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GENERAL INDEX. 



Roots, importance of the admission 

 of air to, 277 — importance of at- 

 tention to, in transplanting, 361 — 

 the absorbent power of the, 362 — 

 influence of pot-growing on, 369 

 — example of well formed, ib. — and 

 of ill formed, 370— of fruit-trees, on 

 laying bare the, and its effects, 

 404. 



Rosary, the. The different varieties of 

 roses, 750 — situation for it, 756 — 

 propagation by seed, 759 — crossing 

 and hybridising, 760 — propagation 

 by budding and grafting, 761 — by 

 cuttings, 762 — by suckers, 763— 

 season for planting, ib. — pruning, 

 ib. — autumn pruning, 764 — summer 

 pruning, 765— forcing, 766— propa- 

 gating stocks, 768 — tender roses, 

 769 — pegging down, ib. — labels, ib. 

 — growing in pots, ib. — select lists, 

 771— diseases, 772. 



Rose, Mr, fruiting of the pine by, 

 642. 



Rose, culture of the, see Rosary — 

 aphis, the, 830 — caddice saw-fly, 

 829— chermes, 828— maggot, 830— 

 moth, 828— saw-fly, 830— scale, 828 

 — shield-budding the, 341 — stocks, 

 kinds, &c. of, 329 — water, roses 

 from which made, 751. 



Roses, propagation of, by layering, 

 352. 



Rosemary, culture of, 260. 



Rosmarinus officinalis, 260. 



Rotation of crops, see Crops. 



Rubus chamsemones, the, 594 — fruti- 

 cosus, 594 — idasus, see Raspberry — 

 occidentalis, 571 — strigosus, ib. 



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



Rumex acetosa, the, 139 — montanus, 

 ib. — patientia, culture of, 138 — san- 

 guineus, culture of, ib. — scutatus, 

 uses of, ib. 



Ruricola on the red spider, 77. 



Russia, forcing turnips in, 189 — fungi 

 used in, 243. 



Rust in carrots, the, 181. 



Ruta graveolens, 242. 



Rye, vitality of the seeds of, 312. 



Saddle-grafting, 331. 



Sage, culture of, 235. 



St Catherine plum, manufacture of 

 prunes from the, 525. 



St David, connection of the leek with, 

 44. 



St Julian stock for apricots, the, 328. 

 St Mark's fly, 591. 



Salad plants. Celery, 141 — Celeriac, 

 150 — The Lettuce, 151 — Endive, 

 158— Succory, 164— Dandelion, 166 

 — Tarragon, ib. — Burnet, 167 — 

 White and Black mustard, ib. — 

 Garden-cress, 168 — ■ Water-cress, 

 169 — American, Winter, and In- 

 dian cress, 170 — Purslane, 171 — 

 Chervil,*. — Rape,«°fe. — Corn-salad, 

 &c, 172— The Radish, ib. 



Salad, early history of, 5 — remarks 

 on, 141. 



Salsify, place of, in the rotation, 17 

 —culture of, 228. 



Salt as a manure, 297— value of, as a 

 manure to asparagus, 122. 



Saltpetre as a manure, 297. 



Sandy soil, what, 263, 266— plants 

 indigenous to, 271. 



Sang, Mr, a properly and improperly 

 pruned tree by, 405. 



Sap, influence of autumn-pruning on 

 the, 391. 



Saperda bivittata, the, 444. 



Satureja montana, &c, 238. 



Saul, Mr, on the best weather for 

 budding, 339 — his mode of shield- 

 budding, description of, 342 — his 

 transplanter, 85 — his transplanting 

 machine, description, &c. of, 374. 



Saunders, Mr, on vine-borders, 601 — 

 on vine-planting, 604— his system of 



spur-pruning the vine, 607 — his 

 mode of vine-training, 614 — his 

 trough-culture of the vine, 624. 



Saur kraut, manufacture of, 82. 



Savage's surface-stirrer, 208. 



Savory, early use of, 7 — culture of, 

 238. 



Savoy, the order of, in the rotation, 

 17 — natural history of the, 96 — its 

 uses, ib. — propagation, ib. — sowing 

 and planting, ib. — subsequent cul- 

 ture, ib. — soil and manure, 97 — 

 gathering and storing, ib. — list of 

 approved sorts, ib. — European 

 names, 116. 



Saw-dust as a manure, 293. 



Saynor's botanical knife, 408— bud- 

 ding-knife, ib. 



Scale insects, the, 516, 523, 823. 



Scallions, what, 33. 



Scallop- budding, 344. 



Scarabasus auratus, 828. 



Scarecrow, a, 83. 



Scarlet nonpareil apple, origin of the, 

 304. 



Scarlet runner, the, its natural his- 

 tory, 78 — its uses, ib. — mode of 

 propagation, ib. — sowing and plant- 

 ing, ib. — its subsequent culture, ib. 

 — soil and manure, 79 — forcing, ib. 

 — gathering, ib. — list of approved 

 sorts, ib. — insects and diseases, 80— 

 general remarks, ib. 



Scarlet strawberries, origin of the, 

 582— list of, 587. 



Sciara pyri, the, 470 — major, ib. 



Scolopendra electrica, the, 181. 



Scolytusdestructor,the,473 — hcemorr- 

 hous, the, 436 — pruni, the, 473 — 

 pyri, the, 465. 



Scopula forficularis, the, 262. 



Scorzonera, place of, in the rotation, 

 17— culture of, 229. 



Scotch cranberry, the, 594. 



Scotland, use of the leek in, 44 — the 

 mode of growing celery in, 143 — im- 

 provement of the turnip in, 183— 

 inferior fruits cultivated in orchards 

 of, 300 — list of apples suitable to, 

 430 — north of, pears for the, 463 — 

 growth of the" peach in, 487 — lists of 

 plums for, 534 — new gooseberries 

 originated in, 576— first fruiting of 

 the pine-apple in, 642. 



Sea- beet, 226. 



Sea-kale, proportion of ground for, 8 

 — natural history of, 103 — its uses, 

 104 — propagation, ib. — sowing and 

 planting, ib. — subsequent cultiva- 

 tion, 105 — soil and manure, 106 — 

 forcing, ib. — pots for blanching, 108 

 — gathering, ib. — European names, 

 116. 



Sea-weed as a manure, 292. 

 Seasoning, plants used for, 232— early 



history of them, 5. 

 Seaton on spur-pruning the vine, 607. 

 Secondary crops, what, and their place 



in the rotation, 17. 

 Seed, advantages of mixing that of 



different years, 10— propagation by, 



309 —peculiarities of propagation by, 



315. 



Seeds, quantities of, required for the 

 kitchen-garden, 8 — abundance of, 

 produced, 309 — their germination, 

 ib. — their vitality, 311 — various, 

 time required for germinating, 312. 



Selandria .Ethiops^O— atra, 471. 



Sensitive plant, vitality of the seeds 

 of the, 312. 



Sewerage - water of London, on the, 

 295. 



Seymour's mode of peach-training, 

 492. 



Shaddock, the, 700. 



Shading, importance of, in transplant- 

 ing, 360, 363 — to transplanted ever- 

 greens, 373 — and in conservatories, 

 723. 



Shallot, early history of the, 6 — its 

 natural history, 27 — its uses, ib. — 

 propagation of it, ib. — planting, ib. 

 — its after management, 28 — soil and 

 manures for it, ib. — gathering and 

 storing the crop, ib. — varieties of it, 

 ib. — insects and diseases to which 

 subject, 29 — general remarks on it, 

 ib. — foreign names, ib. — transforma- 

 tion of it into the onion, ib. 



Shallot vinegar, manufacture of, 27. 



Shallow transplanting, advantages of, 

 365 — planting, importance of, to the 

 peach, 488, 499. 



Shanghae peach, the, 486, 510. 



Shield-budding, various modes of, 341 

 — the Rose, ib. — the Camelia, ib. — 

 American mode, 342 — Saul's mode, 

 ib. — reversed, ib. — Paul's mode, 343. 



Shortland, Mr, on propagating the 

 vine, 597. 



Shoulder-grafting, 333. 



Shrubbery, the, its objects, situation, 

 &c, 780 — preparing the ground, 

 781 — planting, 782 — renewal of ne- 

 glected, 783— pruning, 784— digging, 

 ib. — selection of material, ib.— lists, 

 &c. of plants,*.— half-hardy plants 

 considered in reference to climate 

 and situation, 793 — effects of alti- 

 tude, 794 — acclimatation, ib. 



Shrubs, cuttings of, 347. 



Sicilian beet, culture of the, 139. 



Side-grafting, 334. 



Sieva bean, the, 79. 



Sievright's improved cultivator, 209. 



Silene inflata, the, 134. 



Silica, presence of, in plants, 20 — pro- 

 perties, &c. of, 267— influence, &c. 

 of, on soils and vegetation, 271. 



Silicious soil, what, 263, 266— plants 

 indigenous to, 271. 



Silk-worm, food of the, 593. 



Silybum Marianus, the, 134. 



Simultaneous cropping, system of, 24. 



Sinapis alba, 167 — nigra, 168. 



Single eyes, propagation by cuttings 

 of, 354. 



Sion House, mulberry-tree at, 592. 

 Sitona canina, the, 68, 69 — crinita, 



the, 58— lineata, the, 58, 69. 

 Skirret, place of the, in the rotation, 



17— culture of the, 229. 

 Slimy caterpillar, the, 471. 

 Sloe, employment of the, as a stock for 



plums, 525, 534. 

 Slug-worm, the, 471. 

 Slugs, destruction of, 111. 

 Small bark-beetle, the, 436 — brown 



scale, the, 824 — ermine moth, the, 



435 — magpie moth, the, 580 — peach- 



pruner, the, 408 — pear-midge, the, 



470. 



Smallage, see Celery. 



Smeal, Mr, peculiar mode of growing 



carrots by, 178. 

 Smyrnium olusatrum, see Alisander. 

 Snails, destruction of, 111. 

 Snake millepede, the, 114. 

 Snow, experiments on sowing seeds 



in, 313. 



Soda, presence of, in plants, 20 — in- 

 fluence of, on soils and vegetation, 

 272. 



Soft-wooded plants, grafting of, 336. 



Soil, ingredients removed by various 

 crops from the, 17 — best state of 

 the, for sowing, 312 — preparation 

 of, for transplanting, 358. 



Soils, the origin and nomenclature of, 



263 — subdivisions of them, ib. — 

 various opinions on their formation, 



264 — Stephens on them, ib. — Sir 

 H. Davy on them, 265 — argillaceous 

 or clayey, 266 — silicious or sandy, 

 ib. — calcareousor limy, 267 — loamy, 

 ib. — gravelly, 268 — peaty or mossy, 

 ib. — their organic and inorganic 

 constituents, 269 — their examina- 

 tion, ib. — modes of determining 



