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GENERAL INDEX. 



loam, and cuttings strike in sand, plunged in heat 

 under a hand-glass. 

 Addington Place, Surrey, 7527. 

 Adelia, dicec. monad, and euphorbiaceze, a S. tr. 



Jamaica, which may be treated like adansonia. 

 Adenandra, pentan. monog. and diosmeaz, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which grow in sandy peat, and the young 

 , tender tops made into cuttings, and planted in 

 sand, will root under a bell-glass without bottom 

 heat. 

 Adenanthera, decan. monog. and leguminosea?, 

 S. tr. E. Ind. which grow in loam and peat, and 

 large cuttings with the leaves not shortened, will 

 root in a pot of sand plunged in heat under a 

 hand-glass. 

 Adiantum, maidenhair, cryptog. filices, and filicea?, 

 G. and H. peren. Madeira and Brit ferns, which 

 grow well in loam and peat, and propagate by di- 

 viding the root or by seed. 

 Adina, tetran. monog. and rubiacea?, a S. tr. China, 



of easy culture in loam and peat. 

 Adonis, polyan. polyg. and ranunculacea?, a H. 

 peren. and H. an. Eur. of easy culture in common 

 soil. 

 Adoxa, octan. tetrag. and saxifragea?, a H. peren. 

 Brit, a diminutive plant, which does well in pots 

 in common soil. 

 Adrianople, gardens of, 307. 



iEgilops, hard-grass, polygam. moncec. and grami- 

 neae, H. peren. and an. Eur. of common cul- 

 ture. 

 iEgiphila, tetran. monog. and verbcnacea?, S. tr. 

 W. Ind. which thrive well in light loam, and cut- 

 tings root freely under a hand-glass in heat. 

 JEgle, Bengal quince, polyan. monog. and auran- 

 tieae, a S. tr. E Ind. which requires a rich loam, 

 i and is propagated by ripened cuttings planted in 

 sand, without shortening the leaves, and plunged 

 under a hand-glass in heat. 

 -Sgopodium, goutweed. pentan. dig. and umbelli- 



ferea?, H. peren. Brit, of the easiest culture. 

 Aerides, air-plant, gynan. monan. and orch ideas, S. 

 > peren. China, parasites, which may be hung up 

 ; in a basket of moss or pieces of bark, or fixed by 

 moss and bandages to the trunk or bark of a tree, 

 see the Hon. Mr. Herbert's treatment detailed, 

 6736. 

 iErua, pentan. monog. and amaranthaceae, a S. tr. 

 and S. bien. W. Ind. which grow well in rich, 

 light earth, and cuttings strike freely. 

 JEschynomene, diadel. decan. and leguminosae, 

 a S. tr. W. Ind. which requires rich loam, a 

 good deal of heat, and is propagated by cuttings 

 under a bell-glass in bottom heat The S. an. 

 and H. an. India and Amer. maybe treated as 

 tender annuals. 

 /Escuius, horse-chestnut, heptan. monog. and 

 acereae, H. tr. Asia and N. Amer. which prefer 

 light, deep soil, and sheltered situations, and are 

 propagated by seeds or layers. 

 Asculus hippo-castanum, the common horse-chest- 

 nut, 7126. 

 JEthionema, tetrad, silic. and crucifereas, a H. bien. 



and H. an. S. Eur. of common culture. 

 JEthusa, fool's parsley, pentan. dig. and umbelli- 

 fereas, a H. peren. and H. an. Brit. ; poisonous 

 weeds. 

 Affaiti, Casimiro, his works on gardening, page 



1128. A. D. 1787. 

 African almond, brabejum stellulifolium. 

 African flea-bane, tarchonanthus camphoratus. 

 African fruits deserving cultivation, 6018. 

 African lily, see Agapanthus. 

 African marigold, tagetes erecta. 

 Agapanthus, African lily, hexan. monog. and heme- 

 rocallideas, G. peren. C. B. S. which thrive in 

 loam, and a little rotten dung, and are propagated 

 by dividing the root, or by seed. 

 Agaricus campestris, garden-mushroom. See this 

 and various other species of agaricus described, 

 4339. Culture of the garden-mushroom, 3404; 

 what spawn is, 3406; where indigenous spawn 

 may be collected, 3410 ; preserving spawn, 3412 ; 

 procuring spawn artificially, 3413 ; propagating, 

 3415; methods of raising mushrooms, 3423; 

 ridges in the open air, 3424 ; preparing the dung, 

 3425; forming the bed, 3426; moulding, planting, 

 covering the bed, 3427; culture on shelves, in 

 the German manner, as introduced by Oldacre, 

 3434; compost, 3435; making, spawning, earth- 

 ing, subsequent treatment, 3436 ; renovating old 

 beds, 3440; growing mushrooms in pots, boxes, 

 &c. with dung, 3442 ; without dung, 3443 ; cul- 

 ture in melon-beds, 3445 ; in old hot-beds, 3447 ; 



in pits, 3448; in dark frames, 3449; in a cellar 

 3450; general details, 3452. 

 Agathosma, pentan. monog. and diosmea?, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. soil, a sandy peat : propagated by cuttings 

 in sand under a bell-glass, but not plunged in 

 heat. 

 Agave, hexan. monog. and bromeleas, D. S. and G. 

 tr. and peren. S. and N. Amer. soil, a rich loam ; 

 propagated by suckers. 

 Agen, General' Lomet's villa at, 176. 

 Ageratum, syngen, polyg. aequal. and composite, 

 G. tr. requiring a light, rich soil ; propagated by 

 cuttings under a hand-glass. The H. an. is of 

 common culture. 

 Aghinuas, a seat in Tyrone, 7679. 

 Agr. Chem., Davy's Agricultural Chemistry. 

 Agricola, Dr. George Andrew, his works on garden. 



ing, page 1123. A. D. 170-. 

 Agrimonia, agrimony, dodecan. dig. and rosacea?, 



H. }>eren. Eur. and N. Amer. of easy culture. 

 Agrimony, see Agrimonia. 



Agrostemma, rose-campion, decan. pentag. and 

 caryophylleae, H. peren. and an. of common 

 culture. 

 Agrostis, bent-grass, trian. dig. and graminea?, a S. 

 peren. E. Ind. and H. peren. and an. Eur. of 

 the easiest culture. 

 Agrumi, the Italian term for bitter fruits, especially 



the orange tribe. 

 Ailanthus, polyg. moncec. and terebintaceae, a S. tr. 

 and H. tr. E. Ind. which grow in common soil, 

 and are propagated by cuttings of the roots. 

 Aimsfield,a seat in East Lothian, 7619. 

 Air, its nature and properties, 1216. 

 Air-plant, see Aerkies. 

 Aira, hair-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, H. peren. 



and an. Eur. of the easiest culture. 

 Airthrie Castle, near Stirling, 364. 

 Aitonia, monad, octan. and meliacea?, G. tr. an. 

 C. B. S. soil, sandy loam and peat ; propagated by 

 cuttings of young wood, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and plunged in heat. Avoid planting too close, 

 and wipe the glass frequently, as they are apt to 

 damp off! 

 Aizoon, icos. di-pentag. and ficoidea?, a G. tr. an. 

 and bien. C. B. S. and S. Eur. succulents, which 

 grow in lime-rubbish, and propagate readily. 

 Ajuga, bugle, didyn. gymnos. and labiatea?. H. 



peren. Eur. of common culture. 

 Akee-tree, blighia sapida. 

 Alamanni, Luigi, his works on gardening, page 



1128. A. D. 1546. 

 Alangium, polyan. monog. and myrtiacea;, a S. tr. 

 E. Ind. soil, loam, and peat ; propagated by cut- 

 tings, in sand, under a hand-glass in heat. 

 Alaternus, rhamnus alaternus. 

 Albonico, J. H. his works on gardening, page 1125. 



A. D. 1795. 

 Albuca, hexan. monog. and asphodeleae, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. bulbs ; soil, light, sandy loam, and veget- 

 able mould ; propagation by offsets ; or by leaves 

 taken off with a scale of the bulb, and carefully 

 planted. 

 Alcazar, a palace and gardens in Spain, 291. 

 Alchemilla, ladies' mantle, tetran. monog. and 

 rosacea?, H. peren. and an an. Eur. of common 

 culture. 

 Alcina, syngen. polyg. necess. and composite, a 



G. an. Mexico, of easy culture. 

 Alcoves, 1810. 



Aldbury Place, Surrey, 7527. 

 Aldea, pentan. monog. and hydrophyllae, a H. peren. 



Magellan, of common culture. 

 Alder see Alnus. 

 Alrierlev Park, Cheshire, 7590. 

 Aldworth Hall, YorKshire, 7582. 

 Aletris, hexan. monog. and hemerocallidea?, H. 

 peren. N. Amer. requiring a peat soil and shady 

 situation, and propagated by offsets from the 

 roots. 

 Aleurites, moncec. monad, and euphorbiaceas, a S. tr. 

 Society Isles ; soil, a rich loam ; ripe cuttings, with 

 their "leaves on, strike in sand, under a hand 

 glass. 

 Alexanders see Smyrmum. 

 Alexandrian laurel, ruscus racemosus. 

 Alisma, water-plantain, hexan. polyg. and alis- 

 macea?, H. peren. marsh plants, and aquatics of 

 easy culture, 

 Alison, the Rev. A., his Analysis of the Principles 



of Design, 7160 7162. 

 Allamanda, pentan. monog. and apocynea?, a S. fr. 

 Guiana ; soil, a rich loam ; cuttings strike freely 

 in moist peat. 



