INDEX. 



A. 



J^\.CARUS, on Trees, how to destroy, 174. 



on Melons, how to destroy, 175. 

 ALMONDS, different sorts of, 117. 



Propagation of, ibid. 

 How to prune, ibid. 

 Planting of, 118. 

 How to preserve, ibid. 

 ANTS, how to destroy them, 185. 

 APHIDES, described, 172. 



How to destroy, ibid. 

 APPLES, different sorts of, 37. 



What sort of trees to chuse, 45. 

 Heading of Dwarfs, 46. 

 Heading down old trees, ibid, 

 Hollow trees, how to be treated, 47. 



Trees that are very cankery, or have ill -formed heads, should be 



headed down, ibid. 

 Pruning of Apple-trees, ibid. 



The advantage of heading down young trees in the Nursery, 49. 

 Of borders and cross v/alks, ibid. 

 How to improve the soil, 50. 

 Manure for Apple-trees, ibid. 

 Grafting of old trees, 51. 

 Use of the Composition in grafting, ibid. 

 APRICOTS, different sorts of, 2. 



Proper trees, preparing the borders, and planting, 4. 



Heading and training, ibid. 



Shortening the horizontal shoots, 5. 



Old and decayed tree^, how to manage, ibid. 



Injuries sustained by cutting or breaking off large branches, how- 

 to remedy, ibid. 



Canker to cure, ibid. 



Topping young shoots, 6. 



