A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.

A.
Abernethy biscuits, 67.
Air, essential both to health and happiness, 15.
Ale, to brew, 46.
Almonds, keeping of, 40.
——, mode of growing, 262.
American ground, 224.
—— refrigerator, 148.
Amusements for the country, 403.
Ancient houses, situation of, 212.
Annuals, 172.
Apiary, 380.
Apparatus for walking, 392.
Apple trees, management of, 261.
Apricot trees, management of, 247.
Aquarium, 191.
Aquatic fowls, 363.
——, mode of preventing them from flying away, 365.
——, situation of houses for, 348.
Arboretum, planting an, 223.
Archery, 403.
Architectural garden, 221.
——, mode of planting, 223.
——, use of, 220.
Arm bracer, 407.
Arrow root, substitute for, 111.
Arrows, 406.
Artichokes, 231.
Artist's colour-box, 411.
Asparagus beds, mode of preparing, 230.
—— plants, mode of planting, 230.
—— stalks, time for cutting, 230.
Asses, management of, 302.
Assisting the poor in cases of illness, 422.
Australian house, culture of plants in the, 196.
Aviary, 380.
B.
Backed bows, 404.
Banbury cakes, 63.
Barch, 99.
Bark stove, 189.
——, culture of hothouse plants in the, 191.
Barley-broth, Scotch, 103.
Barszes, 99.
Basil, 240.
Bath buns, 64.
—— cream cheese, 145.
Bean goose, 367.
Beans, mode of growing, 234, 235.

Beasts subject to the forest laws of England, 328.
Bee-hives, 380.
Bees, management of, 380.
Beet, mode of cultivating and cooking, 237.
Beet-root soup, 99.
Belt used in archery, 407.
Berberry, mode of growing, 263.
Bernicle goose, 367.
Biennials, 179.
Biscuits, 66.
Bittern, 380.
Black fly on camellias and orange trees, mode of destroying, 209.
Black slug, 397.
Black snail, description of, 397.
Black swan, 366.
Blancmange, 110.
Blanquette, to make a, 188.
Block-book, 409.
Boat, 412.
Book-cases, 22.
Borecole, mode of growing, 232.
Botany, pleasures of studying, 400.
Boulettes of cold meat, 84.
Bows, 404.
Bowstrings, 406.
Box edgings, 229.
Bracer used in archery, 407.
Bread for toast and butter, 61.
——, making of, 57.
——, oven for baking, 55.
Brent goose, 367.
Brewing, 46.
Brioche, 65.
Broad-bill, 370.
Broccoli, 234.
Broiled fowl, 79.
Broth, Scotch barley, 103.
Browsing line, 218.
Brussels sprouts, 234.
Budding, 273.
Budding-knife, 270.
Bulbs, cultivation of, 168.
Burrow duck, 369.
Butcher-bird, 396.
Butter biscuits, 66.
Butter, modes of making in Scotland, and in England, 129.
C.
Cabbages, mode of growing, 233.
Cabbage tribe, cultivation of the, 232.
Californian annuals, 170.
Calves, management of, 320.
Camellia house, 199.
Camellias, cultivation of, 208.
Canada geese, 367.
Canard gobe-mouche, 370.
Canary birds, treatment of, 23.
Candles, mode of keeping, 40.
Canvass-back duck, 372.
Capilotade, a, 88.
Car-cake, 65.
Carp, 361.
Carriages, 297.
——, close, mode of ventilating, 298.
Carriage, choice of a, 300.
Carriage horses, points to be attended to in selecting, 301.
Carrot, 237.
Carrots, modes of dressing, 85.
Cats, kinds of, 307.
——, management of, 307.
Catsup, walnut, 113.
Cattle, destructive in parks, 218.
Cauliflowers, 234.
Celery, cultivation of, 239.
Cellar for keeping ice, 146.
Charcoal, as fuel, 13.

Charcoal pans, range of, for French cooking, 44.
Charlotte de pommes, 107.
Cheddar cheese, 140.
Cheesecakes, common, 93.
——, impromptu, 92.
Cheese, how to make, 131.
Cherry trees, management of, 247, 262.
Cheshire cheese, 137.
Chestnuts, mode of cooking, 282.
——, mode of keeping, 282.
Chestnut trees, mode of growing, 263.
Chickens, Dunelm of, 80.
——, mode of treating, as soon as hatched, 341.
Chimneys, reasons why they smoke, 12.
——, remedy for those which smoke, 12.
Chinese goose, 367.
Churns, kinds of, 129.
Cider, mode of making, 55.
Cleaning horses, 288.
Cleanliness, importance of, in stables, 287.
Climates, nature of, 187.
Clipping horses, 290.
Clouds, curious appearance noted in the, during a country walk, 401.
Cobb, 364.
Cockatoos, treatment of, 24.
Coffee-mill, fixing of, 39.
Coffee, mode of keeping, 39.
Coke, 13.
Cold-frame, description of, 184.
Coleworts, 233.
Colour-box used by artists, 411.
Colours, arrangement of, in flower-beds, 163.
Common greenhouse, 197.
Common marjoram, 240.
Conservatory, 199.
——, cultivation of plants in the, 204.
Cookery, 70.
——, the use of, to the poor, 420.
Coop for fowls, 338.
Coot, 373.
Coppers for boiling and brewing, 46.
Country amusements, 403.
—— duties, 417.
——, first impressions of the, 5.
—— houses, why they should be larger than those in town, 8.
—— walk, natural objects noted in, 394.
Cows, diseases of, 312.
——, feeding, 317.
——, kinds to be preferred, 316.
——, management of, 309.
——, milking, 318.
——, time they should be dry before calving, 319.
Cowslip wine, 54.
Cranberry, mode of growing the, 265.
Cravat goose, 367.
Cream, 128.
—— cheeses, making of, 144.
Crops, permanent and temporary, 230, 231.
Croustades, 88.
Crumpets, 65.
Cucumbers, mode of growing, 240.
Cucumber vinegar, 13.
Culinary vegetables, crops of, 230.
Curing meat, 122.

Currant bushes, management of, 264.
Currants, dried, keeping of, 40.
Currant wine, 54.
Cut flowers, preservation of, 30.
Cuttings, propagating by, 272.
Cygnets, 364.
D.
Dairy, 126.
Damp stove, 190.
——, culture of plants in the, 195.
Deer, kinds of, 324, 329.
Devonshire syllabub, 92.
Digging, 268.
Dining-room, 32.
Disbudding, 279.
Division, propagating by, 271.
Dogs, diseases of, 305.
——, management of, 305.
Domestic animals, 284.
Donkeys, management of, 302.
Double Gloucester cheese, 133, 136.
Dove-cot for pigeons, 352.
Draughts in country houses, mode of curing, 9.
Draw-hoe, 269.
Drawing-room, 30.
Dry stove, 188.
——, culture of plants in the, 194.
Ducklings, mode of treating, 351.
Ducks, how to cook, 82.
——, management of, 350.
——, ornamental kinds of, 368.
Dun bird, 373.
Dunelm of chickens, 80.
Dutch flummery, 109.
—— sour sauce, 86.
E.
Edgings of box, 229.
Eggs, a liaison, 87.
Egyptian goose, 368.
Eider duck, 372.
Elderberry wine, 54.
Elder, mode of growing, 263.
Employment for the poor, 421.
Endive, how blanched, 239.
English national dishes, 105.
F.
Fallow deer, 324.
Fancy fowls, 344.
Farriery, 291.
Fattening ducks, 352.
—— pheasants, 376.
—— poultry, 338.
Feeding horses, 290.
—— pheasants in the woods, 376.
—— pigeons, 354.
Fences against cattle in parks, 219.
Fennel, 240.
Fig trees, management of, 248.
Filbert, mode of growing, 263.
Fire-places, faults in, 12.
——, improvement of, 10.
Fires, management of, 10.
Fish, gold and silver, treatment necessary when kept in glass globes, 27.
——, management of, 361.
Fish-pond, formation of, 359.
Flies, remedies for, 36.
Flower-garden, a regular geometric, laying out and planting of, 155.
Flower-gardens, how to lay out and plant, of different patterns, 161.

Flowers which are cut, mode of preserving, 30.
Flummery, 109.
Forcing grape vines, 254.
Forcing houses for grapes and early stone fruits, 190.
Forest scenery, beauty of, 213.
Forking, 269.
Fowl, a broiled, 79.
Fowls, kinds of, to be preferred, 342.
——, management of, 332.
Fragrant flowers, suitable for planting near windows, 167.
Frame, description of a cold, 184.
France, popular soup of, 95.
Frangipane, 91.
Freezing mixture, 149.

210.
Larder, 119.
Laughing goose, 368.
Lawns, mixture of grass seeds for, 225.
Layers, how to make, 272.
Leaven, to make, 58.
Lemonade, 109.
Lemon cream, 109.
Lemons, how to pickle, 112.
Lettuces, kinds of and mode of growing, 238.
Liaison of eggs, 87.
Library, 18.
Loaf cheese, 142.
M.
Macaroni, mode of preparing, 96.
Macaroons, 68.
Macaws, treatment of, 24.
Magnonnaise, to make a, 84.
Making bread, 57.
Manures, different kinds and use of, 279.
Marinade, to make a, 88.
Marjoram, 240.
Marmozets, treatment of, 26.
Meat, curing of 122.
——, pickling of, 121.
Medlar, best situation for, 262.
Melons, mode of growing, 240.
Milk, management of, 127.
Milk cakes, 62.
Milking cows, 318.
Milking, times for, 127.
Mill for pepper, 39.
——, mode of cleaning, 40.
Mint, 240.
Mixture for cooling wine and freezing ice-creams, 149.
Mole, 395.
Monkeys, treatment of, 26.
Morning sitting-room, 18.
Muffins, 65.
Mulberry trees, best situation for, 262.
Mules, for drawing carriages, 301.
——, their value, 304.
Muscovy duck, 368.
Mushrooms, how to gather, 242.
——, mode of growing, 241.
Mutton hams, 125.
N.
Naples biscuits, 67.
National cookery, 95.
Nectarine trees, forcing of, 259.
——, management of, 246.
NidulÀria campanulÀta, 395, 398.
O.
Oat cakes, 64.
Offsets, 272.
Olla podrida, 101.
Omelettes, 88.
Omelettes aux fines herbes, 89.
Omelette soufflÉe, 90.
Onion sauce, 86.
Onions, mode of growing, 238.
Operations of gardening, 268.
Orangery, 199, 207.
Orchidaceous plants, culture of, 195.
Orchideous house, 190.
Ornamental aquatic fowls, 363.
Oven for baking bread, 55.
——, to heat with coal, 57.

P.
Park, 210.
——, scenes in, 217.
Parliament, to make, 69.
Parmesan cheese, 142.
Parrots, treatment of, 24.
Parsley, 240.
Parsnep, 237.
Partridges, 377.
——, how to cook, 83.
Patte d'oie, 222.
Peach trees, forcing of, 259.
——, management of, 246.
Peacocks, management of, 347.
Pea-hens, 347.
Pear trees, management of, 201.
Peas, mode of growing, 231.
Peat, as fuel, 13.
Pencils for sketching, 410.
Perch, 362.
Perdrix aux choux, 83.
Perennials, 177.
Permanent crops, 230.
Perry, how to make, 55.
Pheasants, how to cook, 83.
—— in parks, 374.
Pickle, mode of making the mixture for, 120.
Pickling meat, 121.
Pigeon-house, 352.
Pigeons À la crapaudine, 82.
—— aux petits pois, 82.
——, management of, 353.
——, modes of cooking, 81.
Pigs, management of, 321.
Pike, 362.
Pine-apple cheese, 142.
Pine-apples, mode of growing, 258.
Pine cones, good for lighting fires, 12.
Pinetum, 224.
Pintail duck, 371.
Pipings, 273.
Plaiting coarse straw, or bulrushes, 422.
Plans, how to transfer, from the paper to the ground, 160.
Plantations near the house, use of, 211.
Plant houses, use of, 187.
Planting a shrubbery, 215.
Plants in windows, treatment of, 19.
——, lists of, for a regular geometric flower-garden, 157.
——, mode of keeping them in a growing state, 281.
——, modes of propagating, by seeds, 270.
——, modes of propagating, by division, 271.
Plant stoves, 188.
Pleasure-boats, 412.
Pleasure-grounds, 211.
Plum pudding, 105.
Plum-trees, management of, 247, 262.
Pochard, 373.
Poland, national dish of, 99.
Pomegranate, management of, 248.
Ponds, inhabitants of, 359.
Pony-carriage, 297.
Pork pies, 115.
Potatoes, mode of growing, 236.
Potato flour, 111.
—— omelette, 89.
—— starch, 111.
Pot-au-feu, 95.
Potherbs, 240.
Pot-marjoram, 240.
Poultry, diseases of, and their cure, 355.
——, how to cook, 78.
——, management of, 332.
Poultry-houses, 333.

Poultry-yard, inhabitants of the, 330.
——, management of the, 332.
Pound cake, 68.
Propagation, different modes of, 270.
Pruning, 278.
Pruning-shears, 270.
Pruning the vine, 253.
Puchero, to make a, 101.
Pudding, an excellent Yorkshire, 105.
——, cabinet, 108.
——, French apple, 107.
——, Mr. Sopwith's almond, 108.
——, Mr. Sopwith's Victoria, 106.
——, parsnep, 108.
——, plum, 105.
——, Sir Joseph Brookes's, 106.
Puff paste, to make, 93.
Q.
Quadrupeds kept for amusement, 284.
—— supplying food, 309.
Quagga, 302.
Quince, best situation for, 262.
Quiver for carrying arrows in, 408.
R.
Rabbits, diseases of, 324.
——, management of, 323.
Radishes, times for sowing, 237.
Raisins, mode of keeping, 40.
Raking, 269.
Raspberries, mode of growing, 265.
Ratafia drops, 68.
Red beet, mode of cultivating and cooking, 237.
Red-crested duck, 373.
Red deer, 327.
Red goose, 368.
Red-legged partridge, 378.
Red spider, description of, and remedy for the, 193.
Refrigerator, 147.
——, the American, 148.
Reins, directions for holding, 295.
Relieving the poor, 418.
Renovating gravel walks, 229.
—— turf, 225.
Repotting, mode of performing, 202.
Reserve-garden, situation for, and use of, 170.
Rhubarb, 231.
——, mode of growing, 267.
Rice cream, 111.
—— flummery, 109.
Riding, 284.
Ripe gooseberry wine, 53.
Roe, 327.
Rolls, 61.
Roosting-houses for poultry, 336.
Rose-garden, 224, 225.
Rotation of crops, 231.
Ruddy goose, 369.
Runners, 272.
Rural seats, 393.
—— walks, 390, 393.
Rusks, 63.
S.
Saddles, 296.
Safes, for uncooked and cooked meat, 126.
Sage, 240.
—— cheese, 136.

St. Cuthbert's duck, 373.
Salad, of cold game, 84.
Sally Luns, 62.
Sand-bath for fowls, 334.
Sauce À la Bechamel, 87.
—— À la Tartare, 87.
—— blanche, 85.
——, kinds of, 86.
——, veloutÉ, 87.
Sauer kraut, mode of making, 97.
Savory, 240.
Savoys, mode of growing, 233.
Scarlet runners, 236.
Schools, establishment of, 419.
Scotch barley broth, 103.
—— greens, mode of growing, 232.
—— haggis, 102.
—— hotch-potch, 104.
—— national dishes, 102.
Scullery, 45, 127.
Sea-kale, cultivation of, 231.
Sea pheasant, 371.
Seats of rustic work, 393.
Seeds, propagating by, 270.
Self bows, 404.
Servants' offices, 37, 119.
Sheds for poultry, 333.
Sheep, 324.
Shelter for aquatic fowls in winter, 365.
Shieldrake, 369.
Shoes for walking, 392.
Shooting-glove, 407.
Short paste, to make, 94.
Shoveller, 370.
Shrike, 396.
Shrubberies, mode of planting, 166.
——, effect of, in harmonising a flower-garden with a park, 215.
——, openings in, to admit distant prospects, 216.
Shrubbery, 215.
Silk of a piano, mode of saving from flies, 21.
Silk-worms, management of, 385.
Siller cups, 398.
Silver fish, treatment of, in glass globes, 27.
—— pheasants, 380.
Single Gloucester cheese, 133.
Sirop de Cerises, 115.
Sitting-box for hens, 335.
Sitting hens, 341.
Situation of ancient houses, 212.
Skating, 413.
Skeeling goose, 369.
Sketching in the open air, 408.
Slate, use of a, in the housekeeper's room, 41.
Snow goose, 368.
Soap, keeping of, 40.
Soup made in a minute, 75.
—— made in an hour, 74.
—— of France, 95.
——, stock for, 72.
——, white, 75.
Soups, various kinds of, 74.
Spain, national dish of, 101.
Spinach, mode of growing, 237.
Sponge-cake,