An Encyclopaedia of Gardening, comprehending the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture and landscape gardening including ... a general history of gardening in all countries, etc

John Claudius Loudon

Longman, 1822 - 1469 pages

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PART I	1

SECT VI	6

Chap II	8

Roman Gardening as a Science and as to the Authors it produced	14

Of the Revival Progress and present State of Gardening in Holland	25

Of the Rise Progress and present State of Gardening in Russia	50

Of the Rise Progress and present State of Gardening in Spain	59

Of the present State of Gardening in UltraEuropean Countries	99

of the Culture of the Vinery	593

Culture of the PeachHouse	614

Of the Culture of the CherryHouse	620

Of the Culture of the Cucumber	627

Of the Culture of the Melon	643

Forcing the Strawberry in HotHouses Pits and HotBeds	653

Forcing Peas	661

Chap VIII	673

Gardening as affected by different Forms of Government and States of Society	112

PART II	120

Names of Classes and Orders	135

Artificial System of Linn�us	144

Natural Method of Jussieu	157

Imperfect Plants	166

Composite Organs	173

Vegetable Chemistry or primary Principles of Plants	176

Simple Products	193

Process of Nutrition	202

Process of Vegetable Developement	212

Anomalies of Vegetable Developement	218

Changes consequent upon Impregnation	225

Diseases	236

Physical Distribution of Vegetables	243

Systematic Distribution of Vegetables	249

Topographical Survey of the British Isles in respect to Gardening	252

Chap XI	261

Of the Analysis and constituent Parts of Soils	267

Of the Improvement of Soils	273

Rotation of Crops	280

Of Manures of Mineral Origin	293

Of the specific Application of fermentative and Fossil or Saline	299

Of the Atmosphere	308

BOOK III	315

Utensils	327

Miscellaneous Articles used in Gardening	339

Fixed Structures	346

Permanent Horticultural Structures	352

1	363

Operations of Gardening in which Strength is chiefly required in the Operator	407

Of transferring Designs from Ground to Paper or Meinory	417

Of carrying Designs into Execution	423

Scientific Processes and Operations	429

Operations of Rearing and Culture	445

Operations for retarding or accelerating Vegetation	463

Operations of Protection from Injuries Insects and Diseases	471

Of the Superintendence and Management of Gardens	480

Page	481

Of the Beauty and Order of Garden Scenery	486

Extent	492

RingFence and Slip	508

Of tall Standard FruitTrees in a Kitchen Garden	518

Chap IV	525

Pruning and Training	531

Vermin Insects Diseases and Accidents	537

Of Gathering and Storing Orchard Fruits	543

Vinery	549

Details in the Construction of Culinary HotHouses	555

Leguminous Plants	689

Esculent Roots	696

Spinaceous Plants	711

Asparaginous Plants	724

Pot herbs and Garnishings	745

CHAP IV	789

CHAP X	840

Exotic Fruits little known some of which merit Cultivation	879

376	880

Horticultural Productions which may be expected from a firstrate Kitchen	889

CHAP II	904

CHAP III	909

Of Planting the Shrubbery	912

CHAP V	919

Floricultural Catalogue Herbaceous Plants	940

The Ranunculus 948 SUBSECT 16 The Polyanthus 974	952

The Fritillary	989

Flowers for particular Purposes	1007

Catalogue of Hardy Trees with showy Flowers	1013

General Catalogue of Shrubs	1022

CHAP XI	1030

SEBSECT 4 Various Genera which may be considered as select Green	1039

Climbing Green House Plants	1048

Climbing BarkStove Plants	1063

Selections of Dry and BarkStove Plants for such as have only	1069

Of the Uses of Trees collectively as Plantations	1075

Of the Classification of Plantations or Assemblages of Trees	1081

On forming Plantations in which Ornament or Effect is the leading Consider	1093

produced	1095

BOOK IV	1149

Chap II	1158

Of operating with Water	1166

1	1168

Of the accidental Accompaniments to the Materials of Landscape	1174

On laying out Private Gardens or Residences	1180

Public Gardens	1186

of the Practice of Landscape Gardening	1195

Garden Counsellors Artists or Professors	1201

Commercial Gardens	1212

Public Gardens	1219

24	1254

Of the Literature of British Gardening	1261

Of the Literature of Gardening in other Countries	1293

Of the Professional Police and Public Laws relative to Gardeners and Garden	1320

Of the intellectual Education which a Gardener may give himself	1328

Of Economical Education or the general Conduct and Economy	1336

GENERAL INDEX	1353

SUBSECT 6 Chervil	1383

Edifices used in Gardening	1387

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Title	An Encyclopaedia of Gardening, comprehending the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture and landscape gardening including ... a general history of gardening in all countries, etc
Author	John Claudius Loudon
Publisher	Longman, 1822
Original from	University of Lausanne
Digitized	15 Nov 2007
Length	1469 pages

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