GENERAL INDEX. 



Almond, its nativity, 430 ; uses of, ib. ; 

 its cultivation, ib. ; varieties, 431 ; or- 

 namental, 432. 



American Blight, 66. 



Annual pruning of peach trees, 585 

 (note). 



Aphis, the Woolly, 66. 



Apple, its history, 58 ; where best nat- 

 uralized, 59 ; its uses, ib. ; its quality, 

 60; propagation, ib. ; grafting, 21; 

 soil and situation for. 61 ; jjlanting 

 and cviltivation of apple orchards, 62 ; 

 the bearing year. 63 ; pruning, ib. ; 

 insects destructive to, ib. ; how to de- 

 stroy, 64; gathering and keeping, 

 67 ; varieties of. 72 ; Siberian crabs 

 and inaproved Siberian apples, 421 ; 

 selections for different latitudes, and 

 for table iise, marketing, cooking, and 

 keeping. 427. 



Apple bark beetle, 67. 



Apple Borer, 63. 



Apple Worm, 66. 



\pricot, uses and cultivation of, 433 ; 

 liable to disease, ib. ; curculio fatal 

 to fruit, ib. ; varieties of tree, ib. ; 

 ornamental varieties, 442 ; varieties 

 adapted for small gardens, and for 

 cold climates, ib. 



Ashes, a cure for peach borer, 586. 



Aspect of fruit trees, 53. 



Bark Louse, the, 66. 



Bats, useful as destroyers of insects, 

 58. 



Bending down limbs, to produce fruit- 

 fulness, 37. 



Berberry, description of, 442; its use 

 and culture, 443 ; varieties of. ib. 



Birds, as destroyers of insects, 57. 



Black Gum, fatal to plum trees, 894. 



Black Walnut, 574. 



Blackberry, culture and varieties of, 

 443 ; ornamental varieties, 446. 



Blight on Apple Trees, 67. 



Budding, 23 ; proper season for, 24 ; 

 shield and American shield budding, 

 25 ; reversed shield budding, 26 ; an- 

 nular budding, 27. 



Butternut, 574. 



Canker Worm, the, 65. 



Caterpillar, 64; to destroy, ib. 



Chamomile to destroy insects, 56. 



Cherry, its history, 447 ; uses of, ib. ; 

 gum of the. 448 ; as shade trees, ib. ; 

 soil and situation for. ib. ; propaga- 

 tion and cultivation, 449 ; classes of, 

 450 ; ornamental varieties, 486 ; .'se- 

 lections of. for family use, to ripeu 

 in succession, 487 . 



Chestnut, 572. 



Cider, how to make, 69. 



Citron, the, 579. 



Coal Tar, a remedy for grubs, 56. 



Codling Moth, 66. 



Composition for wounds in pruning, 35. 



Crab, wild species of, 58. 



Cranberrj', description of and value, 

 493 ; its culture profitable, 494. 



Cross-breeding. 7. 



Cucumber Bug, the, 559. 



Curculio, 892 ; habits of, ib. ; how to 

 destroy, 893. 



Curl, the, in peach trees, 592. 



Currant, its history and use, 487 ; pro- 

 pagation and culture, 488 ; insects de- 

 structive to, 488, 489 ; varieties of, 

 489; ornamental, 493. 



Cuttings, to propagate by, 29. 



De Caxdoixe, remarks on decay of 



varieties, 11. 

 Deep planting to be avoided, 48. 

 Disbarking and ringing. 37. 

 Duration of varieties, 10. 



Eyes, or Buds, to propagate by, 23. 



Fig, its history, 494 ; its secret blossom, 

 494, 495 ; propagation, 495 ; soil and 

 culture, ib. ; oiling the fruit, 496 ; va- 

 rieties, ib. 



Filbert, varieties of, 574. 



Fire Blight, 644. 



French Standard Names, key to, 1009, 



Frozen- Sap Blight, 646. 



Fruit, production of new varieties, 1. 



