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INDEX. 



easily fattened and better laborers than oxen, 262— of 1 Filberts may be grown in the United States, 380 



Lapfand, notice of, 285— garget in, 302— preserved 

 ngainst llics, by oilini; tlie parts most exposed, 34S — 

 notices of a reinarlialiie one, 386, 410. 

 Coxe, Win., on engrailing vines, 34. 

 Cramp, how to prevent, 41. 

 Cranberries, prolitable produce of, 141. 

 Croup, valuable remedy for, 96. 

 Crows, useful in destroying vermin, 32S. 

 Cucumbers, how rendered wholesome, 38 — large one, 43, 

 80 — GirkiOi how pickleil, 55— remarkable cluster of, 78 

 — how obtained early, 230 — analysis of, 251. 

 Cultivation, thorough, advantages of 167. 

 Cultivator, his remarks on the circulation of sap in trees, 



&c. 369. 

 Curculio, an insect in fruit trees, notices of, 81, 82. 

 Curtis, Samuel, on destroying insects by lime, 338. 

 Dahlia, a flower, how forced, 236— on its cultivation, 387. 

 Dairies, Dutch, notice of, 63 — should be kept sweet, 



clean, tVc. 97. 

 Dairy, a valuable, 133. 



Dandelions, transplanting and cultivating, 358 — large, no- 

 tice ol, 383. 

 Dearborn, Gen. H. A. S., his notice of Mr. Lowell's of- 

 fer to furnish buds to Mass. Horticultural Society, 401. 

 Death, on the dread of, 8. 



Deming, Harvey, his query respecting the weevil, 62. 

 D. F. on insects on fruit trees, 203, 217— his remarks on 



pear trees, 273. 

 Diet, power of habit in, 46 — vegetable recommended, 124. 

 Dogs, Esquimaux, their uses, 214. 

 Dorchester, on stacking hay, 17. 



Downer, S. his remarks on native pears, 266 — on native 

 grapes, 282 — on queen bees, curculio, and apple tree 

 borer, 290 — on tho Epargne pear, 313 — on the Fulton 

 pear, 3S6. 

 Drains, difl'erent sorts of, &c. 52. 

 Dram shops, remarks on, 224. 



Drawings of hoises, recommended by a breeder, 267. 

 Drill husbandry, not proper for some crops, 166. 

 Drowned persons, how recovered, 101. 

 Drunkenness, evils of, 88. 



Dysentery, avoided by the use of pepper and spices, 4 — 

 cured by boiled milk, &c. 39 — high mallows a cure for, 



E.on destroying canker worms, 41 — on smut in Indian 



corn, 41. 

 Earthquakes, cause of, 52. 

 Eaton, Professor, on the bott fly, 324. 

 Economy, domoslic, principles in, 29, 349, 408 — on con- 

 structing a parlor and kitchen, according to principles 

 of, 246. 

 Eels, how roasted, 38. 



Effluvia of rotten substances, a source of disease, 213. 

 Eggs, prcservalion of 191, 219. 



E. H. his present of fine fruit from a graft of a tree in- 

 troduced one hundred and seventy years since, 82. 

 Elderberry wine, how made, 65 — do. syrup, 78. 

 Electrified seeds and plants, rapid growth of, 51. 

 Elm tree, extraordinary growth of, 299. 

 Elwyn, J. L. on the age and founder of horses, 181. 

 Entomology, contributions to, by Dr Harris 90, 117, 122, 

 132, 156, 164— ills of ignorance in 97, 171— study of, 

 inexhaustible 182. 

 Essex, his remarks on the report of the Essex Agricultur- 

 al Society 265, 291. 

 Evaporation, notice of experiments in 221. 

 F., his notice of insectivorous birds 2. 

 Farm- buildings, rules for their construction 65, 69. 

 Farmer, R. I., on composition of soils 401. 

 ' Farmer, an old, his hints to young farmers 243 — on pota- 

 toes 393. 

 Farmer, a young, his queries respecting frozen feet in 



cattle 367. 

 Farmer, a, on potatoes as food for milch-cows, &c. 10 — 

 on destroying thistles 17 — on pruning grape vines, 329 

 — on cultivating potatoes, 363. 

 Farmer, a Roxbury, his extracts and remarks 113 — on 

 new varieties of potatoes 257 — on orchards 273 — query 

 of, respectingapple trees, 273 — on the supposed degen- 

 eracy of pot.itoes by intermixture 293. 

 Farmers' Winter evenings, how they should be spent 17 — 



importance of knowledge to 52 — work for June 374. 

 Farmer's young, hints to 243 — their pursuits compared 



with those of merchanis 379. 

 Farmer's sons, advice to 357. 



Farming, axioms in. by DrCooptv 14— embraces a variety 

 of objects, &c. 196— Plougii Jogg<ir's remarks on 341. 

 Farms, small, advantages of 195. 

 Female atlire, remarks on 392. 



Fences, remarks on 3i8 — not wanted for arable ground, 

 349. 



Figs, on the management of 73 

 Fire blanket, notice of 358. 

 Fire blight in fruit trees 137. 

 Fii'e places, remarks on 166. 

 Fire wood, economy in 207. 



Fish, how lo convey Ihein alive to a distance 83 — value 

 of, taken by tishermen of Massachusetts 116— reani- 

 mation of when frozen 411. 

 Fiske, Dr O., his remarks on staggers in swine, 99 — on 

 planting horse chesnuts 102 — on smut in Indian corn 

 113 — on applying manure to Indian corn 113 — on dis- 

 eased pear trees 358. 

 Flax, preparation of 414. 

 Flemish husbandry, notices of 57. 

 Flood in Connecticut river 75. 

 Flooding of lands, remarks on 181. 

 Flour sent from Michigan to Boston 33 — qualities of, how 



ascertained 341. 

 Flower of Sumatra 56. 



Floy, Michael, on Ulshop's early dwarf pea 285. 

 Fly-water, in^'le of strong souchong tea 128. 

 Food, ren'aiks on 4 — for plants 182. 



Forest irees, queries respecting, by A. K. 137 — on their 

 raltivation 138, 146 — their cultivation in France 145 — 

 Mr Duel's remarks on 147 — seeds of, when sown 147 

 — in Swiizerland 238^on transplanting large 337. 

 Fowls, feeding and fattening of 191. 

 F. P. on sowing mulberry seed 322. 

 Franklin, on Farmers' Winter Evenings, Lyceum, Sfc. 17 



— on the employment of time 25. 

 French plants, notice of 409. 

 Frost work, damage done by 211. 



Fruit, on raising new varieties of 28, 210 — stealing of, 

 punished 52 — not unhealthy, if properly used, in warm 

 weather 58— fallen, should be gathered and given to 

 swine 63 — new kinds from Mr Buel 89— notices of 

 kinds near Boston 217— improvement of, in Belgium 229. 

 Fruit trees, carelessness in selling wrong sorts of 6 — on 

 blight in 19, 137— best time to inoculate or bud 23— best 

 method of tarring to preserve against canker worms 

 25— insects on 33, 82, 142, 158, 202, 217— remarks on 

 their cultivation 67 — young should not be permitted to 

 bear for some years 70 — best methods of transplanting 

 73, 197 — some sorts of, said to flourish on morass 123 — 

 how preserved against mice 136 — disease in' 153— pro- 

 per stocks for, securing against worms, tfc. 195 — use of 

 sand in propagating 202— quere relative to budding on 

 203— rcmaiks' on budding 217— on their selection 225 

 — remarks on, by a subscriber 241 — queries on 257 — 

 on the pro|iagalion of, by pollen or farina 305 — remarks 

 on planting 325 — on destroying insects on, by a lime- 

 duster 338— yellows in, supposed to be caused by the 

 Lombardy Poplar 340— cultivation of, taught in tier- 

 many 351— schedule of presented by William Prince k. 

 Sons lo Massachusetts Horticultural Society 385— on 

 obtaining unformity in the names of 406. 

 Fruit Jelly, new mode of making, 71. 

 Fruit Ladder, how constructed, 78. 

 Fuel, most healthy, &c. remarks on 86. 

 Gardeners, important hints to 411. 



Gardener's work for September 77— for January 1 98— for 

 February 235— for May 339— for June 374— for July 

 398. 

 Gardening, remarks on 38,257— profits of 70. 

 Garden, Lord Chatham's, notices of 195. 

 Gardens valuable for Farmers 70— cultivated with 



Grafting, remarks on, by Mr J. Welles 46— vines, at the 

 root 66---phenomenon in 213— India rubber useful in 

 313— benefits of not fully realized 325— compositions 

 for 337, 358— remarks on, by Mr Preston, 337— by J. 

 W. C. 350. 

 Grapes, how preserved H— from mildew 34-^Isabella,by 

 Z. Cook S6--American, notice of, by Mr Davie 112— 

 another sort of 125--Mr Ivt'Call's remarks on several 

 kinds of 187---native, Mr Downer's remarks on 282— 

 White Muscadine, notice of 29s. 

 Grape vines, on the cultivation of 12, 13, 314---native 172, 

 190---on a mode of pruning, which may cause foreign 

 grapes to ripen in the open ground, 329- -Mr Prince on 

 engrafting 329— -Mr Morrell on grafting 347— -remarka- 

 ble, raised by John Willis, Esq. 282 --Muscatel 395. 

 Grass Seed, on the sowing of 307, 322, 350. 

 Grasses, British, quality of how ascertained, &c. 199. 

 Grater Cider Mill, notice of 65. 

 Grave yards, complaint of the neglect of 307. 

 Gray, David, statement of the cultivation of his premiura 



farm 412. 

 Green, Dr B., his directions for budding stone fruit 211-~ 



on rose bugs and other insects 332. 

 Groves, remarks on, 181. 

 Guatemala, wretchedness of the people in 29. 

 Gypsum, its uses, &c. 188, 204, 405— most beneficial when 

 sown in winter or early in spring 224---on its power to 

 absorb moisture from the air for the benefit of vegeta- 

 tion, 4'c. 221---discovery of, west of Lake Chaniplain, 

 332. 

 H. on the destruction of silk worms by a spider 10— -OD 



burning dust of Lehigh coal 2)8. 

 HalsteadT Philemon, his remarks on several agricultural 



topics 49. 

 Hair restorative, salt said to he 65. 

 Ham, preserved by dipping in a strong ley 14---preserved 



in oats 97. 

 Hand Engines, for extinguishing fire 173. 

 Harris, Dr T. W., on slug worms 33— -on an insect that 

 destroys squashes, &.c. 33-- on the autumnal caterpillar 

 33- contiibulions to entomology 90, 117,122, 132, 156, 

 l(j4-.-his remarks on insects on fruit trees, J86---onthe 

 bark louse or coccus 289---on the American turnip but- 

 terfly 402. 

 Hare, raising of, in warrens, &c. recommended 196. 

 Harvesting grain, remarks on 370. 

 Hawthorns, use of, for live fences 277. 

 Hay, new mode of stacking, &c. 17---not of good quality 

 tbe present season 41---new mode of making 42---three 

 crops of 48-— should not be kejjt in lofts over stables 97* " 

 Hay cocks, covered with canvas 1. 

 Haymaking, remarks on 3. 

 Hazel and holly as underwood, &c. 77. 

 Hazen, Thomas, on the horn ail in cattle 234. 

 H. B. on preserving peach trees against worms 2, 

 Health, rules for preserving 96— preserved by quick lime, 



&c. 393. 

 Hedges, remarks on, by C. Birnie 53---may be made of 

 crab apple trees, ^'C. 166 --juniper or red cedar recom- 

 mended for 206-- -quere concerning, and remarks on, by 

 the editor 300-— should not in this country be planted 

 on a bank 324. 

 Hemp, on its culture 12, 20, 76, 125, 179, 297, 413— 

 American fully equal to Russian 315---land let for its 

 cultivation, profits of 380---on planting, like broom 

 coin 407. 

 Hessian Fly, remarks on, and queries concerning 389. 



plouo-h 70— about London, notices of 88— in town, how High Cranberry, cultivation and uses of 406 



they should be managed 123. 



, kitchen, on their importance, 5"c. 261--general 



remarks on their culture 261— and orchards, Societies 

 to prevent depredations in 394. 

 Garlic, an antidote against fall- fever 14. 

 G. B. J. on preserviiig plums from worms, and grapes from 



mildew 34. 

 Geese, fed on cut turnips 43. 



Geology, sketches of 68— recommended for schools 214. 

 Ginger root, raised in (Jeorgia, 186. 

 G. J. M. on the quality ol hay, &c. 41. 

 Gimbrede, Professor, on the culture of the native grape 



172. 

 Girkin cucumber, how pickled 55--seeds of should be 



forced in a hot bed 55. 

 Gold mines in the United States 91— in North Carolina 



115. 

 Gold region of North Carolina, remarks on 380. 

 Gold washings, uses of 189. 



Goosberries, measuring 4 and a 1-2 inches 14— sorts of 

 exhibited before the Caledonian Horticultuial Society 

 237--on the improvement of, in Great Britain 317. 

 Gourgaa, J. M., on the cultivation of squashes, melons, 

 &c. 345,347. 



Hills and valleys, on their temperature, &c. 181. 



Hines, Joseph, on the culture of hemp 77. 



Hog-sty, on its construction, &.c. 3. 



Holley, Myron, Esq., his horticultural discourse 260, 268, 

 276, 284. 



Honey, best, taken in the middle of a clear hot day 14--- 

 French mode of taking 3S---said to be a cure for gravel 

 68— remarks on its utility, &c. 214. 



Hops, c.n the culture and cure of 14 --shoots of, sold in 

 market 93, 315. 



Horse, age of, how ascertained 35-— bolts in, how cured 

 23, 74, 155---slaggers in, remedy for 77---salivation in 

 155, 166---remarks on 210---sagacity of 214---wicked- 

 ness of abusing 24S---reinedy for bolts in 299---physie 

 for 315— -on white hoofs in 331— corns on their feet 

 340. 



Horse chrsnut, how and when planted 82, 102. 

 Horse radish for preserving milk 409. 



Hoiticulture, attention to, recommended 13, 54, 2.53— of 

 the United States, by Mr Buel 108— of New Bruns- 

 wick 141. 



Horiicultural, fete at New York 51, 414— at P'.iiladelphia 

 116, 161,175,357,371 — display at New York 150 — 



! Society at Geneva 174 — Society proposed in Massa- 



