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1V. Characteristic or Picturesque Distribution of Vegetables--- 203 V. Systematic Distribution of Vegetables- 205 VI. Economical Distribution of Vegetables- 206

VII. Arithmetical Distribution of Vegetables- 7b, VIII. Distribution of the British Flora, indige- nous and exotic-- 2,

Cuap, XI.

Origin of Culture, as derived from the Study of Vegetables--- 214

BOOK II. OF THE NATURAL AGENTS OF VEGETABLE GROWTH AND CULTURE. Cuap. I.

Of Earths and Soils-~- 217 I. Of the Geological Structure of the Globe and

the Formation of Earths and Soils=p: IL. Classification and Nomenclature of Soils- 219 III. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils= 221

1. Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by means of the Plants which grow on them---- 2.

Of discovering the Qualities of Soils by

9 chemical Analysis--= UD 3. Of discovering the Qualities of a Soil mechanically and empirically+ 222 IV. Of the Uses of the Soil to Vegetables= Os V. Of the Improvement of Soils= 220 1. Pulverisation--- 20, 2. Of the Improvement of Soils by Compres- sion---- 228 3. Of the Improvement of Soils by Aeration or Fallowing==- ib. 4. Alteration of the constituent Parts of Soils 229 5. Changing the Condition of Lands, in re- spect to Water=- 5 os 6. Changing the Condition of Lands, in re- spect to Atmospherical Influence= BBY 7. Rotation of Crops-- 233 Cnap. II. Of Manures-- 234

I. Of Manures of Animal and Vegetable Origin 235 1. The Theory of the Operation of Manures of Animal and Vegetable Origin-@w. 2. Of the different Species of Manures of Animal and Vegetable Origin= 3. Of the fermenting, preserving, and apply- ing of Manures of Animal and Vegetable 9.

Origin--- 2 Il. Of Manures of Mineral Origin-- 243 1. Theory of the Operation of Mineral Ma- nures°==- 2. Of the different Species of Mineral Ma- nures--- 244

Cnap. III. Of the Agency of Heat, Light, Electricity, and Water, in Vegetable Culture é- 24¢

I. Of Heat and Light-- LH, Il. Of Electricity-==- 253 {1I. Of Water->=- 2b. Cuap. IV. Of the Agency of the Atmosphere in Vegeta- tion---= 254 I. Of the Elements of the Atmosphere—- a US II. Of the Means of prognosticating the Weather 264 Ill. Of the Climate of Britain=- 266

300K II.

MECHANICAL AGENTS EMPLOYED IN GAR-

CONTENTS.

f I Page 2. Utensils of Culture=_ 983 3. Utensils of Protection 2_ 286 4. Utensils for entrapping Vermin- 287 TV, Machines rs~,= dA. 1, Machines of Labor=- 288 2. Machines for Vermin, and Defence against the enemies of Gardens=~ 292 3. Meteorological Machines<- 293 V. Various Articles used in Gardening Oper- ations-= ¥- 995 1. Articles of Adaptation‘_ Fa, 2. Articles of Manufacture<- 207 3. Articles of Preparation=- id. Cuap. II. Structures used in Gardening=- 298 I. Temporary or Moveable Structures S0ae: 1. Structures Portable, or entirely Moveable 7. 92. Structures partly Moveable=- 300 Il. Fixed Structures-=- 303 Ill. Permanent Horticultural Structures- 310

1. Of the Principles of Design in Hot-houses oh Forms of Hot-house Roofs- 314

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3 Details of the Construction of Roofs, or the glazed part of Hot-houses=- 518 4. Glazing of Hot-house Roofs-- 319 5. Walls and Sheds of Hot-houses- 5 Be 6. Furnaces and Flues== 5 80) 7. Steam Boilers and Tubes-=~ BS 8. Trellises-==- 323 9. Paths, Pits, Stages, Shelves, Doors,&e.= 329 10. Details for Water, Wind, and Renewal of Air--- 09 LV. Mushroom-houses-== o02 V. Cold Plant-habitations-- 334 Cuap. III. Edifices used in Gardening= oi I. Economical Buildings--- 7. II. Anomalous Buildings=- 339 1. Of the Ice-house and its Management- ib. 9. Of the Apiary and the Management of Bees--- 341 3, Of the Aviary, and of Menageries, Pisci- naries,&c.-=- 346 Il. Decorative Buildings=- 348 1. Useful Decorative Buildings ¥- 1b. 2. Convenient Decorations=+ S55 3, Characteristic Decorations-- 360

Cuap. IV. Of the Improvement of the Mechanical Agents of Gardening=--- 361

BOOK IV.

OF THE OPERATIONS OF GARDENING.

Cnap. I. Operations of Gardening, in which Strength is chiefly required in the Operator-- 363 I. Mechanical Operations common to ail Arts of Manual Labor--- 1b. Il. Garden-labors on the Soil=- 364 III. Garden-labors with Plants-- 367 Cuap. II. Operations of Gardening in which Skill is more required than Strength mi ere- 369 I. Of transferring Designs from Ground to Paper or Memory- 80.

Il. Of transferring Designs from Paper or Memory to Ground--- 313

1. Transferring Figures and Designs to plane Surfaces-=== es

2, Tranferring Figures and Designs to irregu-

DENING,.

Cuap. I. Implements of Gardening 2-- 269 I. Tools---- ib. Il. Instruments-= 272 1. Instruments of Operation=- 2. 2. Tastruments of Direction==o 3.. Instruments of Designation=- 280 IiJ.. Utensils“:- 282 1. Utensils of Preparation and Deportation- 7.

lar Surfaces--:- 379

3. Of the Arrangement of Quantities- 371

Ill. Of carrying Designs into Execution- 373 Cuap. III.

- 384

Scientific Processes and Operations Hai 1. Preparation of fermenting Substances for

Hot-beds, Manures, and Composts- ib.

{I. Operations of Propagation- 387 1. Propagation by natural Methods-= 2,

2. Propagation by Layering-- 388

3. Propagation by Inarching-- 590

4. Propagation by Grafting c- 391

\ 5. Propagation by Budding=- 307 \ 6. Propagation by Cuttings a- 399