INDEX. 



Abernethy, Dr. , his receipt for 



the use of cucmnbers, . 378 



Abies, . . . 653 



AbietinsB, . . 6S0 



Abronla Augdsta, . . 88 



Absorbing power of leaves, 40-41 

 Acacia, . . 446 



Aoarus, . . . 330 



Acer, . . . .653 



Aoerinese, . . 633 



Achras, 375 — Achras Sapota, 



ib. — Achras Mammosa, 375 



Acids, Vegetable, 143 — Oxalic, 

 ib. — Acetic, ib. — Citric, ib. 

 — Malic, ib. — Gallic, ib. — 

 Tartaric, ib. — Benzoin, 144 — 

 Prussic, . . 144 



Acorns uSed as food for men, 



422 — and swine, . 422 



Acotyledonous, 1 2 — Aootyle- 

 dones, Jussieu'a first division 

 of the animal kingdom, 184 



Adam's Needle, .595 — Varieties, 



how propagated, . . 595 



Adansonia Digitata, . 368 



Adjoue, . . . 256 



Aerial Boots, . . 40 



Aethophyllum, . . 654 



Africa, Products of, . 165 



Aga, a Turkish ofiicer, . 562 



Agaricus, 81 — Agarious praten- 

 sis, a fungus, 195 — Agaricus 

 Comatus, or tall cylindrical 

 agaric, . ,196 



Air Vessels, 10 — DiSferent opi- 

 nions regarding, 10,106 — com- 

 position of air, . Ill 

 Akee, . . . 367 

 Albumen, . , 139 

 Alburnum, . 20,23 

 Alder, ... 441 

 Alecost, or Costmary, . 493 

 Algae, or sea-weeds, 681 — Their 

 fructification, 80, 181 — uses 

 of, 186 — different localities 

 of, . . . 189 

 Alismaceas, . . . 202 

 Aljabarota, anecdote of Battle 



of, . . . 474 



Alkalies, , . .154 



Alkanet, or Bugloss, . 513 



Alligator Apple, 375 — Alligator 



Pear, . . .374 



Allium Ascalonium, 268 — Al- 

 lium Cepa, 265, 267— Allium 

 Fistulosum, 267 — Allium 

 Porrum, 268— Allium Sati- 

 vum, 265 — Allium Sohceno- 

 prasum,267 — Allium Scorodo- 

 prasum, 269 — Allium Ursi- 

 num, ■ . . 265 



Almond, 331 — a native of Asia, 

 ib. — how cultivated, 332 — 

 cultivated in England for the 

 beauty of the flowers, ib.^ 

 quantity of Almonds import- 

 ed annually into Great Bri- 

 tain, ib. — the produce of Al- 

 mond trees in England infe- 

 rioi-, ib. — bitter Almonds 

 poisonous, . . 332 



Almond Oil, . . ib. 



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 Almond, large fruited, . 332 



Aloes, 149, 166, 167— species 

 of the, which yield the gum 

 aloes, the hepatic, and so- 

 cotrme, 637, 538, — the 

 Horse Aloe, ib. — American 

 Aloe, . . .595 



Alsinese, . , . 639 



Altitude, . . .137 



Alumihae, . . 155 



Amanita Muscaria, or Fly Ama- 

 nita, . . . 196 

 Amaranthaceae, . . 614 

 Amarillis, 577 — its name deriv- 

 ed, varieties of, treatment of, 

 577 — ^formosissima, . 82 

 Amber, . . .665 

 AmboretB, . . 649 

 America, North, Vegetable pro- 

 ductions of, . . 167 

 America, South, Vegetable pro- 

 ductions of, . . 168 

 American Aloe, 595 — period of 

 flowering, its leaves convert- 

 ed into soap, . . 595 

 American Cress, . . 300 



— Elm, . . 432 



— Hornbeam, . 435 



— Lime, . 442 

 Amici, . . .86 

 Amomeae, . . 203 

 Amomocarpum, . . 654 

 Amoniac, . . 143 

 Ampelidese, . . 633 

 Amplexicaul Leaves, . 38 

 Ampullae, . . ."11 

 Amygdalus, 328— Communis, 



331 — Amarus,ib.— Maoroear- 

 pa, 332— Persioa, . 329 



AmyridesD, . . 647 



Amyris Opobalsamum, 561 — 

 Balm of, its qualities, and the 

 manner of procuring, ib. — 

 Lady Montague's remarl^ 

 upon it, . . 561 



Anacardieae, . . 647 



Anchovy Pear, . . 374 



Andes, Vegetation of the, 170 



Andromeda, . . 606 



Anemone, 573 — when introduc- 

 ed here, ib. — qualities of a 

 fine flower, how propagated, 

 its culture and varieties, 574 



Anethum Graveolens, 291 — Fce- 



niculura, . . 291 



Angelica, 309 — Archangelica, 309 

 Animalcules, Theory of the 83 



Animals and Vegetables, points 

 of resemblance between them, 

 4 — Animals, Bones of, 672 



Anime, . . . 1 48 



AnnuUria, . . 653 



Annacardium Occidentale, 387 



Annual Koots, . . 14 



Anoraopteris, • . 655 



Anona Cherimolia, 375 — Palus- 

 tris, ib. — Muricata,ib. — Squa- 

 mosa, , . 375 

 Anonaceae, . . . 627 

 AntherospermeEe, 649 

 Anthers, . . 12,67,68 

 Antholitlies, . 654 



Paye 

 Aphis, 330— Black, 314— Lani- 



gera, . . . 325 



Apium Graveolens, 290 — Petro- 



selinum, . . 290 



Apocyneae, . . . 620 



Apple, 1 62, 32 1 —Tree, age of, ib. 

 where found, ib. 322— Graft- 

 ing, origin of, ib. — where in- 

 troduced, ib. — varieties of, 

 ib. 323 — limited duration of, 

 323— cause of their deteriora- 

 tion, 323— Apples for the Ta- 

 ble, 324 — for the Kitchen, ib. 

 ■ — for Cider, ib. — for Cottage 

 Gardens, ib. — Propagation of 

 apples, ib. — by Seed, ib. — ^by 

 Cuttings, ib. — Grafting, ib. — 

 Inoculation, ib . — Soil for, 325 

 Pruning, ib. — Tree attacked 

 by insects, ib. — Blight, . 325 

 Apple, Alligator, . . 375 



— Love, . . 380 



— Malay, . . 370 



— Mould, its Structure, 6 



— the Custard, . 375 



— Kose, . . 370 



— Star, . . 375 

 Apricot, 332 — Localities of, ib., 



333— Varieties, . . 333 



Aquifoliacea^, . . 647 



Araliaceae, . . . 626 



Araucaria, 653 — Peregrina, 664 — 

 Excelsa, ib. — Extraordinary 

 height of, 34— Sir J. Banks's, 476 

 Arbor Vita, . . 475 



-Irbutus, . 167,530,606 



Areca Oleracea, Groe-Groe, 262 

 Areolar Tissue, . . 7 



Aristolochiae, 6 11 — Clematitis, 88 

 Aristotle, first founder of Bo- 

 tanical Science, . . 2 

 Amatto, . . . 517 

 Aroideae, . . . 202 

 Arrack, 245— Distillation of, 247 

 — Exports of, ib., — Batavian, 

 248— Process of Makmg, 248 

 Arrack Pariah, . . ib. 

 Arrow root, J 70 — Indian, 264 

 Artichoke, 168, 305 — Antiquity 



of, ib., — Propagation of, . 306 

 Artocarpe^, 648 — Artocarpus 



Incisa, 371 — Integrifolia, 371 



Articulated Leaves, 38 — Roots, 15 

 Arum or Wake-Kobin, . 532 



Arum, Common, 264 — Coloca- 

 siae, ib. — Egyptian, ib. — Es- 

 culentum, ib. — Italicum, 82 — 

 Maculatum, . . 264 



Asafoetida, . 149, 166, 533 



Asclepiadeae, . . 620 



Ash, a native of Britain, 161 — 

 its Varieties, 435 — its general 

 Usefulness,— 436 — Thickness 

 of the Tree, ib. — Flowering 

 Ash, ib. — White Ash, ib. — 

 Black Ash, 437— Red Ash, ib. 

 — Blue Ash, ib. — Carolinian 

 Ash, ... 437 



Ashes, . . .154 



Asia, Products of, . 165,166 



Asparagineae, . . 202 



Asparagus, 304— Cultivation of, 305 



