INDEX 



Air, importance of, to the germination of seeds, 46. 



Alluvial soils, nature of, 49. 



Almonds, select varieties of, 351. 



Anthers, the, 28. 



Ants, method of destroying, 373. 



Aphis, the, how to destroy, 334, 366 ; the woolly aphis or American hlight, 

 366 ; the scaly aphis or bark louse, 367. 



Apple, the, principal stocks in use for, 108; time for budding, 133; dwarf 

 apple tree, 189; pruning the, 203; management of the standard apple 

 tree, 204 ; dwarf standards, 206 ; pyramids, 207 ; pruning the branched 

 yearling, 210; treatment of two-year old nursery trees, 211; management 

 of the fruit branches, 217 ; pruning and management of, as a dwarf on the 

 paradise stock, 218; as an espalier, 220; renovation of pyramidal trees, 

 271; fire blight of, 361; insects infesting the, 367; apple tree borer, 

 description of, and means of destroying, ib, ; the apple worm, 368. 



Apples, forms of, 40 ; abridged descriptions of one hundred and thirty-three 

 select varieties of summer, autumn, winter, and apples for ornament and 

 preserving, 279-297 ; small select lists of, suitable for Western New 

 York, 297. 



Apricot, the, stocks for, 119; as a dwarf standard, 194; pruning and ma- 

 nagement of, 245. 



Apricots, abridged descriptions of seven select varieties of, 320, 321. 



Ash, the mountain, as a stock for the pear, 115. 



Bark, the outer, 4 ; the inner, 5. 

 Barrow engine, the, 388. 



Berberries, method of propagating, 148 ; select varieties of, 347. 

 Birds, manner of protecting fruit against, 375. 

 Black knot, the, or plum wart, 364. 

 Blackberries, 347. 



Blossoming, period of, influenced by various conditions, 31, 32; in alternate 

 vears. 34. 



