GENERAL INDEX. 



861 



Hyssop, i6.— Wormwood, 242— 

 Rue, f6. — Liquorice, ib. — Elecam- 

 pane, ib. 



Medlar, culture of the, 560— stocks, 

 329. 



Megachile centuncularia, 829. 



Melagonaster broomeianus, the, 253. 



Melissa officinalis, 236. 



Melitaa euphrosine, 833. 



Melolantha horticola, the, 437, 830. 



Melon, the, its natural history, 668— 

 its cultivation, ib. — mode of propa- 

 gation, 669— open-air culture, 671 

 —select list, ib. — insects and dis- 

 eases, 672— European names, ib.— 

 vitality of the seeds of, 312. 



Melon, management of, in the fruit- 

 room, C75. 



Melting peaches, what, 485. 



Menthas, culture of the, 236. 



Merodon narcissi, the, 825. 



Mespilus germanica, the, 560. 



Meudon, the pines raised at, 655. 



Mice, injury done to peas by, 59. 



Microgaster viridis, the, 195, 196. 



Middlemass, Mr, on transplanting, 

 361. 



Mild-leaved sorrel, the, 139. 



Mild lime as a manure, 296. 



Mildew, preservation of peas from, 

 61 — on the Brassicas, llO^n the 

 peach, causes, &c. of, 513 — of the 

 vine, 637— of the cucumber, 668— 

 on roses, cause, »Sec. of, 772. 



Mildew fungus, the, 229. 



Milk thistle, cultivation of the, 134. 



MUlepedes, the, 69. 



Miller, P., general introduction of 

 the kidney bean by, 71— on the in- 

 fluence of the stock on the graft, 

 325 — on autumn transplanting, 360 

 — on pruning and training the plum, 

 527. 



Mineral manures, what, 288. 



Mints, culture of the, 236. 



Mitchell, Rev. Mr, the first propaga- 

 tor of the vine by single eyes, 596. 



Mitchell, Mr, his mode of vine-forcing, 

 617. 



Mixed greenhouses, disadvantages of, 

 677. 



Moccas Court, the weeping-oak at, 

 315, 318. 



Moisture, value of, in the soil, 276 — 

 necessity of, to the germination of 

 seeds, 310. 



Mole, destruction of insects by the, 

 111. 



Mole-cricket, the, 832. 



Monck, Sir Charles, experiments by, 

 on the fig, 552. 



Monocotyledons, graftin^of, 338. 



MontreuU mode of peach-training, the, 

 496. 



Moorpark apricot, disease to which 

 subject, 522. 



Moravia, the cherry in, 537. 



Morchella esculenta, the, 252. 



Morel, cultivation of the, 252. 



Morello cherry as a stock, the, 328. 



Morello cherry louse, the, 645. 



Morocco, the bean indigenous to, 62. 



Morton on the origin of soils, 264. 



Moms alba, the, 593— nigra, 592. 



Moss, destruction of, on lawns, 779. 



Mossy soil, what, 263, 268— plants in- 

 digenous to, 271. 



Moths, means of destroying, 445. 



Mottled umber-moth, the, 434. 



Mounds, transplanting on, 365. 



Mountain spinach, culture of, 138. 



Mudding-in, transplanting by, 387. 



Mulberry, natural history of the, 592 

 — its propagation, ib. — planting, 

 soil, and situation, i&. — pruning 

 and training, 593 — insects and 

 diseases, ib.— its European names, 

 ib. 



Mulberry tree, remarkable, near Can- 

 terbury, 346. 

 VOL. II. 



Mulching, advantages of, at trans- 

 planting, 364. 



Mule, the, a speciesicof spade, 279. 



Mummy wheat, germination of, 310. 



Muscat grapes, treatment of, 619, 

 620. 



Mushroom, the, early history of, 5 — 

 its natural history, 243— its uses, ib. 

 —its cultivation, 245 — production 

 of spawn, 247 — preserving natural 

 spawD, ib. — propagating or trans- 

 planting spawn, ib. — procuring 

 spawn artificially, ib. — formation 

 of the beds, 248— German mode, 

 249 — on the absence of light, 250 — 

 production during winter, 251 — 

 insects by which attacked, 252 — 

 European names, i&. 



Musk melon, the, 668. 



Mussel plum-stock, the, 328, 486. 



Mussel scale, the, 443. 



Mustard, early history of, 6 — culture 

 of, 167, 



Myatt, Mr, introduction of rhubarb 

 into the London market by, 256. 



Naples parsley, 233. 



Napoleon pear, origin of the, 305. 



Narcissus fly, the, 825. 



Nasturtium, culture of the, 170. 



Natural spurs, superiority of, over ar- 

 tificial, 482, 



Navet, the, 184, 190. 



Nectai'ine, root-pruning the, 401 — 

 botanical identity of, with the peach, 

 485. See Peach and Nectarine. 



Nectarine stocks, kinds, &c. of, 328. 



Nectarines, production of, on peach- 

 trees, 305— select list of, 510— man- 

 agement of, in the fruit-room, 675. 



NeiU, Dr, on the influence of the 

 stock on the graft, 326 — on the Mon- 

 treuU mode of peach-training, 496 — 

 on propagating the vine by layers, 

 598. 



Nematus trlmaculatus or Ribesii, the, 

 679. 



Nemoicus oblongus, the, 436. 



Netting, protection by, 735. 



New Tarbet, fruits ripening at, 553. 



New Zealand spinach, culture of, 

 138. 



Newington's hand- cultivator, 208 — 

 band-row cultivator, 209. 



Newtoun pippin, origin of the, 30^. 



Nicol on the cultivation of mush- 

 rooms, 246, 248 — on the culture of 

 the cucumber, 666. 



Nigger, the, 190. 



Nightsoil as a manure, 295. 



Nitrate of potass aa a manure, 297 — 

 of soda, -U). 



Nitrates, action of the, as manure3,297. 



Nitre as a manure, 297. 



Nitrogen, presence of, in plants, 20. 



Noctua brassies, the, 112— caruleoce- 

 phala, 443, 515 — exclamationis, 

 196, 221 — gamma, 70 — pyralina, 

 440— segetimi, 195— verbasci, 833. 



Normandy, the apples of, 412. 



North American seeds, proper time 

 for sowing, 313. 



Northallerton, great vine at, 595. 



Nurseries, treatment and selection of 

 apples and pears in the, 474. 



Nut weevil, the, 565. 



Oblong weevil, the, 436, 516, 522. 



Ocymum basilicum and minimum, 

 237. 



Old Alesfoord, mulberry-tree at, 692. 



Oldacre, Mr, his mode of cultivating 

 mualirooms, 249. 



Oleander, culture of the, 684r— propa- 

 gation of, by cuttings, 349. 



Oleander scale, the, 823. 



Oleraceous plants — Parsley ,232— Dill, 

 234 — Borage, ib. — Thyme, i6. — 

 Sage, 235— Bahn, 236— Mint, ib.~ 

 Costmaiy, 237— Tansy, i6.— Basil, 

 i6.— Savory, 238— Maijoram, ib.— 

 Anise, ^9 — Angelica, i6.— Cara- 



way, 240 — Coriander, ib. — Mari- 

 gold, i&. 



Omnivorous weevil, the, 575. 



Onion, early history of the, 6— pro- 

 portion of ground for, 8 — place of, 

 in the rotation, 17— its natural his- 

 tory, 30— its uses, 31 — its mode of 

 propagation, ib. — planting and sow- 

 ing of it, i&. — its subsequent cultiva- 

 tion, 37 — forcing, 38 -^ gathering 

 and preserving the crop, 39 — ap- 

 proved vai'ieties and their qualities, 

 40 — diseases and insects by which 

 attacked, 42— the saving of seed, 43 

 — its European names, 44 — trans- 

 formation of the shallot into the, 29. 



Onion-fly, the, 29, 42. 



Oniscus armadillo, 837 — asellus, 826. 



Onopordum Acanthium, the, 134. 



Open dwarfs, treatment of the apple 

 and pear as, 475. 



Orange, propagation of, by single 

 leaves, 351. 



Orange-box, a, 682. 



Orange-scale insect, the, 703. 



Orange upper-winged moth, the, 832. 



Orangery, management of the, 700 — 

 varieties.ifi. — propagation in various 

 ways, 701. 



Orchard, the, work called, 299. 



Orchard-house, list of apples suitable 

 to the, 431. 



Orchard, selection of apple and pear 

 trees for the, 474 — management of 

 established trees in it, 475. 



Orchid-house, the, 685 — plants suit- 

 able for, 686 — propagation , li,— sea- 

 son and soil for potting, ib. — pots, 

 baskets, and blocks, ib. — potting, 

 688 — watering, ib. — shading, ib. — 

 management of newly - imported 

 plants, ib. — selection of those for 

 blocks, 689 — for baskets, 690— for 

 pots, 691— culture of ferns in it, 694 

 — diseases and insects, 695. 



Organic constituents of soils, the, 269 

 — manures, kinds of, &c., 290. 



Orgyia antiqua, 831. 



Origanum vulgare, tStc, 238. 



Ornament, apples for, 429. 



Ornamental shrubs and trees, the 

 pruning of, 406. 



Ornithogalum Pyrenaicum, the, 134. 



Ornix rhodophagella, 828. 



Orthotsenia turjpnanaj 836 



Otiorhynchus picipes, the, 68, Gi), 

 443— sulcatus, the, 575, 832— tene- 

 bricosus, the, 522. 



Over-cropping, danger of, to the peach, 

 500. 



Oxalis acetosella, 172. 



Oxycoccus palustris and macrocarpus, 

 593. 



Oxyria reniformis, the, 139. 



Oyster shells as a manure, 293. 



Psdisca angustiorana, the, 470, 522. 



Pale brindled beauty-moth, the, 440. 



Palestine, the shallot broughtfrom, 27, 



Pansy, cultivation of the, 796. 



Pansy-fly, the, 826. 



Papilio crataegi, the, 437 — euprosy- 

 era,833. 



Paradise stocks for apples, 328 — pro- 

 pagation of, by layering, 352. 



Paradoxical pear platygaster, the, 472. 



Parsley, early history of, 6— natural 

 histoiy of, 232— its uses, i&.— pro- 

 pagation, t6.— sowing, 233— subse- 

 quent cultivation, ib. — soil and 

 manure, ib. — gathering and pre- 

 serving, f6. — list of approved vari- 

 eties, i6.— diseases to which subject, 

 234 — its European names, ib. 



Parsnip, the, early history of, 6— pro- 

 portion of ground for, 8— place of, 

 in the rotation, 17 — its natural his- 

 tory, 229— its use, ib, — its propaga- 

 tion, 230— sowing and planting, ib. 

 —subsequent cultivation, «6.— soil 

 and manure, it. — gathering and 

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