INDEX. 
Acacia, rose, 301 
Aconite, winter, 355, 502 
Agaves, 362, 404, 508, 548 
Alaternus, 338 
Alcoves, rural, 71 
Alder, 265, 292 
Alexanders, or Alesanders, 205, 326, 
522, 559 
Aletris, 354, 355, 470 
Alkekengi, 352 
Allamanda cathartica, 459 
Allspice, Carolina. See Calycanthus 
floridus 
Almond, fruit-bearing, 45, 214, 250, 
443, 467 
double-flowering dwarf, 106, 
163 
Aloes, 91, 165, 178, 362, 363, 404, 508, 
548 
Althaea Frutex, or Hibiscus syriacus, 
257, 275, 301 
Alyssum, sweet, 353 
Amaranthus tricolor, 161, 298, 351, 
353, 398. 425 
tree, 353, 425 
spike, 353, 425 
globe, 353, 425 
Amaryllis, scarlet, 79, 358, 397. 570 
yellow, 79, 417, 469 
Belladonna, 417, 429, 469, 572 
sarniensis, 399, 417, 429, 469, 
572 
Amorpha fruticosa, 301 
Andromedas, 276 
Anemone, general care and treatment 
of, 80, 160, 163, 295, 345, 395, 567 
description of a fine double, 395 
taking up the roots. 416 
method of planting the best 
sorts, 503, 543, 567 
sowing seed of, 582 
Angelica, garden. 205, 411, 521 
tree, 301 
Anise, 206 
Annual flowers, tender, 161,298, 351, 
352 398 
'- hardy, 158,299. 352, 398 
Antirrhinum, see Snapdragon 
Antholizas, 166, 429, 508 
Anthyllises,453 
Apocynum and roscemifolium, 450 
4D 
Apple-tree, 25, 136, 214, 215, 334, 525, 
563, 579 
sowing kernels of, 157, 258, 
537 
gathering and preserving the 
fruit of, 529 
Apricot, 29, 135, 214, 443 
Arbors, rural, 74 
Arbor Vita^a, common, 272, 292, 338 
Chinese, 59, 272, 292, 338 
Arbutus Unedo, or Strawberry-tree, 
59, 356, 362, 549 
Arcades, rural, 74 
Arethusa ophioglossoides, 79. 
Art of improving different soils, 313 
Artichokes, garden, common care of, 
22, 135, 438, 462 
spring dressing of, 202, 325 
making new plantations of, 
202, 325 
sowing seed of, 203, 325 
varieties of, 203 
winter dressing of, 559 
Artichoke, Jerusalem, 213, 326 
to preserve in winter, 557 
Ash, common kinds of, 148, 271, 302, 
534 
manna, 287 
round-leaved, 287 
Asclepias, hardy herbaceous kinds, 
79, 354, 426 
CLirassavica, 459, 470 
Asparagus, forcing, 19, 121, 560, 578 
spring dressing of, 191, 323 
making new plantations of, 
193 323 
'- sowing seed of, 193, 323 
method of cutting, 193 
ordinary care of, 323, 380, 408, 
461 
winter dressing of, 520, 554 
Asters, hardy herbaceous kinds, 79, 
158, 300, 352, 426 
China, 299, 352, 425 
Aucuba japonica, 364, 453 
Auriculas, common care of, 80, 159, 
295, 345, 397, 451, 468, 500, 537 
sowing seed of 159, 296, 587 
description of a fine double, 
347 
compost suitable for, 348 
new potting of, 348 397, 468 
