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CONTENTS. 



of Plants of Baron Hiigel, at Hietzing, 

 near Vienna. By M. Maximilien Peintner, 

 Secretary to the Imperial Horticultural 

 Society - - - - 150 



Plans and Description of Annat Lodge, 

 Perth, the Property of Mrs. Stewart. By 

 Archibald Gorrie - - - - 155 



Cottage- Gardening. 

 Cottage-Gardening adapted to Scotland. By 

 Peter Mackenzie .-'"-'- 315 



Cemeteries and Burying- Grounds. 

 On the Cemeteries of Edinburgh and Leith. 

 By Brown, Esq. 



Thoughts on Modern Burying-Grounds 



- 199 



- 616 



Douglas's Monument. 

 The Monument in Memory of the Botanist 

 Douglas : containing, 1. Report of the Com- 

 mittee ; 2. Engraving and Description of 

 the Monument, with a Copy of the Inscrip- 

 tions ; and 3. List of the Subscribers - 289 



Knoivledge, Taste, and Management of Gardens. 



On extending a Knowledge of, and Taste for, 

 Horticulture. By Peter Mackenzie - 252 



On the difference between cultivating and 

 managing a small and a large Garden. By 

 I. T. - 162 



Science of Vegetable Culture. 



The Principles of Gardening physiologically 

 considered. By G. Regel, Gardener in the 

 Royal Botanic Garden at Berlin : — 



I. On the Propagation of Plants — con- 

 tinued. Cuttings - - - - 67 



Means of preserving the Cuttings till they 

 take Root - - - - - 157 



Means of accelerating the Formation of Roots 197 



The practical Method of propagating by Buds. 

 Propagation by Cuttings and Layers - 260 



Sorts of Soil 804 



The Powers of Vegetation. By Charles Wa- 

 terton, Esq. - 365 



On the Chemical Statics of Organised Be- 

 ings. By M. Dumas. 



Composition of Water ; Composition of 

 Carbonic Acid ; Composition of Ammonia ; 

 Composition of the Air - - - 1 



Carbon ; Hydrogen ; Azote; Ashes - 55 



On Virgin Soil, and on the Origin of Soils. 

 By J. Wighton - - - - 70 



On Stirring the Soil. Bv N. M. T. - - 160 



On Maiden or Virgin Soil. By R. Lym- 

 burn - - - - - 396 



On the recent Publications on the Subject of 

 Manures. By R. Lymburn - - 72 



On the Atmosphere in Houses. By R. Lym- 

 burn . - - 366 



On warming and moistening, and on preserv- 

 ing Heat and Moisture in Plant Structures. 

 By N. M. T. - - - - 106 



Further Remarks on the Application of Ter- 

 restrial Heat to the Roots of Plants, and 

 some Observations relative to his Stoves for 

 various Purposes. By N. Niven, Land- 

 scape- Gardener and Garden Architect, &c. 241 



On the Evils of indiscriminately watering 

 Plants in Pots immediately after being 

 shifted. By N. M. T. - - - 11 



On the different Uses of Moss in the Cultiva- 

 tion of Plants: — I. With the Stock-Gilli- 

 flower; II. With the Winter Stock-Gilli- 

 flower ; III. In raising early Beans; IV. 

 Melons ; V. Cauliflowers ; VI. Young Vine 

 Shoots, Rose Shoots, and other Sorts of 

 Shrubs; VII. For grafting Apricots and 

 Peaches ; VIII. For round-headed [or pa- 

 rasol] Acacias. By M. Heicke - - 447 



Carbonisation of Peat. By H. L. L. -308 



Garden Vermin- 

 On destroying Vermin in small Gardens, and 

 on relative Matters. By Charles Water- 

 ton, Esq. - - - - - 202 



Bee Economy. 



On the Instinct of Bees. By J. Wighton - 422 



On the Nature and Habits of the common 

 Wasp. By J. Wighton - - - 621 



The Civetta, or Little Italian Owl. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - - 301 



Flower-Gardens and Song Birds. By Charles 

 Waterton, Esq. - - - - 254 



On the Cuckoo. By J. Wighton - - 257 



Remarkable Instance of Instinct in the Fly- 

 catcher. By John Dunlop - - 259 



On the Use of Quassia as a Substitute for To- 

 bacco, in destroying Aphides. By E. O. - 307 



Garden Architecture. 

 On the present State of Garden Architecture. 



By Alexander Forsyth - - - 392 



On the Construction of Melon, Pine, and 



Plant Pits, with Details, &c, and general 



Remarks. By J. R. - - - 457 



To connect a Greenhouse with a Library (in 



Effect), at the same Time that one End is 



built against that End of the Room that 



contains the Fireplace. By J. R. - - 394 



A Mode of Ventilating Hothouses without 



excluding Light. By T. Torbron - - 395 



On a Mode of securely fastening Mats or 



other wove Coverings on the Sashes of Pits 



and Frames. By H. C. Ogle - - 109 



Notice of an Alarm Bell, a Garden Scraper, 



and a large Sycamore. By M. Saul - 401 



Instruments, Utensils, and Articles. 

 On cutting out and naming Labels for French 



Rcses. By J. Twigg - - - U3 



Notice of a new Dahlia Stake invented by 



Mr. Saul. By M. Saul - - - 453 



Description of a convenient Carrier for Seeds, 



and for other Garden Purposes. By 



B. H. A. 306 



On draining Garden Pots. By Robert Er- 



rington - - - - - 404 



On a Mode of procuring Sand for striking 



Cuttings. By D. - - - - 452 



LANDSCAPE-GARDENING. 

 The Landscape-Gardening of F. L. von Sckell 

 of Munich : — 



XI. When Lakes can be introduced in 

 Gardens they add extremely to their Beauty. 

 How to form and stake them out, &c. - 98 



XII. Of Carriage Roads, Bridle Roads, 

 Walks, and Paths through Defiles and 

 under Rocks ... - 165 



XIII. On removing Earth in general : 

 Formation of Hills ; Formation of Valleys 204 



XIV. On excavating Lakes : On making 

 Ponds. XV. General Observations on the 

 Arrangement of Woods on a large Scale ob- 

 served by Nature : Transitions of natural 

 Woods 264 



XVI. On the picturesque Grouping and 

 Union of Trees and Shrubs in Pleasure 

 Grounds - - - - - 405 



Design for a Flower- Garden on Gravel. By 

 the Conductor - - - - 180 



ARBORICULTURE. 



On Planting so as to combine Utility and Or- 

 nament. By W. Billington - - 19 



Remarks on ornamental Forestry. By A. S. M. 112 



On Transplanting large Trees. By James 

 Munro - - - - - 102 



Desultory Notes on planting Timber Trees 

 in Scotland. By Scotus - - - 462 



On the premature Decay of Plantations. By 

 J. Wighton - - - - 211 



On thinning Plantations. By Archibald Gor- 

 rie., F.H.S., &c 626 



On the relative Value of Larch and Silver 

 Fir. By H. Maire Witham - - 269 



Observations on Irish Planting. By T. T. - 172 



Extracts from a Correspondence which took 

 place from 1817 to 1835, respecting the Pre- 

 servation of Timber by the Water of a 

 Copper Mine in Anglesea. Communicated 

 by a Correspondent ... 174 



