INDEX 



499 



peaches, the best, 358 ; pear, 361 ; pears, the 

 best, 366 ; planting, 333 ; plum, 375 ; plums, 

 the best, 376 ; pruning, principles of, 334 ; 

 quince, 351 ; raspberry, 352 ; soil, a perfect, 

 332 ; vine, 378 ; walnut, 354 

 Fruit house, how to erect a, 261 

 Fruit houses, construction of, 294 

 Fruit, preservation, whole, 279; storage, 265 

 Fruit trees, planting, 255 ; propagation of, 271 ; 

 pruning newly planted, 256 ; trees as flowering 

 trees, 252 

 Fruit trees in pots, 59— apples, 69 ; canker, 65 ; 

 cherries, 68 ; choice of trees, 61 ; fig, 66 ; houses, 

 the best, 60; insect pests, 65 ; manure, 64; nec- 

 tarines, 67 ; orange, lemon, and allied.fruits, 67 ; 

 peaches, 68 ; pears, 69 ; plums, 68 ; pots, 63 ; 

 potting, 6i ; pruning, 65 ; soil, 62 ; successional 

 crops, 60 ; temperature, 64 ; top dressing, 62 ; 

 trees after forcing, 65 ; trees, longevity of, 66; 

 watering, &c., 63 

 Fruits for certain districts, selection of, 268 ; 

 gathering hard, 262 ; protecting bush^ 47 



Gooseberry, the, 70 ; bird enemies, 72 ; market 

 culture, 71 ; pruning, 70 ; training, various 

 methods of, 71 



Gooseberries, large fruited, 75. (Red) Beauty, 

 75 ; Bobby, Conquering Hero, Clayton, Com- 

 panion, Crown Bob, Dan's Mistake, Duke of 

 Sutherland, England, Falstaff, Guido, Lanca- 

 shire Lad, London, Lord Derby, Napoleon the 

 Great, Prince Regent, Rifleman, Roaring Lion, 

 Speedwell, Whinham's Industry, Wonderful, 

 75. ( White) Alina, 75 ; Antagonist, 75 ; Care- 

 less, 75 ; Faithful, 77; Fascination, 77; Free- 

 dom, 75; King of Trumps, 75; Hero of the 

 Nile, 77 ; Lady Leicester, 77 ; Lancer, 77 ; 

 Overseer, 77 ; Postman, 77 ; Queen of Trumps, 

 77 ; Shiner, 77 : Smith's Nonpareil, 77 ; Tally 

 Ho 177; 'Transparent, 77 ; Velvet White, 77; 



1 Whitesmith, 77. (Green) Admiration, British 

 Oak, 78 ; British Queen, 77 ; Cheerful, 78 ; 

 Diadem, 78; Greenock, 77; Lancelot, 78; 

 Ocean, 77; Overall, 78; Philip the First, 77; 

 Plunder, 77 ; Sir George Brown, 78 ; Stockwell, 

 78 ; Surprise, 78 ; Telegraph, 78 ; Thumper, 

 7B. ( Yellow) Berry's Kent, Broom Girl, 

 Catherina, Cobham, Criterion, Drill, Garibaldi, 

 Gipsy Queen, Gunner, High Sheriff, Keepsake, 

 Langley Beauty, Leader, Leveller, Lord Ran- 

 cliffe. Marigold, Peru, Ringer, Stella, Thatcher, 

 Two to One, 78 



Gooseberries, small fruited, 73. (Green) Early 

 Green Hairy, 73 ; Glenton Green, 73 ; Green 

 Gage, 73 ; Green Gascoigne, 73 ; Green Hedge- 

 hog' 73 : Langley Gage, 73 ; Rosebery, 73, 

 (Sed) Aston Red, 74 ; Dobson's Seedling, 74 ; 

 Ironmonger, 74 ; Keen's Seedling, 74 ; Red 

 Champagne, 74 ; Scotch Red Rough, 74 ; 

 Superb, 74 ; Warrington, 74. ( Yellow) Cham- 

 pagne Yellow, 74 ; Golden Drop, 74 ; Golden 

 Gem, 74 ; Golden Lion, 74 ; Yellow Ball, 74 ; 

 Yellow Sulphur, 74. ( White) Bright Venus, 

 74 ; Cheshire Lass, 74 ; Columbus, 75 ; Eagle, 

 74 : Snowdrop, 74 ; White Eagle, 74 ; White 

 Shiner, 74 ; Velvet White, 74. The best, 73 

 Granadilla, the, 213 



Grape fruit, the, 205 

 Grape, thinning, 244 

 Grapes, black, 236 ; of recent introduction, 240 ; 



packing for market, 244 ; period of stoning, 246; 



some neglected, 239 ; storing, 247 ; white and 



golden, 237 

 Guava, the, 215 ; the purple, 215 



House, orchard, 300 ; the peach, 297 

 Houses for early strawberries, 299 ; melon and 

 cucumber, 298 ; tomato, 300 



Insects and diseases, injurious, 282 



Lemon, the, 205 ; the water, 2r3 

 Lime, the, 205 

 Loganberry, the, 31 

 Loquat, the, 215 



Mangifera indica, 210 



Mango, the, 210 



Medlar, the, 78 ; Dutch, Monstrous, Nottingham, 

 Royal, 79 ; the Japanese, 215 



Melon and cucumber houses, 298 



Melon, the, 80 ; as a market crop, 85 ; canker, 84 

 culture in cold frames, 86 ; general culture, 83 

 houses, 81 ; insect enemies, 87 ; planting, 83 

 raising the seedlings, 82 ; size of bed, 81 ; soil, 

 82 ; shading, 85; successional crops, 85; tempera- 

 tures and ventilation, 85 ; varieties, green flesh, 

 87; varieties, scarlet flesh, 88; varieties, white 

 flesh, 88 ; watering, 85 



Monstera deliciosa, 214 



Mulberry, the, 89 



Musa Cavendiskii, 211 ; M. chinensis, 211 ; M. 

 sapientutn, 211 



Myrobelle, the, 160 ; Botan, Burbank, Red 

 Fruited, Yellow Fruited, Masu, 160 



Nectarine and peach under glass, the, 94 

 Nectarine, Cardinal, 114; Dryden, 114; Early 



Rivers, 114; Elruge, 114: Hardwicke's, 115; 



Humboldt, 115 ; Lord Napier, 115 ; Newton 



T15 ; Pine Apple, 115 ; Pitmaston Orange, 115 ; 



Rivers' Orange, 115 ; Spencer, 115 ; Stanwick 



Elruge, 115 ; Victoria, 115 

 Nectarines for culture under glass, in ; for walls 



outdoors. III ; the best, 114 

 Nut, the, 90 

 Nuts, cob, 92 ; filbert, 92 



Orange, the, 205 

 Orchard house, 300 



Passijlora alata, 213 ; P. edulis, 213 ; P. macro- 

 carfa, 213; P. maliformis , 213 ; P. quadran- 

 gularis, 213 ; P. raddiana, 213 



Passion flower fruit, 213 



Peach and nectarine, the, bush and standard trees 

 in the open, no; under glass, 94 — border, 95 ; 

 disbudding, 99 ; enlarging the border, loi ; culture 

 for market, in ; fruit, packing, 105 ; fruits, treat- 

 ment of ripe, 104 ; general treatment, 100 ; 

 house, 94; planting, 97; pruning, 98 ; renovat- 

 ing old trees, loi ; root pruning, 97 ; soil, 96 ; 

 thinning the fruit, 103 ; training, various methods 



