INDEX. 447 



Page. 



Peach, Handling and Packing of 172^ 



Marketing the 173 



Early History of, in the United States 223- 



Michigan 233,21)5 



Early Cultivation in Allegan County .233, 240 



Berrien County ...233,234,235 



Ottawa County 234 



Van Buren County 234 



Conditions of Culture in Michigan 241, 243 



Manner of Growth and Ripening of 244 



Appearance of Fruit in Yellows 245 



Tree in Yellows ' 246, 247, 248, 249 



Yellows, Digest of Symptoms of 251 



Diseases of. Mistaken for Yellows '. 253 



Borer, Effect of Ravages of 253 



Aphis, Effects of, on Roots 253 



Decay of Roots of 253 



Starvation of Tree of 353 



Nematode, in Florida 353 



Industry, Extent of, in United States 253 



Shipments of from Delaware and Maryland 254 



Product, Value of in Delaware and Mary land 255 



Culture, Profits of in Delaware and Maryland 255- 



Michigan 257 



Farms, Value of in Delaware and Maryland 256 



Relation of to Real Estate Values 257 



C'onditions Supposed to Favor ...• 258 



Degree of Acclimitization of in United States 259 



Chinese and Other Foreign Sorts 259 



How Affected by Autumn Frosts 259,260 



Cold Winters 262,263 



Excessive Rainfall 264 



Earth Conditions 265, 278 



Pits, Diseased by Yellows, Faulty Growth of 383 



Buds, Diseased by Yellows, Faulty Growth of 283 



Borers, Do not Cause Yellows 288 



Fungi, Relation of to Yellows 293 



Range of in North America 309 



Not Successful in the Northwest 309 



Asiatic Sorts under Test in Iowa 309 



Ideal Market Varieties of.. 353 



Catalogue of the 414 



Pear, Best Sorts for Profit 118,189,353 



Propagation and Culture of 346- 



Fertilization of Trees 130 



Blight of 145, 190 



The, of Oriental Origin 312 



Chinese Varieties under Test in Iowa 313-314 



Russian Sorts under Test in Northwest 312-314 



Discussion upon the.. 365 



Catalogue of the 418 



Pedigree in Plants and Fruits 41, 150, 198 



Corn, Tomatoes, Beans and Carrots 43 



Penhallow, Prof. D. P., Experiments by 266,267 



Phillips, Walter, Address by 2,85, HI, 163 



Paper by 13& 



Plowing, Fall, for Peach Trees 107 



