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The Western Pomologist and Gardener. 



1872 



A prominent feature of this number is Will. M. Carleton's great poem, "The Burning of 

 Chicago," his best production, which the publishers have beautifully illustrated. This 

 publication is a new enterprise in the West. An original and illustrated Story and Family 

 weekly has never been established west of New York, there is no reason why one should 

 not be sustained, and "Our Fireside Friend" certainly is meritorious in its contents and 

 general appearance, and it starts under such circumstances of financial and business ability 

 as to guarantee its permanency. The Publishers will send a specimen copy free, to any 

 address. We suggest to our readers the propriety ot securing Will M. Carleton's Poem, 

 "The Burning of Chicago," illustrated, which the Publishers will send free to all who 

 send their address. 



School-day Visitok — Sweet Sixteen. — Tlie School-day Visiicn- Magazine for January 

 comes in the full flush and bounding health of "Sweet Sixteen," and right heartily do we 

 welcome it and give it our New Year's greeting. We wish all our boys and girls could 

 become acquainted with this charming Young Folks' Magazine, for we know they could 

 not help liking it and wanting it, for it is only one dollar a year. The Visitor is firmly 

 established, being now in its sixteenth year, and is in every line, true and pure and good. 

 A story from Harry Castlemon, the great story writer for boys and girls, commences in 

 the January number, entitled "Our Fellows," which will delight everybody, we are sure, 

 who reads it. Send a green stamp to J. W. Daughaday & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia, 

 and get a specimen number of the Visitor. 



The School Festival. — This beautiful little quarterly magazine devoted to new and 

 sparkling matter for School Exhibitions and public days, is received for January. No 

 teacher or pupil should be without it. It costs only fifty cents a year ; single copy, fifteen 

 cents. Write for it to Alfred L. Sewell, Publisher, Chicago, 111. Send your subscription 

 now and you will not regret it. 



TJ^BLE 0:F OOITTEITTS: 



Apple — Oadwalder's Golden 5 



American Tent Caterpillar 9 



Apple — Missouri Native Crab 11 



Asparagus 16 



Annual Meeting Kansas State Horticul- 

 tural Society 17 



About those Premium Plums 23 



American Pomologist 33 



American Pomological Society — its Cat- 



logue 34 



Arsenic and white of egg for Rabbits. . . 35 



A Beautiful Flower— the Holy Spirit. . . 35 



Active principles of Plants 36 



Amount of Rainfall 37 



Brooding of the Curculio 36 



Bellflower apple in California 37 



Cherry crop of 1872 4 



Cherry — Mahaleh, Mazard and Morell 



for stocks 5 



Chestnut and nut-bearing trees 23 



Cork tree growing in the South 26 



Fruits — How formed in Nature's Labor- 

 atory 3 



Failure of Fruit Blossoms — My theory. . 8 



Fruit and Intemperance 25 



Grape Vines on Trees vs. on Trellis 13 



Grape Vines — Their removal and Sexu- 

 ality 



Girdled Trees— Remedy. 23 



Grapes spoiled by pruning 24 



Galway Peach 13 



How to send plants by mail 21 



Ives' Seedling and Martha 34 



J. S. Downer 1 



Larch timber for Wine Casks 26 



Mammoth Grapes 36 



New California Pine 13 



New Fruits — Grapes, Pears, &c 19 



One practical and intelligent Lady Hor- 

 ticulturist 20 



Pruning the Vine — Its effects on the 



fruit 25 



Pasture Pines — Rapidity of growth 24 



Pomegranate — Its fruit and beauty 20 



Pear on the Mountain Ash 7 



Pear Culture — In three numbers ; No. 1 6 



Peaches for the whole Nation 25 



Peach orchards in Clover 26 



Pear trees in Grass 27 



Red Cedar — Raising trees from seed. ... 26 

 Rabbits — New plan to exterminate them 23 

 Strawberry — The Kentucky for a late 



berry 16 



St. Crispin Pear 27 



Vineyard Grounds — Adaptability of 11 



Vegetable Garden — Seeds for, &c 15 



Vineyards — Plowing in the fall 19 



Window Plants — Winter care of 18 



Wine Making at Point de Peau 15 



Wiers' Coddling Trap— Cloth bands. ... 21 

 Western American Pomological Society. 33 

 What are Shrubs 25 



