INDEX. 



87 



grinding bones for the use of the 



farmer, 64. 

 Milton, his allusion tothedoctrine 



of Thales, the Milesian, 21. 

 JMouLDjhowto prepare for flowers, 



69. 



JMusTARD, wild, grows upon new 

 thrown-up banks in Holderness 

 and other low countries, 50. 

 N 



Neats'-dung, examined, 17. 

 Nitre, recommended as a fertilizer 



of land, 46. Its efficacy doubted, 



ib. 



O 



Oaks, growing tall and spreading, 

 indicate a good soil, 11. 



Oil, thought to be the chief ingre- 

 dient that gives richness to pi- 

 geon-dung, 50. 



Olive-oil and pigeon-dung, 

 used as a compost for fig-trees, 67. 



Ordure, human, used by the far- 

 mers in Flanders, and how, 57. 

 How to collect in large families, 

 ib. 



P 



Pigeon-dung, examined, 18. Mix- 

 ed with olive-oil, makes a compost 

 for fig-trees, 67. In this state, is 

 similar to the oil-compost, ib. 



Plants, their difference owing to 

 climate, and not soil, 20. Wither- 

 ed and curled, indicate a bad soil, 

 11. Varieties of, upon Mount 

 Ararat, 22. The leaves of, draw 

 nourishment from the atmos- 

 phere, 32. The different kinds 

 of, rob one another, 46. Some 

 kinds live best in consort, ib. All 

 live upon the same food, but dif- 

 fer in the quantity taken, and 

 jnanner of seeking it, 56. Inspire 

 and expire, 79. Deciduous, simi- 

 lar to animals that sleep in winter, 

 ib. When and how to water, 82. 



Pliny, his beautiful description of 

 the earth, 5. 



Poultry-dung, examined, 18. 

 Q 



QuiNTENY, Mons. his book upon 

 French gardening, translated by 

 Mr. Evelyn, 26. 



R 



Radish, a wonderful one, men- 

 tioned by Hondius, 66. 



Rain-water, best for gardens, 81. 



Rape-dust, used in Yorkshire, 

 upon lime-stone lands, 64. 



Roots OF fruit-trees, should be 

 encouraged to spread near the 

 surface, 28, 74. 



S 



St. Leger, Gen. his experiments 

 on bones, 62. 



Salt, at first an enemy to vegeta- 

 tion, but afterwards a promoter 

 of, 52. 



Sand, the different kinds of, 6. 

 Thought by Dr. Lister to be the 

 first and universal covering of the 

 earth, 19. Table of, by Dr. Lis- 

 ter, 20. 



Sand-land, how to improrve, 34. 



Sand-stone, howcompounded, 10. 



Seeds, contain much vegetable nu- 

 triment, and therefore recom- 

 mended in composts, 63. Newly 

 sown, should not be watered till 

 some time after sowing, 81. 



Shavings of HORN,good for fruit- 

 trees, 6l. 



Sheep-dung, examined, 17. 



Shrubs, deciduous, similar to ani- 

 mals that sleep in winter, 79. 



Slime, mixed with earth, makes 

 good manure, 61. 



Soil, how to prepare for green- 

 house plants, 70. 



Stones, their different genera, 10. 

 Are found not to be detrimental 

 to corn lands, 34. 



Swine-dung, examined, 17. 



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Tartarian Lamb, supposed to be 



