CONTENTS. HI 



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HI. ON PLANTING SHADE-TREES . . . . .299 



IV. TREES IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES . . . . 303 



V. SHADE-TREES IN CITIES . . . . . .311 



VI. RARE EVERGREEN TREES . . . . . SI 9 



VII. A WORD IN FAVOR OF EVERGREENS . . . 327 

 VIII. THE CHINESE MAGNOLIAS ..... 335 



IX. THE NEGLECTED AMERICAN PLANTS . . . .339 



X. THE ART OF TRANSPLANTING TREES .... 343 



XI. ON TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES .... 349 



XII. A CHAPTER ON HEDGES ..... 357 

 XIII. ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS IN NORTH 



AMERICA . . . . . . . 374 



AGRICULTURE. 



I. CULTIVATORS, THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL CLASS OF AMERICA . 385 



II. THE NATIONAL IGNORANCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL INTEREST . 390 



III. THE HOME EDUCATION OF THE RURAL DISTRICTS . . . 396 



IV. HOW TO ENRICH THE SOIL ..... 404 



V. A CHAPTER ON AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS . . . .410 



VI. A FEW WORDS ON THE KITCHEN GARDEN . . . 416 

 VII. A CHAT IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN .... 421 



VIII. WASHINGTON, THE FARMER .... 427 



FRUIT. 



I. A FEW WORDS ON FRUIT CULTURE . . . .435 



II. THE FRUITS IN CONVENTION . . . . 442 



HI. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MANURING ORCHARDS . . . 452 



IV. THE VINEYARDS OF THE WEST .... 463 



V. ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF VEGETABLE RACES . . .468 



LETTERS FROM ENGLAND. 



I. WARWICK CASTLE: KENILWORTH: STRATFORD-ON-AVON . 475 

 H. KEW-GARDENS : NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT : A NOBLEMAN'S 



SEAT . . . . . . . 485 



III. CHATSWORTH . . . 497 



