CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Names of the Fruits and Culinary Vegetables cultivated in 



British Gardens, in different languages, &c. . . xxiv 



List of Engravings ..... xxviii 



Introduction . . . . . . . 1 



PART I. 



Facts relative to Plants, the Soil, Manures, the Atmosphere, 



&c., ON WHICH Horticulture is founded . . .2 



CHAPTER I. 



Plants considered with reference to their Culture in Gardens 2 



Sect. I. — The Analogy betiveen Plants and Animals, considered with 



reference to Horticulture . . . . .2 



Sect. II. — Classification of Plants, with a View to Horticulture . 8 

 22. E'xogens. 23. E'ndogens. 24. A'crogens. 28. Thalamiflorae. 

 2y. Ranunculacese. 30. Crucfferse. 31. Malvaceae. 32. Geraniacese. 

 33. Magnoliacese, &c. 34. Calycifloree. 35. Leguminosse. 36. Rosaceee. 

 37. Umbellacese. 38. Compdsitse. 39. Ericacese. 40. Rhamnacese, 

 &c. 40. Corollifl6r8e. 41. Scrophulariacese. 42. Labiacese. 43. 

 Epacridacese, &c. 44. Monochlamydese. 45. Amentkceee. 46. Coni- 

 ferse. 47. Plantaginese, &c. 48. E'ndogens. 49. Orchidacese. 50. 

 Scitaminacese. 51. Iridacese. 52. Amaryllidkcese. 53. Liliacese. 54. 

 Palmacese. 55. Graminacese. 56. Alismaceee, &c. 57. A'crogens. 

 58. Filices. 59. Musci. 60. Lichenes. 61. A'lgse. 62. Fungi. 63. 

 Equisetacese. 66. Evergreens. 67. Subevergreens. 68. Persistent- 

 leaved plants. 69. Deciduous-leaved plants. 70. Ligneous plants. 

 71. Suffruticose plants. 72. Trees. 73. Shrubs. 



Sect. Ill, — Nomenclature of Plants with a view to Horticulture . 19 

 Sect. IV. — Structure of Plants with a view to Horticulture . . 20 



80. Elementary organs. 81. Compound organs. 82. The root. 83. 

 The stem. 85. The bark. 86. The medullary rays or plates. 89. 

 Nodi. 90. Buds. 91. Leaves. 92. Hairs. 93. Flower-buds. 94. 

 Inflorescence. 95. The floral envelope. 96. The sexes of plants. 

 97. The ovulum. 98. The fruit. 100. The seed. 



Sect. V. — Functions of Plants with reference to Horticulture . 24 

 102. Germination. 103. Growth. 105. The stem. 109. Wood. 

 111. The bark. 113. Leaves. 115. Buds. 126. The Flowers. 129. 

 The sexes. 130. The fruit. 



Sect. VI. — The Geographical Distribution of Plants, and their sta- 

 tions and habitations, with reference to their Culture in Gardens 87 



135. Temperature. 140. Physical circumstances. 142. Stations. 

 143. Light. 144. Water. 145. Soil. 146. Soils formed by particular 

 rocks. 147. Atmosphere. 148. Stations. 150. The habitations of 

 plants. 



