GENERAL INDEX. 



865 



their nature, 270— by the plants in- 

 digenous to them, 271— by chemical 

 analysis, ib.— by mechanical exami- 

 nation, 273— their colour, its effects, 

 &c, 274— their mineralogical quali- 

 ties, 275 — moisture in them, 276 — 

 presence of stones in them, ib. — 

 impalpable matter in them, 

 their surfaces, ib.— their improve- 

 ment by various means, 277— by 

 draining, ib. — by pulverisation, 278 



— by digging, ridging, and trench- 

 ing, and tools for it, 279— by bastard 

 trenching, 280 — by consolidation, 

 281 — alteration of their constituent 

 parts, ib. — their exposure to atmo- 

 spheric influence, 282 — burning 

 them, ib. — preparing them for next 

 crop, 283— watering, 284— manur- 

 ing, 288 et seq. 



Solanum melongena, the, 259— tuber- 

 osum, see Potato. 



Solly, Mr, on ammoniacal liquor, 296 

 — on the action of nitrates, 297. 



Solubility, importance of, in manures, 

 289. 



Soot, advantages of applying, to the 

 onion, 43 — as a manure, 298. 



Sorrel, early use of, 7 — culture of, 138. 



South America, the potato indigenous 

 to, 200. 



Spades, various kinds of, 279. 



Spain, the onions of, 35. 



Spanish hoe, the, 38— lentil, the, 80. 



Spearmint, culture of, 236. 



Special manures, on, 22. 



Species, difficulty in determining, in 

 plants, 314. 



Speechley, Mr, on the culture of 

 beans, 64 — his mode of grafting the 

 vine, 599 — on vine-borders, 600 — 

 on the culture of the pine-apple, 

 650. 



Spencer, Mr, his pot-culture of the 



vine, 621. 

 Sphynx tipuliformis, the, 570. 

 Spilosoma lubricipeda, 833. 

 Spinach, proportion of ground for, 8 



— place of, in the rotation, 17 — 

 natural history of, 135 — its uses, ib. 



— propagation, ib. — sowing, ib. — 

 subsequent cultivation, 136 — soil 

 and manure, ib. — gathering, ib. — 

 list of varieties, 137 — its European 

 names, ib. 



Spinaceous plants. Spinach, 135 — 

 Wild spinach, 137 — French or 

 Mountain spinach, 138 — New Zea- 

 land spinach, ib. — Garden patience, 

 Sorrel, &c, ib.— White beet, 139. 



Spiral-cylinder training, Hayward's, 

 395. 



Spiral ringing, what, 402. 

 Spitzenburgh apple, origin of the, 

 304. 



Splice-grafting, 330 — the peach, 331. 



Spongioles, on preserving, in trans- 

 planting, 361. 



Spores of fungi, germination, &c. of, 

 245. 



Spotted buff-moth, the, 196, 833 — 

 garden gnat, the, 157 — pea weevil, 

 the, 58. 



Sprengelia, culture of, 704. 



Spring-pruning, on, 394 — transplant- 

 ing, evils of, 361. 



Spruce-pine weevil, the, 834. 



Spur-pruning, wnat, 403 — the apple 

 and pear, on, 482 — the vine, various 

 modes of, 606. 



Spurs, superiority of natural over arti- 

 ficial, 476. 



Stable-yard manure, importance, &c. 

 of, 290— its application, &c, 291. 



Stables, growth of the mushroom in, 

 252. 



Stafford, Mr, his mode of forcing 



vines in pots, 621. 

 Staking for peas, substitutes for, 53 — 



advantages of, for beans, 65. 



Standard fruit trees, pruning of, 393. 



Standards, management of the apple 

 and pear as, 475. 



Standish on transplanting, 364. 



Standish and Noble on the pot-culture 

 of evergreens, 371 — their transplant- 

 ing crate, 375. 



Stellate fan mode of training, the, 390. 



Stephens, Mr, on the rotation of crops, 

 14— on special manures, 22 — analy- 

 ses of peas from, 61 — on manuring 

 beans, 65 — on the origin of soils, 

 264— on loam, 267' — analyses of soil, 

 &c. from, 272, 273 — on the depth, 

 &c. of drains, 278 — on fermenting 

 bones, 293 — on the sewerage water 

 of London, 295. 



Steuart, Sir H., his work on trans- 

 planting, 367 — his mode of opera- 

 tion, 368. 



Stocks, choice of, for grafting, 325 — 

 their influence on the graft, ib. — and 

 of the latter on them, 326 — general 

 remarks on them, 329 — various, for 

 peaches, 486 — plums grown for, 534. 



Stone terraces, situations, &c. adapt- 

 ed for, their construction, &c, 773. 



Stones, value of, in soils, 276. 



Stopping, pruning by, 403. 



Storey, Mr, new heaths raised by, 709. 



Stove or tropical plant house, the, 

 management of, 712 — select lists 

 of plants for it, 712, 716 — treat- 

 ment of palms, 713 — general collec- 

 tion, ib. — necessity for bottom-heat, 

 714— autumn and winter treatment, 

 ib. — importance of ventilation, ib. 

 ■ — re-potting, 715 — spring and sum- 

 mer treatment, ib. 



Strachan, Mr, on the radish, 174. 



Strawberry, the, necessity for trans- 

 planting, 357 — its natural history, 

 581 — its propagation by seed, 582 — 

 and by runners, ib. — soil, and situ- 

 ation, 583 — Roberts' mode of grow- 

 ing it, 584 — general culture, 585 — 

 gathering the fruit, ib. — forcing, 

 586 — select list, 587 — insects and 

 diseases to which subject, 591 — its 

 European names, 592. 



Strong pruner, the, 408. 



Striped pea-weevil, the, 58. 



Subsoils, influence, &c. of, 268, 275. 



Succade gourd, the, 259. 



Successional cropping, system of, 24. 



Succory, natural history of, 164 — its 

 uses, i&.— propagation, ib. — sowing 

 and planting, ib. — its subsequent 

 culture, 165 — gathering, 166 — va- 

 rieties, ib. — general remarks, ib. 



Succulent - house, management of 

 the, 719 — soil, &c, ib. — tempera- 

 ture, 720— propagation, ib. — list of 

 plants, ib. 



Succulent plants, season for grafting, 

 330— grafting of, 336. 



Suckers, propagation of the pine- 

 apple by, 643 — propagation of the 

 rose by, 763. 



Suckling gooseberries, what, 575. 



Sugar peas, uses of, 49. 



Sulphate of lime as a manure, 297. 



Sulphur, action of, on mildew, 513. 



Sulphurator, the, 433. 



Sulphuric acid, presence of, in plants, 

 20 — fixing of ammonia by, 295. 



Summer-pruning, on, 391 — its effects, 

 392 — objects aimed at in it, 393 — 

 the apricot, 519 — espalier apples and 

 pears, 483 — the peach, 500 — the 

 plum, 528 — the vine, 615. 



Supporting, importance of, to trans- 

 planted evergreens, 373. 



Swaar apple, origin of the, 304. 



Swayne, G., on training the fig, 554. 



Swedish turnips, culture of, 186. 



Sweet, Mr, his mode of treating 

 bulbs, 697. 



Sweet almond, culture of the, 559— 

 basil, culture of, 237— or Spanish 



chestnut, culture of the, 562— mar- 

 joram, culture of, 238— William, 

 layering the, 353. 



Swine, the dung of, as a manure, 290. 



Swiss chard, preparation, &c. of, 140. 



Switzer on forcing the cherry, &c, 

 546. 



Switzerland, the cherry in, 537. 

 Syboes, what, 33. 



Sydenham on the uses of garlic, 29. 

 Synonyms, number of, in fruit-lists, 

 299. 



Syringing, importance of, in trans- 

 planting, 363 — to transplanted ever- 

 greens, 373 — and to the vine, 627. 



Tamus communis, 134. 



Tanacetum vulgare, 237. 



Tanners' bark as a manure, 293. 



Tansy, culture of, 237. 



Tarragon, culture of, 166. 



Tarring, the fig at, 551. 



Taylor, Mr A., culture of the pine- 

 apple by, 655. 



Teltow turnip, culture of the, 186. 



Temperature, influence of drainage in 

 elevating, 277 — day and night, re- 

 gulation of, 629. 



Tenthredo jEthiops, 830— cerasi, 545 

 — haemorrhoidalis, 468 — morio, 536 

 — pini, 836 — populi, 515 — testu- 

 dinea, 444 — ventricosa, or grossu- 

 laria», 579. 



Tephritis artimisise, 833 — onopordi- 

 nis, 148, 230. 



Terminal flute-budding, 345. 



Terraces, various kinds of, 773. 



Terrestrial orchids, what, 686. 



Tetragonia expansa, culture of, 138. 



Thick sowing, evils of, 51. 



Thinning, cases in which requisite at 

 transplanting, 369. 



Thinning apples and pears, on, 483 

 — the peach and nectarine, 499 — 

 the apricot, 519. 



Thomery mode of vine-training, the, 

 613. 



Thompson, Mr, select list of peas 

 from , 55 — list of savoys from , 97 — 

 on the varieties of borecoles, 109 — 

 on the origin of new varieties of 

 fruits, 303 — on the horizontal train- 

 ing of the apple and pear as espa- 

 liers, 479 — on summer-pruning espa- 

 lier apples and pears, 483 — classifi- 

 cation of peaches and nectarines by, 

 485— modes of peach-training tried 

 by, 497 — classification of apricots 

 by, 517 — classification of cherries 

 by, 537 — on the quince, 560. 



Thornhill, Mr, tranplanter invented 

 by, 85. 



Thouin, Professor, on stocks for 



fruit-trees, 327 — on the varieties of 



budding, 338. 

 Three-pronged fork, the, 225. 

 Thrips, prevention of, in the kidney 



bean, 73 — description, &c. of it, 



76, 514, 535, 637. 

 Thyme, earlv use of, 7 — culture of, 



234. 



Tiger moth, the, 157. 



Tinea capitella, the, 569— Clerkella, 

 473— corticella, 443, 574— hesperi- 

 della or porrectella, 824 — padella, 

 435 — rhodophagella,828 — sarcitella, 

 59. 



Tipula maculosa, the, 157 — marci, 591, 

 832 — oleracea, 111, 825 — repens, 

 170. 



Tobacco plant, the Feeds of the, 309. 



Tomato, natural history, uses, cul- 

 ture, &c. of the, 258. 



Tomicus typographies, 835. 



Tongue or whip grafting, 330. 



Topping, advantages of, for beans, 

 65. 



Tortrix angustiorana, the, 470, 522— 

 Bergmanniana, 830 — buoliana or 

 xylostiana, 836 — nigricana, 535 — 

 ocellana, 466 — pomonana, 435 — 



