INDEX, 



Tyler, Mr. Charles, 34 



Sir James, 202 

 Tylor, Mr. 21 

 Tyndall, Professor, 29 

 Tyroglyphus destructor, 

 • 453 



farinae, 453 



U. 



XJlmus montana, 410 



Ulnar's Reinette apple, 

 149 



Umbones of shields, An- 

 glo-Saxon? 7 



Unarmed tapeworm, 451 



Unique de Provence rose, 

 278 . 



Uredo filicum, 367 



Ums,Anglo-Saxon, found 

 on Irrigation grotlnds, 6 



Uvedale, Dr., 42S 



Uvedale s St. Germain 

 pear, 156 



V. 



Vaccinium myrtillus, 2^6 

 ■ Vaginicola, 446 

 Val, Guy de la, came in 

 possession of lands at 

 Wallington, 16 

 Valerianella olitoria, 98 

 Valley of Ferns, its. site 

 and description, 42, 372 

 Vallisneria spiralis, 260 

 Vallota purpurea, 256 

 Valtevaredo camellia, 250 

 Valvata piscinalis, 493 

 Van Thol tulips, 217 

 Vandalis, name given by 

 Pope to the Wandle, 26 

 Vanda tricolor orchid, 297 

 Vandas, orchids, varieties 

 of, 297 

 Vanellus cristatus, 531 

 Vanilla orchid, 303 



aromatica orchid, 303 

 Variegated kale, 113 . 



pine, 262 

 'Vegetals attacked by 

 aphis, 123 

 by a fungus, 123 

 sometimes dangerous if 

 watered with a solu- 

 tioa of putrid matter 

 51 

 Vegetals : — 

 Alliaceous plants, 116 

 American cress, 94 ^ 

 artichokes, 116 

 asparagus, 114 

 Australian cress, 04 

 beans, varieties oi^ 106 

 beets, 102 



broccoli, varieties of,ii3 

 brooklime, 98 

 Brussels sprouts, xii 

 burnet, 98 

 cabbages, varieties of, 



no 

 cardoons, it6^ 

 carrots, varieties of, 120 

 cauliflowers, varieties 

 of, 113 

 celeraic, 100 

 celery, 99 

 chervil, 121 

 chicory, 96 

 Chinese yam, 122 

 chives, 118 

 cucumbers, 100 

 culinary roots and tU' 

 bers, Z20 



ytg^tsXs.— continued. 

 curled cress, 94 

 Dandelions, gS 

 egg plant, 123 

 Garden, 92 

 garlic, 118 



fherkins, 102 

 erusalem artichokes, 

 121 



kale, varieties of, 112 



Kohlrabi, 112 



leeks, varieties of, 117 



Leguminous Plants, 102 



lettuces, varieties of, 94 



mustard, 93 • 



nasturtium. 99 



onions, varieties of, 116 



Oxalis crenata, 121 



parsnips, varieties of, 

 121 



peas, varieties of, 102 



potato, varieties of^ 123 



pumpkins, 119 



radish, 97 



rape seed, 94 



Salad Plants, 92 



salsify, 122 



savoy, III 



scarlet runners, varie- 

 ties of, 108 



scorzonera, 122 



seakale, 114 



shallots, ziS 



shamrock, 98 



sorrel, varieties of, no 



spinaceous, locj 



spinach, varieties of, 109 



turnips, 120 



water-cress, 92 



vegetal marrows, setting 

 flowers of, loi 

 varieties of, 119 



Vegetation, entozoa of, 



451 

 Veitch, Messrs., 249, 251, 



3o4> 395> 44t, 44= 

 Veitch's Late cauliflower, 

 "3 



Perfection pea, 103 

 Venetian sumach, 443 

 Ventilation ofglass-huuse, 

 76 



of melon-pit, 77 



of orchard-house, 72 

 Ventriculites radiatus, 24 

 Venus's_ Fly-trap, 258 



Looking-glass, 241 

 Verbena, 237 



Lemon-scented, 423 



new varieties, how ob- 

 tained, 237 



propagation of, 237 

 Veronica amcena, 319 



aphylla, 319 



Beccabunga. 98, 337 



Candida, 319 



Chamsedrys,3i9, 337 



maritima. 319 



nummularia, 319 



repens, 319 



rupestre, 319 



saxatilis, 319 



spicata, 319 



Teucrium, 319 



virginica. 319 

 Vespa crabro, 462 



vulgare, 460 

 Viburnum Tinus, 437 



opuhis, var. sterile, 440 

 Vicar of Winkfield pear, 



161 

 Vicia Cracca, 329 

 Vicoratesse de Gazes rose, 

 276 

 Victoria apple, 149 



Victoria peach, 173 

 rhubarb, 136 

 strawberry, 183 

 Viewof Beddington Park 

 from the entrance to In- 

 door Fernery, 43 

 Vinca major, 443 

 Vincas, 443 

 Vine Scale insect, 478 

 Vineries, construction of, 

 ^74 



Curates , 75 

 Vines, growth of, 185 

 diseases of, 186, 192 

 fungus of, 364 

 grape, propagated by 

 eyes, 87 

 new varieties, how ob- 

 tained, 194 

 propagation of, 194 

 pruning of, 192 

 shoots, amount of po- 

 tash in ashes of, 50 



Vines, 185 : — 



Barbarossa, 189 



Black Hamburgh, 187 

 Prince, 186 

 Monnukka, 190 



Bowood Muscat, igi 



Buckland's Sweetwater 

 188 



Canon Hall Muscat, 

 191 



Chasselas Musqu6, 188 



Chasselas of Fontaine- 

 bleau, i8g 



General de Marmora, 

 190 



Golden Hamburgh, 

 189 



Ingram's Prolific Mus- 

 cat, 187 



LadyDowne's Seedling, 

 188 



Muscat of Alexandria, 

 191 

 St. Laurent, 189 



Raisin de Calabre, 

 189 



Snow's Muscat Ham- 

 burgh, 188 



Standish's Citronelle, 



Visit of Queen Elizabeth 

 to Beddington, 10 

 Vole', water, 518 

 Vorticella, 446 



Sweetwater, 186, 187 

 Tottenham Park Mus- 

 cat, igi 

 Trentham Black. 187 

 Waltham Seedling, 



189 

 West's St. Peter's, 

 189 

 White Frdntignan, 



Viola comuta, 223 



odorata, 223 

 Violet, Czar, 222 



Neapolitan, 222 



Parker's Yellow, 223 



Russian, 222 



tree, 222 



white, 222 



yellow, 222 

 Violet garden, 44, 222 

 Violet teHdtive Nectarine, 



175 

 Violets, 222 



propagation of, 223 

 Viper, 309 

 Virgil, quotations from, 



47» S^> 9i> ^3^) ^54' 344. 



415, 4i7> 418 

 Virginian creeper, 281 



stock, 240 

 Viscocephala, 442 



u u 



w. 



Waddon, a branch of the 



Wandle rises at, 26 

 Wagtail, Grey-beai-ded, 

 545 



Pied, 544 

 Rays, 545 

 Wagtails, 544 

 Walcheren cauliflower, 



113 

 Walford, Mr., 428 

 Walk, Pear-tree, descrip- 

 tion of, 38, 42 

 Apple-tree, 42 

 Walking leaf, 399 

 Wall ferns, where grown , 



43 

 Wallflower, Alpme, 324 

 Wallflowers, 226, 246 

 Wallington, account of, 

 15 

 advowson of, 17 . 

 Bridge, its situation, i 

 its height above the 

 level of the Thames, 

 28 

 called Waleton in 

 Domesday Book, 16 

 church at, 16 

 district chapelry of, 16 

 early records of, 15 

 Gothic chapel, described 

 by Manning ; its site, 



17 

 hamlet of, i 

 House, part of very 

 ancient, 17 

 incumbent of the Holy 

 Trinity Church at, 17 

 living endowed by the 

 Ecclesiastical Commis- 

 sioners, 17 

 manors at, and their 

 proprietors, 16 

 mills of, z6 

 number of acres of, i 

 parsonage-house at, 17 

 population of, i 

 Roman remains found 

 at, s 

 schools at, 17 

 Walnut, Dwarf Prolific, 

 198 

 St. Jean, 198 

 Walnuts, growth of, 198 



propagation of, 198 

 Walnut-tree, 434 

 Waltham Seedling vin*^, 



189 

 Wandle River, analysis 

 of, as it flows through 

 my Garden, 30 

 a trout stream, 



course, 26 

 caused by the cracks 

 in the chalk, 22 

 how formed, 28 

 sewage of Croydon 

 sent into it, 31 

 Warblers, 546 

 Garden, 548 

 Grasshopper, 546 

 Reed, 547 

 Reed, nests of, 547 



songs of, 553 

 Sedge, 546, 553 

 Wood, 548 

 Ward's cases, their use, 

 75 



649 



Warming of glass-houses, 

 78,82 



Washington Plum, 170 

 Wasp, common, 460 

 Wasps' nests, curiously 

 formed, 461 



Wasps, how destroyed, 

 460 

 stings of, how cured, 461 

 Water-beetles, 470 

 Water-cress, 92 



bed, site of, ^4, 

 Water dock, 344 



fenis, where grown, 43 

 grass, 332, 339 

 iris, yellow, 33 

 lily, yellow, 336 



white, 336 

 pot, 61 

 rail, 528 

 ranunculus, 339 

 rat or vole, 518 

 snails, 492 

 soldier, 41, 340 

 tortoise, 511 

 Waterfall, Crystal, analy- 

 sis of water of, 30 , 

 Watering plants in Uie 

 orchard-house, 72 

 principle of, 49, 50 

 Waters of chalk more pure 



than other waters, 29 

 Waterworks of Caterham, 

 29 

 of South Essex, 20 

 Watevile, family o^ at 

 Beddington, 7 

 Sibyl de, gave advow- 

 son of St. Mary's to 

 Priory of Bermondsey, 

 14 

 William de, 14 

 Watney, Mr., cave in the 



grounds of, ig, 20 

 Wealden clay, where si- 

 tuated, 25 

 Weasel, 521 

 Webb, Mr., of Calcot, 



wlb' 



ebVs Russet apple, 149 

 Weeds and Wild Plants, 



334 

 Weepmgash, 417 

 elm, 410 

 poplar, 412 

 willow-tree, 416 

 Weevils, 467 

 Well of Anne Boleyn, 27 

 new, at Croydon, ana- 

 lysis of water of, 30 

 old, at Croydon, analy- 

 sis of water of. 30 

 Wellington apple, 151 

 Duke and Duchess of, 

 430 

 Wellingtoma gigantea, 



dimensions of one at 

 Strathfieldsaye, 430 

 Wellingtonias, propaga- 

 tion of, 431 



Wells' white rose, 278 

 Welsh golden rod, 329 

 West's St. Peter's vine, 



Wet bulb thermometer, 65 

 Wheat straw, amount of 

 potash in ashes of, 50 

 Wheatear, 549 

 Wheelbarrow, 59 

 Whimbrel, 531 

 Whinchat, 549 

 Whitby lily, 256 

 White, Gilbert, 466, 497 

 quotations from, 418, 

 455, 534 



