TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

 PART SND. 



Heads and Divisions of Subjects. 



PREFACE. -EXPLANATIONS OF TERMS AND BOTANICAL ABREVIATIONS, (so 

 that the class, order, species, and botanical description of every plant in the 

 work is found under the head of each plant, as well as its description, varie- 

 ties, nutritive and medicinal qualities, modes of. culture, domestic uses, prepara- 

 tion, preservation, composition; and therefore, THE WHOLE CHARACTER will 

 be seen at once.) 



THE CEREAL GRAINS OR CORN PLANTS Their importance to mankind divi- 

 sions and definitions origin distribution causes grains of different nations 

 products of United States ; produce of each state progress of improvement 

 culture last years products increase exports proportions for each 

 person wheat estimate of future products amount of exports estimates 

 of foreign grains English lands and products exports of each country, etc. 



Wheat, p. 16. Character varieties cultivated, with descriptions and cuts of 

 each modes of propagation crops of United States diseases Blight ex- 

 plained weight and price English products and duty American varieties 

 composition of wheat straw manufactures in the United States, etc. 



Rye, p. 22. Cut value compared varieties composition products and 

 exports of nations distillation diseases, etc. 



Indian Corn, p. 24. Where cultivated origin prejudices qualities 

 uses modes of preparation products of United States and other countries 

 varieties planting culture story of the Indian Chief Broom corn man- 

 ufactures. Corn Sugar quality product mode of extraction, etc. 



Rice, p. 28. Cut origin in United States importance in India varieties 

 composition modes of culture product of the United States rice bird 

 uses preparation, etc. 



Oats, p. 32. Cut where cultivated species and varieties uses proper- 

 ties products culture, etc. 



Barley, p. 33. Growth and product composition culture varieties with 

 cuts uses in beer English production land and vast consumption re- 

 marksliquor distilled in the United States, etc. 



Buck Wheat, p. 37. Cut origin prejudices character growth uses 

 products of United States, etc. 



Millet, p. 39. Cut character growth culture species, etc. 



Proximate principles of the Grains, p. 40. Starch kinds modes of obtain- 

 ing elements sugar gluten albumen gum table of quantities vegeta 

 ble diet, etc. 



Bread, p. 43 History and kinds processes of making qualities ant 

 character composition effects of eating potato bread warm bread- 

 rice bread ginger-bread breads of rye, barley, rice and Indian meals wooc 

 bread table of composition of vegetables, etc. 



