GE lAL INDEX. 759 



Mildew in grapes, 332. 



Mice, to pr.. . ent girdling trees, 710. *• 



Moths, how to destroy, 54. 



Mulching, 45. 



Mulberry, habits and varieties, 347 ; the ever-bearing, 847 



Nectarine, its history and culture, 644; curculio an enemy to, 644; varieties, 645. 



Noyes, Darling, remarks on the yellows in Peach, 599 (note). 



Nuts, European AValnut, Hickory nut. Filbert, 348 ; Chestnut, 349 ; the Chinquapin, 349. 



Olive, history and uses, 695 ; propagation and culture, 696 ; varieties, 697. 



Orange, history and uses, 691 ; soil and culture, 692 ; insects on, 692 : specific against, 

 693 ; varieties, 693. 



Peach, its history, 5S8 ; uses, 590 ; propagation, 591 ; soil and situation, 591 ; pruning, 

 593 ; training, 594 ; insects and diseases, 595 ; yellows in, 597 ; symptoms, 

 597 : cause, 599 ; remedy for, 603 ; varieties, 604 ; classification of freestones 

 and clingstones, 606 ; curious or ornamental varieties, 642 ; selection of choice 

 sorts, 643 ; hardy sorts, 643 ; selection for the South, 644. 



Peach Borer, 596 ; remedy for, 596. 



Pear, history of, 407 ; its nativity, 408 ; extraordinary specimen of tree, 408 ; uses of, 

 408 ; gathering and keeping, 409 ; propagating, 410 ; soil, situation, and cul- 

 ture, 411 ; diseases of, 412; insect blight, etc., 413; selection to ripen in suc- 

 cession, 5S5 ; for cold climates, 5S5 ; for dwarfs or quince stocks, 585 ; foreign 

 varieties, 5S6. 



Persian Melon, culture of, 6S7. 



Planting deep, bad effects of, 45. 



Plum, history and use, 850; propagation and culture, 352; soil, 853; insects and 

 diseases, 353 ; curculio or plum-weevil, 353 ; how to destroy, 354 ; varieties 

 classed, 358 ; ornamental varieties, 406 ; selection of choice sorts, 406 ; varie- 

 ties, 419. 



Plum Weevil, 353. 



Pomegranate, history and uses, 698 ; propagation and culture, 699 ; varieties, 699. 



Position of fruit trees, 48. 



Potash Wash for fruit trees, 710. 



Preparing soil for fruit-trees, 43. 



Propagation of Varieties, 12 ; by cuttings, 26 ; by layers and suckers, 28, 



Prunes, to make, 351. 



Pruning, to promote gi-owth, 29 ; to induce fruitfulness, 32 ; annual, produces longevity 

 in peach trees, 595 (note). 



Quenouille training, 36. 



Quince, its history and use, 651 ; p: opagation, culture, and varieties, 652 ; ornamental 

 varieties, 654. 



Quince Stocks to dwarf pears, 411. 



Rabbits, to prevent girdling trees, 710. 



Raspberry, its habits, uses, and culture, 665 ; varieties, 656. 



Remedies for Blight, 417. 



Renewal Training of Vines, 303. 



Ringing and Disbarking, 34. 



Rivers, Mr., on Root-pruning, 32. 



Root-pruning, 33. 



Salt, used to destroy insects, 58. 



Saddle-grafting. 18. 



Scale Insect on Orange, 692. 



Scions, to select, 13. 



Sea Air, effects of, on fruit trees, 709. 



Seedlings, to raise, 5. 



Shortening-in, mode of pruning the peach, 88. 



Shellac, for wounds in trees, 32. 



Slug-worm, 419. 



Smells will drive away winged insects, 53. 



Soil, best for fruit-trees, 48. 



