GENERAL INDEX. 



Abercrombie on peach-borders, 487 — 



on vine-borders, 600. 

 Abraxas grossulariata, the, 569, 580. 

 Acarus, the genus of, 77, 637. 

 Acarus telarius, the, 514. 

 Acetariaceous plants, see Salad plants. 

 Achimenes, propagation of, by single 



leaves, 351. 

 Acidia artimisiae, 833. 

 Acids, effects of, on the germination 



of seeds, 313. 

 Acton Scott peach, origin of the, 



305. 



jEgeria tipuliformis, the, 570. 



JEthusa cynapium, 232. 



African garlic, the, 30. 



Agaricus, edible varieties of, 243— 

 atrimentarius, 244 — campestris, see 

 Mushroom — deliciosus, 244 — exqui- 

 situs, ib. — fusipes, ib. — Georgii, ib. 

 — heterophyllus, ib. — nebularis, ib. 

 — orcella, ib. — oreades, ib. — per- 

 sonatus, ib. — piperatus, ib. — pro- 

 cerus, ib. — prunulus, 243 — ruber, ib. 

 — rubescens, ib. — virescens, ib. — 

 virgineus, ib. 



Agromyza viols, 826. 



Air, absorption of food by plants 

 from the, 21 — importance of, to the 

 roots, 277 — necessity of, to the ger- 

 mination of seeds, 310. 



Airthrey, the gardens at, 301. 



Aleyrodes proletella, the, 113. 



Alisander, culture of the, 129. 



Alkalies, effects of, on the germina- 

 tion of seeds, 313. 



Alliaceous plants, culture of — The 

 Shallot, 27— Garlic, 29 — Rocam- 

 bole, 30 — The Onion, ib. — The 

 Leek, 44— The Chive, 47. 



Allium, the genus, 26. 



Allium ascallonicum, see Shallot — 

 cepa, see Onion— porrum, see Leek 

 — sativum, see Garlic — Schcenopra- 

 sum, see Chive. 



Almond, culture of the, 559 — sup- 

 posed identity of, with the peach, 

 485 — as a stock for the peach, 

 486. 



Almond peach, origin of the, 305. 



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



Almonds, management of, in the 

 fruit-room, 676. 



Alpine garden and rockery, the, 814 

 —its disposal, &c, ib. — plants suit- 

 able, 815. 



Alpine strawberries, origin of the, 581 

 — how propagated, 582 — list of, 590. 



Altica concinna, the, 115 — consobri- 

 na, the, ib. 



Altitude, value of, as regards the selec- 

 tion of fruit-trees, 300 — effects of, 

 on climate, 794. 



Alucita variella or multipunctella, the, 

 574. 



VOL. II. 



Alumina, influence, &c. of, on soils 



and vegetation, 271. 

 America, list of apples for, 430 — the 



grape vines of, 595. 

 American mode of peach - training, 



the, 496— of shield- budding, the, 



342. 



American blight, the, 433. 



American cress, the, 170. 



American garden, the, situation for 

 it, 742 — soil, 743— propagation of 

 plants, 744 — list of plants, ib. — 

 climbing plants, 748 — rhododen- 

 drons, &c, 749. 



American peaches, list of, 509 — and 

 nectarines, 512. 



American pole saw, the, 408. 



Ammonia, mode of fixing, in liquid 

 manure, 295. 



Ammoniacal gases, importance of, to 

 plants, 290. 



Ammoniacal liquor as a manure, 

 296. 



Amphelexis, culture of, 704. 



Amphidasis pilosaria, the, 440. 



Amygdalus communis and amara, 

 the, 559 — Persica, see Peach. 



Anbury in turnips, the, 198. 



Anderson, Isaac, Esq., on hybridisa- 

 tion, 319. 



Andersonia, culture of, 704. 



Anemone, cultivation of the, 803. 



Anethum graveolens, 234. 



Angelica, culture of, 239. 



Animal bodies as a manure, 294. 



Animal manures, what, 288. 



Anise, culture of, 239. 



Anisoplia horticola, the, 437. 



Anisopteryx cescularea, 832. 



Anisopteryx pometaria, the, 444. 



Annuals, grafting, 335— difficulties of 

 culture, &c. of, their management, 

 &c, 816— list of them, 817. 



Annular budding, 344. 



Ansted, views of, on the origin of 

 soils, 264. 



Anthemis nobilis, 241. 



Anthomyia brassicae, the, 114, 197 — 

 ceparum or onion fly, 29, 42 — 

 gnava, 197— lactucse, 157— trima- 

 culata 115, 198. 



Anthonomus pomorum, the, 436 — 

 pyri, 466. 



Antler rose saw-fly, the, 828. 



Apate dispar, the, 442. 



Aphides, peculiar economy, &c. of 

 the, 193, 469 — attacks of, &c. on 

 carrots, 181 — destruction of, 515. 



Aphidius avenae, the, 194. 



Aphidius rapas, the, 194. 



Aphis, the, 710— brassica?, 112, 196 

 — cerasi, 545 — Dianthi, 193— dubia, 

 196— fabae, 68— lanigera, 433— lion, 

 194 — pyri-mali, 437, 469— persicae, 

 469, 515— rapa?, 193— ribis, 570— 



rosae, 830 — rumicis, 515— vastator, 

 193, 221,831. 



Apium graveolens, see Celery — petro- 

 selinum, see Parsley — petroselinum, 

 var. Tuberosum, 229. 



Apple, soil suitable to the, 359 — root- 

 pruning the, 400 — its natural his- 

 tory, 411 — classification of kinds, 

 412 — uses of it, 413 — planting it, 

 soil, &c. suitable, ib. — criterion of 

 a good, ib. — comparative sizes and 

 forms, 414 — select list of dessert 

 ones, ib. — of kitchen, 423 — for or- 

 nament or preserving, 429 — lists of 

 those suited for peculiar localities, 

 430— list of cider, 432— insects and 

 diseases by which attacked, ib. — its 

 European names, 446. 



Apple and Pear, pruning and training 

 the, 474 — choice of trees, ib. — man- 

 agement of established orchard- 

 trees, 475 — pruning, &c. as half 

 standards, ib. — as open dwarfs, ib. — 

 in the conical and pyramidal form, 

 476 — girandole training, ib. — Q,ue- 

 nouille, ib. — Rivers' pyramidal, 477 



— winter-pruning pyramids, 478 — 

 Cappe's method, ib. — espaliers, ib. 

 • — horizontal espaliers, 479— Rivers' 

 upright mode, ib. — pruning and 

 training against walls, 480 — Harri- 

 son's mode of training, 481— spur- 

 pruning, 482 — training in pendant 

 form, 483 — training to horizontal 

 trellises, ib. — summer pruning espa- 

 liers, ib. — thinning the crops, ib. 



Apple aphis, the, 437 — bark beetle, 

 442— borer, 444— bug, 433— butter, 

 manufacture of, 413— chermes, 442 



— saw-fly, 444 — stocks, kinds of, 

 &c, 328 — tree mussel-scale, 443 — 

 scolytus, 436 — weevil, ib. 



Apples, mode of storing, &c. in the 

 United States, 674. 



Appleby, Mr, on propagating the 

 coniferae by cuttings, 347 — on vine 

 borders, 600 — on planting vines, 

 604 — on spur-pruning the vine, 606. 



Approach, grafting by, 336. 



Apricot, soil suitable to the, 359 — 

 root-pruning the, 401 — natural his- 

 tory of the, 517 — number of sorts, 

 ib. — its propagation, ib. — planting, 

 518 — pruning and training, ib. — . 

 protecting the blossom, 519 — thin- 

 ning the fruit, ib. — protecting and 

 gathering the fruit, ib. — summer 

 pruning, ib.— root pruning, ib. — 

 select list, ib. — selections for parti- 

 cular localities, 521 — insects and 

 diseases by which attacked, 522 — ■ 

 its European names, 523. 



Apricot, plum, and cherry, forcing 

 the, 546 — houses, &c. for them, ib. 



— Mr Rivers' mode, 547 — kinds 



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