GENERAL INDEX. 



Mendella, Prospera, his work on gardening, page 



1128. A. D. 1629. 

 Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk, 7552. 

 Renfrewshire, gardening of, 7628. 

 Repton, Humphrey, Esq. his writings on gardening, 



page nil, A. D. 1795. 

 Reseda, dodec. trig, and capparidese, G. tr. Spain, 



C. B. S. and H. peren. bien. and Eur. all of easy 



culture. 



Reseda odorata, the mignonette, 6484; tree-mig- 

 nonette, 6487. 



Residences, the formation and laying out of, 7270 ; 

 mansion and demesne, viUa, villa farm, ferme 

 ornee, temporary residences, cottage orn^e, 

 citizen's villa, suburban house, house with car- 

 riage-entrance, house with covered entrance, 

 house and conservatory, house and flower- 

 garden-entrance, house and French parterre, 

 common front or street garden, farmer's garden, 

 laborer's cottage and garden, 7271. to 7311. 



Resinous timber-trees, the most useful sorts de- 

 scribed, 7039. 



Jiesson, Jean Baptiste Deschines de, a French 

 author on gardening, page 1117. A. D. 1716 



Rest-harrow, — see Ononis. 



Restio, rope-grass, dioec. trian. and restiacese, a G. 



peren. C. B. S. which thrives in peat soil, and is 



increased by dividing at the root. 

 Retarding vegetation, operations for, 2177. 

 Retreat, Devonshire, 7600. 



Retzia, pentan. monog. and convolvulacese, a 



G. tr. C. B. S. which thrives in any rich soil, 

 and cuttings root freely in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Rhagadiolus, syngen. polyg. aequal. and cichoracese, 



H. an. Eur. of common culture. 



Rhagodia, polyg. monoec. and chenopodeje, a G. tr. 



N. S. W. which thrives in loam and peat, and 



cuttings root freely under a hand-glass. 

 Rhamnus, buckthorn, pentan. monog. and rhain- 



nese, G. tr. China, C. B. S. and H. tr. Eur. and N. 



Amcr. ; the G. sorts thrive in loam and peat, and 



cuttings root freely in sand under a hand-glass ; 



the H. species grow in the common soil, and are 



increased by layers or seeds ; some of these are 



evergreens, others decumbent. 

 Rhapis, polyg. monoec. and palmese, a S. tr. and G. 



bien. China and Carolina, which thrive in sandy 



loam, and are increased by suckers. 

 Rheed. mal., Hortus Indicus Malabaricus. Ador- 



natus per Henr. van Rheede van Drakenstein. 

 Rheum, rhubarb, ennean. trig, and polygonese, H. 



peren. Eur. and Asia, of easy culture. 

 Rheum rhaponticum, common culinary or tart- 

 rhubarb, 4196 ; to force rhubarb, 4203. 

 Rhexia, octan. monog. and melastomefe, a S. tr. S. 



Amer. and F. and H. peren. N. Amer. beautiful 

 ' plants which grow best in peat soil, and are 



readily increased. 

 Rhinanthus, yellow rattle, didyn. angios. and scro- 



phularineae, a H. an. which prefers a peat soil, 



and a moist situatioon. 

 Rhipsalip, icosan. monog. and cacteae, D. S. tr. W. 



Ind. and S. Amer. succulents of easy culture. 

 Rhodiola, rose-root, dicec. octan. and sempervivese, 



a H. peren. Brit, of easy culture in dry soil. 

 Rhododendron, decan. monog. and rhodoraceas, 



G. F. and H. tr. chiefly N. Amer. which prefer 



peat soil, and are increased by layers or seeds, 



6562. 



Rhodora, decan. monog. and rhodoracese, a H. tr. 

 N. Amer. which may be treated like rhodo- 

 dendron. 



Rhopala, tetrandr. ihonogyn. and proteacese, S. tr. 

 which grow in sandy loam, with a little peat, and 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Rhubarb, — see Rheum. 



Rhus, sumach, pentan. trig, and terebintacete, S. 

 and G. tr. chiefly C. B. S. and H. tr. N. Amer. 



\ The G. sorts thrive well in loam and peat, and 



; cuttings root freely under a hand-glass in sand ; 



: the H. kinds grow in common soil, and are in- 

 creased by cuttings of the roots, or layers. 



Rhynchospora, triah. monog. and cyperacese, H. 

 peren. Brit, grasses of easy culture. 



Rib-grass, plantago lanceolata. 



Ribes, the currant and gooseberry, pentan. monog. 

 and cactefE, H. tr. Eur. and N. Amer. of easy 

 culture. 



Ribes grossularia, the gooseberry, 4634. ' 

 Ribes nigrum, the black currant, 4678. 

 Ribes rubrum, the red currant, 4680. 

 Ribes spicatum, the acid or tree currant, 4769. 



Ribstone Hall, Yorkshire, 7582. 

 Rice, — see Oryza. 



Richard, , his works on gardening, page 1121. 



A. D. 1802. 



Richardia, hexan. monog. and rubiaceae, a S. tr. 

 Vera Cruz, wliich grows in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Richmond Hill, Surrey, 7527. 



Richmond Park, Surrey, 7529. 



Ricinus, palma Christi, moncec. monad, and euphor- 

 biaceJE, S. bien. and an. and G. tr. E. Ind. and 

 Africa, of easy culture : the tr. species root from 

 cuttings taken off at a joint, and planted under a 

 hand-glass. 



Ricotia, tetrad, silic. and crucifereae, a H. an. Egypt, 



of common culture. 

 Ridging, 1871. — see Operations. 

 Riding, a carriage-road or indicated path fit for 



horses and carriages, made for the display of the 



scenery of a residence, 7265. 

 Riedel, J. C, his works on gardening, page 1123. 



A. D. 1751. 



RieffHson, Pt., his works on gai-dening, page 1127: 

 A. D. 1810. 



Rills, how to form or improve in garden-scenery, 



7223. 



Ring-fence, — see Kitchen-garden. 



Ringing for maturation of fruits, 2168. 



Ringing to induce a state of fruitfulness, different 



modes of performing the operation, 2167. 

 Risso, A. and A. Poiteau, their works on gardening, 



page 1122. A. D. 1818. 

 Ritter, Charles, his works on gardening, page 1126. 



A. D. 1804. 

 Rivenhall Place, a seat in Essex, 7194. 

 Rivers, to improve in garden-scenery, 7223 ; to 



imitate their effects on plants in an aquarium, 



6180. 



Riviere, de la, and Du Moulin, their work on garden- 

 ing, page 1117. A. D. 1739. 



Rivinia, tetran. monog. and chenopodeae, S. tr. W. 

 Ind. which grow freely in light, rich soil, and are 

 readily increased by cuttings or seeds. 



Roads, to form, 1965. 



Roard, J. L., his tract on gardening, page 1121. 

 A. D. 1805. 



Robin, C , his works on gardening, page 1121. 



A. D. 1801. 



Robinia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseas, S. tr. E. 

 and W. Ind. and H. tr. Siberia ; the S. species 

 grow in sandy loam, and are increased by seeds' 

 from India, or young cuttings planted in sand 

 under a bell-glass ; the H. sorts grow freely in 

 common soil, and are increased by layers, or graft- 

 ing on R. pseudacacia, or from seeds. 



Robinia pseudacacia, the common acacia, or Ame- 

 rican locust-tree, 7105. 



Robinson, , his works on gardening, page 1112. 



A. D. 1798. 



Rocambole, allium scorodoprasum. 



Roche Great Court, Wiltshire, 7596. 



RochoU, A , his works on gardening, page 1126. 



A. D. 1803. 



Rock-rose, — see Cistus. 



Rocket. — see Hesperis. 



Rocks, as decorations of gardening, 1837 ; natural 

 rocks, how to operate on, in garden-scenery, 



7228. 



Rockwork, how to form and plant, 6525. 



Rocqiie, Bartholomew, his work on gardening, page 



1104. A. D. 1753. 

 Rode, , his works on gardening, page 1125. 



A. D. 1788. 



Roden/iurst, T , his work on gardening, page 



1109. A. D. 1784. 

 Roehampton Grove, Surrey, 7527. 

 Roella, pentan. monog. and campanulaceEe, a G. 



tr. peren. and an. C. B. S. which grow in loam 



and peat, and are increased by seeds or young 



cuttings under a hand-glass. 

 Rolandra, syngen. polyg. segr. and cynarocephales, 



a S. tr. W. Ind. which thrives in light, rich soil, 



and is readily increased by cuttings. 

 Roller, 1455. 

 Rolling, 1880. 



Komer, J. Jacques, his works on gardening, page 

 1125. A. D. 1791. 



Rondeletia, pentan. monog. and rubiacese, G. tr. 

 W. Ind. which grow in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Rookery, a seat in Surrey, 7527. 



Rook's Nest, a villa in Surrey, 7527. 



Root-cellar, 1704. 



