INDEX. 



great crops of by J. Calkin, 291 : on steeping seeds of i" 

 a solurion of copperas 314, 326, 337, 366 ; remarlcs on 

 its culture by the Editor 326, 346; by A. K. 345; 

 how i:nproved by crossing 319 ; seed of in planting 

 should not be spread 355 ; how preserved against the 

 grub worm 366 ; seed of prepared in tai- 370 ; should 

 be hoed without hilling 374; remarks on its culture by 

 B. 393 



Indigo, a substitute for invented in France 357 



J. A. on the season at Cincinnati &c. 10 



Jaques, Col. notices of his proposed Stock Farm 270, 

 286 



Jarvis, Edward, his communication respecting two crops 

 of flax from the aame lield the same season 221 



Jarvis, Charles, his statement relative to Garden seeds, 

 and the performance of labor without ardent spirits 

 149 



J. B. his inquiry respecting flowing fresh meadows 210 



Jenkins, L. his communication respecting improved breeds 

 of cattle &c. 314 



J. M. G. on domestic wines 9 



J. M. I. on new varieties ofgooseberrie9 41 



J. N. H. his communication on giving descriptions of 

 faims &c. 49 



Jasmine, yellow flowers of, a child poisoned by 339 



Johnson, S. B. notice of his productive plum tree 118 



Journal of Health, notice of 158 



J. S. on applying a solution of salt to the roots of trees 18 



J. T. his remarks on bees 407 



K. his recipe for heaves in horses 324 



Kenrick, J. on leaves for manure 340 



Kenrick, Wm. his remarks on live fences 258 ; on canker 

 worms 275 



Kirtland, Jared P. his remarks on the curculio, diseased 

 pear trees &c. 153 



Knight, T. A. Esq. his letter to Hon. John Lowell, 17 ; 

 his remarks on fermenting cider 17; on the culture 

 of potato 213 ; on the means of giving a fine 

 edge to cutting instruments 277 



Labor and study, union of recomended 232 



Ladies, married, maxims for 48 ; best cosmetic for 243 



Lambs, shearing of recommended 170 



Lamp, economical, notice of 179 



Lampas in horses, remarks on 365 



Linilreth, H. and C. notice of their nurseries and garden 

 358 



Lard used in lamps 139 



L. C. on erecting a wind mill in South Boston 337 



Lead, a cheap covering for houses 16 



Leather, sole manufactmed by Mr Tufts 211 



Leaves fallen, uses of for manure, hot beds &c. 142, 

 150, 340 



Leghorn wheat, remarks on by Mr Davis, 274 



Lentils, presented to Ma5s. llor. Soc. by Dr Lieber, 

 347 ; description of, and their uses 362 



Lice in cattle, remarks on, and remedies for 258, 286 



Life, requisites for its happiness 53 ; inquiry con- 

 cerning 80 



Lightning, recovery from apparent death by, 43 ; death 

 by, and caution (•onceining64 



Lightning rods, known in Lombardy from time immemorial 

 5; mode for adjusting 19, 412 , on paintingof &c. 289 



Lime, its importance as a manure, particularly in wheat 

 crops 76; on its uses and application 369 



Lincoln, Gov. noiice of his improved breed of cattle 214 ; 

 his communication respecting flooding meadow lands, 

 and preventing fruit trees from being peeled by calves 

 219 ; on a proposed stock farm 270 



Liquid nianur-e, notice of 83' 



Little, Messrs Tristram and Hcnr'y, notice of their 

 premium crop of spring wheat 260 



Live fences, remarks on by Dr Shurtleff', 209, 273 ; by 

 W . Kenrick, 238 



Live oak, remarks on its cultivation 235 



Lobelia infl.ita, the cause of poisonous cheese 51 



Local attachment, causes of &c. 75 



Lock jaw, remedy for 125 



Locust tree, queries concerning by Mr Abel, 17; re- 

 marks on by the Editor 17 ; preserved by Mr Bacon, 

 against worms, by white washing, and the application 

 of lime about their roots 18 ; report on by a Committee 

 of the Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Agricul- 

 tural Society 236 ; by Mass. Agr-. Soc. 292 ; how 

 cultivated by Mr Buckminster, 293, 365 ; objections 

 to it) use for live fences 307 



Longevity, indications of 68; of Henry .Tenkins, notice of 

 77; ofdifl'erent animals 157 ; several instances of 285,, 

 323, 392 



Looker on, his list of valuable fruits 113 



Lowell, John, Esq. on Ihe Napoleon and Pas5e Colmar 

 Pears 50, 74 ; on gr-asses 242 ; on the use of bones lor 

 manure 245 



Lowell, town, great growth of 307 ; companies in 310 

 Lucerne grass, notices of 243, 285, 326, 342, 365 

 Lurrjber great quantities of shipped from Maine to the 



South 64 

 Lupin tire, observations on 81 

 Lupirras Polyphyllus, a new plant introduced into 



France 169 

 M. orr Major Long's Grape 266 ; notice of grafts sent by 



toM. H. S. 290; on the best mode of plantine fruit 



trses 261 

 Machine for making crackers, pilot bread, &c 83 ; for 



forming boot tops 132 ; for manufacturing wrought 



nails 344 ; lor planing, graving, and tonguing boards 



Madder, barilla and woad, query relative to their culture 

 219 



Magnolia, several species of, remarks on by Mr Prince 

 137 



Mangel Wurtzel, roots of a substitute for malt 45 ; its 

 advantages over Swedish tur nip 222 ; injurious to milch 

 cows 321 ; Mr Foster's crop of 284, 373 



Mania e pota, case of 116 



Manufactur-es, in Greene county 205 ; in New York 235 ; 

 in Philadelphia 239 ; in Egypt 265 



Manure, magazines of in swarrrps, ponds, ditches, &c 38 ; 

 how obtained from peat 46 ; notice of a new kind of 

 called Guano 54; mode of collecting in compost (ii6, 

 93; manure, liquid, remarks on 83; peat ashea said 

 to be useful for 139; fallen leaves recommended for 

 142, 150, 350; Mr Buel's remarks on 178; bones 

 grorrnd for recommended 197, 245 ; green crops turned 

 in for 292 ; bog meadows for 292 ; should be put into 

 the ground in the spring 364 ; calcareous, renrarks on 

 369 



Mariner's Slietches 40 



Martin, Plon. Wheeler, his notices of the dark day in 

 1780, arrd remarkable seasons 204 



Mattrasses, made of moss 240 



Meadows, fresh, inquiries concerning flooding of 210 ; 

 answer to those inquiries, stating the advantages de- 

 rived from flooding meadow land 219 



Meadow, wet, how reclaimed by Mr Fov;ler 13 



Mead, R. K., on the uses of leaves for manure 340 



Mechanics, remarks on 5 ; and workmen, hints to from 

 the Journal of Health 56 



Melon from Spain 134 



Melons, how to accelerate the maturity of 129; remarks 

 on their cultivation 333 ; maturity of accelerated by 

 charcoal 367 



Mercantile business, directions from a parent to his son 

 concer-nirrg 56 



Merrimack manufacturing company, notice of 160 



.Mezzotinto, when invented .341 



Milch cows, remarks on their quaUties, conditions, &c, 

 245 



Mildew on peach trees, &c, how prevented 365 



Militia, thoughts on 88 



Militia titles, fondness of Americans for 200 



Milk, how prevented from becoming sour 272 



Milk pans,, properties of, and stone ware recommended 

 for 76 



-Mirra, General, providential escape of 368 



Mines and minerals in Vermont 319 



Molasses, from sweet apples 45 ; how prepared for 

 preserving fruit 46 



Mornus, his remarks on carrots as food for horses 290 



Monkey, anecdote of 416 



Moonlight injurious to the eyes 75 



Morning Air, good qualities of 380 



Morlgrrges, remarks on, by Hon. S. C. Allen 372 



Mother!, hints to, relative to the management of chil- 

 dren 32, 48, 120 



Mulberry tree, Chinese, when introduced into Priirce's 

 collection 1 1 ; propagated and highly approved of in 

 the south of France 24; remarks on its uses and cul- 

 ture, by M. Perrottet 28, 106; farmers advised to 

 plant 336 



Musqurtoes, prevention of 43, 395 



Mustaches, ridiculed 368 



Natural History, importance of the science of 301 



Natirral Scenery, remarks on 278 



Navarino hats, manufacture of 208 



Nectarines, exhibited 78 



Nettle, utility of 206 



New Zealand, notices of 112 ; New Zealaird flax, 

 str-ength of 238 



Newport .Almshouse Farm, pr'oduct of 85 



New Yor-k„slatislica! fiicts concerning 174 



Nitre, solution of, useful in watering carnations 15 



Northwood, observations by 36 



Norton, Sheldon, his letter to Gen. Dearborn 305 



Novus Stricter, his remarks on wild rice 273 



Nuttall, Thomas, notices of his tour through parts oftho 

 Southern States 1 



Oak wood, not so durable as chesnut 68 



Oats, best way of harvesting 365 



Observator, his notices of the Euonymous atropurpureus 

 161 



October, Gardener's work to be done in 93 



Oflicer, wounded, anecdote of 256 



Oil of sunflower, notices of 96, 153 ; of olives, a reme- 

 dy for stings and bruises 107 ; adulteration of sperm 

 109; how purified 184 



Onions, accouiit oi;- Mr^ Perkins' prenrium crop of 285 



Onion, magic, tree or top, notices of 182 



Orange Farm, notices of improvements in 358 



Orange, the blood 339, 350 



Orchard grass, Mr Lowell's remarks on 242 



Orchardist, an, remarks and queries by 14 



Orchards, statute against tresspassers on 101; premiums 

 clainred for from Middlesex Agr. Soc. 190 



Ourang Outang 373 



Our Is'eigbborhood, a work by Mrs Griffith, extracts from 

 398 



Over feeding, disadvarrtages of 136 



Oxen, at Concord Cattle Show, extraordinary strength, 

 of 123 ; notices of large 207, 215, 293 



Ox's gall will set colors 75 



Oyster shells, ground, and bone manure 197" 



Pa>ony tree, notice of a fine specimen of 366 



Paint, cheap, notice of 367 



Palm leaf Hats, notice of the manufacture of 211, 333' 



Parents, ma.-sims for 128 



Parkhurst, notices of his seed establishment 230, 231 



Parsley, its culture recommended 333" 



Parsnips, how gathered and secured 93 ; great yield of 

 126 ; should be dug in the fall 165 ; observations on 

 their culture and uses 406 



Pai"sons, Gorham, Esq., on raising calves, &c 26 ; notice 

 of scions sent by to M. H. Society 290 



Pavements, improved 147 



Pawtuxet Fair, and Cattle Show 24 



Pe.i, native, notice of 42; Bishops new eaily dwarf 150 



Peaches, early, exhibited by Mr Prince 30, 110 ; by Mr 

 VVhitmarsh 47 ; by Mr Manning and others 54 ; by 

 Z. Cook, jun. 62; by James Head 62 ; by Dr S. A. 

 Shurtleff 62 ; by Mr Manning 62, 86, 95, 102 ; by 

 Mr Richards 62, 95, 102 ; by Mr Vose 62, 95 ; by 

 Mr Pettee 86, 1 19 ; by Mr Breed 86 ; by E. Vose 86 ; 

 E. M. Richards 86, 119 ; Mr Wheelright, Mr Perkins 

 95; Mr E. Edwards 102; mode of drying 83,162 



Peach orchard, notice of a large 75 



Peach trees, insects which infest 15, 36,43, 5,361, 

 393 ; a seasonable hint concernirrg 250 ; how to keep 

 mice from 274 ; how pruned 274 ; preserved from in- 

 sects by charcoal 323 ; Mrs Griffith's remarks on 396. 



Pears, exhibited by E. D. Richards 15,30,119; by J. 

 Prince 30, 78, 110, 174 ; by R. Howe 30, 62 ; by Dr 

 Shurtleff' 30, 102 ; by Mr Bailies 47 ; by A. Brimmer 

 and others 54 ; by R. Manning 62, 78, 86, 110, 118, 

 126, 142, 167; by B. Weld 62; by E. T. Andrews 

 62 ; by Mr Heath 78 ; by Mr Ward 73 ; by Mr Greene 

 78 ; by Mr Gibbs 86; by Mr Phipps 86, 110, 159; 

 by Mr Downer 86,102,110, 126, 142, 150, 167; by 

 Mr Tufts 86; by Dr Shurtleff 86 ; E. Wright 7; 

 Saunders 86 ; W. R. Prince 86, 150; R. Toohey 94, 

 102, 119; A. Brimmer 94; G. G. Canning 94; D. 

 Chandler 94 ; Gen. Dearborn 94 ; Mr Tucker 94 ; 

 John Perry 94 ; A. Young 9, 119 ; W. Pratt 94, 142, 

 150; G. Parsons 94; Mr Edwards 102; Mr Paine 

 102; Mr Wilkinson 102 ; Mr Smith 102; J. C. Gray, 

 Esq. 110; Hon. B. Crowninshield 110; S. G. Per- 

 kins, Esq. 110, 134; Mr Joy 118; Mr Stearns 119; 

 Mrs Chaplin 119; A. D. Williams 119; H. Colman 

 134 ; Mr Phinney 134 ; Dr Shurtleff" 134 ; S. Lathrop, 

 Esq. 134 ; Otis Pettee 134; Mr Burr 142 ; Mr Web-- 

 ster 142; Wm Pratt, jun. 142; Mr J. B. Joy; the 

 Colmar Dewez, noiice of 199; description of several 

 sorts o(, by W. R. Prince 41, 49, 73; St Michael, re- 

 niarks on 81; the Burlingame, notice of 82 ; by Mr 

 S. Hyde 126; several sorts of from Prince's Catalogue 

 165, weighing 35 oz. 



Pear trees, remarks on an insects which infest 2, 5, 35, 

 136, 361, 374; on the cause of blight in, by Agricola 

 5 ; remarks on applying br-rne to the roots of to destroy 

 insects 18; on the different causes of blight in 21; 

 wrong names of 25, 38, 41 ; on the unproduc tiveness 

 of 81, 105; on the causes of their destruction 137; 

 Mr Buel's remarks on disease in 177; observations 

 on blight in 361 ; small wor-rns on, how destr'oyed 374 



Pearls, notices of 16 ; ar'tifi'cial, how made in China 240 



Peas, third crop of green, in November 142 ; early, how 

 raised 270; notices of early 335; on their cultivatiou 

 334 ; remarks on cooking, &.c 394, 413 



