368 



INDEX. 



Rhubarb, 128 

 Rice, 132 

 Rocks, J80 

 Roller, 'S22 

 Root crops, 278 

 Root culture, 280 

 Roots, J 28, 58 

 Rotation of crops, 271 

 Rotation of fields, 280 

 Rust, 328 

 Ruta baga, 337 

 Rye, 330, 131 

 Rye grass, 346 

 Saddle grafting, 358 

 Saffron, 130 

 Salts, 213 



Saliferous soils, 236 

 Saline manures, 312 



application of, 320 

 Sand, 252 

 Sandstones, 188 

 Saponin, 126 

 Sarsaparilla, 129 

 Sea weed, 303 

 Secondary soils, 235 

 Seeds, 131 

 Senna, 130 

 Serpentine, 185 

 Sheep manure, 287 

 Sienite soil, 240 

 Silicates, 181 

 Siliceous soils, 243 

 Silurian soils, 236 

 Slacked lime, 167 

 Slaty soil, 237 

 Smut, 32!) 

 Soda, 173, 166,213 

 Sodium. 179 

 Soil, 57' 

 Solan um, 120 

 Soluble geine, 218 

 Soot, 2i)7 

 Spent lye. 209 

 Spiral vessels, 31 

 Squills. 129 

 Starch. 124 

 Stem, 58 

 Strychnina, 120 

 Sub-soil, 58 

 Suckers, 56 

 Sugar, 123 



Sulphate of iron, 319 — of lime, 

 of magnesia and soda, 166, 167 



I Swamp muck, 304 

 Sweet flag, 128 

 Talc, ltf4 

 Talcose slate, 188 

 Talcose soil, 239 

 Tall oat grass, 348 

 Tamarinds, 133 

 Tapioca, 124 

 Tartar emetic, 118 

 Tea, 131 



James, 131 



Paraguay, 131 

 Tertiary soils, 234 

 Tillage, 66 

 Tissue, 30 

 Timothy, 344 

 Tobacco, 131 

 Trachyte soil, 241 

 Transplanting, 363 

 Trappean rocks, 188 



soils, 241 

 Turnip, 336,339 

 Turnip beet, 336 

 Ulmin,l39 



Ultimate analysis, 115 

 Urea, 300 

 Urine of the cow, 300 



horse, 301 



of man, 301 

 Utility of lime, 317 

 Valerian, 128 

 Vascular tissue, 30 

 Vegetable albumen, 126 



mould, 65 

 Vinegar, 118 

 Vitality, nature of, 38 

 Vital principle, 29 

 Viscin, 126 

 Volatile oils, 122 

 Vortex, 30 

 Water, 92 

 Wheat, 327, 131 

 Whip grafting, 357 

 White clover, 353 

 White rochelle salt, 

 Wire- worm. 339 

 Wood, 31, 130 

 Wool, 2!'6 

 Yellow dye, 121 

 Yellow turnip, 339 

 Zein, 126 



