INDEX. 



Cedar hedges, remarks on, 325. 



Cemetery of Mass. Hor. Soc., proceedings concerning, 

 30 — notices of, 3S — report concerning its consecration, 

 &c. by Hon. J, Story, 66 — consecration of, 82, — report 

 of a committee on laying out tlie grounds of, 90 — sale 

 of lots in, 15S. 



Census, American, notices of, 70, 117. 



Charcoal, frauds in the admeasurement of, 7 — itsefficacy 

 about the roots of fruit trees doubted, 25— useful in 

 fattening swine, 126 — danger of burning in sleeping 

 apartments, 158. 



Chaumont, James Le Ray de, sketches of his character, 

 2113. 



Cheese, poisonous, notices of, 30, 70 — on making, from 

 potatoes, 5S — Stilton, how made, 339 — directions for 

 making, 369, 378. 



Cheney, Mr notice of his address, 110— his address, 332, 

 340. 



Cherries, remarks on the drying of, 8cc. 6 — notices of 

 different sorts of, from Pr. Cat. 123, 229, 



Cherry, yellow Spanish, notices of, by William Prince, 

 73, 21U. 



Cherry tree bark, a cure for St. Vitus's dance, 6 — leaves 

 of, poisonous, and cures for cattle poisoned by, 93, 169, 

 177, 218. 



Chesnut and walnut, raised by Mr Daniel Stevens, 

 Maine, 101. 



Chess, said not to be the production of wheat, 157. 



Chinese bride, notices of, 208. 



Chloride of lime, inquiry concerning its use to cleanse 

 barrels intended for cider, 138 — disinfecting power of, 

 proved in France, 158. 



Chocolate, remarks on, as an article of diet, 291. 



Cholera Morbus, remarks on, 256, 301 — disease resem- 

 bling, formerly existed in New England, 301 — hints 

 respecting and directions to be followed, 301, 391 — spe- 

 cifics for and antidotes against, 397, 400. 



Chrysanthemums, presented for premium, by Mr Hag- 

 gerston, 142. 



Cider, remarks on, 5 — contained in lead pipes causes 

 colic, 11 — directions for making, 19. 



Claggelt, William, on grafting grape vines, 260— on agri- 

 culture and harvesting corn, &c. 265 — on grafting 

 trees, 277. 



Clarke, William, Jun. on the damage resulting from cut- 

 ting corn stalks loo soon, 298. 



Cleanliness of insects, ISO. 



Cleveland, Professor, on the construction of an ice house, 

 134, 139. 



Climate, its influence on the fruitfulness of plants, 17, 

 244. 



Coal, Lackawana, cheaper than any other species of fuel, 

 93. 



Coal ashes, :\s manure, remaiks on, 57. 



Cobbet's courtship, 147 — his challenge to Yankees, rela- 

 tive to raising corn, 170 — his advice to young men, 20^ 



Cobb's .Manual on silk, notice of, 142— his letter to Wil- 

 liam R. Prince, Esq. 253 — his remarks on the culture 

 of silk, 277. 



Cockle among wheat, remarks on, by David Thomas, 157. 



Cockroaches, how destroyed, 3. 



Coffee, diminishing the duty on increased the piice, 179 

 — plant, how introduced into the West Indies, 195. 



Coffin, Sir l.'iaac, notice of his present of plants to Jonathan 

 Winship, Esq. 350. 



Coke, the great English farmer, notices of, 43. 



Colman, Henry, his address to the Esse.x Agr. Society, 

 356, 364. 



Comets, remarks on, 416. 



Compost, new for flower pots, 21. 



Confectionary, poisonous, notice of, 174. 



Cooking food for cattle, advantages of, &c. 389. 



Cook, Zebedee, Jr. his report to Mass. Hor. Soc. 284 — 

 his letter to H. R. Frost, Esq. 355. 



Cork tree, (Quercus Suber) description and cuts of, 201. 



Corn, for seed, how selecte 1, 94, 134 — 16 ears of, gathered 

 from one hill of 6 stalks, 134 — on its culture, hyya 

 Western Farmer, 203 — remarks on its planting, 227. 



Corn brooms, large manufacture of, 195. 



Corn meal, kiln-dried, now manufactured, 218 



Corn stalks, on their utility for feeding milch cows, 81, 

 89, 129, — on the damage resulting from cutting too 

 soon, 297 — remarks on cutting, by J. Buel, 313. 



Corse, Henry, his letter to Gen. Dearborn, respeclin 

 fruits, seeds, scions, &c. 66 — new scions, sent by, 294. 



Cotton, a wild sort, growing in Canada, 131— from Peru, 

 importetl to Boston, 167. 



Cough, a recipe for, 176. 



Coulter, Thomas, his mode of cultivating peach trees, 362. 



Cow cabbage, remarkable specimen of, 405. 



Cowin-. notice of gi-apes preseated by, to Mass. Hor. 

 Soc. -J, " " 



Cows, profitable, 74, 75,.174— notices of some sold among 

 the stock of J. Hare Powel, Esq. 154. 



Cranberry, day of gathering at Barnstable, 107 — remarks 

 on, by the naturalist, 348 — on its cultivation, 405. 



Crops, notices of in Massachusetts, 6 — on the continent 

 of Europe, 140 — seedling, &c. remarks on thinning, 

 406. 



Crowded rooms injurious to health, 181. 



Cucullus Indicator, or honey Cuckoo, notices of, 184. 



Cucumbers, $500 worth of, raised from one acre of, 6 — 

 said by Mr Kenrick not to be unwholesome, 54 — on the 

 culture of, 412. 



Cultivation, high, recommended, 13 — productive notices 

 of, by L. W. B. 



Cultivator, his remarks on horticultural premiums, 250. 



Curculio, lighted lamps supposed to destroy, 6S — remarks 

 on 405, 411. 



Currant wine, on the virtues of, and mode of making, 277. 



Curtis, Edward, his letter to Gen. Dearborn, describing 

 varieties of fruits, 66. 



Cyphering slates, notices of a manufactory of, 167. 



Cypress tree, magnificent, notice of, 285. 



Dairy, remarks on, from celebrated English writers,396. 



Damps in wells, remedy for, 28. 



Dandelions, medical virtues of, 310. 



Davy, Sir Humphrey, anecdotes of, 40. 



Dean, Calvin, on wild cherry leaves being poisonous to 

 cattle, 218. 



Deans, Dr Samuel, his mode of cultivating the sweet 

 potato, 110. 



Dearborn, Gen. H. A. S. his communication on preserv- 

 ing tomatoes 34 — his notice of Dr Van Mons' letters, 

 presents, &c, 49— his notices of experiments made by 

 M. Odart, relative to ringing fruit trees, and budding 

 from the circumcised branch, 51 — his remarks on the 

 morus multicaulls, 51 — his remarks on Female Indus- 

 try 57 — his translation of a tract on making cheese 

 from potatoes 5S — his letter to S. Downer, Esq. descrip- 

 tive of a new sort of pear 59 — his .seedling pear charac- 

 terised by the Committee on fruits 66 — ^letters to from 

 Henry Corse and Edward Curtis 66 — his notices of let- 

 ters sent and received relating to the Mass. Hor. Soc. 

 102, 106, 150. 



Delavan, Henry W. his mode of underdraining 97. 



Derby, E. Hersy, his remarks on live Fences 137. 



D. H. his directions for the culture of the strawberry, 323. 



Dibble, notice of its use at Judge Buel's 320. 



Dietetic maxims, ISO. 



Dlnsmore, Robert, on the season in Maine, 322. 



Disease, remarks on the causes of 180 — on the prevention 

 of 328. 



Disinfecting and purifying agents, 347. 



Dogs, anecdotes of 155, 184, 197. 



Doolittle, M. on the cultivation of wheat 45. 



Dorchester, his remarks on planting the seeds of fruit trees, 

 154. 



Draining, mode of adopted by Henry W. Delavan 97. 



Drill barrow, notice of 320. 



D. T. on grapes being preserved from mildew by lying 

 on the ground, 75 — on cheator che.ss among wheat, 78. 



Dwarf trees inquiry concerning by a subscriber 245 — 

 remarks on by J. Buel 265 — by S. Preston 281. 



Dysentery, recipe for 30 — blackberry tea, said to be a 

 cure for 64 — salt, vinegar, and water for, 62. 



E. A. E. his remarks on planting peach stones, and on 

 White Flint Wheat 166. 



Eaton, Professor, on the education of farmers' sons and 



daughters, 226. 

 E. B. his inquiries respecting Chloride of Lime to preserve 



cider and candied raisins I3S. 

 E. B. G. on a machine to grind and express the juice from 



Apples, 234. 



E. C. his notices of a valuable cow, 174. 



Economy, recommends planting trees on Salem Turnpike 



&c, 91. 

 Editorial difficulties, 216. 



Edwards, Dr E. on winter killed fruit trees, 289. 

 Egg plant, notices of by J. Buel 44. 

 Elephant, belonging to Pickering Dodge, Esq. 232. 

 Ellsworth, J. recommends coal tar to destroy worms in 



peach trees, 322 — recommends soaking seed corn in 



copperas water, 331. 

 Elwyn, J. L. on the Yellow Oak &c, 150 — on the culture 



of riita baga, 252. 

 Endicot, Wm. P. his mode of managing fruit trees, 25. 

 Espalier rails without walls, advantages of 62. 

 Essex, on the management of bee-', 9. 

 Everett, Hon. Edward, extracts from an address delivered 



by, before the Arm-rican Institute, 130. 

 Evergreens, on their n-e as a protection against cold 137. 



F. on the preservation of ice, 139. 



Factories at Troy, Fall River, Ms.l07; Paterson,N. J..107. 



Family scenete 88. 



Farm, experimental, how cultivated by E. Watson, 11— 

 not necessary that it should be extensive 381. 



Farmer, A, on farmers' daughters going out to service 18,65 

 — on hay making 45— on destroying caterpillars in the 

 egg 52— capital necessary for 381. 



Fanner, a Middlesex,, description of his ice house, 139 — i 

 a Western, on the culture of Indian corn 203. 



Farmer, an old, on the cause of smut in wheat 10. 



Farmer, the shiftless description of, 357. 



Farmers, hinis for 139, 379. 



Farmer's daughters, remarks on their going out to service, 

 1, 18, 27, 4(3. 



Farmer's work for July 6— for July and August 14— for 

 August, 38— for September 62— for October 94— for No- 

 vember 134— for December 166— for March 270— for 

 April 302— for May 342. 



Farming, dilforent modes of in different parts of the coun- 

 try 93 — on the choice of suitable land for 214 ; in New- 

 England, 288. 



Farmers' Evenings, employment for 110 ; accounts, how- 

 kept 110. 



Farmers' Sons and Daughters, remarks onlheir education 

 by Professor Eaton, 226. 



Farms, mortgaged in New England, remarks on 1, 18, 

 27, 68; report of Com. of Bristol Agr. Soc. on best cul- 

 tivated, 114 ; report on by Com. of Middlesex Agr. Soc. 

 114; and farmers in Vermont, remarks on by Henry 

 Stevens, 154; reports of Mass. Agr. Soc. on 372, 380, 

 385, 393. 



Feathers, elasticity of how restored, 291. 



Females, modesty of dress in recommended, 141 ; arrival 

 of from iMaine to supply iiictories 141. 



Female Society in Persia, slate of 50; importance and 

 influence of, 408. 



Fences, on seasonable repairs of in spring 270, 339. 



Fences, live, J. Buel's remarks on the use of three thorn- 

 ed Acacia fir 121 ; not needed for arable land 124 ; re- 

 marks on by E. H. Derby 137,221 ; by Mr Lowell 339 ; 

 cedar recommended for 325. 



Fever prevented by cold water and lemon juice as a bev- 

 erage 100. 



Figs, ripened by the application of sweet oil 62. 



Fire «-oo<l, remarks on the snapping of, 261, 310. 



Fish, difl'erent kinds of, how cooked 220. 



Fish ponds, might be made valuable property 174. 



Fishes, small, skeletons of how obtained 133. 



Fiske, Oliver, on the decay of peach trees 81 ; his letter 

 with a donation of Chamberlain Pe.irs to Mass. Hor. 

 Soc. 86; his remarks on the best kinds of beans, 122 ; 

 his letter to Z. Cook Jun. Esq. with a specimen of a 

 new native pear, 1.S4 ; on planting fruit trees 166, 363; 

 his address to the Worcester Agr. Soc. 188, 190, 204. 



Fitz William, Earl of, anecdote of, 160, 



Florida, excursion in, 376. 



Flowers, deceptions in, practiced by travelling florists, 

 45; exhibited at Mass. Hor. Soc. 54,67, 182, &c ; 

 thoughts on, 326 ; how removed from one pot to anoth- 

 er, 334; remarks on from the Journal of Health 362; 

 how planted in wicker baskets, 362. 



Forests, remarks on by Obscrvalor, 139. 



Forest trees, report on by Com. of Middlesex Agr. Soc. 

 114 ; by W. R. Prince 226, see Trees. 



Fosdick, D. his remarks on horticulture, 322, 330. 



Foster, Adams, his notice of a new pear 82. 



French, Jona. on curing hydrophoMa by lobelia 2. 



Fruit trees, remarks on diseases which attack them in 

 America 9— remedy for when the bark has been eaten 

 by mice &c, 330, 338, 347 — how to preserve varieties 

 of 10 — on washing with diluted soap Sic, 2.5 — on proper 

 stocks, for 34— seeds of, how planlecl, 145, 154, 166, 

 190, 363 — on their culture in the Southern States 170 — 

 on the utility of watering with soap suds, 178 — new 

 kinds of, nienlioned by Mr Buel 193 — remarks on plant- 

 ing and cullivating &c, 213 — on the moans of inducing 

 fertility to from Lindley's Guide to the Orchardist &c, 

 with remarks by J, Buel, 228 — remarks on grafting of 

 &.c,byW. Claggett277 — on the d mage received by 

 the severity of the winter, hv Mr Lowell 278, 361— by 

 A. B. 278- by E. Edwards 2.S8— by B. Wheeler 290— 

 W. R. Prince, 298— in Worcester 299— in Concord 

 301— by David Thomas 302— by Agricola, 318— by S. 

 Reynolds 321— by A. Tyler 321, by J Herrick 329, by 

 T. Ware 301— in Illinois 373 -on preserving the buds 

 of, lor inoculation, 306 — made more fiultlul by cutting 

 ofl^ the outer bark 278 — how made to become dwarfs 

 281. 



Fruits, new kinds of, from Wm. Prince and Sons 25, 41 — 

 best moles of preserving 75, 84— On the nomenclature 

 of, by W. R. Prince, 194— nd fruit trees, remarks on 

 from a review of Lindley's Guide to Ihc Orchard &c, 

 198, 202— criminality of .stf-allng 2)9- on the impoi- 



