INDEX. 



rago 

 A bemethy, Dr., his receipt for 



tlie use of cucumbers, . 378 



Abies, . . . 6.i3 



Abietinse, . • 6.50 



Abrom.a Augusta, . . 88 



Absorbing power of leaves, 40-41 

 Acacia, . • • 416 



Aoarus, . 330 



Acer, ... . 6.53 



Aceriuere, . . 633 



Acliras, 375— Achras Sapota, 



ib. — Acliras Mammosa, 375 



Acids, Vegetable, 143— Oxalic, 

 ib. — Acetic, ib. — CitriOj ib. 

 —Malic, ib. — Gallic, lb. — 

 Tartaric, ib. — Benzoin, 1 44— 

 Prussic, . . 144 



Acorns used as food for men, 



42'2 — and swine, . 422 



Acotyledonous, 1 2 — Acot yle- 

 dones, Jussieu*s first division 

 of the animal kingdom, 1 84 



Adam's Needle, 595— Varieties, 



how propagated, . . ^ii^ 



Adansonia Digitata, . 368 



Adjoue, . . . 256 



Aerial Roots, . 40 



Aethophyllum, . 654 



Africa, Products of, . 165 



Aga, a Turlush ofiicer, . 562 



Agaricus, 81 — Agaricus praten- 

 sis, a fungus, 195 — Agaricus 

 Comatus, or tall cylindrical 

 agaric, . . . 196 



Air Vessels, 10 — DifFerent opi- 

 nions regarding, 10,106— com- 

 position of air, . Ill 

 Akee, . . .367 

 Albumen, . 139 

 Alburnum, . 20,23 

 Alder, ... 441 

 Alecost, or Costmary, . 493 

 Alga}, or sea-weeds, 681 — Their 

 fructification, 80, 184 — uses 

 of, 186— different locaUties 

 of, . . . 

 Alismaceae, 

 Aljabarota, anecdote of Battle 



of, . . . 



Alkalies, 



Alkanet, or Bugloss, 

 Alligator Apple, 375 — Alligator 



Pear, 

 Allium Ascaloniuni, 268 — Al- 

 lium Cepa, 265, 267 — Allium 

 Fistulosum, 267 — Allium 

 Porrum, 268— Allium Sati- 

 vum, 265 — Allium Schceno- 

 prasum,267 — Allium Scorodo- 

 pnisum, 269 — Allium Uisi- 

 num. 

 Almond, 331 — a native of Asia, 

 ib. — how cultivated, 332 — 

 cultivated in England for the 

 beauty of tlie fiowers, ib. — 

 quantity of Almonds import- 

 ed annually into Great Br' 

 tain, ib. — the produce of 7'" 

 mond trees in England v^^' 

 rior, ib. — bitter Aln^nas 

 poisonous, 

 .MmondOil, 



1«9 

 202 



474 

 154 

 S13 



374 



265 



Almond, large fruited, 



Aloes, J 49, 166, 1 67 — species 

 of the, which yield the gum 

 aloes, the hepatic, and so- 

 cotrinc, 537, 538, — the 

 Horse Aloe, ib.— American 

 Aloe, 



AlsincED, . 



Altitude, 



Aluminse, 



Amanita Muscaria, or Fly Ama- 

 nita, 



Amaranthacese, 



Amarillis, 577 — its name deriv- 

 ed, varieties of, treatment of, 

 577 — formosissima. 



Amber, 



Amborefe, 



America, North, Vegetable pro- 

 ductions of, 



America, South, Vegetable pro- 

 ductions of, 



American Aloe, 595 — period of 

 flowering, its leaves convert- 

 ed into soap, 



American Cress, . 



— Elm, 



— Hornbeam, 



— Lime, 

 Aniici, 

 Amomcae, 

 Amomocarpum, 

 Amoniac, 

 AmpelideoD, 

 Amplexicaul Leaves, 

 Ampullae, 

 Amygdalus, 328 — Comir^_ 



331— Amarus, ib. — Maf 3-29 

 pa, 332 — Persiea, 547 



Amyridea;, . 551 



Vnge l'n(r« 



332 Aphis, 330— Black, 314-Lam- 



gera, . . • 32.5 



Apiuni Graveolens, 290 — Petro- 



595 

 639 

 137 

 155 



196 

 614 



665 

 649 



167 



168 



595 

 300 

 432 

 435 

 442 



selinum, 



Apocyncjp, 



Apple, 1 62, 321 -Tree, age of, ib 

 where found, ib. 322— Graft- 

 ing, origin of, ib. — where ir 

 troduced, ib. — varieties 

 ib. 323— limited dnratio-- 

 323— cause of their detea- 

 tion, 323— Apples for \ ib. 

 ble, 324— for the Kitttage 

 — for Cider, ib. — frtion of 

 Gardens, ib. — Prf; ib. — by 

 apples, ib.— by Sing, ib. — 

 Cuttings, ib.— 5oil for, 325 

 Inoculation, i'ce attacked 

 Pruning, ib-Blight, 

 by insects , 



Apple, Alii' 



— Ley, 



— Md, its Structure, 



— e Custard, 

 — .iose, 



— Star, 

 :ot, 332— Localities of, ib., 



jS3— Varieties, 

 luifoliaceoe, 

 86iraliace£e, 

 20'Arauearia,653— Pere8Tina,664 



290 

 62<]> 



325 

 375 

 380 

 370 

 5 

 375 

 370 

 375 



333 

 647 

 626 



Amyris Opobalsamu j^^^ t^jg 



Balm of, its qualiljj'jj jjj^ 



manner of prof remarks 

 Lady Montay 

 upon it, 



Anacardiea;, 



Anchovy Pearo„- oft, ■ 



Andes, V ege' 



Andromedaj_.^y{,g„ i,ij,;oduo- 

 Anemone,^^ _^^j^,itieg of a 



5„^ fli'er, how propagated, 



561 

 647 

 374 

 170 

 606 



ure and varieties, 574 



Anetl? '" G-^aveolens, 291-Fcb 



A "'^ca, 309— Archangeiica, 

 i"AalculeS, Theory of the 

 "V.mals and Vegetables, points 

 of resemblance between them, 

 4— Animals, Bones of, 

 Anime, 



Annularia, , •. , 



Annacardium Occidentale, 

 Annual Roots, 



Anmnopteris, ,. ' ,., • , 

 Anona Cherimoli.a, 3/.5— Palus- 

 tris, ib.— Muricata, ib.— Squa- 

 mosa, • • ii^. 



Anonacca), . • • j!"' 



AntherospernicsB, - "«^ 



Anthers, . • 12,6(,J8 



Antholithes, 



291 



309 



83 



672 

 148 

 653 

 387 

 14 

 655 



Excelsa', ib.— Extraordinary 

 height of, 34— Sir J. Banks's, 4(6 

 Aibor Vitas, . • f^ 



Arbutus, . ^ ^"'^^'''SSS 



Areca Oleracea, Groe-Groe, ^bi 

 Areolar Tissue, . ■ ( 



Aristoloohla;, 611— Clematitis, m 



Aristotle, first founder of Bo- 

 tanical Science, . ■ 517 

 Arnatto, . ■ • Sn-i 

 Aroideas, • .• . c,'n 

 \rrack, 245— Distillation of, 247 

 —Exports of, ib.,— Batavian, 

 248— Process of Making, ^io 

 I Arrack Pariah, -. - "O: 

 Arrowroot, 170— Indian, ^bi 

 Artichoke, 168, 305- Antiquity 



of ib.,— Propagation ot, . duo 

 Artocarpoa;, 648— Artocarpus 



Incisa, 371— Integrifoha, 

 Articulated Leaves, 38— Roots, 

 Arum or Wake-Kobin, ■ 



Arum, Common, 264— Coloca- 

 sioc, ib.-EgJ-pti-in. it.— Ls- 

 culentuni, ib.— Italicum, Hi— 

 Maculatum, ■ • 



Asafoetida, 149,166,533 



Asclepiadcac, _ „ . • . ,.: ""'" 

 Ash, a native of Bntain, 161-— 

 its Varieties, 43.5— its general 

 Usefulness,— 436 — Thickness 

 of the Tree, ib— Flowering 

 Ash, ib.— White Ash, ib.— 

 Black Ash, 437— Bed Ash, ib. 

 —Blue Ash, ib.— Carolinian 

 Ash, 

 Ashes, 



Asia, Products ol, 

 Asparagincae 



371 



15 



532 



264 



437 

 . 164 

 165, 166 



202 



,ba Asparagiiit-a;, . 



^4 I Asparagus, 304-Cultivation of, 3»)6 



