INDEX. 



711 



Earths in Plants, 118— Livinpa- 

 diu8 on, ib. — liuckert on, ib. 

 Combination of, 1 1 9 — Absorp- 

 tion of, ib. — Effects of, ib. — ■ 

 Produce of, . 119,154 



Earth Nut, . . 28.5 



Ebenacoa?, . . 621 



Hchinostachys, . . 654 



Egg Plant, . . .380 



Egg, Vegetable, Gaertner on, 83 

 Egypt, Products of, . 166 



Eteagneie, . . 612 



Eiffiocarpea;, . . 631 



Elder, Healing properties of, 346 

 — Berry, . . ib. 



Elecampane, or Inula, . 533 



Electricity, . . 127 



Elementary ingredients of Vege- 

 tables, ... 4 

 Ekmi, . . . 147,561 

 Elm, a native of Britain, 161,432 

 — Wych Elm, 432— Smooth 

 Elm, ib. — Dutch Elm, ib. — 

 American Elm,ib. — Propaga- 

 tion of the Elm — its size— a 

 Tree most easily transplanted, 433 

 P^lcesis Guinansis, . . 263 

 Embryo, its four Parts, . 1 03 

 Embryo, or Endosperm, . ib. 

 Fndivc, 166, 308— Wild, 308 

 Endogenites, . . 654 

 Endorhizous, . .103 

 Endosperm, use of, 1 07 — Carti- 

 laginous, 103 — Coriaceous, ib. 

 — Dry, ib.— Pariuaeeous, ib. 

 — fleshy, ib. — Horny, ib.— 

 Oleaginous, ib. — Tiun, 

 Engrafting, theory of, 

 Epacridese, 

 Epidermic Glands, 

 Epidermis, 20 — its Structure, ib. 

 — Various opinions regarding 

 it, ib. — Amicis's mieroscopie 

 observations, . 20, 21 

 Epigenists, tlieory of, . 84 

 Epipodium, . . .89 

 Episperm, 101 — Single, 102 — 



Use of, . . 107 



Equiseta, or Mare's Tail, 200, 655 

 Ericineoe, . . . """ 



Ervum, 



Eryngium Maritimum, 

 Erytliroxyleaj, 

 Etiolation, 



Etna, Mount, Cliestnnt Tree, 

 Eugenia Jambos, 370— Malac- 



censls, 

 lOuonymus Europaous, 92 — Lati- 

 folius, ib. — Verrucosus, ib.— 

 Lenticular glands of, 

 Euphorbiacea;, 647 — Euphor- 

 bia, Simple tubes of, 7 — Eu- 

 phorbium, 

 Europe receives tlic knowledge 

 of Botany from the Arabians, 

 3— Products of, . 160-164 



Evergreen Oak, . . 428 



Evergreens, . 43, 44 



Excitability of veget ables, 1 22 



103 



32 



622 



21 



622 

 315 

 291 

 634 

 132 

 384 



370 



21 



149 



Pajro 



Excretion, . . 53 



Exorhizous, . . 103 



Exostoses, . . 14 

 Expiration, its nature explained 



and illustrated, . . 53 



Extract, . . 140 



Fagus Castanca, . 383 



Fairy Rings, description of, 193 



Fall of the Leaves, . 43, 44 



Farina, or Starch, . 1 38 



Favularia Tessclata, . 662 



Fecundation, 81 — Mechanism 

 of, ib. — Fecundation of Plants, 

 ib. — ofVcgetables,ib. — recent 

 theories on, 86 — Phenomena 

 of, 87— Influence of, 88— Ar- 

 tificial Fecundation, . 88 

 Felicites, . . 655 

 Fennel, . . . 291 

 Fenugreek, . . . 534 

 Ferns, 5 — their Fructifications, 

 74 — South American, 1 69 — 

 Deserijition of Ferns, 200, 663 

 —six Figures of, . 663 

 Fibrine, . . .140 

 Fibrous Rootp, . 14 

 Ficoideas, . . . 6.39 

 Ficus Carica, . . 355 

 Field Book, . . .679 

 Fig, 164, 165, 355 — Caprifica- 

 tion of the, 355, 356 — History 

 of the, 356 — Various Cere- 

 monies in which it was used, 

 ib. — Locality of, ib. — Fig Tree 

 brought to England in !,52S, 

 357 — Cultivated in v.arious 

 p.arts of England, ib. — Fig 

 Tree, Poeoek, ib. — Prop<aga- 

 tion of, 358 — Indian, 364 — 

 Manner of Cultivating, 365 

 Filament, . . 67,68 

 Filbert, 162, 385— Etymology of 

 the name, 385 — Impregnation 

 of Filberts, . . 386 

 Fir, Wood of, 25— Firs, 469— 

 Norway Spruce Fir, ib. — Sil- 

 ver Fir, lb. — Dougljis Pine, 

 470— Lambert Pine, . 470 

 Fish, . . .672 

 Fistulous Stem, . 20 

 Flabellaria, . . . 654 

 Flacourtianese, . . 637 

 Flake Carnation, . . 583 

 Flax, cultivation of, 402— the 

 steeping of, 403 — water-ret- 

 ting for, 403, 404 — preparation 

 of, 404 — heckling and bleach- 

 ing, 405 — Berthollet's experi- 

 ments, ib. — produce of flax, 

 quantity of seed, ib. — New 

 Zealand flax, . . 421 

 Fleshy root, . . 15 

 Flora in Keeling islands, 100 

 Flora's Timepiece, . 124 

 Floral Calendar, . 609,611 

 — Leaf, . . .39 

 Flower Buds, Observations on, 83 

 Flowering Ash, . . 436 

 Flowers, 12 — Geographical Dis- 

 tribution of, 164, J 65— Her- 

 maphrodite Flowers, 81 — 

 Monoecious Flowers, . 87 

 Ply-trap, Motions of its Leaves, 42 

 Forcing Houses known to the 



Romans, , . 376 



Forests, Russian, . ,160 



Forests of Pines on fire, 469 



Fossil Plants forming coal, 656 



Fossil Preservation, . 662 



Foxglove, . . . 654 



Fragariaeeai, 648 



Frankeniaoerc, . . 635 



I'SJK 



Frankincense, . . 165 



Frankliniu, . . 453 



ftilillary. Common, . 676 



Frond, ... 39 



Fructification, 12— Organs of, 65 

 — Calyx, 66 — Glume, ib. — 

 Corolla, ib.— Stamen, 67 — 

 Anther, 67, 68— Pollen, 67, 68 

 Filament, ib. — Particular 

 Observations regarding the 

 Pollen, 69, 70— Pistil, 70— 

 Base and summit, ib. — Ovary, 

 its Cells and Ovules or seeds, 

 il).— Stylo, 71— Stigma, ib.— 

 its Vaiieties, ib. 72 — Inflore- 

 scence, ib. — Spiked, ib. — 

 Thyrsus, ib. — Paniculate, ib. 

 Corymbose, ib. — Cymose, ib. 

 Umbellate, ib.— Whorlcd, 73 

 — Spadix, ib.— Catkin, ib. — 

 Amentaceous, ib. — Seasons 

 of Flowers, ib. — Diurnal and 

 Nocturnal Flowers, ib . — Sen- 

 sibility of Flowers to chaiiges 

 of Atmosphere, 74 — Dura- 

 tion of Flowers, ib. — Necta- 

 ries, ib.— the Term ill defin- 

 ed, ib. — Cryptogamic Fructi- 

 fication, ib. — Progress of, 89 



Fruit and Envelopes, 89— Con- 

 nection of Fruit and Flower, 

 ib.— Size of Fruit, 90— Con- 

 sistence of, ib. — Covering of,ib. 

 . — SiTrfaeeof,ib. — Colour of,ib. 

 NumbLrof,ib, — Compound,ib. 

 — Constituent Parts of, ib. — 

 Kpicarp of, ib. — Endocarp of, 

 91 — Complete Partitions,ib. — 

 Incomplete Partitions, ib. — 

 True Partitions, ib. — False 

 Partitions, ib. — Pappus of, 

 93 — Names of, 94 — Uses of 

 Fruits and Seeds, 100— Peri- 

 carps of Fruits, ib. — Compo- 

 sition of, 101 — Seed part of, 

 ib. — Geographical distribu- 

 tion of, . . 162, 



Fuchsia, 168, 593 ^whence 

 name derived, its beanty, 

 593 — Varieties, how raised. 



Fuel, their reproduction, . 



Pucoides, 



Pucus Giganteus, . 



Fucus Tenax, a Chinese sea- 

 weed, used as a glue and var- 

 nish, 



Full-Beard 



Fumariaceae, . 



Fungi, Reproduction of, 80, 81 

 — BuUiard's opinion of, ib. — 

 Gaertner's opinion of, ib. — 

 their general characteristics. 

 Mode of growth, &c., 191, 196 



Fusiform Roots, . .16 



Fustic, . . . 168,516 



Galbanum, 148 — its gum, qua- 

 lities and uses, . 566 

 Gallipoli, 361 — Caverns at for 

 storing olive oil, 361 — advan- 

 t.ages of peace to, . 362 

 Gamboge, . . 14!), 544 

 Gangranc, . . . 131 

 Gaps in Plants, 11 — their na- 

 ture, ib.— transverse Gaps, ib. 

 Garcinia. . . . 369 

 G.arden Cress, . . 299 

 Giirden Flowers, 566^ et seq. — 

 their delicacy of texture and 

 odour, ib. — their cultivation, 

 ib. 567 — instructions regard- 

 ing, ib. — Hyacinth, ib. — Tu- 

 lip, 570 — Ranunculus, . 572 



165 



594 

 80 



656 

 185 



186 

 385 



635 



