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tree Disease, 287 : Action of < ta, 292 : of Potato, 821 ; of Grape-vine, 353. 

 Constituents of Plants: Manganese in Acorns, 288; Nitrogen in Mul- 

 berry Leaves, 288. 



Special Botany : Ailanthus, 281 ; Cinchona in Jamaica, 282, 310, in Java, 

 281, in Algiers. 282; European Plane-tree, 283; Horse-chestnut, 283; Eu- 

 calyptus, 311 ; Milk-tree, 283 ; Fodder Plants, 283 ; Andromeda, Carbolic 

 Acid in, 284; Rhodea, Fertilization of, 294; Maize, Origin of, 285; Elodea, 

 or "Water Pest," Uses of, 285; Silphium, or Compass-plant, 285 ; Clearing 

 Bean of India, 309 ; Sea Grasses (Zoster a), 311 ; Manzanilla, 289 ; Orange 

 Fungus of Bread, 286 ; Mushrooms, 301 ; Fucus Serratus, 287. 



HORTICULTURE. 



General : Gardens in Algiers, 305 ; Tropical, in England, 306 ; Preservation 

 of Fruit, 302; of Grapes, 304, 305 ; Forest Tree-planting on Prairies, 279; 

 Effect of Trees on Climate, 279 ; Labels for Plants, 293. 



Kitchen and Fruit Garden : Raising early Vegetables, 301 ; Asparagus, 

 302 ; Mushrooms, 301 ; Grape-vines by Eyes, 303 ; Rearing in Pots, 304, 

 353 ; Fruit-trees, 302 ; Preservation of Fruit, 302 ; of Grapes, 304, 305 ; the 

 Potato, 318, 319, 320, 321 \ Radish, 324. 



Diseases of Plants. See under Botany. 



I. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY 313 



THE SOIL. 



Plowing, 313 ; Draining with Fascines, 314 ; AUios of France, 329 ; Constit- 

 uents of the Soil, 340, 341 ; Peat, 340. 



MANURES. 

 Animal : From dead Animals, 322 ; Fish, 322, 342 ; Guano, 339, 342. Veg- 

 etable : Corn, 325 ; Leached Ashes, 342. Mineral : Sand Compost, 325 ; 

 Phosphates, 326 ; Sulphate of Manganese, 327 ; Carbonate of Potash, 322, 

 323 ; Effect on Plants, 323. 



DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 

 Food of: Beet Leaves, 316; Grain for Hogs, 325; Poultry, 332, 333; Fish, 

 350 ; Preparation of Fodder, 335 ; Effect of, on Milk, 337. Fattening, 330. 

 Products of: Eggs, 333; Milk, 336; Butter, 343; Wool (washing), 338, 

 845; Silk, 320. Diseases and Treatment: Use of Carbolic Acid, 339. 

 Physiology, 344, 346. Management : Brooded Eggs, 332 ; Laying of Eggs, 

 338; Silkworm, 320. 



Particular Kinds : the Horse, Charlier Shoe for, 314; Cattle, 335; Goat, 

 347 ; Poultry, 332, 333 ; Fish, Nutrition of the young, 350 ; Oj-sters, 352. 



NOXIOUS ANIMALS. 



Rabbits 332 ; Crows, 332 ; Insects, 313, 331, 382, 383. 



PLANTS. 

 Timber: Time to Cut, 315, 340; Seasoning, 315 ; Effect of Battles on, 314 ; 

 Application of Arsenic, 324 ; Trees and Forests (see Botany and Horti- 

 cult urc ). Food Plants: Potato, its Ash, 318; Feeding to Horses, 319; 

 Utilization of, 319; new Varieties, 320; Test of Value, 320; Diseases, 321 ; 

 the Mushroom, 301 ; the Radish, 321 ; the Vine-disease, 353. Oil Plants : 

 Sunflower, 316; Ground-nut, 317. Fibrous Plant: Ramie, 318. Dye: 

 Madder. 317. 



