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INDEX. 



FuBZE, its Class and Order, ii. 111. Re- 

 commended for fodder, 112. 



G 



Grain, of timber, to be observed, 

 ii. 236. 



Granatum, or Mains Punica, 

 how to cultivate, ii. 83. 



Graves, in Surry, decked with 

 roses, ii. 345. 



Groves, an historical account of 

 their sacredness and use, ii.319. 

 AVere early consecrated to holy 

 uses by the patriarchs them- 

 selves, as well as by the Gentiles, 

 322. The Druids celebrated 

 the mysteries of their religion 

 in groves, 332. Were an em- 

 blem of the Elysium of the an- 

 cients, 336. — Were frequented 

 by learned men, 334. The an- 

 cients lodged the bodies of great 

 men in groves, and why, 340. 

 Abraham had his bury ing-place 

 set round with trees, 341. 

 Christ and his apostles fre- 

 quently resorted, to such soli- 

 tary places, ib. Sir W. Tem- 

 ple ordered his heart to be bu- 

 ried in a grove or garden, 344. 

 Were consecrated to Minerva, 

 Isis, Latona, Cybele, Osiris, 

 j5!,sculapius, Diana, Vulcan, 

 Venus, Cupid, IMars, Bellona, 

 Bacchus, Silvanus, and the 

 Muses, 346. Ancient and mo- 

 dern stories concerning groves 

 and trees, 347. 



G 



Garden, Roman, very similar to the Eng- 

 lish garden of the last century, i. 271- 



Generation of plants, ii. 131. — Animal 

 and vegetable generation nearly the 



same, 134. Equivocal generation, ab- 

 surd and unphilosophical, i. 8. Was 

 originally invented in Egypt, and for 

 what purpose, ib. Lucretius condemns 

 and ridicules it, ib. 



Gleditsia, ii. 66. Class and Order, ib. 

 Varieties, ib. How to cultivate, ib. 



Goats, thought to be injurious to Vines, 

 ii. 162. 



H 



Hasel, how to plant, i. 220. Its 

 proper soil, 222. Uses of the 

 wood, 223. 



Hawthorn, how to raise, ii. 99. 



Hedges, how to make, ii. 101. 



HoLLOWNESS of trees, how to re- 

 medy, ii. 158. 



Holly makes an excellent hedge, 



i. 273. How to sow the berries, 

 ib. Uses of the wood, 275. — 

 Bird-lime made from Holly 

 bark, and how, ib. 



Hornbeam, how raised, i. 139- 

 Its proper soil, ib. Uses of 

 the wood, 140. Makes noble 

 hedges in gardens, 142. 



Hornets, how to destroy, ii. 159. 



H 



Hasel, its species, i. 220. Class and Or- 

 der, ib. How propagated, ib. No 

 dependence on it as a divining-rod, 

 223. Uses of the wood, ib. The Fil- 

 bert not a distinct species, 221. How 

 cultivated in Kent, ib. 



Hawthorn, how to raise, i. 51. Its va- 

 rieties, 177. Is a species of Cratjegus, 



ii. 99. Makes the best fence, 100. Is 

 mentioned by Homer, ib. 



HermjE, the termini of the Latins, an ac- 

 count of, ii. 273. 



Horse-Chestnut, the nuts of, how to 

 sow, i. 46. Is a native of the East, 159- 

 Class and Order, ib. Its natural soil, 

 161. Its use, ib. Another species, ib. 



Hornbeam, the seeds of, how to sow, i. 



