CONTENTS. 



REVIEWS. 



European Agi-iciilture and Rural Econo- 

 my, from personal observation, . . 125 



The Young Gardener's Assistant, in three 

 parts. The Florist's Guide. Tlie Fruit 

 Cultivator's Manual. The Kitchen Gar- 

 dener's Instructor, .... 126 



Experimental Researches on the Food of 

 Animals, 127 



Chemical Essays relating to Agriculture, 127 



The Hasty Pudding ; a poem in three 

 cantos, 128 



The Rural Register and Almanac for 

 1847, 128 



Proceedings of the National Convention 

 of Farmers, Gardeners, and Silk Cul- 

 turists, 129 



The Chemical Principles of the Rotation 

 of Crops, 129 



A Report on the Trees and Shrubs grow- 

 ing naturally in the Forests of Massa- 



chusetts : published agreeably to an or- 

 der of the Legislature, . . . 175. 221 



The New England Book of Fruit, . . 225 



The Fruits of America; containing a se- 

 lection of all the choicest varieties cul- 

 tivated in tlie United States, . . 268 



A Dictionary of Modern Gardening, . 270 



The Journal of the Horticultural Society 

 of London, 276 



A Brief Coinpend of American Agricul- 

 ture, 279 



The Culture of the Grape. By J. Fisk 

 Allen. Embracing directions for the 

 treatment of the Vine in the Northern 

 States of America, in the open air, and 

 under glass structures, with or without 

 artificial heat, 406 



An Address delivered before the Chester 

 County Horticultural Society, at West 

 Chester, Pa., Sept. 10, 18-17,'. . .542 



MISCELLANEOUS LNTELLIGENCE. 



General Notices. 

 Cultivation of Annual Flowers, 185; Pruning 

 the Pear Tree, 186 ; Destruction ol Insects 

 by Hot Water, 226; The cultivation of the 

 Calceolaria as an Annual, 228 ; The culti- 

 vation of the Dahlia, 229; Scarlet Pelargo- 

 niums for winter blooming plants, 279; Root 

 Pruning Trees, 280; Culture of the Chinese 

 Primrose, 281; Thinning Annual Plants, 283; 

 Pot Culture of the Vine, 283; Root Pruning 

 and Management of the Pear Tree, 318; I'ro- 

 pagation of Gloxinias, 323; ( hrysanthe- 

 niums, 323; Carnations, Picotees and Pinks 

 — their Propagation, 325 ; Treatment of 

 A/.aleas, 326; Exposing Green-house Plants 

 in Summer, 326; Cultivation of Aloysia 

 citrioddra, 327; The Heartsease or Pansy, 

 327 ; Scarlet Pelargoniums for winter flow- 

 ering, 327; Culture of Asparagus in Ger- 

 many, 361 ; Cultivating the Pine Apple in 

 the open air in England, 363 ; VVindow 

 Flowers, 366; Propagation of Plants for 

 next season, 411 ; Pruning the Banksian 

 Rose, 413; Replacement of I'ranches in 

 Fruit Trees, 413; Autumn Pruning Fruit 

 Trees, 413 ; Culture of Vines in Pots, 414 ; 

 Cultivation of Tea China Roses, 416 ; Vine 

 Borders, 418; The Cultivation of the Cur- 

 rant and production of new varieties, 453 ; 

 Scarlet Pelargoniums, 456; Pruning Fruit 

 Trees, 457; Bottom Heat, 4.'i8; Preparation 

 of large shrubs for removal, 459 ; Preparing 

 for Winter, 460 ; Spring Bulbs, 502 ; Bulbs 

 in Pots, 503; Glazing, 505 ; .Management of 

 Hawthorn Hedges, 505; Flower Forcing, 

 506 ; Cultivation of Raspberries, 506 ; Cul- 

 ture of'Tomatoesin the open air, 507; Burnt 

 Earth for Roses, and the mode of prepara- 

 tion, 510; Proper Manure for Roses, 511 ; 

 Moss Rosea suitable for Pillar Roses, 512; 

 Bones as Manure, and their use in the cul- 

 ture of Pelargoniums, 512; Root Pruning 

 Fruit Trees, 513; Exjierinient on Root 



Pruning Pear Trees, 514; Pruning, 546; 

 Pruning the Vine, 547; Tag^tes pinnata, 

 547. 



Foreign Notices. 



Em/and. — Exhibition of the London Horti- 

 cultural Society, 419 ; Dahlias and Dahlia 

 Exhibitions for 1847, 547. 



France. — Exhibition of the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society of Paris, 508. 



Belgium. — Exhibition of the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society of Brussels, 550. 



Domestic Notices. 

 Splendid Plantation of Pear Trees, J30; Re- 

 marks on the Hog Artichoke, 130; Wm. S. 

 Sullivant, Esq., 130; Pleasant Experiment 

 with Andromeda calyculAta, 131; The Win- 

 ter in Georgia, 132; Horticulture in Ohio, 

 132; Maine Pomological Society, 1C2; Gen- 

 esee Valley Horticultural Society, 133; Steu- 

 benvillc Horticultural Society, Ohio, 133; 

 HeliAnlhus divaricdtus and giginteus, 133; 

 New Grape in Ohio, 133; Muskeet Grass, 

 133; Decan's Superb Grape, 133; Scharges 

 Henling Grajte, 133 ; Pittsburg Horticultu- 

 ral Society, Pa., 187; Pinielea spectabilis, 

 lb7; Philips Sweeting Apple, 187; Supposed 

 Influence of the Scion upon the Stock, 187; 

 Colniar d'Aremberg Pear, 188; Grosse Cal- 

 ebasse Pear, 188; Beurr^ Langelier Pear, 

 188; Downing's Mammoth Rhubarb. 188; 

 New Horticultural Societies, 188 ; Horti- 

 cultural Society in Montreal, C. W., 188; 

 Tom Thumb Geranium, IbS; The Ameri- 

 can Agricultural Association, 234; Liberal 

 Donation to the Mass. Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, 235 ; Osage Orange, 235 ; Exhibition 

 of the Mass. Iloriicullural Society, 235; 

 Cultivation of the Fig and new varieties of 

 the Pear, 236; Growth of Trees in the 

 Southern States, 237 ; VV'eather in Peniisvl- 

 vania, o28; Cultivating the Peach Tree, 328; 



