860 



GENERAL INDEX. 



— his mode of layering, 352 — on pro- 

 pagation by single eyes, 354— on 

 pruning standards, 393 — on ringing 

 and its effects, 402 — on stopping the 

 fig, 403 — on raising the peach from 

 seed, 486 — his mode of pruning the 

 peach, 491 — on mildew, 513 — on 

 the propagation of the cherry, 537 

 — on training the fig, 554 — on the 

 identity of the almond and peach, 

 560 — on budding the walnut, 561 — 

 on the culture of the chestnut, 562 

 — new currants originated by, 566 

 — on grafting the vine, 599 — on the 

 culture of the pine-apple, 653. 



Kohl rabi, uses of, 109, 110. 



Labels, best, for roses, 769. 



Lackey-moth, the, 439. 



Lactuca sativa, see Lettuce — verosa, 

 the, 151. 



Lactucarium, manufacture of, 151. 



Ladybird, value of the, 68. 



Lambeth Palace, fig-trees at, 551. 



Lampronia capitella, the, 569 — corti- 

 cella, the, 574. 



Lancashire, culture, &c. of the goose- 

 berry in, 575 — prize gooseberries, 

 lists of, 578, 579. 



Langenaria, the, 259. 



Langley, dates of fruits ripening 

 given by, 306. 



Larentia cervinaria, 832. 



Large pear astyages, the, 471 — pear- 

 midge, the, 470 — white garden-but- 

 terfly, the, 113. 



Latitude, value of, as regards the se- 

 lection of fruit trees, 300. 



Lauder, Sir T. D., on the lawn, 773. 



Lavender, early use of, 7 — culture of, 

 261. 



Lavendula spica, 261. 



Lawn, the, what, 772 — its proper 

 character, 773 — terraces, &c. on it, 

 774 — the bowling-green, 776 — the 

 walks, &c, 777 — selection of grasses 

 for it, 779 — mossy ones, ib. 



Lawson, Mr, selection of lawn grasses 

 by, 779. 



Layers, propagation by, 351 — its ob- 

 jects, &c. , ib.— season for performing 

 it, 352 — how performed, ib. — pegs 

 for it, 353 — herbaceous plants, ib. 

 — propagation of the vine by, 597. 



Layering, how performed, &c, 351 — 

 the rose, 762. 



Leaf- pruning, how performed, 399. 



Leaves, absorption of food by, 21 — 

 nourishment absorbed by the, 289, 

 290 — cuttings of, 351 — as a manure, 

 293. 



Leek, early history of the, 6 — propor- 

 tion of ground for, 8 — place of, in 

 the rotation, 17 — its natural history, 

 44 — its uses, ib. — mode of propaga- 

 tion, 45 — sowing and planting it, 

 ib. — its subsequent management, 

 46 — soil and manures for it, ib. — 

 forcing, ib. — gathering and preserv- 

 ing the crop, ib. — varieties and their 

 qualities, ib. — saving seed, &c, ib. 

 — its European names, 47. 



Leguminous plants, order of, in the 

 rotation, 16 — The Pea, 48 — The 

 Bean, 62 — The Kidney or French 

 bean, 71 — The Scarlet runner, 78. 



Lemon, the, 700. 



Lentils, cultivation of, 80. 



Leontodon Taraxacum, the, 166. 



Lepidium sativum, 168. 



Lettuce, the, early history of, 5 — pro- 

 portion of ground for, 8 — natural 

 history of the, 151 — its uses, ib. — 

 propagation, ib. — sowing and plant- 

 ing, ib. — its subsequent cultivation, 

 154 — forcing, ib. — gathering, 155 — 

 list of varieties, ib. — diseases and 

 insects by which attacked, 157— 

 saving, &c. of seed, 158. 



Lettuce-fly, the, 157. 



Liebig on the rotation of crops, 14. 



Ligature, ringing by, 402. 



Light, influence of, on the mushroom, 

 250 — importance of, in the Conser- 

 vatory, 721. 



Lightbody, Mr, cultivation of the 

 auricula by, 809, 810. 



Lima pole-bean, the, 79. 



Limburn, Mr, on the germination of 

 seeds, 313. 



Lime, the, 700. 



Lime, presence of, in plants, 20 — as a 

 manure, 296. 



Limy soil, what, 263, 267 — plants in- 

 digenous to, 271. 



Lindley, Dr, on the rotation of crops, 



12 — on the ingredients of plants, 21 

 — on the mushroom, 250 — on the 

 importance of air to roots, 278 — on 

 watering, 285 — on the germination 

 of seeds, 309 — on hybridisation, 315, 

 316— on grafting, 322, 323— on the 

 influence of the stock on the graft, 

 326 — on budding, 340 — on shield- 

 budding, 342 — on propagation by 

 cuttings, 348, 349 — on spring trans- 

 planting, 361 — on mound planting, 

 365 — on autumn pruning, 391 — on 

 humidity in hothouses, 651. 



Lindley, G., on hybridising, 305 — on 

 the duration of fruit trees, 307 — on 

 the rationale of budding, 339 — on 

 transplanting, 356 — on preserving 

 the spongioles in transplanting, 361 

 — on the treatment of the apple and 

 pear as open dwarfs, 475 — on prun- 

 ing the peach, 489 — list of apricots 

 by, 521— list of plums by, 534— on 

 training the cherry, 540 — list of 

 cherries by, 544 — on training the 

 fig, 554 — on the culture of the filbert, 

 563. 



Lindley's Guide to the Orchard, 299. 



Lindon's cast-steel spade, 279. 



Link on the spongioles of trees, 362. 



Liparis auriflua, the, 437 — dispar, 

 439— monacha, 834. 



Liquid manure, importance of water- 

 ing with, 285 — preparation, admin- 

 istration, &c. of, 295. 



Liquiritia officinalis, 242. 



Liquorice, culture, uses, &c. of, 242. 



Livingstone, Mr, on the Petrocarpus 

 marsupium, 346. 



Loam, various definitions of, 267. 



Loamy soil, what, 263, 267 — plants 

 indigenous to, 271. 



Lomba, M., his mode of managing 

 the potato, 212. 



London, culture of asparagus round, 

 117 — the sewerage-water of, 295 — 

 improved fruits grown near, 300. 



London market, introduction of rhu- 

 barb into the, 256. 



London market-gardeners, their mode 

 of growing the onion, 37, 38 — cul- 

 ture of peas by, 50, 52— of Brussels 

 sprouts, 91, 92 — of cauliflower, 98 

 — of sea-kale, 104, 107 — of aspara- 

 gus, 119, 121, 122, 125— of spinach, 

 135— of celery, 142, 143, 144— of 

 lettuce, 153 — of endive, 161 — of 

 radishes, 173 — forcing of carrots 

 by, 179 — growth of turnips by, 186 

 — their mode of forcing potatoes, 

 216 — culture of red beet by, 226, 

 227 — of mushrooms, 248 — of rhu- 

 barb, 257— of the tomato, 258— 

 their mode of successional cropping, 

 284. 



London market-gardens, the spades 



used in the, 279. 

 London peach-pruner, the, 408. 

 Long-rod vine-pruning, various modes 



of, 610. 



Loudon, Mr, on the rotation of crops, 



13 — on transplanting vegetables, 25 

 — on the mechanical determination 

 of soils, 273 — on hybridisation, 314 

 — on the theory of grafting, 323 — 

 on transplanting, 356 — on autumn 



transplanting, 360 — on the effects 

 of pruning, 389— on autumn prun- 

 ing, 391— on spur-pruning, 403— on 

 stopping or pinching back, 404. 



Lophyrus pini, 836. 



Love apple, culture, &c. of the, 258. 



Lozotoenia rosaria, 831. 



Lucas, Mr, sowing of seeds in snow 

 by, 313. 



Lunar spotted pinion moth, the, 440. 

 Luperus rufipes, the, 467. 

 Lycopersicum esculentum, the, 258. 

 Lycoperdon, edible species of, 245. 

 Lyda inanita, 829. 

 Lymbuin, Mr, on blind buds, 340. 

 Lysinema, culture of, 704. 

 Macaire on the rotation of crops, 12, 

 14. 



M'Donald, Mr, his mode of propa- 

 gating the vine, 598. 



M'Glashan, Mr, his large tree-lifting 

 machine, 383— his smaller, 386— 

 his flower-transplanter, 86. 



Mackay's large tree-lifting machine, 

 description of, 381. 



M'Nab, Mr, views of, on transplant- 

 ing evergreens, 371— his apparatus 

 for removing trees, 375— his large 

 transplanter, 377, 378— on the cul- 

 ture of heaths, 704, 707. 



M'Phail on vine-borders, 600 — on 

 the culture of the cucumber, 666. 



Madden, Dr, on the constituents of 

 soils, 271— on manures, 291. 



Maddock, Mr, on the hyacinth, 811. 



Magpie moth, the, 569, 580. 



Magnesia, presence of, in plants, 20. 



Magnesian limestone as a manure, 

 297. 



Magnolias, house for, 678. 

 Mahalab cherry as a stock, the, 329, 

 538. 



Maidstone, mode of training, &c. the 

 filbert at, 564. 



Main's long shoot vine-pruning, 610. 



Maize, vitality of the seeds of, 312. 



Mallow moth, the, 832. 



Malot, M., his mode of peach-train- 

 ing, 496. 



Maltese orange, the, 700. 



Maltuen, M., on the germination of 



Malus communis, see Apple. 



Mamestra brassicae, the, 112, 197— 

 oleracea, the, 197. 



Mammoth gourd, the, 259. 



Manchester, the mode of growing 

 celery at, 143 — gooseberry book, 

 the, 575. 



Mandarin orange, the, 700. 



Manganese, oxide of, influence of, on 

 soils and vegetation, 271. 



Manures, kinds of, 288 — their sub- 

 divisions, ib. — mode of their appli- 

 cation and action, 289 — organic 

 ones, 290 — inorganic, 296. 



Manuring, uselessness of, at trans- 

 planting, 364. 



Maraschino, manufacture of, 537. 



March moth, the, 832. 



Marie Louise pear, origin of the, 305. 



Marigold, culture of the, 240. 



Marjoram, culture of, 238. 



Marnock, Mr, on the effects of trans- 

 plantation on fruit-trees, 370 — on 

 transplanting large trees, 382. 



Martin, Mr, his mode of growing 

 sea-kale, 104. 



Mascall on the truffle, 254. 



Mazagan bean, origin of the, 62. 



Mealy bug, the, 639, 661, 700, 823. 



Mearns, Mr, his mode of propagating 

 the vine by coiling, 597— of pen- 

 dant training, 483— of vine-pruning, 

 610. 



Mechanical determination of soils, on 

 the, 273. 



Medicine, employment of garlic in, 

 29. 



Medicinal plntas. Chamomile, 241— 



