, and situation, 50 



fencing, laying out, and pre- 

 paring the ground, 51 



method of arranging the plants, 



■ general care and culture of, 55 

 — work to be done in for January, 

 58. February. 149. March, 248. 

 April, 337. May, 389. June, 413. 

 July, 442. August, 467. September, 

 498. October, 533. November, 565. 

 December, 582 



O. 

 Oak-leaves used for making hot-beds, 



553 

 Oaks, propagation of, 270, 302, 534 



evergreen, 338 



Obelisks, rural, 71, 76 

 Oenotheras, 358 

 Oiled-paper frames, 127 

 Okra, 327, 381,410 

 Olea, or Olive, 363 

 Oleander, 361,363,402 

 Onions, sowing seed of, 194, 323 

 the several varieties of, 195 



