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INDEX. 



Fruitfulness, method of promoting, by pinching, 94. 



Fruits, nature and classification of, 34, 35 ; forms and colors of, 36 ; different 

 parts of, ib. ; size of, circumstances influencing the, 37 ; classification •'ol 

 the size of, 39 ; form of, 40 ; color and flavor of, 43 ; abridged descriptions 

 of select varieties of, 277 ; directions for the gathering, packing, transpor- 

 tation, and preservation of, 354 ; the best fruit gatherers, 387. 



Fruit Garden, the, general remarks on, 178; situation for, 179 ; soil of, 180; 

 enclosures for, 181 ; manner of laying out, 183; the mixed, or fruit and 

 kitchen, 185; walks in, 186; a supply of water important for, 187; how 

 to select trees for, 188, 195 ; age of trees for, 195 ; arrangement of trees 

 in, 199 ; implements used in, 377 ; machines for watering, 387. 



Gathering fruits, proper period for, 354 ; mode of, 355 ; disposition of fruits 

 after gathering. 356 ; implements used in, 386. 



Germination, process of, 45. ♦ 



Gooseberries, abridged descriptions of five select varieties of, 342, 343. 



Gooseberry, the method of propagating, 147; pruning, 262; method prac- 

 tised in Lancashire to produce large gooseberries;, 264 ; severely affected 

 by the mildew, 363. 



Grafting, process and objects of, 75 ; implements used in, and grafting com- 

 position, 77 ; whip-grafting on the root, 78 ; cleft grafting, 79 ; precau- 

 tions to be taken in, 81 ; double-working, ib.; implements used in, 384. 



Grape vine, the, methods of propagating, 145 ; general observations on the 

 management of, 245 ; planting, 248 ; pruning, 249. 



Grapes, culture of foreign, in cold vineries, 253 ; abridged descriptions of 

 four select varieties of hardy grapes and nine varieties of foreign grapes, 

 348-350 ; instrument for gathering, 387. 



Gravelly soils, nature of 49. 



Growth of trees, method of regulating the, 93. 



Gum, the, in stone fruits, 362. 



Heading down, process of, 85. 



Heart or perfect wood, the, 5. 



Heat, effect of, on the germination of seeds, 46. 



Heeling in, process of, J 53. 



Hoe, the, two kinds of, 380. 



Hogs, method of protecting trees against injuries caused by, 376. 

 Hook, the orchardist's, 386. 

 Horse plum, the, 119. 



Hybridization, explanation of the process of, 33. 



Implements used in the orchard, nursery, and fruit garden, 377, 

 Insects, the principal, which infest fruit trees, 365. 



Knife, the pruning, 383 ; the budding, 384. 



