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GENERAL INDEX. 



turionana, 836 — vitiaana, 639 — 

 ■Wffiberiflna, 516, 522, 536. 



Tota bona, culture of, 137. 



Totwortb, the chestnut tree at, 562. 



Towers, Mr, on the influence of the 

 stock on the graft, 326 — on the 

 season for grafting, 330. 



Townsend, Lord, introduction of the 

 turnip by, 183. 



Tragium anisum, 239. 



Tragopogon porrifolius, 228. 



Training, see Pruning. 



Training the apple and pear, see 

 Apple and Pear, , 



Transplanted trees, supports for, 366 

 — the pruning of, 397. 



Transplanters, various small, for 

 vegetables, 85. 



Transplanting, the process of, 356 — 

 theory of it, ih. — Barron on it, 357 

 —constant necessity for it, ih. — the 

 season for it, 358 — preparing the 

 gi-ound for it, i6. — early autumn, 

 360 — reasons for very early autumn, 

 ih. — and against spring, 361 — other 

 seasons for it, 46. — preservation of 

 the spongioles in it, t6. — preven- 

 tion of excessive evaporation, 363 — 

 preparing the places for the trees, 

 i&. — on treading down the soil, 

 manuring, and mulching, 364 — on 

 shallow, 365 — that on raised hill- 

 ocks, tft. — replanting ground for- 

 merly occupied, 366 — supporting 

 the trees, ih. — change of climate 

 injurious, xh, — some trees more dif- 

 ficult than others, ih. — proper size 

 of trees, 367 — the preparation of 

 them, ih. — on shortening the roots, 

 368 — on thinning the branches, 

 369 — well -formed roots, ib. — mal- 

 formed, 370 — that of fruit-trees 

 to aid fertility, ih. — that of coni- 

 ferous plants, 371 — that of ever- 

 greens, i6. — that of large trees, 

 374 — various machines, &c. for it, 

 — Mr Saul's, ih. — Standish and 

 Noble's crate, 375 — M'Nab's appa- 

 ratus, i6. — his hand -transplanter, 

 376 — his truck, ih. — raising power 

 in it, 377 — M'Nab's large trans- 

 planter, i6.— Mr Barron's tree-lift- 

 ing machine, 378 — his mode of 

 preparing the roots, 379 — his small- 

 er machine, ih. — Holme's machine, 

 380— Mackay's, 381— M. Vallet's. 

 383— Mr M'Glashan's large, t6.— 

 his small. 386 — the janker tree- 

 lifter, 387 — that of herbaceous 

 plants, lb. — bymuddingin, ib. — by 

 fixing with water, i6.— placing the 

 tree, ih. — 'that of turf, 388 — in the 

 Quincunx manner, i6. — vegetables, 

 mode of performing, seasons of, &c., 

 24. 



Transplanting forks, 152. 



Transplanting machines — Saul's, 374 

 — Standish and Noble's crate, 375 

 — Mr M'Nab's, ih. — M'Nab's 

 large, 377 — Mr Barron's, 378 — 

 his smaller, 379 — Holme's, 380— 

 Mackay's 381 — Vallet's, 383 — 

 M'Glashan's large, ih. — and small, 

 386— the janker, 387. 



Traquair, peculiarities of climate of, 

 300 — the green-gage plum at, 527. 



Tree cabbage, the, 110. 



Tree-lifting machines, «ee Transplant- 

 ing machines. 



Trees, large, machines for transplant- 

 ing, 374. 



Trenching, importance of, 23— as a 

 means of improving the soil, 279 — 

 liow done, its uses, &c., 280. 



Trentham, training of the gooseberry 

 at, 577. 



Triangular draw-hoe, the, 208. 



Trinidad, soil of the pine-apple in, 

 645. 



Triphoena pronuba, the, 196. 



Triple-spotted currant moth, the, 569. 



Triptera artemieese, 833. 



Trochilum tipuliformus, the, 570. 



Tropical-plant house, fee Stove. 



Tropoeolum majus, 170. 



Truffle, cultivation of the, 253. 



Tschudy, Baron, grafting conifers by, 

 335. 



Tube budding, 344— terminal, 345.' 



Tuber cibarium and albidum, cultiva- 

 tion of the, 253 — magnatum, culti- 

 vation of the, t&. 



Tulip, cultivation of the, 813 — mania, 

 - the, t&. 



Tull, Jethro, on the pulverisation of 

 the soil, 279. 



Turf, transplantation of, 388 — laying 

 down lawns with, 780. 



Turnip, the, proportion of ground for, 

 8 — place of, in the rotation, 17 — 

 its natural history, 183 — its U!ies, 

 z6. — propagation, 184— sowing and 

 planting, ih. — subsequent cultiva- 

 tion, 188 — soil and manure,si6.— 

 its chemical composition, t&. — forc- 

 ing, 189— gathering and storing, ih, 

 — list of approved kinds and their 

 qualities, ih. — diseases and insects 

 by which attacked, 190 — saving 

 seed, &c., 199— its European njimes, 



ih. 



Turnip aphis, the, 193 — diamond- 

 back moth, 197— flea-beetle, 191— 

 gall-weevil, 196 — hoe, 185 — saw- 

 fly, 190— weevil, 191. 



Turnip-rooted cabbage, the, 110 — 

 celery, culture of, 150. 



Turtle-scale, the, 516, 824. 



Typographer bark-beetle, the, 835. 



Tyso, Messrs, on the ranunculus, 801, 

 802. 



Underground onion, culture of the, 

 41. 



Underwood's pruning-shears, 409 — 

 wasp-catcher, 640. 



United States, the, origin of new 

 varieties of fruits in, 304 — supposed 

 degeneracy of fruits in, 306---whip- 

 grafting in, 331 — and cleft-grafting, 

 332 — apples of, 412 — large apple 

 trees in, ih. — uses of the apple in, 

 413 — the pear in, 448 — culture of 

 the peach in, 485 — peach -training, 

 &c. in, 496 — culture of plums in, 

 524 — iiy'ury to plums by insects in, 

 534 — culture, &c. of the cherry in, 

 537 — culture of the fig in, SSI- 

 varieties of raspberries in, 571 — 

 want of the gooseberry in, 576^ 

 strawberry culture in , 585 — the 

 grapes of, 595 — mode of storing, &c. 

 apples in, 674. 



Uovoli of the olive, the, 355. 



Upright espaliers, training the apple 

 and pear as, 479. 



Uredo fabx, the, 69. 



Urine, value of, as a manure, 295. 



Vaccinium oxycoccus, the, 693 — vites 

 idaea, 594. 



Valentines, great vine at, B95. 



Valerianella olitoria, 172. 



Vallet, M., his tree-lifting machine, 

 383. 



Van Mods, Dr, improved varieties of 

 fruits introduced by, 299— his mode 

 of obtaining new varieties of fruits, 

 303, 305 — improvement of the pear 

 by, 447. 



Vanessa fluctuata, the, 115. 



Vanilla plant, the seeds of the, S09. 



Vaulting borders, importance of, 277 

 —vine- borders, advantages of, 603. 



Vegetables, cultivated, sketch of his- 

 tory of, 3 — transplanting of, 24 — 

 purposes of it, ih. 



Vegetable manures, what, 288 — mar- 

 row, the, 259. 



Veneer grafting, 334. 



Vermin, means of preserving peas 

 from, 59. 



Vernon hoe, the, 38. 



Veronica beccabunga, 172. 



Versailles, the orangery at, 700. 



Vertical training with screw shoots, 

 390 — with upright shoots, ih. 



Vespa vulgaris, 639. 



Vicia faba, jree Bean. 



Victoria Kegia, tank for the, &e., 710. 



Vienna, mode of growing asparagus 

 at, 120. 



Vine, cleft-grafting the, 332— cutting 

 of the, 346— propagation of the, by 

 layering, 352— by eyes, 354 — root- 

 pruning the,401— its natural history, 

 595 — various modes of propagation : 

 by single eyes, 596 ; by coiling, S97 ; 

 by layers, ih.; by seed, 598 ; by cut- 

 tings, ih.; by grafting or inarching, 

 599 ; by budding, 600— formation of 

 the borders, i6.— cropping and reno- 

 vating the borders, 603— planting, 

 604 — arrangement and distance, 606 

 —autumn or winter pruning, ih. — • 

 spur-pruning, ih. — Saunders' system 

 of pruning, 607 — Harrison's, 608— 

 Paxton's, 609— Fleming's, i6.— ad- 

 vantages of spur system, t&. — re- 

 newal of plants so trained, i6. — 

 Mearns' long or succession pruning, 

 610 — Main's long shoot, «&. — Har- 

 rison's long rod, «&.— renewal of 

 plants, 611 — open-air pruning, ih. 

 — Hoare's method, ih. — Thom- 

 ery mode, 613 — various modes of 

 training, 614 — Saunders' mode, «&. 

 — Hayward's, 615— fruit-tree mode, 

 i&. — renewal under any mode of 

 training, ?6. — summer- pruning, i6, 

 —forcing, 617 — treatment of Ham- 

 burgs, 619 — and of Muscats, 620— 

 forcing in pots, 621 — MrErrington's 

 practice, ih. — Mr Spencer's, 622 — 

 Mr Saunders' trough culture, 624 — 

 retarding ripe crops, 625— produce, 

 626 — training, ih. — syringing, 627 — 

 deficiency of heat and light inju- 

 rious, 628 — day and night tempera- 

 tures, 629 — excess of heat injurious, 

 630 — season of rest, ih. — bleeding, 

 631— colouring the grapes, i6.— thin- 

 ning them, ih. — gathering, ^6. — 

 select list of varieties, 632 — diseases 

 and insects by which attacked, 636 

 — European names, 640. 



Vine-borders, formation of, 600 — soil 

 for them, their depth, &c., ih. et seg. 

 — draining, vaulting, and concret- 

 ing, 602 — cropping and renovating, 

 603— scale, the, 638— tortrix, the, 

 639. 



Vineyards, former existence of, in 

 England, 595. 



Vitis vinifera, see Vine. 



Virgin Mary's milk thistle, the, 134. 



Virginian poke, the, 134. 



Vitality, reticence of, by seeds, 311. 



Wales, use of the leek in, 44. 



"Walker, Misses, conservatory belong- 

 ing to the, 722. 



Walks, formation of, 777. 



Wall, pruning and training the apple 

 and pear on, 480 — and the peach, 

 488. 



Wall-trees, various modes of training, 

 390. 



Walnut, culture of the, 561. 



Warrington , Mr, on the use of fish in 

 the aquarium, 711. 



Wasp, destruction of the, 639. 



Water, action of, on the formation of 

 soils, 264 — cleansing of, in the aqua- 

 rium, 711. 



Watering, importance of, 284 — how 

 to be done, 285 — importance of, to 

 transplanted evergreens, 373. 



Water-cress, early use of the, 7 — cul- 

 ture of, 169. 



Water-melon, 668 — snail, use of, in 

 the aquarium, 711. 



Washington plum, origin of the, 304. 



