INDEX. 



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Draw-wells, examples of, 675. 



Dropmore, examples of flower-beds from the 

 garden at, 670 — the root-garden at, 705. 



Drumlanrig castle, the entrance to the flower- 

 gardens at, 32 — style in which they are laid 

 out, 37 — specimens of the French parterre 

 from, 609 — the flower-garden at, 619 — the 

 root-garden, 705. 



Drummond castle, sun-dials at, 645. 



Dryburgh, suspension bridge at, 680. 



Dry rot, causes of, and means for its prevention, 

 567 et seq. 



Ducel, M., fountain designed by, 633, 634 — vase 



in cast-iron by, 644. 

 Duncan, J., Esq., hothouses constructed for, 



118. 



Dung, pits heated by, see Pits. 



Dunnemarle, architectural walls at, 93 — Gothic 

 conservatory at, 371, 372, 373. 



Duro, Mr, on the fruit-room and the preserva- 

 tion of fruit, 489. 



Dutch, mode of heating first employed by the, 



140 — their peach-houses, 347. 



Dutch style of gardening, derivation of the, 

 from the Eomans, 2 — its characteristics, 3 — 

 the introduction of it into England, 8. 



Dutch style of flower-garden, the, 573, 574, 611. 



Ealing park, combined orchid-house and aqua- 

 rium at, 405, 417. 

 Earthenware boilers, 243. 

 Earthenware copings for walls, 71. 

 Earthenware flues, employment of, for heating, 



141 — various forms of them, 145. 



Earthenware pipes and evaporating pans, 242. 



Eckstein and Bushby's system of heating by hot- 

 water pipes, 160. 



Edgings for flower-garden borders, various 

 kinds of, 590-- kinds of, suited to the garden- 

 esque style, 678. 



Edmonstone pit, the, 433. 



Egg-shaped figure, to describe a, 721. 



Eisdale slates, qualities of, 572. 



Elevation, the angle of, for hothouses, 134. 



Elizabethan style of flower-garden, the, 576. 



Elvaston castle, covered peach-borders at, 323. 



Embrasure flue, the, 146. 



Emperor fountain, the, at Chatsworth, 632, 636. 

 Enamelled pipes, on, 249. 



England, treatment of the orange tree in, 401 — 

 specifications regarding the prices, &c. of 

 brickwork in, 738 et seq. — of slates and slat- 

 ing, 741 — of plastering, 742 — of carpenter- 

 work, ib. — of iron-work, 743 — of cements, 744 

 —of mason-work, 745, 746 — of lime and sand, 

 746 — of glass and glazing, 747 — of painting, 

 748 — of plumber-work, ib — of wirework, 749. 



English bond, what, in bricklaying, 107. 



English style of gardening, origin of the, 607. 



Entrances to the kitchen-garden, forms, &c. of, 

 32. 



Errington, Mr, on coping for walls, 69 — on ven- 

 tilation, 297. 



Erskine house, flued walls at, 87 — ice-house at, 

 510. 



Espalier railings, various opinions entertained 

 regarding, 556 — their construction, ib. — vari- 

 ous forms of iron ones, ib. — wooden ones, 557 

 wire one, 558— span-roofed timber ones, ib — 

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inclined and curvilinear ones, 559 — dome- 

 shaped one, 560. 



Evaporating pans, construction, &c. of, 242, 249. 



Evergreen hedges in flower-gardens, 579. 



Everingham hall, greenhouse at, 391. 



Everingham park, vinery at, 305. 



E wing's glass walls, construction of, 88, and 

 Plate xi. 



Excavating, the prices, &c. for, 752. 

 Expansion joints for hot- water pipes, 247. 



Felt shutters, employment of, for covering 



glass-houses, 552. 

 Fences, varieties of, for flower-gardens, 579 — 



kinds of them suited to the gardenesque 



style, 685 — and to the picturesque, 717. 

 Fenn's system of tank-heating, 211. 

 Fermentation, pits heated by, see Pits. 

 Fermenting materials, superiority of the heat 



derived from, 184. 

 Fernery, formation, &c. of the, 667. 

 Ferns, the cultivation of, 667. 

 Field, Mr, views of, on colours, 595. 

 Figs, forcing of, and houses for it, 355. 

 Filtering tank, a, 513 — another, 515. 

 Fireclay, construction of a furnace of, 253. 

 Fireclay flues, various forms of, 145. 

 Fireclay tiles, prices of, 751. 

 Fireclay water-pipes, prices of, 751. 

 Flagstone flues, construction of, 147. 

 Flange joint, the, 246. 



Fleming, Mr, his system of tank-heating, 202 — 

 mode of ventilation employed by him, 286 — 

 heating vine-borders by, 326 — pinery con- 

 structed by him, 344 — and peach-houses, 353 

 ■ — his melon and pine pits, 455 — his econo- 

 mical paint, 564. 



Flemish bond, what, in bricklaying, 107. 



Flint walls, construction of, 98. 



Floors, conservatory and greenhouse, materials 

 for, 381. 



Florence vase, the, 637. 



Florentine style, flower-garden in the, 575. 



Flower-baskets, examples of, 426, 428. 



Flower-baskets, styles of, for the gardenesque 

 garden, 658. 



Flower-beds, form, &c. of. in the gardenesque 

 style, 661. 



Flower-gardens, the laying out of, preliminary 

 remarks on the classification of styles, 573 — 

 definitions of the different styles, ib. et seq. — 

 examples of the Panopticon, Florentine, and 

 Tudor, 575 — the Stuart style, 576 — that of 

 Holland house, ib. — the irregular, 578 — the 

 mingled, ib. — situation o£ them, ib. — fences 

 for them, 579 — planting in relation to the dif- 

 ferent styles, 580 — the arboretum, 584— the 

 pinetum, 587 — edgings for borders, 590 — 

 the reserve one, 591 — general disposal of the 

 ground, 592 — on terracing the ground, 593 — 

 the harmony of colours in relation to them, 

 ib. — the geometrical style, 604 — the garden- 

 esque style, 655 — the picturesque style, 693. 



Flower-stands, style of, for the gardenesque 

 garden, 653. 



Flower-tables, examples of, 427. 



Flowers, kinds of, suited for cultivation in the 

 town garden, 730, 731, 732— to the small 

 suburban one, 734 et seq. 



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