INDEX. 383 



B 



Bauk of trees, ii. 215. 



Bark-bound Trees, how to 

 treat, ii. 133. 



Bay-tree, its history and culti- 

 vation, ii. 93. Was esteemed an 

 ominous tree, 96. Its effluvium 

 thought wholesome, ib. Sprigs 

 of it carried in the hands of 

 common soldiers at triumphal 

 entries, 97. 



Beech, its kinds, i. 132. How 

 propagated, 135. Said by Caesar 

 not to be a native of ]3ritain, 

 ib. Uses of its timber and 

 mast, 136, 137. 



Billet, measure of, by statute, 

 ii. 171, 254. 



Birch, its proper soil, qualities, 

 and uses, i. 225. Its juice, how 

 obtained, 232. The quantity 

 produced, 233. How made 

 into wine, 238. 



Blasted parts of Trees, to 

 be removed, ii. 160. 



Boards, how to make of the best 

 quality, ii. 226. 



Box-Tree, its soil, culture, and 

 uses, i. 278, 279. 



Broom, Spanish, recommended, 

 ii. 113. 



Buds of trees, what, ii. 215. 



B 



Basilidians, the sect of, ii. 308. 

 Bay-Tree, its species, ii. QS. Class and 

 Order, ib. How to propagate, ib. Is 

 the Laurus of the ancients, 9^*. Its 

 leaves were chewed by the Pythian 

 priestess, previous to the delivery of her 

 oracles, ib. Was called the Prophetic 

 Tree, and wh)', ib. Beautifully de- 

 scribed by Chaucer, Q5. 

 Beech, the seeds of, how to sow, i. 42. 

 Its species, 132, Class and Order, ib. 



Its natural soil, 133. How propagated, 

 ib. Was much admired by the ancient 

 Shepherds, 134. 



Birch, the seeds of, how to sow, i. 48. 

 Its species, 225. Class and Order, 226. 

 How to propagate, 227. Used in Swe- 

 den as a directory for sowing barley, 

 229. Make good nurses for young Oaks, 

 93. The young bark of the Canada 

 kind used by the natives of Kampt- 

 schatka for food, 226. 



Box-Tree, i. 278. Class and Order, ib. 

 Varieties, ib. Was used by the ancients 

 for making combs, 279- Was clipped 

 into various shapes in the Roman gar- 

 dens, ib. 



Broom, its Class and Order, ii. 113. 

 Burn-Baking, the good effects of, ac- 

 counted for, i. 32. 



c 



Candleberry-Tree, its uses, 

 ii. 81. 



Canker in trees, how cured, ii. 

 158. 



Caterpillars, how to destroy, 

 ii. 161. 



Cedar, its excellence and readi- 

 ness to grow in any soil, ii. 5, 

 The different kinds, 7. How 

 to cultivate, 9. Its uses, 10. 

 Its magnitude, 11. 



Celastrus, its use, ii. 78. 



Charcoal, its different sorts, ii, 

 256. How to mix with loam 

 for firing, 252. How made for 

 the powder-mills, 259- How 

 made for ordinary uses, 260. 



Cherry-Tree, black, how to 

 raise, i. 181, 



Chestnut-Tree, how to raise 

 from the nut,i. 153. Its natural 

 soil, 156. Is a native of Bri- 

 tain, 160. Should not be re- 

 moved, 158. Uses of its wood, 



