GENERAL INDEX. 



*;^* The pages are referred to ; not the paragraphs. 



AcETARiACEous esculcDts, Substitutes for, 683 

 Acrogens, orders belonging to, 16. 



Air and ventilation necessary to plants in a growing state, 88 ; mode of heating and 



ventilating on Mr. Penn's principle, 85 

 Alisanders, culture of, 680 

 Alliaceous plants, substitutes for, 665 

 Almond, its use, &c., 595 

 Amphibious animals, their uses in gardens, 114 

 Angelica, its use and culture, 688 

 Annular budding, how performed, 308 



Apple, history of, 528 ; uses of and properties of a good one, 529 ; number of 

 varieties of, and a selection of early and late dessert sorts, 530 ; a selection of 

 early and late kitchen sorts, 532 ; list of dessert and kitchen, for espaliers, dwarfs, 

 or trained standards, 428 ; a select list for an orchard, 431 ; selection of sorts for 

 making cider, and valuable sort for cottage gardens, 533 ; principles to be observed 

 in selecting varieties, 534 ; modes of propagation, 535 ; soil and situation best 

 adapted for, and mode of bearing, pruning, and training, 536 ; summer and winter 

 pruning of dwarfs, espaliers, and those against walls for the first ten years of their 

 growth exemplified, 537 ; gathering and keeping, 543 ; diseases, insects, &c. to 

 which the trees are liable, with modes of eradication, 544 



Apricot, a selection of the best sorts, and the propagation of the trees, 596 ; planting, 

 pruning, and general management of, 597 ; a few remarks on forcing the, 487 



Artichoke, culture of, 670; culture of, for producing the chard, 671 



AVum maculatum, a native plant, the roots of which are sometimes used as a sub- 

 stitute for arrow-root, 656 



Asparagus, soil suitable for, and mode of sowing or planting, 665 ; general culture 

 of, 666 ; particulars of the mode of forcing, 516 ; thrives best in wet-bottomed 

 soil, 713 



Asparagaceous esculents, substitutes for, 672 



Asphalte roofing, its use in affording protection to glass roofs, 161 



Atmosphere considered with reference to the culture of plants, 67 ; its constituent 



parts, 67 ; agitation of, promotes the vigour of plants, 83 

 Atmospheric moisture, much not necessary in greenhouses, 87 ; moisture always 



present, 76 ; to measure the degree of, 76 ; necessary to plants, 77 ; at perfect 



command in hothouses, 79 ; condensation of, on the glass of hothouses, 80 ; 



moisture necessary in plant structures, 215 ; method of procuring, 216. See 



Table in p. 703. 



Balm, its use, &c., 694 



Banana, history of, 512 ; construction of a house for, and mode of cultivation, 513 ; 



list of varieties of, 601 

 Basil, culture of, 691 



Baskets, method of making, 148 ; uses of, 151 

 Bean, a selection of varieties and their culture, 634 



Beet, the Red, selection of varieties and their culture, 651 ; culture of the Spinach 



and Chard, 658 

 Bell glasses, 152 



Bellows, fumigating, 156; powdering, 157 

 Berberry, use of, and mode of cultivation, 580 



