INDEX 



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rt . Fafe 



Quickbeam, . . 445 



Quince, 1 62, 327 — introduced to 

 Europe from Crete, 327 — 

 much cultivated in France, 

 ib.— varieties of, 328— liow 

 used, . . . 328 



Quinine, . . . 142 



Quinquina Extract, . 140 



Radical Leaf, . . 39 



Radicle Peduncle, . 19 



Radicular, . . .103 



Radish, 166, 300— Horse Radish, 300 

 Rafflesia Amoldii, . 170,596 



Raisins imported into England, 



341— method of drying, 341 



Rati, . . 245,371 



RanunoulaeesB, . . 626 



Ranunculus, 572 — when intro- 

 duced into Britain, qualities 

 of a perfect flower, how pro- 

 pagated, suitable soil, ib. — 

 general directions for its cul- 

 ture, ... 573 

 Ranunculus Aquatilis, . 82 

 Rape, 299— Rape Cake, . 672 

 Raphanus Sativus, . . 300 

 Raphe, . . . 102 

 Raspberry, 33S — flavour of,fleet- 

 ing, ib. — mode of propagating, 

 ib. — soil for, 337 — ^American 

 Raspberry, . . 337 

 Ray establishes the sexes of 



Plants, . . 3 



Red Ash, . . .437 



— Bay, . . 454 



— Beech, . . .434 



— Flowering Maple, . 439 



— Oak, . . . 429 



— Pine, . . 465 



— Saunders Wood, . 508 

 Reindeer Moss, . . 198 

 Reproduction, organs of, . BH 

 Kesedaceae, . . 637 

 Resemblance of Animals and 



Vegetables, . . 4 



Resins, 146 — Resin and Turpen- 

 tine procured from Pines, S63 

 Restiacefie, . . 202 



Rheum, 308— Hybridum, 309— 

 Palmatum, 308 — Rhaponti- 

 cum, . . .309 



Ehizoma, 19 — its structure, 19 



Rliizotomse amongst the Greeks 

 aevote themselves to Medical 

 Botany, . . 2 



Rhododendron, 605 — ^varieties, 

 propagation, and cultiva- 

 tion, . . 605,606 

 Rhubarb, 166, 308— Hybrid 

 Rhubarb, 309— Monk Rlm- 

 barb, ib. — different species of 

 the plant, 542 — Chinese and 

 Turkey Rhubarb, . 543 

 Rhus Typhina, medullary layers 



of, . . . . .32 



Ribes, 344— Nigra, ib.— Rubra, 344 

 Rjbesise, ... 641 



Rice, 168, 170, 221— its cultiva- 

 tion ic Italy, 16'i— one of the 

 chief productions of Egypt, 

 221 — method of cultivating 

 and manufacturing it, 221, 

 223, 224 — introduction into 

 America, 221, 222 — Common 

 Rice, 222 — Mountain Rice, 

 ib. — Clammy Rice, 22.'i^ 

 the Chinese method of raising 

 Rice, . . . 224 



Rocambole, . . , 269 



RoUn, . . . 109 



Romans directed their atten- 

 tion to Botany, . . 2 



Paffp 

 Roots of Plants, 12-14— fibrous, 

 potatoe, tuberous, 14 — bul- 

 bous, fleshy, simple, oblique, 

 1 5— horizontal, fureiform, na- 

 piform, conical, ib.— rounded, 

 testiculate, palmate, digitate, 

 ib. — ^knotty, granulated, arti- 

 culated, contorted, capillary, 

 comose, ib. — character and 

 variety of roots, their uses, 

 and observations and experi- 

 ments on their nature and 

 structure, 16-18— difference 

 between Roots and Stems, 

 25 — Roots of Dicotyledo- 

 nous trees, ib. — Root trans- 

 portation, 1 57 — Rosacea;, 

 320 — medicinal properties 

 of, 321 — various extracts 

 from, . . .321 



Rosacea;, . . 320,644 



Rose, 164, .598- uses of the, in 

 medicine, 536, 537 — its varie- 

 ties, how propagated, how 

 new varieties may be pro- 

 duced, 598, 599 — to produce 

 beautiful flowers, ib. — dis- 

 eases of the flower, 600 — all 

 roses not odorous, . 600 



Rose Apple, . 370 



Rose Tulip, . . .571 



Rosex, . . 645 



Rosemary, . . . 493 



Rosin, . . . 147 



Rough Parsnip, . 564 



Rounded Roots^ . 15 



Rowan Tree, . . 445 



Royal Bay, . . 454 



Royal Society advanced the 



science of Botany, , 3 



Rubiaceae, . . 624 



Rubus, 336— Articus, 337— cha- 

 moemonis, ib. — Corylifolius, 

 ib. — Idceus, 336 — Occiden- 

 talis, . . . 337 



Rue, . . . 5-'7 



Rumex Acetosa, 309 — Scutatus, 310 

 Rushes, account of several kinds 



of, . . ■. 234 



Rutaceae, . . . 628 



Ruteb, ... 256 



Rye, its cultivation and use, 212 



— poisonous quality of horned 



or diseased Rye, . ,213 



Sacred Bean", 597 — how esti- 

 mated, 597 — how propagated, 598 

 Safflower, the, 5L1 — cultivation 

 of the Plant, ib — its uses as a 

 dye, . . . 512 



Saffron, Meadow, or Colchicum, 546 

 Saffron Crocus, . , 575 



149 

 492 



261 

 241 

 261 



317 



270 

 644 

 649 

 652 



Sago, 170, 261 — nianufactoiy 

 of, . . 241, 



Sago Palm, 



Sagus Farinifera, 



Saint-foin, 31 7— advantage of 

 sowing, 



Salep, 269— method of manufac- 

 turing, ib. — ^nourishment in, 



Saliearite, 



Salicine^, 



Salix, 



Salt fatal to most vegetables, 

 165 — Common, 674 — solution 

 of, . 



Salts, Du Hamel and Keith on, 

 117 — found in Plants, ib. — 

 utility of, 



Salvator Rosa, 



Samara, 



681 



118 



385 



95 



Sap Vessels, 10— ascent of Sap, 

 45 — course of, 47 — Amici s 

 experiments and observations. 

 48 — Grew's and those of 

 others, 48, et seq. — Dutro- 

 cliet's experiments, 49, 50, 51 

 — Transpiration in the leaves, 

 61 — Hales' experiments, 52 — 

 results of these and other ex- 

 periments, 53 — Expiration, 

 its nature explained and illus- 

 trated, ib. — Excretion, ib.— 

 perceptible perspiration, 53, 

 54 — from the Lombardy Pop- 

 lar, 54 — descending Sap, its 

 nature and peculiarities, ib. — • 

 general remarks, . 55, 1 .52 



Sapan-wood, . . 498 



Sapindacea;, . . 634 



Sapoteae, . . .621 



Sappodilla Plum, . 375 



Sarcooarp, or Mesocarp, . 9 1 

 Sarmentaceous Stem, . 20 



Sarsaparilla, . . 535 



Sasiopetaleie, . . 630 



Sassafras, . . . 535 



Sauerkraut, 297 — preparation of, 297 

 Saugur island, . . 242 



Saurureae, . . . 202 



Saussure, . . 109,115 



Savin, Common, . . 477 



Savoy, . . . 295 



Saw-wort, Common, . 519 



Saxifragea;, . 639 



Scallop budding, . . 677 



Scaly Stem, . . 20 



Scammony, . . 1 49, 539 



Scandiit' Cerefolium, . 29 1 



Scape, . . . 19 



Schizopteris, . . 655 



Scorzonera, 306 — medical pro- 

 perties of, ib. — Hispania, 306 

 Scotch Fir, . . . 457 

 Scotch Pine, . . ib. 

 Scrophularise, . .616 

 ScrophularinsB, . . ib. 

 Scurvy Grass, . 300, 532 

 Sea on Climate, . 159 

 Sea-catgut, . . 184,185 

 Sea Holly, 291 

 Sea Kale, . . .299 

 Sea Pea, . . 313 

 Sea-tangle, 185 — used for 



food, . 186, 190, 191 



Sea-weed, or A^^a^, 184— ac- 

 count of those used as food, 

 in medicine, and the arts, 

 186 — the different localities 

 of, . . . 189,672 



Seeds, podosperm of, 92 — Seed 

 and pericarp, distinction, 93 

 — conveyance of Seeds, 98 — 

 dispersion, 99 — deposition, ib. 

 fltness,ib. — Seeds on streams, 

 rivers, &c.,ib. — ^form of Seeds, 

 101 — compressed Seeds, ib. — 

 depressed, ib. — erect, ib. — 

 reversed, ib. — base, ib. — oil 

 of, ib. — nutriments of, ib. — • 

 character of, ib. — formation 

 of, ib. — oxygen on, 108 — ■ 

 changes of, ib. — experiments 

 on, 1 09 — Seed transportation, 

 157 — sowing of, . . 675 



Selaginites, . . 656 



Semiamplexicaul Leaves, . 3it 

 Semiligneous Stem, . lu 



