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GENERAL INDEX. 



suitable for it, ib.— kinds of trees 

 suitable to it, 548— Mr Rivers on it, 

 ib. — time of beginning to force, 549 

 — temperature, ib. — watering, 550. 

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

 Apricots, kinds of, suitable for forcing, 

 547 — management of, in the fruit- 

 room, 675. 

 Aquarium, management of the, 710— 

 selection of plants for it, and their 

 propagation, ib. — soil, 711 — water, 

 ib.— list of plants, 712. 

 Aquatic plants, culture, &c. of, 710. 

 Arctia caja, the, 157. 

 Arctium lappa, 134. 

 Argillaceous soil, what, 263, 266— 



plants indigenous to, 271. 

 Argynnis euphrosyne, 833. 

 Argyromyges scitella, the, 473. 

 Armadillo vulgaris, 827. 

 Armeniaca vulgaris, see Apricot. 

 Artemisia absinthium, 242. 

 Artemisia dracunculus, the, 166. 

 Artichoke, Pliny on the, 4— propor- 

 tion of ground for, 8— natural his- 

 tory of the, 130— its uses, 131— 

 mode of propagation, ib. — planting, 

 ib. — its subsequent cultivation, ib. — 

 soil and manure for it, 132 — gather- 

 ing and preserving the crop, 133 — 

 approved sorts, ib. — insects and 

 diseases, ib. — general remarks, sav- 

 ing seed, European names, &c, ib. 

 Artichoke tortoise beetle, the, 133. 

 Artificial impregnation, production of 



improved fruits by, 304. 

 Artificial spurs, pruning for, 403 — the 



old system of, 482. 

 Arundel, the fig at, 551. 

 Ashes as a manure, 298. 

 Asparaginous plants — Asparagus, 117 

 —The Alisander, 129— The Car- 

 doon, ib.— The Artichoke, 130— 

 The Hop, Milk Thistle, &c, 134. 

 Asparagus, culture of, among the 

 Romans, 3 — proportion of ground 

 for, 8 — natural history of, 117 — its 

 uses, ib. — propagation, 118— sowing 

 and planting, ib. — its subsequent 

 cultivation, 121— soil and manure, 

 122— forcing, 123— forcing in per- 

 manent beds, 124— forcing in per- 

 manent pits, 125— amateur forcing, 

 ib. — gathering, 126 — instrument for 

 cutting, 127 — list of approved sorts, 

 ib. — insects and diseases, 128 — gene- 

 ral remarks, ib. 

 Asparagus beetle, the, 128. 

 Asparagus copper web, the, 128. 

 Asparagus cutter, 127. 

 Aspidiotis conchiformis, the, 443, 

 516, 523 — echinocacti. 824 — neriij 

 823 — Ostrea?foimis, 472 — proteus, 

 824— rosffi, 828. 

 Astelma, culture of, 704. 

 Astyages hemerobiella, the, 471. 

 Athalia centifolia, the, 190. 

 Atmosphere, amount of food derived 



by plants from the, 289. 

 Atmospheric action, influence of, in 

 the formation of soils, 264 — humi- 

 dity, importance of, in hothouses, 

 650 — influence, importance of ex- 

 posure of the soil to, 282. 

 Atriplex hortensis, culture of, 138. 

 Attar of Roses, 751. 

 Aucuba, propagation of, by single 



leaves, 351. 

 Auricula, cultivation of the, 809. 

 Autumn, transplanting in, 358, 360 



— as the season for pruning, 391. 

 Averuncator, the, 409. 

 Ayres, Mr W. P., on the culture of 



the cucumber, 665. 

 Azaleas, Chinese or Indian, culture 



of, 678, 683— select list, 685. 

 Bacchus weevil, the, 440. 

 Bacon, Lord, singular use of the leek 

 recorded by, 44 — on the influence 

 of the stock on the graft, 325. 



Badham, Dr, on edible fungi, 243, 

 244 — on their germination, &c, 

 245. 



Baily, Mr, mode of growing cauli- 

 flower by, 99. 



Baker, Mr, on the sowing of peas, 50. 



Balaninus nucum, the, 565. 



Baldwin apple, origin of the, 304. 



Balfour, Professor, on the rotation of 

 crops, 13 — on the influence of the 

 stock on the graft, 326 — on grafting, 

 337— on striking cuttings, 349— on 

 propagation by leaves, 351 — on 

 propagation by single buds, 355 — 

 on the changes in fruits, 674. 



Balm, culture of, 236. 



Balsam, culture of the, 740. 



Balsamita vulgaris, 237. 



Barbarea precox, 170 — vulgaris, ib. 



Bark as a manure, on, 293. 



Barnes, Mr, growth of cauliflower by, 

 102 — on cliarring soils, 282 — culture 

 of the pine by, 657. 



Baron, Mr, improvement of the holly- 

 hock by, 798. 



Barral, M., on the fertilising ingre- 

 dients brought down by rain, 18, 

 286. 



Barred tree lackey moth, the, 439. 



Barron, Mr, invention of wedge- 

 grafting by, 334 — grafting conifers 

 by, 335 — on the season for trans- 

 planting, 357 — on mound planting, 

 365 — large trees removed by him, 

 367— his mode of operation, 368— 

 on the evils of growing trees in pots, 

 369 — on the effects of pot-culture on 

 roots, ib. — his mode of preparing 

 roots in transplanting, 374, 379 — 

 his large tree-lifting machine, 378 — 

 his smaller, 379. 



Basil, history of, 4 — culture of, 237. 



Baskets for orchids, 687. 



Bast mat, the, as a protector, 735. 



Bastard trenching, how performed, 

 280. 



Bath asparagus, the, 134. 



Baumhauer, analysis of a soil by, 272. 



Bean, history of the, 4 — proportion of 

 ground for, 8 — order of, in the rota- 

 tion, 16, 17 — ingredients removed 

 from the soil by, 17 — advantages of 

 transplanting to, 25 — its natural 

 history, 62 — its uses, ib. — mode 

 of propagation, 63 — planting, ib. — 

 subsequent cultivation, 65 — soil and 

 manures, ib. — forcing, 67 — gather- 

 ing the crop, ib. — lists of approved 

 varieties, and their qualities, ib. — 

 insects and diseases by which at- 

 tacked, 68 — its foreign names, 70 — 

 analysis of it, &c, ib. 



Bean aphis, the, 68. 



Beaton, Mr, on leaf pruning, 399 — 

 on peach training, 495 — on the 

 oleander, 684, 685 — on the mam- 

 miliaria, &c, 720 — on the hyacinth, 

 812. 



Beattie, Mr, root-pruning as practised 

 by, 399. 



Beck, Mr, his slate tubs, 682, 702. 



Bedding-out plants, culture and man- 

 agement of, 818— list of them, 820. 



Beet, history of, 4 — proportion of 

 ground for, 8— place of, in the rota- 

 tion, 17. See also Red and White 

 Beet. 



Belgium, mode of forcing lettuce in, 

 154 — growing, &c. of succory in, 

 165 — use, &c. of liquid manure in, 

 295 — commission for the nomen- 

 clature of fruits in, 302 — improve- 

 ment of the pear in, 447. 



Bell-glasses for cauliflower, 100 — use 

 of, for cuttings, 351. 



Belleisle cress, the, 170. 



Berard on the keeping of fruits, 674. 



Beta cicla, the, 139— Maritima, 226 

 — vulgaris rubra, see Red Beet. 



Bibio marci, the, 591, 832. 



Biennials, treatment and list of, 818. 

 Bignonia, propagation of the, by eyes, 

 354. 



Birds, means of preserving peas from, 

 60 — means of scaring, 83 — the dung 

 of, as a manure, 294 — value of, as 

 destroyers of insects, 111, 446. 



Bishop, mode of sowing peas recom- 

 mended by, 52. 



Biston histarius, the, 536. 



Bitter almond, culture of the, 559. 



Black's spade, 279. 



Black arch -moth, the, 834. 



Black Bryony, 134. 



Black caterpillar, the, 190. 



Black currant, culture of the, 566 — 

 list of sorts, 569. 



Black fly, the, 68. 



Black gall-midge, the, 472. 



Black-horned leaf-miner, the, 59, 194, 

 826. 



Black mulberry, the, 592. 

 Black mustard, culture of, 168. 

 Black palmer, the, 190. 

 Black-spotted turnip-leaf plant-louse, 

 196. 



Black strawberries, list of, 588. 



Black-veined white butterfly, the, 437. 



Black vine- weevil, the, 516 , 640. 



Bladder campion, the, 134. 



Blaeberry, the, 594. 



Blanching, disadvantages of, for aspa- 

 ragus, 125, 126. 



Blanching-pots for sea-kale, 107, 108. 



Blatta orientalis,-695, 827. 



Bleeding of the vine, the, 631. 



Blind buds, causes of, 340. 



Blistering on the peach, causes, &c. 

 of, 514. 



Blocks for orchids, 687. 



Blood as a manure, 294. 



Bloody-veined dock, the, 138. 



Bloomfield hoe, the, 208. 



Blossom, protection of the, in the 

 peach and nectarine, 498 — in the 

 apricot, 519. 



Blubber as a manure, 296. 



Blue cabbage-fly, the, 115. 



Boletus edulis, 244 — scaber, 244, 245. 



Bombus terrestris, the, 68. 



Bombyx antiqua, 831 — auriflua, 437 

 — Cceruleocephala, 443, 515 — chry- 

 sorrhcea, or phceorrhcea, 438 — dis- 

 par, 439 — ligniperda, 467 — lubri- 

 cipeda, 196, 833— neustria, 439— 

 pini, 835. 



Bone-dust as a manure, 293. 



Bones, crushed, as a manure, 293. 



Bonnet on the absorption of nourish- 

 ment by leaves, 290. 



Borage, culture of, 234. 



Borders for fruit-trees, the formation 

 of, 359 — formation of, in conserva- 

 tories, 723. 



Borecole, the, its natural history, 

 108 — its uses, ib. — propagation, 109 

 — sowing, ib. — subsequent culture, 

 ib. — soil and manure,*. — approved 

 sorts and their qualities, ib. — Euro- 

 pean names, 116. 



Bostrichus dispar, the, 442 — typo- 

 graphic, 835. 



Botanical indications, determinations 

 of soils from, 270. 



Botrytis destructor, the, 29. 



Bottle gourds, the, 259. 



Bottom heat, employment of, for 

 cuttings, 349. 



Boutcher on budding the walnut, 

 561. 



Boussingault on the rotation of crops, 

 15. 



Bowling-green, formation, &c. of 

 the, 776. 



Box-edging iron, the, 388. 



Braddick, Mr, his mode of grafting 

 the vine, 599. 



Bradley, artificial hybrids first pro- 

 duced by, 314. 



Bramble, the, 594. 



