INDEX 



Air, importance of, to the germination ©f seeds, 46. 



Alluvial soils, nature of, 49. 



Almonds, select varieties of, 351. 



Anthers, the, 28. 



Ants, method of destroying, 373, 



Aphis, the, how to destroy, 1 34, 366 ; the woolly aphis or American blight, 

 366 ; the scaly aphis or bark louse, 3-67. 



Apple, the, principal stocks in use for, 108; time for budding, 133; dwarf 

 apple tree, 189; pruning the, 203; management of the standard apple 

 tree, 204; dwarf standards, 206; pyramids, 207; pruning the branched 

 yearling, 210; treatment of two-year old nursery trees, 211 ; management 

 of the fruit branches, 217 ; pruning and management o^ as a dwarf on the 

 paradise s^tock. 218; as an espalier, 220; renovation of pyramidal trees, 

 271 ; fire blight of, 361; insects infesting the, 367; apple tree borer, 

 description of, and means of destroying, ib, ; the apple worm, 368. 



Apples, forms of, 40 ; abridged descriptions of one hundred and thirty-three 

 select varieties of summer, autumn, winter, and apples for ornament and 

 preserving. 279-297 ; small select lists of, suitable for Western New 

 York, 297, 



Apricot, the, stocks for, 119; as a dwarf standard, 194; pruning and ma- 

 nagement of, 245. 



Apricots, abridged descriptions of seven select varieties of^ 320, 321. 



Ash, the mountain, as a stock for the pear, 115. 



Bark, the outer, 4 ; the inner, 5. 

 Barrow engine, the, 388. 



Berberries, method of propagating, 148 ; select varieties of, 347. 

 Birds, manner of protecting fruit against, 375. 

 Black knot, the, or plum wart, 364 

 Blackberries, 347. 



Blossoming, period of, influenced by various conditions, 31, 32; in alternate 

 years, 34. 



