INDEX. 
609 
Onions, planting and care of, 196, 324, 
379, 409 
tree, 196 
welsh, 483, 560 
planting large roots of, for pro- 
ducing seed, 523 
Ononis natrix, 453 
Ophryses, 79, 470 
Orach, garden, 329 
Orange-trees, general care and culture 
of, 165, 307, 308, 363, 401, 453, 549 
pruning of, 306, 362 
to shift, 307, 362, 454, 473 
to inoculate, 428, 473 
to inarch, 402 
Orchards, the utility of, 45 
extent, aspect, situation, and 
soil, 228 
preparation of the ground, 
229 
manure suitable for, 38, 141 
choice of young trees, 230 
times of planting, 229, 336, 
526, 531, 563 
method of planting, 230, 563 
observations on neglecting, 45, 
140 
when to prune and dress, 45, 
140, 223, 525, 531, 563, 581 
■ particular methods of pruning. 
45, 46, 47 
when to prune or head down 
unhealthy trees, 47, 223 
how to prune or head down 
unhealthy or old trees, 225, 228 
to prevent the ravages of in- 
sects, 143 
• how and when to remove large 
trees, 232, 571 
to refresh the bark of fruit- 
trees, 531 
to bring luxuriant and unfruit- 
ful trees into a bearing state, 142 
root-pruning of use to fruit- 
trees, 142 
to supply the places of decayed 
trees, 232 
Orchises, 80, 470, 544 
Ornamental planting and rural de- 
signs, 62 to 79 
Ornithogalums, tender, 429 
hardy, 83, 295, 446, 544 
Oxalis versicolor, 166, 508 
• violacea, 470 
P. 
Peeonia, or Peony, 355, 469, 502 
Palma Christi, 353 
Pancratium maritimum, 544 
Papaw-tree, 270, 301 
Paper-Mulberry-tree, 285 
Paper, method of making it from the 
bark of the Paper-Mulberry-tree, 
285 
4E 
Paper-frames, method of making, 128 
Parsley, common, 134, 198, 325, 383 
Hamburg or large-rooted 198 
325, 380, 410 
Parsnep, 132, 189, 207 321, 379, 409, 
557 
Parterre, 73 
Passion-flower, 292, 364, 415 
Patience Dock, 560 
Pavilions, rural, 74 
Peach-trees, pruning and training of, 
29, 135, 214 
budding or inoculating, 442, 
466, 498 
double flowering, 163, 301 
Pear-trees, pruning and training of, 
25, 214, 215, 335, 525. 563, 579 
grafting, 248, 249 
budding, 442, 466, 498 
gathering and preserving the 
fruit of, 529 
sowing the kernels of, for 
stocks, 157, 258, 537 
Pea-sticks, to provide and dress, 9 
Peas, garden, raising in hot-beds, 133 
raising in the open ground, 
133, 185, 186, 319, 374, 408, 439, 462 
sticking, best method of, 186 
Tangier, 158, 299, 352 
winged, 299,352 
Pelargoniums. See Geraniums 
Penny-royal, 205, 521 
Penstemons, 470 
Peppers, red. See Red Peppers 
Perennial and biennial flowers sow- 
ing seeds of, 300, 354, 398 
planting or transplanting 300 
354,399,451,469,545,568 
Periploca grseca, 292 
Persicaria, 299, 352 
Persimmon, *270, 354, 355, 470 
Phillyrea, 338 
Phlomises, 453 
Phloxes, 158, 354, 35^, 425, 470, 502 
Pine- Apples, general care and culture 
of. 103. 175, 310, 364, 403, 430, 455 
745, 510, 551, 574, 592 
various sorts of, 544 
compost for, 456 
propagation of, by crowns and 
suckers, 457 
propagation of, by seed, 476 
Pines and Firs, how to distinguish 
between, 272 
the various kinds of, 273, 274 
propagation of, by seeds, 273, 
274, 275, 338 
observations on transplanting 
seedlings of, in June, 414 
time of trimming or pruning. 
499 
Pinks, general care of, &c. See the 
Flower Garden for the several 
months 
