INDEX. 



545 



; West, 248 ; culture in Norway, 395 ; descrip- 

 tion of a macliine for wasliing, by John Law- 

 son, jun., 37 ; increase from a single self- 

 I planted one, by Mr. Saul, 506 ; new ones in 

 January, 54 ; on the cause of the curl, 233 ; 

 to preserve in the state for food for many 

 years, 438 ; two crops in one season, remarks 

 on, 316 J use of, in mortar, 271. 

 Poudre saline, as a manure for clover, 52. 

 Poultry, show for the encouragement of, pro- 

 posed, 54. 

 Practical instructions for the formation and cul- 

 ture of the tree rose, 381. 

 Prado pleasure-grounds, 69. 

 Preston flower-show of June 25th, 422. 

 Prevost's Essai sur I'Education et la Culture des 



Arbres fruitiers, &c. &c., 147. 

 Primrose, Chinese, 534 ; description and figure 



of the whorl-flowered, 370. 

 Primula sinensis, hardiness of one, 486. 

 Prince's feather, criticism on, 183. 

 Prince, William, Esq., defence of his nursery, 



152. 156. 

 Prospect tower, remarks on a, 45. 

 Pruning forest trees, advantages and disadvan- 

 tages of, discussed, 122. 

 Pruning, remarks on, by Agronome, 478. 

 Psidium Cattleyattum, 278 ; query, by W. Ha- 

 milton, Esq. M.D., 448. 

 Public walks about Paris, on the plantation of. 



262. 

 Quarterly Journal of Agriculture noticed, 146. 

 Quiebrahacha tree, notice respecting, 73. 

 Quince stocks, on the comparative advantages 

 of grafting pears on, by Thomas Torbron. 

 F.H.S., 242. 

 Ranunculus, garden, on preserving the seeds of, 

 till the season of growing, by Mr. F. Smith, 

 4^1. 

 Ranunculus seed, on covering, 314. 

 Raspberry, red Antwerp, 144. 

 Rattray's Botanical Chart, reviewed, 47. 

 Rauch's, M. Charles, description of the gardens 

 in the neighbourhood of Luxembourg, 272; 

 exhibition of plants at the imperial gardens of 

 Vienna, and vegetable markets in, 149. 

 Reading, advantage of, to gardeners, by Mr. I Secretions of plarits, 131 



Royal Lodge, Windsor, call at, 177 



Runciman, Mr. J, on flowering Yucca mamen. 

 tosa, and Teratrum nigrum, 223. 



Russia, horticulture and weather in the south 

 em parts of, by J. Falderman, 149. 



Sago, notice on the Portland, 307. 



Sago palm, description and figure of. bv Mr 

 John Nisbett, 162. > j- . 



Salt as a manure, 401 ; experiments on the 

 value of, by Mr. William M'Murtrie, 457 : de- 

 tails of various experiments, by Mr. Robert 

 Forbes, 82. 



Salt, effects of on asparagus, 444 j efficacy in de- 

 stroying wire-worms, &c., 64. 



Saltpetre, as a manure, 191. 280 : good effects 

 of, 64. 



Salpigl6ssis picta, figured and described, 374." 



Salts of Morphia, effect of the action of, 438 ■" 



Salvia glutinbsa, 272. 



Sandwich Isles, culture of culinary vegetables 

 in, 399. 



Sap of plants, description of, 133 ; descending of, 



Sashes of frames, tilt for elevating, by William 



Hurst, 239. 

 Saul, Mr., increase from a sinale self-planted 



potato, 506. •^ 



Saunders's Kitchen- Garden Directory, 260. 

 Schabzieger cheese in Switzerland, 392. 

 Schonbrunn, Dutch botanic garden at, 272. 

 Scientific instruction, on the best source at pre- 

 sent open to gardeners for the acquirement of, 



by Mr. P. Masey, jun., 324. 

 Scions for grafting, by J. Buel, 156. 

 Scotch elm, remark on the, 63. 

 Scotch pine and the Quarterly Review, critiaue 



on, 315. ^ 



Scott, Sir Walter, Bart., a Letter to, reviewed 



40 ; review of the Planter's Guide, 124. ' 



Sea-kale, and early scarlet rhubarb, cultivation 



of, by Mr. David Spiers, 104. 

 Sea-kale, on the culture of, by F. Forbes, Esq. 



R. N., 359; easy and convenient method of 



forcing in the open ground, by Mr. W. 



Vaughan, 358 ; on the culture of, by Mr. 



Thomas Smith, 244. 



Housman, 461. 



Redding, Mr. William, his method of destroying 

 the red spider in hot-houses, 330. 



Red-gum, 37. 



Red spider in hot-houses, a method of destroy- 

 ing, by Mr. William Redding, 330. 



Keed mats, advantages of, 113. 



Reid, Robert, Esq., account of hot water in 

 earthen pipes, 400 ; query on the C6ccus in- 

 sect, 189 ; answer, 189. 



Rein-deer, plants eaten by, 274. 



Removal of earth, 247. 



Reykewick, in Iceland, public library at, 274. 



Rhine, fruit trees on the, 49. 



Rhodes, the Rev. James Armitage, on heating 

 hot-houses by steam through the medium of 

 stone, 330. 



Rhubarb, cultivation of the early scarlet, and 

 sea-kale, by Mr. David Spiers, 104; culture 

 of, by Mr. Robert TurnbuU, 245. 



Rice of Siberia, query respecting, 448. 



Rice plantation, method of preparing, andrais. 

 ing a crop in S. Carolina, by Mr. A. Middleton, 



■ 238. 



Ringing trees, instrument for, by Mr. John 

 Brown, 484. 



Roland, the Swedish botanist, notice of, 197. 



Rollins, Mr. James, on destroying the mealy 

 bug, and a description of a portable vinery, 

 225 ; on the size of garden pots at Liverpool, 

 485. 



Roofing, picturesque mode of, figured and de- 

 scribed, 46. 



Rosenburg, description oi" ihe Royal Gardens of, 

 by M. J. P. Petersen, 273. 



Rottboell, C. F., 197 



Seeds, changes of, in trees, 486. 



Selections from German Prose Writers, &c., 

 noticed, 261. 



Seville, love of flowers in, 72. 



Sexualities of plants, remarks on, 314. 



Shoots produced from stools, remarks on, 55. 



Silkworms or chickens, artificial incubation of 

 305. 



Silkworms, sort of mulberry trees for rearing, 

 by P. H. Abbot, 318. 



Sinclair and Moore's nursery, 196.' 



Sinclair, Sir John, Bart. &c. &c., on the Culture 

 and Use of Potatoes, noticed, 147. 



Slates in ripening fruit, effect of, 264. 



Slugs, on the small white, in gardens, by Mr. 

 David Spiers, 279. 



Smith, Mr.F, on preserving the seeds of thegar- 

 den ranunculus till the season of growing, 48. 



Smith, Mr. F. W., critique on the tulip awning, 

 183. 



Smith, Mr. Thomas, on the culture of sea-kale, 

 244 ; on the cultivation of the mushroom^ 

 245 ; culture of the melon, endive, and let- 

 tuce, 248 ; asparagus, 249. 



Smith, Mr. William, plan of the gardens and 

 grounds at Wilford Hall, 90. 



Smut in grain, preventive for, by John Dawson, 

 jun., of Elgin, 35. 



Soane's Designs for Public and Private Build- 

 ings, 146. 



Soci?te d'Agronomie Pratique, notice of, 488. 



Soci^t^ pour I'Enseignement E'lementaire, no- 

 tice of, 489. 



Society of Agriculture and Botany of St. Nicho- 

 las in East Flanders, meeting of, on Feb. 25th, 

 1. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Northampton, Soils, adaptation of fruit trees to particular ones, 

 anniversary ofj July 25th, 523. ' 309. 



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