INDEX. 395 



Labels for trees in the nursery, ]49 ; manner of labelling, 150. 



Ladders, orchard, folding, and self-supporting, 385. 



Layering, process of, 67, 125; propagation of plums by, 122; treatment of 



layers when transplanted, 127. 

 Leaf rollers, 374 



Leaves, structure and functions of, 21 ; different forms and characters of, 25. 

 Light, exclusion of, necessary for the germination of seeds, 47. 

 Line and reel, the, 380. 

 Loamy soils, nature of, 49. 



Mahaleb, the, 117. 



Manures, importance of, 54 ; preparation of, 55 ; special, 56 ; modes of apply- 

 ing, 58 ; liquid, ib. 

 Manuring, proper method of, 272. 

 Mazzard seedlings, 115. 



Medlar, the, treatment of, same as that of the quince, 224. 

 Medullary rays, 7. 



Mice, method of protecting fruit trees from the ravages of, 375. 

 Mildewr, the, in the peach, 363. 

 Moisture, effects of, on the germination of seeds, 45. 

 Moles, method of guarding against the ravages of, 376. 

 Mulberries, method of propagating, 148 ; varieties of, 348. 

 Mulching, operation of, 176, 273. 



Nectarine, the, stocks for, 119 ; as a dwarf standard, 194; pruning the, 246. 



Nectarines, abridged descriptions of seven select varieties of, 329, 330. 



Nursery, the, soil of, 105; method of laying out, 107; situation of, and 

 succession of crops in, ib. ; directions for planting stocks in the nursery 

 rows, 127; budding, grafting, and management of trees in, 132; treatment 

 of the soil in, 144; labels for trees in, 149; taking up trees from, 150; 

 implements used in, 377. 



Orchard, the, situation of, 1-58; soil of, 161; how to prepare the soil for, 

 162; selection of varieties of fruit trees for the family, 164; kind of trees 

 to be selected for, 166; arrangement of the trees in, 167; selection of 

 trees for the market, 169; planting the, 175; management of trees in. 

 177 ; implements used in, 377, 385. 



Ovary, the, 29. 



Packing trees, proper method of, 151 ; method of packing fruits, 357. 

 Paradise, the, method of propagating. 111. 

 Parenchyma, nature of, 22. 

 Parsons, S. B., his orchard of pear trees, 172. 



Peach, the, principal stocks for, 117; limes for budding, 133; as a dwarf 

 standard, 193 ; pruning and management of, 229 ; to form the head of a 



