INDEX. 
Fruit-trees, Mr. Knight's experi- 
ments for producing im- 
proved and hardy varieties 40 
means of accelerating the 
z bearing of, and vines 42 
propagation by il 
a and layers - 43 
. propagation by grafting 
.« with different kinds of. 
stocks to suit various 
sorts of fruit = - 44 
modes of improving their 
fruitfulness ‘by. ringing, . 
root-pruning, &e.- + 61 
mode of double working 4 
pear-trees - - -~ 131 
Fuchsia - - = 247 
Furnaces, plans of - - - - 300 
Gansel’ sbergamot pear - ~- 127 
Garden, proper size, situation, &c. 22 
, enclosure-walls - + 26 
soil, manures, &c. - 31-33 
internal ssa alae 34 
cress + 218 
patience - - - 205 
Gardens, winter and summer - 238 
Garlic, culture of - - - 200 
Girkins for pickling - 371 
Gladioli, orcormn flags - - 271 
Glazed houses - 282 
Gooseberries, kinds and culture of a 
Gourds, cultivation of 
Gowan’s mode of grafting ere 
vines ~ - 81 
Grafting, propagation by - 44 
by approach - » AT 
of grape-vines - 81 
Grapes in flower-pots - 68 
for wine - : - 7 
on walls - - 68 
varieties and culture - 63 
best selection for an ordi- 
nary vinery - - 
kinds commonly grown 
against the open wall in 
England and Scotland - 
the celebrated Heap 
Court vine - . 
great age attained by vines 
ill success in culture of 
foreign grapesintheU.S. %# 
Dr. Underhill’s observa- 
tions on the grape culture 
in the U.S. - - Ui) 
Mr. Wilson’s plan of pro- 
tecting foreign sel in 
winter _ 
70 
405 
-) Grapes, great success of grape 
culture in Cincinnati - 71 
the Isabella, Catawba, and 
other best native Ameri-, 
can grapes, described - 72 
best foreign grapes for un- 
der-glass cultureinU.S. 74 
Mr. Longworth’s cheerna 
tins - - : 15 
Mr. Heese 8 treatise 
upon - - 79 
propagation of ‘the vines - ib. 
grafting grape vines - 80 
single-eye mode of prope 
gation - - 61 
planting out - - = §82 
pruning - 84 
proper soil and. manures - ib, 
management under glass - 85 
fall and winter trimming -. 86 
bearing capacities, how es- 
timated - 87 
routine of eripe-houze eul- 
ture without fire-heat - 88 
forcing grapes ripe ay all 
seasons . 25 
Grasses for lawns - ~ 22 
Gravel for garden walks - 341 
Green-gage plum - = - + 115 
Green-house, structure of - 282° 
plants recommended 299 
Guigne-trees - - - ll 
Hampton Court vine, astonish- 
ing productiveness of » 69 
Hazel-bush, culture of - - 144 
Heath-house - - + 284 
Heaths, hardy, listof - - 290 
Heating by hot water + - 307 
Heating of glazed ee by 
steam - - 302 
Herbaceous ornamental ‘plants 
recommended - - 249 
vernal, summer, = 353, 254 
autumnal soe ~ 255 
Herbaceous perennial plants, 
how propagated - - 
Herbs, sweet, list of  - - 230 
Horizontal training of wall- 
trees, Hitt, &e.  - ~ 56 
Horse-radish, culture of - - 
. | Horticultural ag noticesof 18 
Hops - 200 
Hotbeds—Hotbed renies 362 
. | Hot-houses, their principal objects 298 
flues and furnaces for. - 299 
method of applying surface; 
and bottom heat - - 306 
