GENERAL INDEX. 



Almond, its nativity. 281 ; uses of, 232 ; its cultivation, 282 ; varieties, 288 ; orna- 

 mental, 235. 



American Blight, 66. 



Annual pruning of peach trees, 595 (note). 



Aphis, the Woolly, 66. 



Apple, its history, 56 ; where best naturalized, 57; its uses, 57; its quality, 58; propa- 

 gation, 59 ; grafting, 17 ; soil and situation for, 59 ; planting and cultivation 

 of apple orchards, 60 ; the bearing year, 61 ; pruning, 61 ; insects^destructive 

 to, 62 ; how to destroy, 63 ; gathering and keeping, 67 ; varieties* of, 69 ; for 

 ornament or preserving, 228 ; selections for different latitudes, 230. 



Apple Borer, 63. 



Apple Worm, 66. 



Apricot, uses and cultivation of, 235 ; liable to disease, 236 ; curculio fatal to fruit, 

 236; varieties of tree, 236; ornamental varieties, 242; varieties adapted for 

 cold climates, 242. 



Ashes, a cure for peach borer, 597. 



Aspect of fruit trees, 50. 



Bark Louse, the, 66. 



Bats, useful as destroyers of insects, 56. 



Bending down limbs, to produce fruitfulness, 84. 



Berberry, description of, 243 ; its use and culture, 243 ; varieties of, 248. 



Birds, as destroyers of insects, 55. 



Black Gum, fatal to plum trees, 357. 



Black Walnut, 848. 



Blackberry, culture and varieties of, 662. 



Blight on Apple Trees, 67. 



Budding, 19 ; proper season for, 20 ; shield and American shield budding, 21 ; reversed 

 shield budding, 23 ; annular budding, 23. 



Butternut, 348. 



Canker Worm, the, 64. 



Caterpillar, 63 ; to destroy, 64. 



Cherry, its history, 244; uses of, 245; gum of the, 245; as shade trees, 246; soil and 

 situation for, 246 ; propagation and cultivation, 247 ; classes of, 248 ; orna- 

 mental varieties, 279 ; selection of as to ripening, 281 ; hardy kinds, 281. 



Chestnut, 349. 



Chamomile to destroy insects, 54. 



Cider, how to make, 68. 



Citron, the, 695. 



Coal Tar, a remedy for grubs, 54. 



Composition for wounds in pruning, 82. 



