Viii C'OJNTEISTS. 



Sect. III. — Insects, considered with reference to Horticulture — 



continued. page 

 pecker race. 343. Sparrow tribe. 344. Cuckoo. 345. Crows. 346. 

 Insectivorous birds, sometimes granivorous. 347. Amphibious ani- 

 mals. 348. Equilibrium. 349. Beetles. 350. Ichneumdnidse. 351. 

 Ants, and field or tree bugs. 



SuBSECT. VII. — Means devised by Art for arresting the Progress of 

 Insects in Gardens, or of destroying them there . . . .108 



352, Insects may be destroyed in all their different stages. 353. De- 

 terring the perfect insect. 354. Preventing the perfect insect from 

 laying its eggs. 355. Catching the perfect insect. 356. Destroy- 

 ing the perfect insect. 357. Luring away the perfect insect. 358. Col- 

 lecting the eggs of insects. 359. Preventing eggs from being hatched. 

 360. Collecting or destroying larvse. 361. Collecting the pup£e, or 

 chrysalids. 



Sect. IV. — Amphibious Animals, considered with rpference to Hor- 

 ticulture .......... 114 



Sect. V. — Birds, considered with reference to Horticulture . .115 



364. Raptores (seizers). Insessores (perchers). 367. Rasores 

 (scratchers). 368. Grallatores (waders). 369. Natatores (swimmers). 

 3 70. The different modes of deterring birds. 371. The destruction of birds. 



Sect. VI. — The smaller Quadrupeds, considered with reference to 

 Horticulture . . . . . . . . .120 



.372. Ferse (wild beasts). 373. Glires (dormice), 374. Ungulata 

 (hoofed animals). 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Diseases and Accidents of Plants, considered with refer- 

 ence TO Horticulture ....... 123 



375. Canker. 376. To prevent canker. 377. Cure. 378. Gum. 

 379. Mildew. 380. Honey-dew. 381. Blight. 382. Flux of juices, 

 383. Accidents. 384. Other plant diseases. 



PART II. 



Implements, Structures, and Operations of Horticulture . 127 

 CHAPTER I. 



Implebients of Horticulture . . . . . . . 127 



385. Tools, instruments, utensils, machines, and other articles. 

 Sect. I. — General Observations on the construction and uses of the 

 Implements used in Horticulture . . . . . .128 



387. The mechanical principles on which they act. 388. Construc- 

 tion of implements. 389. Repairs. 



Sect. II. — Tools used in Horticulture . . . . . . 129 



390. The common lever. 391. Perforators. 392. The dibber. 

 393. Picks. 394. Draw-hoes. 395. Scrapers. 396. Thrust-hoes. 

 397. Spades. 398. Turf-spades. 399. Turf-racers. 400. The trowel 

 and the spud. 401. Transplanters. 402. Forks. 403. Rakes. 404. 

 Besoms. 405. Beetles and rammers. 406. The mallet. 407. The 

 garden hammer. 408. The garden pincers. 



