GENERAL INDEX. 



Hoadley, George, 17, 250. 



Hybridizing, 20. 



Introductory remarks, 15. 



Insects injurious to the apple, 60; to the cherry, 187; to the currant, 222; to the grape, 240 ; 



to the peach, 267; to the pear, 805; to the plum, 404; to the quince, 435. 

 Kennicott on Fruits in Illinois, 18 ; on their uses. 19. : 



Knots or warts on the plum, 404. 



Kirtland, J. P., 17, 20. ^ 



Layers of shrubs, of the grape, 26. 

 Labels of wood, of zinc, 88; of tin, 87. 

 Manures, for the apple, 58; for transplanting, 23; for the grape, 240; for the peach, 264; for 



the pear, 300 ; for the plum, 404 ; for the quince, 432 ; for the strawberry, 452. 

 Mice, to deter from girdling trees, 23. 



Mildew, on the gooseberry, 223; on the grape, 241 ; on the peach, 268. 

 Mulching newly -planted trees, 29. 

 Nectarine, history of, varieties, 256. 

 Packing trees, 29. 

 Peach, history of, propagation, 261 ; transplanting, soil and situation, 263 ; analyses of, 264 : prun - 



ing, 266; characters, 269; use-!, 270; preserving fresh, 271 ; varieties, 272. 

 Pear, history of, propagation, 297 ; hardihood, stocks for, 298 ; transplanting, selection of trees, 



299 ; soil and manures, analyses, 300 ; pruning, 301 ; insects and diseases, 306 ; selection 



of varieties on quince, gathering and uses, 306 ; varieties and forms, 307. 

 Preface, iv. 



Planting, how to be done, 28. 

 Plum, history of, propagation, 402; transplanting, soil and situation, pruning, 403; cultivation, 



manures, diseases, 404; insects, 405; uses, 407; characters, varieties, 409 

 Prunes, how to dry, 408. 



Pruning, 30 ; to remove large branches at time of transplanting, 31 ; the roots, to induce fruit- 

 ing, 82 ; its theory and principles, to form particular shapes, 33 ; the apple, 59 ; the cherry, 



186; the currant, 222; the gooseberry, 227; the grape, 236; the peach, 266. 

 ' Quince, history of, propagation, 431 ; soil, situation, transplanting, pruning, 432 ; insects, uses, 



433; varieties, 434 



Rabbits, to prevent from girdling trees, 23. 

 Raspberry, history of, propagation, soil for, 437 ; pruning and training, insects, 438 ; protection 



for, uses, profits of, autumn fruiting, 439 ; classification and varieties, 440. 

 Rivers on pruning, 301. 

 Runners, when to remove, 26. 

 Rust on the apple leaf, 62. 



Soil for trees, how to prepare, 27 ; influence of, 38. 

 Stocks, influence of, 39 ; for grafting or budding on, 55 

 Step-ladders, 40. 

 Strawberry, history of, propagation, 446 ; fertile and barren, 447 ; varieties, 448 ; soil and situation, 



449 ; season to transplant, 450 ; culture of, 451 ; manures for, 452 ; analysis of, 458. 

 Suckers, 27. 



Seedlings, their tendency, 20. 

 Sea spray, its effects on mildew in grape, 250. 

 Thomas, J. J., 21. 

 Training, varied forms of, 86. 

 Trees girdled. 23 ; transplanting, soil for, 27 ; super-phosphate of lime for, 28 ; how to plant, 28 ; 



time when, 29; packing, care of when received, 29; pruning, 30; training, 85; labels for, 



86 ; protection of, against mice, rabbits, form most desirable, 87. 

 Varieties, introduced to Ohio, 17; Illinois and Wisconsin, 18; origin of, propagation, 20 ; to 



produce now, 21. 



Vinery, cheap mode of building, 250. 

 Vineyards, cost of, per acre, 236. 



