GENERAL INDEX. 



1223 



Slopes, a shrubbery at Windsor, 6159. 



Slug, — see LimaK. 



Sluices, their form and situation, 1951. 



Small salads, 4078 ; to force, 3402. 



Smilacina, hexan. monog. and smilacese, H. 

 peren North Amerca, which succeed best in 

 light sandy soil, and are increased by dividing the 

 root 



Smilax, dicec. hexan. and smilaceas, G. and F. tr. 

 and peren. which grow freely in loam and peat on 

 rich light soil, and are increased by dividing 

 at the root, and the woody kinds also by cut- 

 tings. 



BmUh, Sir James Edward, M.D. F.R.S., his writings 



on gardening, page 1110. A.D. 1792. 

 Smithia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, a S, an, 



E. Ind. of 6asy culture. 

 Smut, — see Ustilago. 



Sinyrnium, alexanders, pentan dig. and umbellife- 

 rcffi, H. peren. and a bien. Eur. and N. Amer. of 

 easy culture. 



Smyrnium olusatrum, the garden alexanders or 



alisanders, 3948. 

 Snail, — see Helix, 

 Snake's beard, ophiopogon japonicus. 

 Snake's tongue, iygodium scandens. 

 Snakewood, cecropia peltata. 

 Snap-dragon, antirrhinum majus. 

 Snap-tree, justicia hyssopifolia. 

 Sneeze-wort, achillea ptarmica. 

 Snow, its formation, 1254 ; heat from, &c. 1207. 

 Snoiv, T., his works on gardening, page 1102. A. D. 



1715. 



Snow-berry, chiococca raeemosa. 

 Snow-drop, galanthus nivalis. 

 Snow-flake, — see Leucojum. 

 Soap-berry, — see Sapindus. 

 Soap-wort, — .see Saponaria. 



Society of Gardeners, their work on gardening, page 

 1103. A.D. 1730. 



Society of Practical Gardeners, their work on gar- 

 dening, page 1112. A.D. 1802. 



Sod, a turf, or thin layer of earth, covered with 

 grasses, taken from a lawn or pasture with a 

 spade. 



Soderini, G. and Bernardo Davazati, their work on 



gardening, page 1128. A.D. 1622. 

 Sodcrni, S., his works on gardening, page 1128. A.D. 



1811. 



Soft-grass, — see Holcus. 



Soft-wooded timber-trees, 7125. 



Soil, 927; mixed soils, 928; aquatic soils, 929; 

 earthy soils, 930 ; vegetable soils, 938. 



Soils, as indicated by spontaneous vegetables grow- 

 ing on them, 1036; list of plants indicating the 

 more common soils, 1037. 



Soils, improvement ot^ 1068 ; by pulverisation, aer- 

 ation, alteration, removal of superabundant in- 



, gredients, incineration, changing the condition of 



■- lands as to water, draining, embanking, subterra- 



, neous irrigation, surface irrigation, changing the 

 condition of lands in respect to atmospherical in- 

 fluence, solar influence, shelter, rotation of crops, 

 Sir H. Davy's opinion on rotations, Grisen- 

 thwaite's opinion, 1069. to 1110. 



Soils, table of, their nomenclature and classification, 

 1034; discovering their qualities, 1035; uses of 

 soil to vegetables, 1051. 



Solandra, pentan. monog. and solaneaceas, S. tr. Ja- 

 maica, free-growing plants, which, when it is in- 

 tended they should flower, must be put in a state 

 of rest by withholding water till their leaves drop. 

 Cuttings root easily. 



Solanum, nightshade, pentan. monog. and solanese, 

 S. and G. tr. peren. and an. and H. peren. and an. 

 all of easy culture in light rich soil. 



Solanum lycopersicura, the love-apple, 4259. 



Solanum melongena, the egg-plant, 4266. 



Solanum tuberosum, the potatoe, 3644 ; to force 

 the potatoe, 3381. 



Soldanella, pentan. monog. and primulacese, H. 

 peren. Germ, alpines, pretty little i)lants, which 

 grow well in rockwork or in pots, in two thirds 

 peat and one third sandy loam ; they are increased 

 by parting the root. 



Soldier-wood, inga purpurea. 



Solidago, golden rod, syngenesia polygamia super- 

 flua and corymbiferea, H. peren. N. Amer. and 

 Eur. large cumbersome plants of the easiest cul- 

 ture. 



Solomon's seal, — see Polygonatum. 

 liomerfeldt. Christian, his work on gardening, page 

 nm. A.D. 178-, 



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Somersetshire, gardens and residences of, 7599. 



Somolus, brook-weed, pentan. monog. and primula- 

 cese, a G. peren. N. S. W. and H. peren. Brit 

 The first grows in loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root under a hand-glass ; the other prefers a moist 

 situation, and is increased by dividing at the 

 root. 



Sonchus, sow-thistle, syngen. polyg. eequal. and ci- 

 choraccaa, G. tr. and H. peren. Madeira, N. Amen 

 and Eur. of easy culture. 



Sonchus oleraceus, the common sow-thistle, 4299. 



Sonmni,-C. S., his works on gardening, page 1121. 

 A.D. 18C4. 



Sophiowski, a fine seat in Podolia, now much ne- 

 glected, 264. 



Sophora, decan. monog. and leguminosea;, a S. tr. 

 India, H. tr. Japan, and H. peren. Eur. ; the 

 tender species thrive well in light loam, and cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass ; the hardy 

 herbs require a rich loam, and are increased by 

 seeds or dividing at the root. 



Sorghum, polyg. monoec. and gramine^e, a S. bien. 

 and H. peren. and an. As. and Eur. of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Sorocephalus, tetran. monog. and proteaceas, G. 



tr. C. B. S. which require to be treated a« 



protea. 

 Sorrel, — see Rumex. 

 Sour gourd, adansonia digitata. 

 South American fruits deserving cultivation, 6020, 

 South Lodge, Middlesex, 7520. 

 South Sea tea, ilex vomitoria. 

 Southam House, Gloucestershire, 7565, 

 Southern-wood, artemisia abrotanum. 

 Southgate Grove, Middlesex, 7520. 

 Sow-thistle, — see Sonchus. 



Sowerbsea, hexan. monog. and asphodeleje, a G. 

 peren. N. S. W. which thrives in peat soil with 

 plenty of water, and is increased by dividing at 

 the root 



Sowej'by, James, F.L.S., his works on gardening, 

 page 1110. A.D. 1789. 



Sowing, different modes of performing the oper- 

 ation, 2071. 



Spade, Roman (l/^o), Italian (xappa), French ifiechc), 



and Chinese, 31. 

 Spade, spit or spitter {spada, Lat. and Sax. spade, 



Dan.), an implement for penetrating and breaking 



up the soil, different kinds of, 1300. 

 Spananthe, pentan. dig. and umbelliferes, a S. bien, 



Caraccas, of easy culture. 

 Spanish elm, cordia gerasehanthus. 

 Spanish nut, morjea sisyrinchium. 

 Sparaxis, triandr. monogyn. and irides, G. peren. 



C. B. S. bulbs which require tlie same treatment 



as ixia. 



Spardoni, Paulo, his work on gardening, page 1128. 

 A.D. 1810. 



Sparganium, bur-reed, monoic. trian. and aroideffi, 

 H. peren. Brit, marsh plants, of easy culture. 



Sparrmannia, polyan. monog. and tiliaceie, a G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which grows in loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Sparrow-wort, — see Passerina. 



Spartium, broom, diadel. decan. and leguminoseje, 



G. and H. tr. Europe and Africa, which thrive ia 

 loam and peat, and are readily increased by 

 seeds, or by young cuttings in sand under a bell- 



Spatalla, tetran. monog. and pi-oteacea;, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which require the same treatment as 

 protea. 



Spathelia, pentan. trig, and terebintacese, a S. tr. 

 Jamaica, which thrives in light loam, and cut- 

 tings root readily under a hand-glass. 



Speechly, William, his works on gardening, page 

 1108. A.D. 1779. 



Speedwell, — see Veronica. 



Spergula, spurrey, decan. pentag. and cai-yophyllea;, 



H. peren. and an. of easy culture in soft moist 

 soil. 



SpermacocOj button-iveed, tetran. monog. and ru- 

 biacese, a S. tr. peren. and bien. As. and Afr. 

 which grow freely in loam and peat, and are in- 

 creased by cuttings under a hand-glass, or by 

 seeds. 



Sphaeranthus, syngen. polyg. segreg. and cynaroce- 

 phaleee, a S. peren. E. Ind. and G. an. C. B. S. of 

 easy culture. 



Sphsrolobium, decan. monog. and leguminoseEe, G. 

 tr. N. Holl. pretty plants, which grow in sandy 

 loam and peat, and young cuttings root readily 

 in sand under a bell -glass. 



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