INDEX. 



bark from fruit trees, 213, 219 — remedy for scours in 

 314 

 Camels, proposed to naturilize in France 86 

 Canada thistle, Ixow destroyed 49 

 Canal and rail roads in Penn. 235 

 Canal trade from Providence to Worcester, 3S1 

 Canibalism, notices of 104 



Canker-worm, Mr Bartlett's apparatus to prevent the 



ascent of 10— observations on by Mr Kenrick 275 — 



how destroyed by Mr Winship 374 — security against 



by Dr Robbins, 418 



Camellia Japonica, varieties of exhibited by D. Hag- 



gerslon and J. 15. Russell, 199 

 Canal Survey to connect the water of Boston and Narra- 



ganset rivers, 139 — Blackstone, report on 245 

 Caoutchouc, Dr Mitchel's method of working 163 

 Cape Broccoli raised near Baltimore in great perfection 



173 

 Capillary attraction, instance of 27 

 Capen L. his remarks on salt hay, 273 

 Carrots, on gathering and securing, 93 — advanttges of 

 cultivating together with flax 269— their cilbcta on 

 horses 299— on cows 321 

 Carr, R. his communication, with seeds of wild rice, 299 

 Carr, William on the cultivation of the Strawberry 30 

 Castor oil, price of reduced by the tariff 59 

 Caterpillars, recipes for destroying 36, 214, 365--- 

 ravages of in Penn. 395 — remarks on by Dr Harris 1 

 Cattle, notices of a disease in 161 — cure for bloating in 

 173 — improved breed of by Gov. Lincoln, 214 — tjueries 

 respecting insects in 258 — short horned, remaiks on 

 and notices of the sales of by W. 281— large, notices 

 of 239- remarks on mostly from CuUey, 290, 314 

 remarks on by Celonus, 267 — by W. 299 — improved 

 by Mr Jenkins, 314— by Mr Howard, 3.37— large 

 exportation of 365 — breeding of for a dairy sto ck, re- 

 marks on 377 — when hoven or swollen by clover 

 remedies for 393- Djvoaahire, letter concerning, 

 fromJ. W. Coke, 402 

 Cattle show and Fair of the Rhode Island Society for the 

 encouragement of Domestic Industry 94, 108---Mid- 

 dlesex Society of Husbandmen and Manufacturers 

 101-. report of the committee of 182, 190— of Bristol 

 County 106 — Berkshire County 116— of Worcester 118 — 

 of Fall River 116— of Merrimack County N. II. 136— 

 of Hampshire, Hampden andF ranklin, 134 ;''of Worcester, 

 Committees of 138 , reports of 133, t64--of Strafford, New 



Hampshire, 141-— See further Agricultural Societies. 

 Cattle Stalls, defects in 83 

 Cauliflowers, early, premium awarded for to Mr Sea- 



ver, 6— large raised by Mr Pettee 118 

 Cellars, damp, a remedy for 48 

 Cements, water proof, several sorts of 71 

 Cemetery, rural, proposed by a Com. of Mass. Hor. 



Soc. 335 

 Census of Massachusetts, 219— of the U. S 285, 341 

 Chandler, Capt. Daniel, notice of his improved harrow 



198 

 Charcoal, said to fatten pigs 150— dust of, said to be a 

 remedy for the grub 2()6— preserves peach trees from 

 insects 323— measurement of regulated by law 352— 

 accelerates the maturity of melons 357— on its uses 

 as a manure, antidote to insects &,c. 390, 405 

 Che.ip things should never be bought when not wanted, 



232 

 Charring posts, wlien and how useful 333. 

 Clieeso poisonous, its bad qualities caused by Indian 

 Tobacco, lobulia inflata 31 — how ]irfserved against 

 mitos 53— how made of potatoes G4— quantity of, made 

 in Hollanl 2)7— questions relalive to the manufac- 

 ture of 313, 32C--rcmarks on making 353,409 

 Cherries, exlii'iiiod by Mr Manning and Mr Howe 6— 



by Gen. Dearborn 14— by Mr Manning 14 

 Cherry -bird, o:i its cultivation as a decoy for caterpillars 14 

 Cherry grafts, remarkable growth of 11 

 Cherry trees, remedy for the blast on 378 ; bark of, 



poisonous 397 

 Chesniit wood, more durable tlian oak G3 

 Chimaies iron, recommended 235 

 China, economy in 231 

 Children, on the management of 61; hair of should be 



cut short G7 

 Child, Mrs, notice of her work called iTie Mother's 



book 3.55, 3.57 

 Chlminc, a remedy for animal poisons 30 

 Cholera morbus, uotise of its ravages in Asia aod E;^ 



rope 230 

 Churns, pendulum, notice of 405 



Cider, fermentation of, regulated by charcoal 17; im- 

 proved by mustard seed 139; remarks on making 373 

 Circumnavigator, his remedy for Mast in cherry tree: 

 373 



Cities of the United States, population of 323 



Clark, Rev. Adam, his observations on prognostications 



of the weather 154 

 Cleanliness recommendel 339 

 Climate, effect of, on the human race, &c 368 

 Clover .seed, great quantity of, prepared in Chambers- 

 burg, Penn. 341 

 Coal, anthracite, quantity of, annually consumed in 



Philadelphia 235 

 Coal ashes, prejudicial to vegetation 204 

 Cobb, L., his notice of great growth of cherry grafts 11 

 Cobb, J. H., Esq., notices of his lectures on silk 179,280 

 Cobs of Indian corn useful, when ground with the grain 



45, 115 

 Cabra da Cabello, a venomous reptile, notire of 16 

 Coal, anthracite, used for baking bricks 331 

 Cochineal, cultivated in the south of Spain 280 

 ^Cockroaches, recipe for destroying 7 

 Cocoons of silk, purchased in Baltimore 339 

 Coffee, French preparation of 379 

 Coinage at the U. S. Alint 280 

 Cold and sore throat, remedy for 238 

 Cohnan, Henry, account of his premium crop of ruta 

 baga 284 ; his observations on tlie dairy 321 ; his cre- 

 scent hoe 410 

 Colonus, his communication concerning milch cows 267 

 Columella, his remarks on Col. Jaqucs' Stock Farm 2SG 

 Coffee, rules for making 8 ; useful effects of 360 

 Coffin, Sir Isaac, his letter to Gen. Dearborn, Pres. Mass. 



Hort. Soc. 347 

 Cold, treatment of those who have been exposed to 43 

 Combustion, spontaneous 42; instance of 379 

 Comfort, notice of 133 

 Compost manure, how made 6G, 93 

 Conductors of lightning, painting of 289; see alsb light- 

 ning rods. 

 Consuinplion, cure for 325 



Consumption, cured by the vapor of nitric acid 235 

 Cook, Z. jr., his address to the Mass. Hort. Soc. 187, 



195, 203, 211 

 Cooking grates for cooking by anthracite coal 69 

 Copperas, manufactured in Hubardston 139, 227; in 

 Tcmpleton 380 ; a solution of, as a steep for seed corn, 

 314, 323, 337, 366 

 Corn, large crops of, raised on Turkey bog 42, 100 ; 



Chinese, notice of 355 ; see farther Indian corn. 

 Corrosive sublimate, milk an antidote for 51 

 Corse, Henry, Esq., notice of his present of fruit trees, 



&c, to Mass. Hort. Soc. 329 

 Cotton goods, American, exported to Calcutta 115, 116 ; 



cargoes of, arriving from the southward 325 

 Countryman, a, his remarks on Farming operations 233; 



his inquiries concerning bees 283 

 Cow, a good, owned by Mr Chase 206 ; Chinese, notice 

 of 250; spayed, notice of 305; a prolific 315; on the 

 management of 246 ; inquiry concerning 259, 207, 

 337 ; benefited by currying 365 

 Cow keeping in Holland, &c, 25 



Cows, notice of profitable, exhibited at Hartford 172; 

 milch, remarks on 365 ; their character and condition 

 245 

 Cranberries, how cultivated by Capt. Hall 137 ; 400 

 bushels of, raised by Mr Haydenl33; remarks on, 

 from the Genesee Farmer 251 

 Cran.slnn, J. on an insect found on peach trees 393 

 Crops, in England 165 



Cr'oup, recipe for 45; causes and prevention of 155; 

 Crows, notices of their habits, propensities, &c, 146 

 Cream, the cause of its collecting on the surface of 



milk 407 

 Cucumbers, different opinions respecting, as an article of 

 diet 30; noiice of lai-ge ones 107, 131, 172 ; grown in 

 hollowed turnips 270; notice of early 310; i-emarks 

 on their culture 333 

 Cultivator, on the Napoleon and Passe Colmar Pears 105; 

 on grafting the gr-ape 343 ; on the destruction of birds. 



333. 



Curculio, notices of, by Mr Hildrcth 82 ; by Mr Kirt- 

 lanJ 153; by J. Cranston, and by the Editor ?93; by 

 D. T. 413 



Currant wine, Mr Pomeroy's remarks on its manufac- 

 ture 402; romarkson, by J. Hawley 404 



Curtis, C, his remarks on preserving sweet potatoes, ap- 

 ples and squashes 394 



Cuts with an edge-tool, remedy for 27 



Cultin" instruments, means of giving a fine edge to 

 277° 



Cow cabbage, notice of 233 



Custard apple, fruit of, presented to. Mass. Hort. Soc. by 

 W. D. Hammond, Esq. 348 



Dairies, Dutch, their cleanliness, &c 85 



Dairy, the, Mr Colman's remarks on 321 



Dandelion, coffee, how made from 237 ; remarks on 



culture and uses 310, 325 ; niarniiioth, notice of 3'<- 

 Dark day, the, observations on 204 

 Davis, Gideon, on trimming the roots of fruit trees 340 

 Davis, Seth, his remar-ks on Leghorn wheats, on keeping 



mice from peach trees, and pruning peach trees 27 1 

 Dearborn, Gen. H. A. S. his comnrunication ielali\r 

 to scions, grape vines, &c, sent to tire Horticultrir.il 

 Society, Paris 2ft ; on double flowers, &c 23 ; on tlio 

 culture of roses 33 ; on the cultivation of silk 28, 57 : 

 his translation of several extracts from the Annals IJ- 

 Horticulture, on Manures, the Chinese Muiberry, iic. 

 106; and metboil of increasing the size of 'lruit». 

 129; a method of making camellias produce seeds. 

 129; a method of accelerating the maturity of melorip 

 125; notice of his Centennial Address 158; on new 

 kinds of pears 169; on a method of destroying weeds 

 which grow- between paving stones, &c 1G9 ; on the 

 science and literature of horticulture 180; his trans- 

 lation of M. Filippar's Agronomical Journey in Eng- 

 land 180 ; on depredations on fruit gardens and orchardf, 

 and the utility of fruit for preserving health 188; Iris 

 notices of pr-oceedings of Mass. Hort. Soc. 282 ; lli^ 

 translation of Professor Poiteau's remarks on fruit 

 trees 297 ; letter to, from Sheldon Norton 305 ; his 

 remarks on Mr Corse, Mrs Griffith, and several other 

 cultivator's, &c 330 

 Debt, disadvantages of 216 

 Definitions, new 400 

 Diamond, history of 328 



Digestion impeded by drinking drams after eating C8 

 Dog, remarkable anecdote of 17G; made to turn ma- 



chiner-y 307 

 Door plates, transparent, used in Philadelphia 323 

 Dorchester, comnrunication by 137 

 Downer, S., his remarks on grafting grape vines 289 

 Drought, severe in the Soutlrern Stales, and at the same 



time much rain in New England 80 

 Drown, Dr Solomon, his notices of Guano, a sort ol 

 manui'e 130; his address delivered before the Rhode 

 Island Society for the Encouragenrent of Industry 401 

 notice of his lectures 415 

 Drowning, treatment of those apparently dead by 43 

 Drunkenness, evils attending 24, 299, 323, 325 



D. T. on transplanting trees and shrubs 51. 

 D'Thury, Vicomle Hericourt, his letter to General 



Dearborn, with a present of the Annals of the Horti- 



criltural Society at Paris, his own works &c. 89. 

 Ducks, how raised, &c, 334 ; their uses as vermin pick- 



ei^ 334. 

 Dysentery, rules for avoiding 5.9: 

 Dyspepsia, riding recommended for 389. 

 Dyspepsia-bread, recipe for making 27. 

 Dyspeptic Monitor, notice of 51. 

 Early rising, recommended 133. 

 Earths, found in vegetables 177. 

 Echassery, a pear, description of 140. 

 Econonry, to be taught children 13 ; remarks on 229, 



335, 328. 

 Education, early, remarks on 163. 

 Eel, gigantic, in New South Wales 240. ^ 



Eggs, how preserved 341. 



E. L., his remarks on Mangel Wurtzel'and Ruta Daga 

 373. 



Elder-berry syrup, recipe for 89. 



Elder leaves, round the roots of peach trees, destroy 



worms 43. 

 Elephants, notices of 352. 



Ellsworth, Jose|)h, bis queries concerning fruit trees 10. 

 Elwyu, J. L. observations on glanders in horses 185 : 



on gr-asses, &c. 262. 

 Errata, liability of printers to 104. 

 Essex Agricultural Society, officers of 91. 

 Evil, begini'iiigs of, to be avoided 9G. 

 Ewes with lamb, que re whetherturnip? are injurious to 35. 

 Fall sowirrg of some sorts of seeds, recommended 62. 

 Fakir's, devotees in Calcutta, anecdotes of 40. 

 Faldermann, F. Esq. CuralO" of the Imperial Botani* 



Garden at St Petersburg, his letter to Gen. De.u'bom 



169. 

 Farcy, a disease in horses 4. 

 Farmers, prospects of American 338. 

 Farmer, a scientilicon boiled food for fattening hogs 353. 

 Farmer, a, on the medical virtues of water 36 ; on the 



Napoleon and Passe Colmar pears 38, 41 ; on lime a« 



a manure 76 ; signs of a good one 83. 

 Farmer a New York, on the culture of wheat 185; a 



Roxbury, on the season 350. 

 Farmer, a small, on the examination of fai'ms 186, 206. 

 Farmer's work for Sepleriibcr 54 ; for February 2.38, 



24G; for March 261; for April 294, 302; for May 



326, 342 ; for June 365, 374, 332, 390 ; for July ■114, 



