I 3Sr ID EX. 



Garden. A Roof 76 



Gardening, Market... 60 



Gardening, Home 55 



Gardening, Extremes W) 

 Gard. Pov'y Stricken 5T 

 Gardening, Open Air 37 

 Gardening for Profit. V28 

 Oardening, A Study. lOi 

 Galtunia Candicans . 101 



(Geraniums 101 



Geranium, Mad. Sol- 



lerol 189; 



Geranium Tricolor, 



Propagation 'i74 



Geraniums,Unhealthy2.'>2 

 Ger'ni'mB, Best Silver- 

 edge 1'3 \ 



Ger'ms Unhealthy.. 852 

 Geraniums. Unhealth.156 



Gladiolus Query 180 



Gladiolus Failing. ... 61 

 Glass Area, The ..1T4 

 Glass H'se Unheated 58 

 Glass, Fruit and Veget- 

 ables under, 17, 39. 59. 

 Si, 107, 133, 155, 179, 203, 

 227, 151,275. 



Glazier Points 11 



Glazing Dble. Against 4ii 

 Glazing, Xew MethodVii 

 Glazing iciVi Double- 

 pointed Tacks 32 



Goat s Beard, The .. . 242 

 Gooseberry in Maine. 109 



Gooseberries 169 



Gooseb'r's Mildewing 253 

 Gooseberry, Mildew.. 229 

 Gooseberries, Can'g..229 

 Gooseberries, Market. 276 

 Gooseberries, Green 



and Otherwise 238 



Gooseberries. Curr'nts 9 



Grafts, care of 220 



Graft on Whole Roots 



or Not? 6 



Grafters, Travelling.. 89 



Grafting Wax 1.37 



Grafting small Grape- 

 vines 118 



Grafting, Losses froml27 



Grafting Cactus 218 



Grafting 162 



Grafting Several kinds 



on One 181 



Grafting by Inarch. . .240 

 Grafting Many on — 204 

 '•r ftg, A Good Meth'd 2 

 Grape Juice, Preserv 157 

 Grape Grow. Overdn'e. 122 



Grape Beetle 135 



Grape Seed. Keeping. 9 

 Grape Fertilization... 20 

 Grape Train'g.Kniffen 69 

 Grape Wires, Tighten- 



ing 94 



Grape Vines, Protect .94 

 Grape Grafting, Suc- 

 cessful 90 



Grape Question 108 



Grape Culture, Lake 



Erie 102 



Grape Seed, Keeping 41 

 Grape Culture, For. . . 41 



Grape Yield 23 



Grape Grafting, New 



Style 37 



Grape Jelly 28 



Grape Juice Unfer'd.253 

 Grape Trellis, lible. . .249 

 GrapeVines-Cuttings.213 

 Orape,I,ady Washing- 

 ton l.'^l 



(irape Bags, improv. .19H 

 Grape-vine, Salt. . .. 195 



Grape Rot, Lime 196 



Grape Grafting 193 



Grape Propagation. . . 60 

 Grape Vines, Double 



buds 41 



GrapeGrowingfor the 



People 104 



Grape-grotc^g in Wes- 

 tern New- York. .211 

 Grape-vine Traitiing. \fj5 

 Grape-vine Training 



Improved 140 



Grape-vine Grafting.. 11.^ 

 Grape, North'n Light. :is 

 Grape, PockIinglon...l26 



Grape, A New 123 



Grape, Diamond 43 



Grape, The Jewel 49 



Grape, Grafting 173 



(irape Rot 262 



Grape Record of 1887 263 



Grape Culture 00,388 



Grape, The Clinton... 70 

 Grapes, Insects on. ..277 



drapes. Bags for 277 



Grapes and Grafting 



Wax 276 



Grapes, Packing in 



Europe 202 



Grapes for Profit 157 



Grapes in Illinois. 14 



Grapes in December 4,8 

 Grapes in Florida ... 60 

 Grapes, Bagging. 181. 303 



Grapes, Pruning 174 



Grapes. Newer Var. ..25 

 Grapes, Propagat'g 31,41 



Grapes. Notes on 26 



Grapes, Thing Out.. 217 

 Grapes, Prepar'g Soil 214 



Grapes, Burying 222 



Grapes, North 222 



Grapes, best keeping 



343-253 



Grapes as Food 248 



Grapes, Winter Sorts 70 

 Grapes, Manuring — 102 

 Grapes, Spg. Pruningl05 

 Grapes, Lime for. 109, 119 



Grapes, Bagging 202 



Grapes, Hen Manure. 206 



Grapes, Wire for 205 



Grapes, The best 202 



Grapes, Wh. Market.. 189 

 Grapes, Wordon and 



Concord 141 



Grapes, Cost of Culti- 

 vating 150 



Grapes, Overproduc- 

 tion of 109 



Grapes for Market. .185, 



346. 

 Grapes, Hen manure 



for ....1,56, 181. 206, 2.53 

 Grapes, Certain Varie- 

 ties 135 



Grapery Pr'ni'g Cold 7 



Gray, Dr. Asa 116 



Greenhouse S(renj;/i.'d249 

 CJreenhouse in Small 



Town 61 



Greenhouse, Grapes in 96 

 Greenhouse, .Spring. 219 

 Greenhouse, Northern 



Exposed 40 



Greenhouse, Exposed CO 

 Grub, White, Trap.. 1S9 

 Grubs in Str'wb'yLa'd 19 

 Guano Query 181 



H 



Hail, Protection aga'tl37 

 Handsome Foliage. ..230 

 Hanging BasKets, 



Home Made.... 127, 147 

 Heater Evaporating .19^i 

 Heating with Natural 



Gas 181 



Hedge System for 



Hardy Roses 13 



Hedge in Shade ... 29, 61 

 Hedge Arbor Vltael35.109 



Hedge, A Rose 126 



Hedges, The Barberryl27 



Hedges, Shrub 8 



Hedges, Evergreen S 



Hedges Deciduous... 8 

 Heliotrope Manag'. ..245 

 Hellebore, Applying . . 196 

 Helleborus Niger ... 65 

 Henderson and Co.'s 



Establishment 33 



Hen Dung for Garden229 

 Hen Manure, Grapesl56 



Herb Culture 201 



Hibiscus, Keeping 



Dwarfed 1.35 



Hibiscus Buds Drop.. 130 

 Hibiscus, Dwarfed ... 109 

 Highway Improving 280 

 Highways, Shade 



Trees for 2.59 



Hints for August. ...241 

 Hollyhock, Crimson.. 90 

 Hollyhocks Changing 



Color 277 



Home Grounds Beauti- 

 fying ' 152 



Honey from Apple 



Blossoms 136 



Honeysuckle, The 235 



Honeysuckle Worm.. 370 

 Honeysuckle Screen.. 162 

 Hop, Japanese, The. .175 

 Horse Radish Market. 157 

 Horticulture in Can.. 35 

 Horticulture in Ohio .35 

 Horticulture in Wis. 370 

 Horticulture, Bible... 102 

 Horticulture at the 



State Fair 13 



Hort. Women and — 78 

 Horticulture and Tem- 

 perance 131 



Horticultural Picnic. 54 

 i Hose, A Non-kinking 244 

 Hot-Bed, A Fire. .. 136 

 Hot-Beds Fumig^ting\!j9 

 Hot-bed, La'iip heat'dl08 



Hot-bed, Fine 100 



Hotbeds, Muslin for.. 277 

 ! Hotbeds in Winter.. .81 

 I Hotbed inOctober. 29, 60 

 Hot-beds, Muslin for 207, 

 I 254 

 I Hot-beds, Moveable 



Screen for 114 



Hot-beds, Cloth Sash. 108 

 Hot-water Heating... 109 

 House Plants, 16, .38, 58. 



N2, 106. 132, 154, 178, 202, 



236, 250, 374. 

 HouFe-top Oardening 217 

 House, Beautifying .. 232 



Hovey Chas. M 10 



Huckleberries, Home 



Grown 177 



Hyacinths, Single 15 



Hyacinth, Tlie Roman :il 

 Hyucinth, Roman, 



Growing 269 



Hyacinths in Wash.T.148 



Hyacinthus Cand 101 



Hyacinthus American 76 

 Hyacinthus Candic'nsl26 

 Hydrargas, Blue.. .245 

 Hydrangas, Climbing 12 



Hybridizing and Cros- 

 sing 103 



Hydrangea Prop'g ... 1.57 

 Hydrangeas Manag.. 135, 

 Hydrangeas Market. .277 

 150 



I 



Improved Flowers ... 233 

 Improv't Association. 245 

 India Rubber T"ar'('d231 

 Indiana. Fruits in.... 128 



Insect Enemies 98 



Insect Friends 326 



Insect Power Plants . . 148 



Insect Nests 202 



Insect Notes 262 



Insects and Develop't 1.36 

 Insects on Plants ...172 

 Insects, Spiders etc . . 196 

 Insects Nicotyl to kill 64 

 Insects, Know the — 78 

 Insects, Acquaintance240 

 Insecticides, Using ... 176 

 Ipomea or Moon Flo'r 1 

 Ipomeas: Moon Flo'r 67 

 Irrigation in Gardens 175 



Irrigation 188 



Irrigation Sub 128 



J 



Japan Quince. 159 



Jer'sal'm Cherry, The298 

 Johnsonii Amary His . . 230 

 Juniper, Iri.th 183 



K 



Kale, How to Grow. .373 



KeifTer or Keffer 54 



Kniffen Training Sys- 

 tem 09 



KniCFen System and 

 laying Down 156 



Labels and Labeling . 87 



Labels, Ink for 229 



Land Productive. 115, 220 

 Land, Enrich Quicklyllo 



Land. Enriching 1 



Landscape, A Parlor 32 

 Landscape Gardening 



Points 80 



Landscape Gardening 



and Politics 150 



Lapageria from cut.. 75 

 Lapageria Rosea Pro- 

 pagation 61. 51 



Lavender, Sweet 109 



Lawn, A quick 105 



Lawn and Flower Garden 

 16, 38. 58, 82, 107. 132, 

 155, 179, 302, 226, 250. 

 Lawn on Weedy Landl80 

 Lawn, Footprints on 



after Snow 120 



Lawn, Ants in 277 



Lawn, Yarrow in. .. . 31 

 Leaves and the Fruit. 220 

 Lessons from Drought 54 



Lettuce in Green 110 



Lettuce Culture 177 



Lettuce Culture un- 

 der Glass 247 



Lettuce in Pots. 43 



Lettuce on Ridges — 33 



Lice, Root, in Cal 106 



Lice, Root, on Apple. 103 

 Lilacs, Some Good.'. .. 98 

 Lily of Valley, Fore. .1.50, 



181 

 Lily Chinese, Treat. . . 183 



Lily Culture 248 



Lily, Harris 41 



Lily, The Cuba 61 



Lilies, Native, Culti- 

 vating 173 



Lilies, A Talk about. .170 



Lilies, Native 244 



Lilies, Failure with40, 91 

 Lilium Candidum,... 53 

 Liliums from Seeds.. 228 



Lime for Grapes 109 



Lime, Use of 37 



Linum trigynum — 146 



Liquid Amber Ill 



Locust Trees West. . .223 

 Locusts Sprouting. . . .276 



Looking Ahead 150 



Lupine, New Dwarf. 52 

 Lychnis, A Beautiful 31 



91 



Maggot. A Destructive 13 

 Magnolia. Prop.. 329, 354 

 Mailing Flowers, etc. 100 

 Malvaviscus, Tree-like 75 

 Manure Heat. Hoicte. 91 

 Manure, Artificial and 



Natural 30 



Manure, Sawdust . . 205 

 Manure, Hen, Comp. . 188 

 Manure, A Cheap .. .174 

 Manure, Purifying. ..131 



Manure, Liquid 60 



Manure, Managing. . .177 



Manure, Liquid 169 



Manure, Loss from 



Leaching 168 



Manure, Composition 



and use 3.39 



Manure, Green, 85, 332, 



258 



Manures, Composition 



and Use 191 



Manure, Preventing 



Fire-fang 131 



Manure, When to Ap- 

 ply 222 



Manuring, Fall 13, 4S 



Manuring, Tillage 215 



Manuring, Summer.. 241 

 Maple, Propagating.. 204 

 Maples, Two Interest.'.'M 

 Marguerite Culture. .254 

 Market Gardening256, 271 

 Market, A Flower ... 243 

 Market, Covent Gard. 102 

 Market, Dist. From... 49 



Marketing Fruit 163 



Marking the Spot ... 172 



Marl, The use of 239 



Marot, Charles H 101 



Marvel of Peru 18 



Marvel of Peru, Cult. 149 

 Mealy Bug,Destroying 78 

 Mea.^'uring ImpVt. . . 216 

 Melia .Vzedarach. . ..180 

 Melon. Musk, for fore. 147 

 Melon Tips Pinching. .226 



Melons Dying 277 



Melons in Winter :i8 



Melons for Forcing. . .136 



Melons, Early 137 



Melons, Sowing 330 



Mice, Poisoning 173 



Michigan Flowers... 218 



Middlemen, The 138 



Mina Lobata Culture. 93 

 Minnesota, Hort. in.. 1.50 

 Missouri Fruit Show. .270 



Moles in Orchard 60 



Moneyvine Mound . . . .209 

 Montbretia Pottsi. ... 109 



Montbretias 218 



Moon Flower, The ..1, 19 



Moon Influence 3.35 



Moon Vine or Evening 



Glory. 40 



Moon Flow er vs. Bona 



Nox. 77 



Moore, John B 10 



Mortgages and Fruit 



Culture 135 



Moss on Trees 169 



Muck as a Fertilizer . 345 

 Mulberry, Doioning's.U^T 

 Mulberry Propaga'n . .253 

 Mulberry Propagat'n.37(J 



Mulberry, The 277 



Mulberry, Russian 60 



Mulberries, Russian.. 274 

 Mulching Fall Plants. 26 



Mulching Trees 182 



Mulching with Leaves 73 

 Mulching, Summer... 210 



Mushroom Pie 350 



Mushroom Culture . . 254 

 Mushroom Pests .. .61 , 81 

 Mushroom Growing 304 

 Mushrooms, Sawdust 



Manure for 40 



Mushrooms, Nutritionl73 

 Mushrooms, Manure. 100 

 Myrtle for Winter .... ICO 

 Myrobalan Plum for 

 Hedges 187 



N 



Names, Meddling with .53 



Narcissus 10 



Narcissus for water 



Culture 370 



Nasturtiums, Double, 



Propagating 119 



Nebraska Fruit Notes 5 

 Nelumbium luteuni31,101 

 Newer Kinds of Apples 6 

 Niagara Co N.Y.Notes314 

 Nicotyl as Insect De- 

 stroyer 98 



Nicotiana affinis 219 



Night Soil and Sewer- 

 age 229 



Nitrate of Ammonia .. 1 1 3 

 Nitrate of Soda. 117, 339 

 Notes on Feb. Issue,64,140 

 Novelties. Test of ....136 



Nursery Garden 115 



Nursery Freights Re- 

 duced 65 



Nuisery men's Asso..ll3 



Nut Trees 94 



Nut Trees, Increase.. 109 



Nut Family, The 16;) 



Nuts without plant'g 137 

 Nurseries, French 246 



O 



Olea Fragrans 204 



Onion Plant'g. Fall 61, 62 



Onion Crop, The 33 



Onion Crop Forcing. .'246 



Onion Culture 139 



Onion Maggot 276 



Onions Pickled 274 



Onions, JMaggot in . . . .2*38 



Onions, Cooking 154 



Onions, Wealth in 273 



Oranges, Preserving.. 132 

 Oranges notSetting.61, 60 

 Orchard, Fruit Garden 



and, 17, 39, ,59, 83, 107, 



133, 155, 179, 203, 237, 



■251,375. 

 Orchard on Undrained 



Land 2(M 



Orchard, Pests of, 8S, 206 



Orchard South, Ex- 

 tensive 115 



Orchard Manag'nt.. ..257 

 Orchard, Site for. ...145 

 Orchard, Restoring. . . 167 

 Orchard, Draining, 15, 85. 



99, 182 

 Orchards, Thinning.. 6 



Orchards, Priming 2*33 



Orchards, Mice in 78 



Orchards, .4rranj7in(;.l&l 

 Orchid Collecting..'. .369 



Orchid Trade 76 



Orchid Growing for 



Amateurs 128, 151 



Orchids, Kimball Col- 

 lection 266 



Orchids, Native.. 126, 14S 

 Ordering Trees, etc. .275 

 Oxalis, Double-flower- 

 ing 124 



Packing Grapes 262 



Pffionies as Garden 



Plants 261 



Pffionies, Tree Div'g 40,60 



Paint, A Cheap 225 



Palm House, Glass. . . 181 

 Palms for Culture .... 156 



Palms for Room 93 



Pansy Growing, Suc- 

 cessful 171 



Pansy Culture. ... 131, 242 



Parry, William 161 



Pansies,Winteringl08,132 



Pansies, Bedding 188 



Pansies, Worms Eat- 

 ing 365 



Paper, Waterproof... 52 

 Papaver Pavonium . .V2^ 



Parsnip Culture 204 



Parks and Peace, Pub. 89 

 Passion Flower Prun'g 19 

 Penstemons from Seed 



18, 19 

 Peach Culture. . . .120, 135 

 Peach Yellows; Legis- 

 lation 128 



Peach Tree Grub . ... 165 

 Peach Growing, Dela- 

 ware 167 



Peach Borers, Rem... 164 



Peaches, Various 169 



Peaches, Succession.. 180 

 Peach Trees, Heading 



Back 130 



Peach Stones 157 



Peach Trees, Lime ... 133 

 Peach Custard Pie... 16 

 Peach 'Trees, Prunlng.188 



Peach Y'ellows 314 



Peach Y'ellows Treat. 2-22 

 Peach Enemy, New. . .209 

 Peach Trees Prot'cted. 57 

 Peach Orchard. Mich . 46 

 Peach Culture North. 81 



Peach Tomato 2; 



Peach Betty, A m 



Peach Preserves 250 



P'ch Yellows in Mich. 210 

 Peach Leaf, Curled .376 



Peach Mangoes 374 



Peach Pie 374 



Peach Blossoms Pro- 

 tected .54 



Peach, Yellows 265 



Peach, Degeneracy. . "257 



Peach, China 109 



Peach, Pruning the. . . K)5 



Peach, The lOO 



Peach, Coal Tar for. 109 

 Peach, The Nectarine. 44 

 Peach, Shortening in. 85 

 Peach, A Winter ... 33 

 Peach, Curled Leaf.. 229, 



2.53 

 Peaches and Grapes 



together 276 



Peaches from Seed ... 61 

 Peaches and Grapes, 



Together 253 



Peaches, New Var 25 



Peaches, Potash for.. 198 



Pear Culture Prog 169 



Pear Trees. Renew 'g. 12^1 

 Pear Culture; Blight. 131 

 Pear Blight.. 16), 212, 189, 

 263, 364 



Pear Planting 204 



PearBhght Beetle.. ..349 



Pear Tree Scale 19, 41 



Pear Culture 215 



Pear, The Coles 119 



Pear, Louise Bonne. . .365 

 Pear, The Wilder .... 27 

 Pear, Louise Bonne. . . 333 

 Pear, La Conte, Bl'gt.'Ai5 

 Pear, Cult'ng Stand.. 247 

 Pear, Angouleme ... 94 

 Pear, Culture Success. .56 



Pear, The Idaho 72 



Fear, Which to Plant .65 

 Pears for Light Soil .180 



Pears Cracking 9,19 



Pears for Profit 198 



Pears on Apples, 



Grafted 57 



Pears pickled 58 



Pears, Dwarf 153 



Pears, Some Worthy. 174 

 Pears, New Varieties. 25 

 Pears. Dwarf Prun'g., 40 

 Pears, Ripening on 



Trees - 85 



Pears, LeConte Root'g 61 



Pears, Keeping tor 



Winter 270 



Pears, Seedlings 60 



Pears,Pruning Dwarf. 60 

 Pea Crop, Hastening. 93 



Peas for Canning 18 



Peas Packing 259 



Peas for Market 85 



Peas, Deep Covering. 148 

 Peas, Depth to Sow.. 213 



Perfume Making 225 



Periploca, Climber.. .254 

 Perforated Pot Rim. . .76 

 Persimmon Culture. ia5 

 Persimmons, Japan.. 66 



Persimmons 165 



Persimmons, Japan. 23 

 Persimmons in Fla. . ..344 



Petunias, Double 189 



Phloxes Bare 3&) 



Picking and Packing. 276 



Pickle Packing 234 



Pickle Making 229 



Pine Needles, Use of. 61 

 Pine Spines Covering. i;j5 



Pineapple Fritters 154 



Pine Spines, Use of . . . 85 

 Pine Spines and Straw- 

 berries 157 



Pine, The White.. ..349 

 Pines, Transplanting. 217 



Pinks 11 



Pineapple in Window, 



or Garden 268 



Pipes, Clean Waste. . .829 

 Pit, Manure Heated. Wi 

 Plant life. Curiosities. 245 



Plant FVames 126 



Plant at Work, A 82 



Plant Propagation 127 



Plant Houses Not to 



be Closed 86 



Plant Thieves 161 



Plant Lifting for 



Winter 274 



Plant Culture under 



Glass, 17, 39, 59, 88, 107, 



132. 154, 179, 2C3, 227, 



251,274. 



Plant, House, Manure. 91 



Plants in Rooms. ... 38 



Plants of Easiest Cul.245 



Plants, wintering Ig 



Plants from Seed 198 



Plants, Southern 195 



Plants, Herbaceous, 



from Seed 204 



Plants, Fruiting Qual.2:!9 



Plants, Frozen 89 



Plants. Personified. . 230 



Plants, Surplus 314 



Plants, Bulbous t'jt 



Grass 207 



Planter, Unpatented. 177 



Planting, Fall 4 



Planting the Place. . .28 

 Planting Stock, Where 



to Procure 28 



Plum Rot 253 



Plum Culture 92 



Plum Stock, Myrob. .135 

 Plum Culture Draw- 

 backs 178 



Plum Curculio, Poison 



the 200 



Plum Pottawatamie . 87 

 Plum, Native, Talk. . . 4 

 Plum, Talk from Me.. 91 



Plums and Stocks 180 



Plums for Home Use. 169 

 Plums, Wild Goose, . .265 



Plums in Sod.. It)9 



Plums, Marianna 66 



Plums, Fruit'g Native.- 71 

 Plums, Ja]ian. 23, 66, l:j5 

 Plums.Freeaud Cling. 157 

 Plums, Newer Var't's. 25 



Plums, About 198 



Plums, Black Knot. ..205, 



45, 213, 

 Plumbago Capensis 



Culture 110 



Poetry.— A Lost Sum- 

 mer, 10 ; Autumn, 1 ; 

 Ragged Sailors, 18; 

 Woods in Autumn, 10; 

 In the Autumn Woods, 

 S3; The Little Leaves. 

 32; Red and White 

 Roses, 32; Winter. 43! 

 Song of Leaves, 52; 

 Chrysanthemums, 53 ; 

 December, 52; The New 

 Year, 03; Who is Un- 

 faithful? 76; There is 

 no Unbelief, 76; Pro- 

 mise, 76, O Winter, 89; 

 A Pine Tree, 100; Roses 

 and Snowdrops, 100; 

 March is the First 

 Month, 115; The First 

 Violet, 136; Spring, 136; 

 Springtime. 137; Arbor 

 Day Song, 14,H; Easter 

 Lilies, 148; Spring, 148; 

 Spring-scented Buds, 

 161 ; Decoration Day 

 Ode, 172; Tulips, 172; 

 Color, 172; June, 186; 

 The Dandelion, 196; 

 Black Cherries, 196; 

 Roses, 196; July, 209; 

 How it all Ended. 220; 

 Buttercups, 330 ; Sum- 

 mer Rose, 2'20; August, 

 •333; Morning, 814; Rain, 



