CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



The Progress of Horticulture. By the Editor, 1 

 A Forest Preserve — A Proposal to State and 



City Governments. By Wilson Flagg, . 11 

 Damp Walls. By S. D. B., . . . 20 



Improvement and Preservation of Species, 



By A. R. P., . - . . . 21, 68, 179 

 A Village or Farm Cottage. By II. W. 



Cleaveland, W. and S. D. Backus, . . 28 

 Pine Woods. By Wilson Flagg, . . 80 

 The Requirements of Thorough Cultiva- 

 tion. By the Editor, . . . .57 

 The Literature of Gardening. By W. Flagg. 

 No. 1. Price's Essay on the Picturesque, 62 

 " 2. Price's Essay on the Picturesque, 



(Continued,) • . . .112 

 " 3. Analytical Inquiry into the Prin- 

 ciples of Taste. By Richard 

 Payne Knight, . . . 2G7 

 " 4. Whateley's Observations on Mod- 

 ern Gardening, . . . 252 

 " 5. The Garden, or the Art of Laying 

 out Grounds. By the Abbe 



de Lille, 301 



" G. Allison's Essay on the Nature 



and Principles of Taste, . . 349 

 " 7. Sir Walter t'cott, . . .397 

 " 8. Mason's Bngli.sh Garden, . . 445 

 " 9. Worksof Rev. "William Gilpin, , 491 

 "10. Worksof J. C. Loudon, . .548 

 Our Native Pines. By Wilson Flagg, . 86 

 Our Ornamental Trees. By the Editor. 



1. The Ginkgo Tree, . . . .93 



2. The Sweet Gum Tree, . . .138 



3. The Nettle Tree, . . . .189 



4. Cucumber Tree, .... 278 



5. Tulip Tree, 322 



6. Striped Bark Maple, . . . .369 



7. The Virgilia, or Yellow^ Wood, . . 425 

 «. The Kolreuteria, . . . .566 



Rain — Evaporation and Filtration. By the 



Editor, 105 



IledgeB and their Management. By Wm. 



Reid, 124 



Drought. By Wilson Flagg, . . .159 



European Parks. By Howard Daniels, . 167 



The London Parks, . . 167, 213, 260 



Suydeuham Palace, Park and Gardens, 309 



A few Hints about Evergreen Tiees. By the 



Editor, 201 



The Special Wants of the West. By Prof 



J. P. Kirtland, 218 



Our American Firs and Spruces. By Wil- 

 son Flagg, 238 



New Garden Engine. By the Editor, . 263 

 The American and European Larches. By 



Wilson Flagg, 269 



The Destruction of Insects. By the Editor, 297 

 The Juniper, White Cedar, and Arborvitce. 



By Wilson Flagg, ... 316 



A Garden or Conservatory Pump. By the 



Editor, 355 



The Chestnut and the Beech. By Wilson 



Flagg 364 



The Fall Exhibitions. By the Editor, . 393 

 The Scenery of the South. By Andrew 



Gray, 404 



How to Destroy the Mealy Bug. From i;he 



Gardener's Chronicle, .... 407 

 The Hickories. By Wilson Flagg, . . 419 

 Cheap Houses for Growing Peaches and 



Vines. By J. De Jonghe, . . . 451 

 The Buttonwood. By Wilson I'lagg, . 459 



Improving Suburban Residences. By the 



Editor, 489 



The Ash and the Tupelo. By W. Flagg, . 508 

 The American Pom. Society. Bv the Editor, 537 

 The Lime and the Locust. By' W. Flagg, 5C2 



HORTICULTURE. 



Notes on f event New Fruits. By Wm. Keid, 71 

 The Cogswell Apple. By W. Ciift;, . . 76 

 A few Hints on I"ruit Culture. By Andrew 



Gray, 78 



Precautions in rearing Seedling Pears. By 



J. De Jonghe, 120 



The Progress of Grape Culture. By the 



Editor, 153 



The Chinese Yam or Dioscorea Batatas. 



By the Editor, 173 



Descriptions of select varieties of Pears. By 



the Editor, 222 



Fondante du Cornice, Soldat Labourer, 

 Wredow, Charlotte de Brower, Pater 

 Noster, St. Menin. 

 Fruiting Nectarines out of Doors. By Pro- 

 fessor Charles G. Page, . . . .260 

 Peabody's New Seedling Strawberry. By 



Charles A. Peabody, .... 415 



Hints on Keeping and Ripening Fruit. By 



the Editor, 441 



Pears on the Quince. By L. E. B., . . 498 

 The Rebecca Grapa. By the Editor, . . 502 



