xiv CONTENTS. 



Chap. , . Pa S e 



30. Transplanting operations as distributed throughout the various 



seasons of the year 487 



SI. The cleaning and baring of the roots, and moulding them . . . . 491 



32. Willow-beds 492 



33. Reed-beds j93 



34. Other plants that are cut for poles and stakes T . 494 



35. The culture of the vine and the various shrubs which support it . . 495 



36. How grapes are protected from the ravages of insects . . ..517 



37. The diseases of trees '^ 



38. Prodigies connected with trees 526 



39. Treatment of the diseases of trees 528 



40. Methods of irrigation ; ^29 



41. Remarkable facts connected with irrigation #• 



42. Incisions made in trees 530 



43. Other remedies for the diseases of trees *&- 



44. Caprification, , and particulars connected with the fig 531 



45. Errors that may be committed in pruning #• 



46. The proper mocle of manuring trees p32 



47. Medicaments for trees w - 



