GENERAL INDEX. 593 



Mice, to deter from girdling trees, 560. 



Mildew, on the grape, 252 



Moths, to destroy, 54. 



Mulberry, its habits and varieties, 259. 



Mulching newly-planted trees, 45. 



Nectarine, its habits and culture, 501 ; insects affecting, 502 ; varieties, 

 502 ; selection of choice sorts, 509. 



Nuts, description of, 260 ; European Walnut, Butternut, 261 ; Filberts of 

 various sorts, 261 ; Chestnuts, 262. 



Orange, its history and uses, 542 ; soil and culture, 543 ; scale insect on, 

 543 ; its varieties, 543. 



Olive, its history and uses, 546 ; propagation, culture, and finest varieties, 

 547. 



Peach, its history, 452 ; its uses, 454 ; propagation, 455 ; soil and situation 

 for, 456 ; pruning, 457 ; insects and diseases of, 460 ; the Yellows in, 

 its cause and remedy, 461 ; destruction in the leaves of, 470 ; varie- 

 ties, 471 ; ornamental varieties, 499 ; selection of choice sorts of, 

 500 ; tongue-grafting the, 15. 



Peach Borer, 460. 



Pear, its history, 316; uses ; and remarkable trees of, 318 ; gathering and 

 keeping, 319; propagation, 320 ; soil and culture, 321 ; diseases of, 

 blight, etc., 322 ; forms and character of varieties, 330 ; selection of 

 choice sorts, 452. 



Planting deep, ill effects of, 45. 



Plum, its history and uses, 262 ; propagation and culture, 264 ; best soil 

 for, 265 ; insects and diseases of, curculio, etc., 266 ; varieties, 271 ; 

 ornamental varieties, 315; selection of choice sorts, 316. 



Pomegranate, its history and uses, 548 ; propagation and culture, 549 ; va- 

 rieties, 550. 



Potash Wash for the Stems of Fruit-Trees, 560. 



Position of Fruit-Trees, 48. 



Preparing the Soil for Fruit-Trees, 43. 



Propagation, by grafting, 12 ; by budding, 19; by cuttings, 26; by eyes, 

 27 ; by layers, 28 ; by suckers, 29. 



Prunes, to make, 263. 



Pruning, to promote growth, 29 ; theory of, 30 ; to induce fruitfulness, 32 ; 

 root pruning, 32 ; transplanted trees, 46 ; shortening-in, 458. 



Qenouille training, 36. 



Quince, its history and uses, 509; propagation, culture, and varieties, 510; 

 ornamental varieties, 512. 



Rabbits, to prevent their girdling trees, 560. 



Raspberry, its habits, 512 ; uses, culture, and varieties, 513. 



Renewal Training of the Vine, 221. 



Ringing and Disbarking, 34. 



Rivers* Remarks on Root-Pruning, 33. 



Root-grafting, Dr. Van Mons' remarks on, 17. 



Root-pruning, its advantages, 32. 



Rust and cracking of the fruit of the Pear-tree, 556. 



Salt, to destroy insects generally, 53 ; to destroy the curculio, 26&. 



Scions, to select, 13. 

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