GENERAL INDEX. 



noa(ll(!y, George, 17, 250. 

 nybridizing, 20. 

 Introductory remarks, 15. 



lusects injurious to the apple, 60; to the cherry, 187; to the currant, 222; to the grape, 240 ; 



to the peach, 267; to the pear, 305; to the plum, i04; to the quince, 435. 

 Kennicott on Fruits in Illinois, 18 ; on their uses, 19. 

 FCnots or warts on the plum, 404 

 Kirtland, J. P., 17, 20. 

 Layers of shrubs, of the grape, 26. 

 Labels of wood, of zinc, 36 ; of tin, 37. 

 Manures, for the apple, 58; for transplanting, 28; for the grape, 240; for the peach, 264; for 



the pear, 300 ; for the plum, 404 ; for the quince, 432 ; for the strawberry, 452. 



Mice, to deter from girdling trees, 23. 



Mildew, on the gooseberry, 228 ; on the grape, 240 ; on the peach, 26S. 



Mulching newly-planted trees, 29. 



Nectarine, history ot, varieties, 256. 



Packing trees, 29. 



Peach, history of, propagation, 261 ; transplanting, soil and situation, 263 ; analyses of, 264 ; prun- 

 ing, 266; characters, 269; use^, 270; preserving fresh, 271 ; varieties, 272. 



Pear, history of, propagation, 297 ; hardihood, stocks for, 29S ; transplanting, selection of trees, 

 299; soil and m.anures, analyses, 300; pruning, 301; insects and diseases, 306 ; selection 

 of varieties on quince, gathering and uses, 806 ; varieties and forms, 307. 



Preface, iv. 



Planting, how to be done, 2S. 



Plum, history of, propagation, 402; transplanting, soil and situation, pruning, 408; cultivation, 

 manures, diseases, 404; Insects, 405; uses, 497; characters, varieties, 409 



Prunes, how to dry, 408. 



Praning, 30; to remove large branches at time of transplantins, 31 ; the roots, to induce fruit- 

 ing, 32 ; its theory and principles, to form particular shapes. 33 ; the apple, 59 ; the cherry, 

 186 ; the currant, 222 ; the goosc-borry, 227 ; the grape, 23t5 ; the peach, 266. 



Quince, history of, propagation, 431; soil, situation, transplanting, pruning, 432; insects, uses, 



433 ; varieties, 434." 

 Eabbits, to prevent from girdling trees, 23. 

 Easpbt-rry, history of, propagation, soil for, 437; pruning and training, insects, 438; protection 



for, uses, profits of, autumn fruiting, 439 ; classification and varieties, 440. 

 Kivers on pruning, 301. 

 Runners, when to remove, 26. 

 Eust on the apple leaf, 62. 



Soil for trees, how to prepare, 27 ; influence of, 88. 

 Stocks. Influence of, 39; for grafting or budding on, 55 

 Step-ladders, 40. 



Strawberry, history of, propagation, 446 ; fertile and barren, 447 ; varieties, 448 ; soil and situation, 

 449 ; season to transplant, 450 ; culture of, 451 ; manures for, 4V2 : analysis of, 453. 



Suckers, 27. 



Seedlings, their tendency, 20. 



Sea spray, its effects on mildew in grape, 250. 



Thomas, J. J., 21. 



Training, varied forms of, 86. 



Trees girdled. 23; transplanting, soil for, 27; super-phosphate of lime for, 28; how to plant, 28; 



time when, 29; packing, care of when received, 29; pruning, 30; training, 85; labels for, 



36; protection of, against mice, rabbits, form most c.fi.sirable, 37. 



Varieties, introduced to Ohio, 17; Illinois and Wisconsin, 18; origin of; propagation, 20 ; to 



produce new, 21. 

 Vinery, cheap mode of building, 250 

 Vineyards, cost of, per acre, 236. 



