INDEX. 



chusetts 19S — meeting? in Boston 250, 251, 278, 390— 

 in London 198, 3i)l — associations recommended 221 

 237— in Paris 228— suljjects, prizes for 230 — report of 

 the inspecting committee of New Voiic 24-1, 38S — at 

 Albany, 245. 

 Horticultnral Society in Massachusetts, donations to, 326, 

 335, 342 -premiums offered by 332, 350, 362— sche- 

 dule of fruit trees presented to, by Wm. Prince & Sons 

 380— Committee of, for obtaining uniformity in the 

 names of fi'uits 406. 

 Hortulanus, his notices of Mr Thorburn, Src. 120. 

 Hortus, his remarks on nut trees 298 — on a new kind of 



mulberry tiee 338. 

 Hyacinth, on the cultivation of 164. 

 Ice, its uses in medicine 191. 



Ice houses, how constructed 74 — and refrigerators, an 



essay on 212, 218. 

 I. E. D., on the cultivation of the tea plant 410. 

 Implements of a>;riculture, remarks on 65, 145. 



Improvements internal, notices of 29. 



Indian antiquities 168. 



Indian corn, on smut in 41, 113 — best mode of harvesting 

 49 — on selecting seed of 54 — raised in England by Mr 

 Cobbett 157, 196, 293 — on preserving from the wee- 

 vil 205 — premium for the greatest quantity on an acre 

 211 — on its cultivation by Mr Boylston 225 — remarks 

 on its cultivation by the editor .334, 342, 382 — steepino' 

 seed of 334 — on an oil obtained from 382. 



Inoculation of fruit trees 12, 23. 



Insect, a new and extraordinary 61. 



Insectivorous birds, notices of 1. 



Insects on fruit trees, notices of 33, 82, 142, 158, 169, 186, 

 194,202,203, 217, 289— on locust trees 70— Highland 

 composition for destroying 93 — called the web worm, 

 remarks on 299 — on the collection and preservation of 

 306 — Dr Green's remarks on, and remedies against 332 

 -"destroyed by an infusion of walnut leaves 333---how 

 destroyed by a lime duster 338, 371-.-on~rerffoving 

 early from trees 340---destroyed by tobacco water 371 

 ---by chickens 3S9. 



Institute, American, notice of its sales 115. 



Intemperance, various sorts of 36---how caused in chil- 

 dren 47, 272— remarks on by Dr Drake 78— reforma- 

 tion of in N. England 91— observations on by Sir 

 Kichard Rum 308. 



Iron, manufacture of in Pennsylvania 57. 



Isabella grape, remarks on by Z. Cook, Jun. 258. 



Ivy, not injurious to trees 197. 



J. B., his notices of the vigorous growth of varieties of 

 the vine 25. 



Jenkins L., his quere on horse chesnuts 82. 



J. G. J., on pickling girkin cucumbers 55---on climate 

 and silk 252. 



J. M. G., on the long red potatoe 66— village anecdote by 

 187---on sowing grass seeds 322. 



J. N. H., on the cultivation of mustard 298. 



Johnson, S. R., his profitable plum tree 86. 



J. W. C, on sowing grass seeds and grafting 350.' 



Kelp or crude soda, on the manufacture of 9, 18. 



Keniick, J., on planting fruit trees, 73. 



King, Thomas, on agriculture in Nova Scotia, 149, 154. 



Kitchen garden for August 18. 



Knight, Thomas A., Esq. his present of fruits to the citi- 

 zens of the U. Stales 42. 



L., on the collection and preservation of insects 306. 



La Fayette, extract of a letter from 92-— on shepherds' 

 dogs, &c. 198. 



Lambs, how preserved from vermin 326. 



Lamp oil, improvement in 285. 



Lalhrop, Samuel, his essay on the cultivation of hemp 

 297— on the comparative strength of 309. 



Lawrence, Jauies S.^ on economy in constructing a par- 

 lor and kitchen 246. 



Leather, remarks on, as an article of commerce 140. 



Leaves, cause of the fall of 97. 



Leech, observations on 397. 



Lemon, of large size, 247. 



Lightning rods, extent of the influence of 13. 



Lime, use of in destroying insects 338, 371— in preserv- 

 ing health 398. 



Lime water, preserves timber 399. 



Lincoln, Gov., his remarks on rail roads 211— on agricul- 

 tural societies 211. 



Lithography and geography, notices of 350. 



Locust tree, notices of its cultivation 46, 57— remarks on 

 thedifferent sorts of 81,82— should not be sowed too 

 early in spring 137. 



Low, Thomas, Esq. exlracts from his address, recom- 

 mending the planting of trees 27. 



Lowell, John, Esq. his remarks on the canker worm 2— 

 on the potatoe onion 2— on the Botanic Garden, at 

 on new varieties of fruits, presented by 



T. A. Knight, Esq. 42--on engrafting vines at the root 

 C6--on a proposed abridgment of Duhamel's Treatise 

 274--on new varieties of pears 283, 289, 301, 305— 

 his comparative state of the season 351 — on the culti- 

 vation of lucerne 366, .386--his present and offer to fur- 

 nish new varieties of Iruit to the Mass. Hor. Soc. 401. 



Lucerne, great product of 62- -on its cultivation by J. 

 Lowell, Esq. 366, 386--remarks of Veritas on 372. 



Lyceum, American, remarks on 10, 49, 134, 142, 239— 

 in Concoid 240. 



M., his remarks and queries on fruit trees 313. 



Machine for reaping wheat 33— for transplanting trees 

 81 -for threshmg, by W. Greive 99— for spinning flax 

 and hemp 100, 124---for threshing 102--for pulling up 

 stumps 239— for washing 243— for dressing hemp 355 

 ---for weaving meal bags 407. 



Malaria, in Long Island 75. 



Malt liquors, said (o be a preventative of fevers 411. 



Manufactories in Massachusetts 215. 



Manure, horn shavings valuable for 17— green crops for 

 21---sea weed for 29, 70— how made aud applied by 

 good farmers 49-. shipped from London 52— nshes use- 

 ful for 61---soaper's waste lor 70--summer made, how 

 preserved 70- remarks on, from the Gardener's Maga- 



zine 118— of earth and lime, cheap and valuable 131— , Parker, Amos, on the cultivation of hemp 125 



Onion-potato, recommended by Mr Lowell 2. 



O. P., his reniai'ks on sumac 267. 



Opium of couunerce, how prepared 167— -how produced 



from the poppy 235. 

 Oranges, raised in Florida 395. 

 Orange tree, more than 400 years old 152. 

 Orchard grass, on its cultivation 42 --to save seed of 43. 

 Orchards, their management, Mr Welles' remarks on 197 



---remarks on by a farmer 273---on the grafting of by 



pedlars, &c. 315. 

 Osgood, Jacob, statement of the cultivation of his premi- 

 um farm 412. 

 Oven, patent portahio 196. 

 Ox, fat, raised by Gov. Lincoln 141---in Rhode Island 



215— in Deerfield, 215--of Belmont, Me. 334. 

 Oxen, on the best mode of working 262---large, raised 



in Amherst 206---how managed in Cuba 339. 

 P., hisremaiks on an insect called the web worm 299. 

 Painting in milk, recipe for 62--.its durability doubted 67 



---houses should be done late in autumn 93. 

 Palm leaf, 40 feet in circumference 141. 

 Paper making, improvement in 58— -from straw and blue 



grass 97, 165---substances proper for its manufacture 



294. 



Cambridge 26-- 



bones of the soldiers at Waterloo, used for 141--its ap 

 plication to different soils 170-— how obtained by David 

 Gray, 412--green vegetables for 414. 

 Maple, sugar, its cultivation recommended 324. 

 Maps of towns, utility of 226. 

 Mastodon, bones of found 189. 

 Matrimonial happiness, rules for promoting 288. 

 May, Gardener's Calendar for 339, 356. 

 McCall, his notices of several sorts of grapes 187. 

 Mease, Dr, notice of his observations on the penal code 

 of Pennsylvania, &c. 196— his communication respect- 

 ing railways 226. 

 Medicines, quacks, Sfc. ren.arks on 372. 

 Medicus, his remarks on bees. 



Melons, said to be preserved from bugs by soaking the 

 seed in decoction of tobacco, 67, 310— mode of raising 

 334---how to destroy insects on 345. 

 Merrimack River, queries by 300. 

 Meteoric stones, notice of their falling 411. 

 Metheglin, receipt for making 21. 

 Mildew curable by soap suds 389. 



Milkmen, number of crossing Brooklyn Ferry 13. 1 



Miller, Rev. Samuel, his queries on the cultivation of In- 

 dian corn, &c. 225. 

 Millington, Dr Seth, on the manufacture of silk 220. 

 Mitchell, Dr, his notice of Prince's Treatise on Horticul- 

 ture 10— on the Arracacha 243--on the mortality 

 among peaches 243. 

 Molasses, how the price is made up 3S0. 

 Moon, its supposed influence on plants 79; 

 Morrell, Calvin, on cultivating sweet potatoes 345— on 



sugar from the beet 346. 

 Mortar, remarks on making 93. 

 Moschetoes, how guarded against 71. 

 Mother, a, on using ardent spirits in cooking 181. 

 Moths, sweet flag a preservative against 17. 

 Mowing, remarks on 378. 



Mowing land, should not be fed closely in the fall, &c. 136. 

 Mowing match, notice of 6— great day's work of 61. 

 Mulberry seed, received by N. Y. Institute 165— instruc- 

 tions for sowing 322. 

 Mulberry trees, premium on recommended 12— how quick- 

 est raised 41--notices of a treatise on the cultivation of 

 153, 162— different modes of propagating 333--a new 

 kmd of introduced into Europe 338--cultivation of re- 

 commended 34S--premium for offered by the Worces- 

 ter county Agricultural Society 373. 

 Mule, on the uses of 138. 

 Musquitoes, essence of penny royal a preventive against 



Mustard, on the cultivation of, 298— its use as an emetic 



410. 

 Nectarine, scion engrafted on a peach stock 184. 

 Nettles, cause of their stinging 5. 

 New American Gardener, notices of 54. 

 New South Wales, game in 28. 

 New Brunswick, horticulture of 141. 

 Norfolk, his observations on the culture of potatoes 330. 

 Nova Scotia, agriculture of 148, 154. 

 Nut trees, remarks on 298. 

 Oak, Shelton, notices of 45. 

 Oat grass, remarks on its culture and uses 300. 

 Oats proper time and manner of cutting 49. 

 Oil, preserves horses, cows, Sfc. from flies 348. 

 Olive gathering in Portugal 5. 

 Onions, sea weed manure for 70---extraordinary crop of 



131— charcoal dust a top dressing for 354. 



Wrlor and kitchen, economical mode of constructing 246. 

 Parmentier, M. Andre, notices of his garden 25, 84, 397- — 

 of grapes raised by 78---his remarks on a large pear 

 235, 292— -on some subjects of cultivation on Long Isl- 

 and 293---on preserving peach trees against grubs, 

 &c. 221. 

 Parsley, said to cure salivation in horses 1%5. 

 Parsnip, cultivation and uses of 55---great one 351. 

 Patent, violation of, damages for 349. 

 Patents, American, notices ol 372. 



Pea, Knight's Marrow, mode of procuring sticks for train- 

 ing 77 --Bishop's early dwarf 2S5--on sowing in au- 

 tumn 395. 

 Peaches, notice of fine ones 109, 117— Chinese flat 215. 

 Peach pies, how made 57. 



Peach trees, how preserved against worms 2, 221— -ben- 

 efited by making fires in the orchards of 81— produc- 

 tive on Long Island 382. 

 Pear, the Bartlett, notices of 263-— Capiaumont, notices 



and cut of 409. 

 Pear and plum trees, remarks on insects infecting, by S. 



D. 252— by J. Buel 253. 

 Pears, how preserved in winter, 73-— new sort, called 

 Heathcot pear 82— two sorts of produced on the same 

 tree 89--on new varieties of 113---quince stocks for 

 169, 4I3---large one exhibited in Paris 198, 235, 292-- 

 may be grafted on the mountain ash and the service 

 tree 211---varieties of, raised by Professor Van Mens 

 212--native, remarks on, by Mr. Downer 266, 386-- 

 remarkson large ones 267---Mr. Lowell, on new vari- 

 eties of 283, 289, 301, 305--on the variety called the 

 Fulton pear386--Bleeker's Meadow, notice of 393. 

 Pear trees, queries respecting 257---answers thereto by 

 D. F. 273— disease in 318, 358, 406— on rendering 

 fruitful by operating on the borders, ^c. 397. 

 Pepper, black, newly discovered elementary principle in, 



called pipeline 151. 

 Peters, Lovett, Esq. on the horn ail in cattle 194. 

 Physician, a, condemns the use of spirit in making cider 



145. 

 Pickering, Col. Timothy, notice of his decease 230— his 

 address to the Essex Agricultural Society 396, 404. 

 Pigeons, mischief done by 383. 

 Pine tree, vei-y large 352. 

 Pistareens, said to be a base coin 410, 

 Plaster of Paris, its uses, &c. 188- -see further gypsum. 

 Plough, self-sharpening, nofice of 29. 

 Ploughing, deep, when beneficial 182. 

 Ploughmen, should be trained to habits of activity 24. 

 Plums, on the cultivation of 22 — to prevent worms from 



destroying 34---mode of preserving 73. 

 Plum tree, profitable, by S. R. Johnson 86, 143. 

 Poplars, Lombardy, supposed to cause the yellows in iruit 



trees 340. 

 Population of different nations 182- of the United Stales 



211. 

 Potato, eveilnsting notice of 35. 

 Potato-onion, remarks on, 2, 48 93. 

 Potatoes, raw, good food for milch cows 10 — best mode 

 of cooking 15 — modes of preserving 18, 101 — long red, 

 remarks on 66 — Irish whites 114 — on gathering and 

 preserving 118 — cause and remedy of the curl in US 

 125 — great yield of 171, 180 — -formerly proscribed in 

 France 173— trade in with England 173, 182 — new 

 variety of 20fi — cultivation of in Norwav 229 — varieties 

 of raised by Mr Tidd 230,242,254, 257— mode of grow- 

 ing early in Lancashire 245 — do not degenerate by 



