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CONTENTS. 



382; New Pears, 382; Tomato Figs, 389; 

 Prairie Flower, 429 ; New Roses, 4-J9j 

 Lisidiithus RusseliiiHUs, 429; Lobtilidcea, 

 429; Destruction of llie Canker Worm 

 grub, 429; Fine Paiisies,4a9i Pennsylvania 

 Hort.S()c.,4:iO; Sowing Rocltet Larlispurs, 

 430; Remedy for Girdled I'ruit trees, 430. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, — Meeting 

 of tile Society, and Exliiliilion, 232; Re- 

 port of the Annnal ExUibition, Sept. t-Sd, 

 aad, and 24th. 467. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. — Exhibi- 

 tion, 36; Exliibilion, 77; Exiiibilion, 198; 

 Keiiorts of the Committees on Flowers, 

 Fruits, and Vegi'tables, awarding the 

 Premiums for lb40, 234; Exhibition, and 

 Rep'irts of ihe several Commitiees offer- 

 ing Premiums for 1841, 270; Exhibition, 

 315; Committee of Arrangements for Ihe 

 Annual Exhibition, 3.57 ; Report of the 

 Thirleentli Annual Exhibition of tlie So- 

 ciety, Sept. 22d, 23d, and 24tli, with an 

 account of the Dinner at Concert Hall, 

 3b3; Report of the Annual Exliibilion 

 continued. Annual Meeting of the Soci- 

 ety with a list of the Olticers for 1842, 

 and account of the Grand Dahlia Show, 

 431; Exhibition, 473. 



List of Plants in 



Exhibitio7is of Horticultural Societies. — Essex 

 Cdui.ty Natural Hisioiy Society, 453; Ex- 

 hibition of the American Institute, New 

 York, 462; Fourth Annual Exliibilion of 

 Ihe liurliiigton Lyceum, 464; Horticuliu- 

 ral Exhibiiion at Syracuse, N. Y., 465; 

 Louisville and JefTeison County Horticul- 

 tural Society, 466; Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Sciciely, 467. 



Retrospective Criticism. — Culture of £upb6r- 

 bia Poinsettii, Amtiryllis, Cactuses, &c., 

 74 ; Hot-water Apparatus for heating 

 Green-houses, 76; Horticulture in Balti- 

 more, 116; Plantinu detached beds offer- 

 tile and sterile Strawberry plants, 117; 

 Budding Cherries on the Wild stock, 156; 

 Canielhu japunica var, Floyii, 157; Mr. 

 Walker's Collection of Tulips, 1^7. 



Faneuil Hall Market. — December, 33; Janu- 

 ary, 78; Febrnarv, 118; March, 158; May, 

 238; June, 278; July, "318; August, 358; 

 September, 399; October, 438; Novem- 

 ber, 474. 



Horticultural Memoranda. — January ,39; Feb- 

 ruary, 80; Alaich, 119; April, 159; May, 

 200; June, 239; July, 279; August, 319; 

 September, 35',); October, 400; November, 

 439; December, 475. 



Vol. VIL, P. 477. 



LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. 



PLANS. 

 Ground Plan of A. J. Downing's nur- 

 sery, ^g-. 11 404 



VIEWS OF BUILDINGS. 

 Garden Front of A. J. Downing's res- 

 idence, ^i"-. )2 407 



FRUITS. 



The Cross Pear, ^<r. 8 . . . .131 

 The Cosford Filbert;^"-. 7 . . .58 



GARDEN STRUCTURE?. 

 Pillars for Training Roses, fio-s. 1,2 21. 23 

 View of a Tulip House for blooming 

 TaUps, Jiff. 10 190 



DIAGRAMS. 

 Trees showing the effects of deep plant- 



ing, Jigs. 3. 4, 5, 6 . . . 55. 56 

 Planting-board for setting out Tulips, 



Jig. 9 188 



LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 



A,S. 



A Correspondent . 

 An Amateur . 

 A Philadelphia Amateur 

 A Subscriber . 

 A True Yankee 

 Callan, J. F. . 

 Dearborn, Gen. H 

 Downing, A. J. 

 Dunlap, T. 



E. E D 



Ellwaiigcrfe Barry . . . . 

 Einersoii, George B. . . . . 

 Editor 1. 20. 25. 27. 33. 34. 53. 72. 76 



102. 113. 115. 1H2. 134. 140. 



231 249. 259.261. 262.281. 



291. 321. 356. 361. 382. 401, 



Feast, J. 

 I'robel, J. J. 

 Garber, J. B. 

 Gunnell, Dr. J. 

 H. . 



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 18. 100. 101. 464 

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 214. 336. 3!9 

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H.M. B 75 



Haguerston, D. . • . . . 245 

 Hancock, T. 33. 73. 74. 90. 113. 231. 465 



Hildreth.Dr S. P 327 



Hirst, Heniv B 223 



