VI 



CONTENTS. 



2. Beurr^ de Beaumont, Gendeeheiin, 

 Hiricart, Verte Longue, Epiue d'Ete, 

 Calebiisse 330 



Mode of Obtaining Cherries without 

 Stones. By E. M. R 182 



Destruction of llie Red Spider. By a 

 Correspondent 132 



Notice of seven Seedling Varieties of 

 Pears, raised by Hon. H. VV, Edwards, 

 of New Haven, Conn. By Mr. Edwards. 

 Communicated by Dr. E. W. Bull, 

 Hartford 251 



Description of a new Seedling Straw- 

 berry, called the Boston Pine; with an 

 Engraving of the Fruit. By the Editor 290 



Description of the large heart-shaped Bi- 

 garreau Cherry. By VV. R. Prince, Lin- 

 nasan Botanic Garden and Nurseries, 

 Flushing, New York . . . .339 



Guano on Beans, — New mode of Glazing. 

 By J E. Teschemacher . . . 415 



Results ol Experiments in the Cultivation 

 of the Pear Tree in the Southern States; 

 with some remarks on the diojcious cha- 

 racter of the Strawberry. By Robert 

 Chisholm, Esq., Secretary of the Beau- 

 fort Agricultural Society, Beaufort, S.C. 441 



Some Remarks on the most favorable cli- 

 mate for the Apple Culture in America,' 

 aviih observations on some erroneous 



descriptions of fruits, in "The Fruit and 

 Fruit Trees of America," and a notice 

 of several native apples, originated in 

 Ohio. By T. S. Humrickhouse, Co- 

 shocton, Ohio 444 



FLORICULTURE. 



On the Cultivation of G^snera zebrina. 

 By C. J. Ryan, Gardener to G. C. Thor- 

 burn, Astoria, L. 1 58 



On grouping and arranging Plants in the 

 Flower Garden. By R. Carmichael, 

 Newton, Mass 105 



Descriptive List of twenty-four varieties 

 ot annuals, suitable for the American 

 Flower Garden. By R. Parnell, Garden- 

 er to D. F Manice, Esq., Oatlauds, Ja- 

 maica. L. 1 295 



On the Cultivation of Prairie Roses. By 

 Charles Robinson, Esq., New Haven, 

 Conn 448 



Floriciiltural and Botanical Notices of 

 New Plants, figured in foreign periodi- 

 cals ; with Remarks on those recently 

 introduced to, or originated in, Ameri- 

 can gardens, and additional information 

 upon plants already in cultivation 25. 59. 

 141. 215. 252. 417 



REVIEWS. 



Transactions of the Essex Agricultural 

 Society for 1844. Vol. III., No. V. 

 Published by order of the Society 



Transactions of the Agricultural Society 

 and Institute of Newcastle County, 

 Delawaie, at the Ninth Annual Meet- 

 ing, held at Wilmington on the Uth 

 .and 12th of Sept. 18'14, with an address 

 delivered by .1. .'^. Skinner, Esq. . 



Peruvian and Bolivian Guano, its nature 

 and properties, and results, with an ac- 

 count of authentic experiments made 

 with it in Great Britain, France and 

 America, together with instructions lor 

 Us use ....... 



American Quarterly Journal of Agri- 

 culture and Science. Conducted by 

 Dr. E. Emmons and Dr. S. J. Prime. 

 Vol.1., No. I., January, February and 

 March 



Cuano, its Origin, Properties, and Uses, 

 showing its imiiortauce to the farmers 

 of the United States, as a cheap and 

 valuable manure ; with directions for 

 (Using it 



69 



183 



186 



European Agriculture and Rural Econ- 

 omy, from personal observation. By 

 Henry Colman. Vol. I., Fan 3 . .222 



An Address delivered before the Massa^ 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, on the 

 dedication of Horticultural Ball, May 

 15, 1845. By George Lunt . . .257 



Everyman his own Farrier; containing 

 the causes, symptoms, and most approv- 

 ed methods of cure of the Diseases of 

 Horses. By Francis Clater, author of 

 Every Man his Own Cattle Doctor, and 

 his son John Clater. First American, 

 from the twenty-eighth London edition, 

 with Notes and Additions, by J. S. 

 Skinner 261 



The American Agriculturist's Almanac 

 for 1846. By A. B. Allen, Editor of the 

 American Agriculturist . . . 262 



The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: 

 or. The Culture, Propagation and Man- 

 agement, in the Garden and Orchard, 

 of Iruit trees generally ; with descrip- 

 tions of all the finest varieties of fruit, 

 native and foreign, cultivated in thU 



