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Peaches, a curious 374 



Pears, the big 12 



for 1872 22 



in Indiana 37 



crop in New England 3G7 



a profitable tree 62 



Mount Vernon 92 



trees in grass 92 



salt for 93 



best six 103 



culture in California and France.. 115 



notes 130 



grafts, double working 149 



winter 156, 175 



dwarf, choosing 160 



for the market orchard 167 



varieties 167 



California seedling 180 



stocks 190 



Triomphe De Jodoigne 255 



to prevent rotting 312 



soil 278 



blight •• 58, 295 



on the thorn 311 



Souvenir du Congres 313 



iron for trees. 320 



Bartlett 330 



Clapp's Favorite 344 



keeping winter 349 



evergreens among trees 352 



our 374 



Plants, poisonous 318 



forcing economies 341 



for table decoration 349 



with variegated foliage J 8 



of ornamental . 68, 285 



fumigating 89, 121 



mechanical structure 116, 145 



new 116 



line 132 



for parlor and conservatory 92 



for drawing room vases 372 



sickly 122 



watering 124, 190 



winter blooming 138 



in California 154 



cases 3, 20 



grouping 190 



for ribbon gardening 194 



green-house 204 



in sleeping rooms 238 



for rockwork 376 



Plum on the peach 54 



black knot 192 



Poinsettia, new double 375 



Poplar, weeping 284 



Postal law, new 59 



Potato, a new seedHng 73 



Preserving grasses, ferns and flowers .... 333 



Privet, Japanese 348 



Pruning and thinning 312 



Princely home 268 



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Primula Japonica 69, 91, 373 



Profits of quinces 92 



of small fruits 191 



from small farms 258 



Propagation by budding 212 



Pruning trees, proper time 154 



orchards 177, 188 



evergreens 189 



trees for shape 222 



fruit trees 374 



Prussian seed farms 161 



Public grounds 10 



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Quinces, profits of 92 



K. 



Rabbit, the everlasting 56 



on young trees 93 



Raising grapes 215 



Raisins in Utah 282 



Raspberries, Miller's Daily 21, 86 



varieties 73, 104, J 35, 222, 274 



wire trellis 255 



new 335, 348 



Ribbon gardening 194 



Rhododendron show 249, 313 



Root grafts, yarn for 44 



Rose buds 27 



bushes, pests of 123 



show, an immense 57 



hedge, line 66 



hedge, a beautiful 66 



Marshall Niel 68 



new " Peerless " 69 



new Tea 91 



Growers' Congress 315, 350 



Roses, fine white 91 



mildew on 91 



" James Sprunt" 99 



a list of 100, 103 



best 157 



perfect 196 



among the 165 



a good list of 193 



otto of 283 



French 314 



the new 322 



American culture 327 



cutting down in the fall 373 



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Sage white scarlet 30 



Sap 350 



Salt for pear trees 93 



killing trees 141 



on trees 202 



Scions 341 



Selaginellas 38 



Service tree, sequel 13 



