INDEX.

ACACIA, i. 39. By whom introduced, 42. Use of the timber,

44. Where to be planted, 45.
Age, old, the emblem of, i. 259.
Alder, i. 60. Its ancient use, 61.
65. Use of the timber, 64. 66.

How propagated, 68.

How propagated, 47.

Where to be planted, 63.
Medicinal properties, 67.

Alexander the Great, anecdote of, ii. 262.

America, the importance of the discovery, ii. 64. Its effect on

the system of botany, i. 41.

Amiability, the emblem of, i. 309.

Apollo's temple by whom robbed, i. 110.

Arbor vitæ, i. 51. Great quantity at Père la Chaise, 54. Use
of the wood, 56. Medicinal properties, 57. How propa-
gated, 58.

Arbutus, i. 69. Its ancient name, 70. Its flowers adapted to
the season, 73. Soil, 74. How propagated, 75. 77.
Archers, ancient, ii. 279.

Ash, i. 79. Fabulous account of, 80. Used for spears, ib.
Serpents will not approach it, 82. Superstition respecting
the ash, 83. Situation, 84. Profit of the wood, 86. Of
great size, 89. Used for fodder, 91. How propagated,

95.

weeping, i. 95.
manna, i. 96.

Aspen, i. 102. Its tremulous nature accounted for, ib.
Superstition respecting, 103. Use of the timber, 104.
Atholl, the Duke of, his plantation of larch, ii. 17.-

Bachelor, the origin of the name of, i. 114.

Bay, i. 106. Why named laurus, 107. Superstition respect-
ing, 108.
Thought to purify the air, ib. Why named
nobilis, 113. Used to crown poets, 114. Its early use in
England, 116.

tree at Virgil's tomb, 117. Situation, 118. How pro-
pagated, 121.

Beauty, the emblem of, ii. 149.

Birch, i. 123. Origin of the name, 124. Natural climate,
125. Ancient use of the bark, 126. Reflections caused by
this tree, 128. Situation and use of the timber, 131.

wine, 130.

Bird cherry, i. 134.

Use of the fruit, 136.

Bladder senna, i. 138. Good to fatten sheep, 140. Medicinal
quality, ib. Native soil, 141.

Bond of love, the emblem of, i. 294.

Botany, the pleasure of this study, i. 72. 271.

Box-tree, i. 144. Native soil, 145. Use of the wood, 146.
Used to colour hair, 148. Soil and situation, 150.

Broom, i. 151. Situation, 153. Uses of, 156. Medicinal
properties, 159. Use in veneering, 160.
Butcher's broom, ii. 309.

311.

Cassine, evergreen, i. 291.

Natural history of, 310. Qualities,

Cedar of Lebanon, i. 162.
tiquity of its use, 165.
serve writings, ib. Character of, 168. When introduced,
169. Remaining at Libanus, 172. Natural history of, 175.
Thought to purify the air, and inspire religious thoughts, 176.
Soil and situation, ib.

Planted by the Jews, 164. An-
Durability of, 167.
Used to pre-

Chaste love, the emblem of, i. 41.

Churches, why decorated with holly at Christmas, i. 281.

Clematis. See Virgin's Bower.

Clipping of trees, by whom introduced, i. 302.

Cornel, i. 179.

tuation, 185.

-, by whom ridiculed, i. 304.

Ancient and modern use of, 182. 184. Si-

Cornelian cherry, i. 185. The fruit described, 187.

Coquetry, the emblem of, ii. 75.

Cypress, i. 188. Fabulous account of, 189. Why planted by
the Turks, 190. Singular use of a cypress-tree, 191.
Native soil and durability, 192. Ancient use in building
ships, 194. Where first noticed in England, 196. Where
to be planted, 199. 201. How propagated, 203.
Danger, the emblem of, ii. 207.

Daphnephoria, origin of the festival, i. 111.

Darius, anecdote of, i. 227.

Diana, the origin of her temple, i. 229.

Dogwood, i. 179.

Edda of Woden, allegory from, i. 81.

Eglantine, ii. 169.

Elegance, the emblem of, i. 48.

Elm, i. 205. Thought not to be a native, 207.

Ancient use
of, 209. Why planted in the church-yards of France, 211.
Forms the principal boulevards of France and Spain, 211.
Great size of, 213. 216. When planted in St. James's Park,
215. Beauty of, 216. Varieties of, 219. Use of the tim-

ber, 220.

Evaporation of leaves, i. 98.

Evergreens, remarks on planting, i. 198.

Fashion, her influence in planting, ii. 53.

Fir, i. 225. Natural history of, 226. To whom dedicated,
228. 231. Native soil, 233. Why named fir, 234. Not to
be pruned, 236. Situation, 237. Use of the timber, ib.
Good for fodder, 239.

silver, i. 241.

hemlock, i. 246.

balm of Gilead, i. 245.

spruce, ii. 211.

Flowers, how doubled, i. 258.

-, the delight of all ages, i. 10. Banish grief, 9.

the drawing of, recommended as the proper study for
females, i. 11.

Forsaken, the, the emblem of, ii. 44.

Foresight, the emblem of, i. 280.

Friendship, the emblem of, i. 326.

Furze, i. 274. Native climate, 248. Planted for effect, 249,

Its use, 251.

Game-laws, remarks on, i. 253.

Gardens, their delight, i. 10.

of the ancients, i. 12.

of Babylon, i. 13.

of England, the ancient, i. 16.

Gardening, the modern taste introduced, i. 17.

German flutes, observations on, i. 148.

Gorse, i. 247.

Gray's Inn Gardens, by whom planted, i. 214.

Groves, sacred, i. 231.

Guelder rose, i. 256. Derivation of the name, 258. Soil, ib.
Situation, 26.

Gum cistus, ii. 312. Natural history of, 313. Situation, 316.
Halifax, why so named, ii. 306.

Hawthorn, i. 260. Ancient use of the flowers, 261. Super-
stition respecting, 263. Use in rural economy, 268. Seeds
how to be sown, ib. Where to be planted, 270. 272.
with double flowers, i. 267.

with yellow berries, i. 270.

Heath, i. 274. Situation of, 276. Species, 277. Use in do-
mestic economy, 278.

Holly, i. 280. Why used to decorate churches, 281. Deriv.
ation of the name, 282. Superstition respecting, ib. Va-
rieties of, 285. Recommended for hedges, 286. Situation
and soil, 288. Use of the wood, 289. Natural history, and
how propagated, ib.

Honey, how procured in ancient times, i, 158.

Honey-dew, i. 98.

Honey-suckle, i. 293. Derivation of the name, 295. Varie.
ties of, 297. Soil and situation, 298.

Hope, the emblem of, i. 261.

Hornbeam, i. 301. Soil and situation, 306.

Hospitality, the emblem of, 281.

Ivy, i. 323. Greatly regarded by the ancients, 324. Crowns
of, by whom worn, 324. 326. Its supposed antipathy to
the vine accounted for, 328.

Ivy, not a parasitical plant, 330. Its effects on timber, 331.
On houses, 332. Natural history, 334. How propagated,
336. Use of the root, 335.

Jasmine, i. 309. Tuscan tale respecting, 311. Recommended
for cottage-gardens, 315. How propagated, ib.

yellow, when introduced, i. 316.
Judas-tree, i. 318. Description of, 320.

321.

How propagated,

Laburnum, ii. 1. Where to be planted, 4. Use of the wood,
5. 7. Hares and rabbits, their fondness for, 6. How
propagated, 7.

Ladanum, how obtained, ii. 314.

Great size of a

Fabulous origin
planted in this

Larch, ii. 8. Esteemed by the ancients, 9.
tree seen at Rome, 10. Native place, 11.
of, ib. Natural history of, 13. When first
country, 14. The planting encouraged, 16. Frigate built
of, 17. 19. Extensive plantations of, 17. 317. It's
beauty in furniture, 18. Its increase, 20. It resists the
flames, 10. 22. Durability, 23. Used by artists, 25.
Improves the ground, 27. Size and value of those cut by
the Duke of Atholl, 319. At what altitude planted in Scot-
land, 320. Comparative value with the Scotch fir, 321. Ex-
periments on the strength of the timber, 323.

Laurel, ii. 28. When known in Europe, 29. Native place,
32. Poisonous quality, 33. A hill planted with, 35. How
propagated, 36. Medicinal properties, 37.

-, of great size at Stanmer, ii, 36.
Laurestine, ii. 39. Native place, 40.

41.

Lilac, ii. 43. Hardy nature, 45.

Where to be planted,

Why named syringa, 46.

When introduced into Europe, 45. Where to be planted,
50. How propagated, 52.

Persian, ii. 50.

Chinese, ii. 51.

Lime or linden, ii. 53. The bark used to write on, 54. Na-

tive soil, 55. Great size of, 57. Use of the timber, 59.
How propagated, 63.

Louis XIV., anecdote of, i. 120.