VI CONTENTS. 



PART III. 



HOW TO GROW GOOD CLOVERS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XVII. On the Nature and Properties of the Clover 



Family of Plants 109 



XVIII. On the Farm Species of Clovers 113 



XIX. On the Varieties of Red Clovers 121 



XX. On the Clover Allies 125 



XXI. On Clover Sickness 137 



XXII. On the Weeds of Clovers 148 



XXIII. On the Parasites of Clovers 156 



PART IV. 



HOW TO GROW GOOD CORN. 



XXIV. Nature of Corn 1G1 



XXV. Wheat : its Origin and Acclimatization 163 



XXVI. The Wild Oat as the Origin of the Cultivated 



Varieties 168 



XXVII. On the supposed Origin of Barley and Rye 176 



XXVIII. Epipitical Parasites (Vegetable Blights) of Corn 



Crops 180 



XXIX. Insects (Animal Blights) affecting Corn Crops 192 



XXX. Science in the Cultivation of Corn 204 



XXXI. On Harvesting Corn 213 



PART V. 

 HOW TO GROW GOOD FENCES. 

 XXXII. On the Nature of Fences 218 



XXXIII. On the Plants for « Live " Fences 220 



XXXIV. On the Rearing and Planting of Hedges 227 



XXXV. Weeds of Hedge-row Fences 234 



XXXVI. On Hedge-row Timber 239 



XXXVII. On the Vermin of Fences 246 



XXXVIII. On the Management of Hedge-row Fences 254 



XXXIX, Covenants with regard to Fences. &c 259 



