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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for November, 1863. 
Apiary i" Novemher 324 
Apples, Crab— Different Varieties 339 
App l es _Hi,,tson Dging Illustrated.- 341 
Bees— Two Queens" a Hive 333 
Dees Working in Two Hives 334 
Bovs and Girls' Columns— Fable of an Ambitious Tur- 
tle— More Nice than Scientific— Alexander Dumas 
and the Mushrooms— Fable of an Aristocratic Beetle 
— Impertinence Punished— A Formidable Weapon— 
The Dog and the Kitten— Sewing Machine— Not 
Exactly a Toy— How to Improve in ''Composition " 
How to Pronounce "Either" and " Neither"— Writ- 
ing in " Cypher"— Concealed Portraits— Puzzles 
and Problems 6 Illustrations . .344, 345, 316 
Bulbs in Pots V339 
Butter, Packing— Suggestions to Country Merchants. .330 
Caterpillar Burner Illustrated. .333 
Cattle— Fastening in Stalls Illustrated .332 
Cold Weather— Preparing for 342 
Corn Shelter- Hand Illustrated 332 
Cranberry Culture 335 
Cravats— Designs for Ornamenting... 4 Illustrations .341 
('roup— Treatment of 341 
Cucumbers— How to Pickle 343 
Drains, Obstructions- Serious Difficulty 334 
Dress, Lady's- How to Fold 341 
Eggs— How to Pack for Market 331 
Emigrants' Farewell Illustrated. .336 
Exhibition— American Institute 330 
Exhibition— Modern Agricultural Illustrated. .329 
Exhibition-New York State Agricultural Society. .. .329 
Exhibition Tables at Agriculturist Office 324 
Farm— Selecting at the Post-Office 328 
Farm Work in November 321 
Feeding and Fattening— Practical Hints 334 
Flower Garden and Lawn in November 323 
Foreigner— Things Surprising to 334 
Fruit Garden in November 323 
Fruit Glowers' Meetings 328 
Garden, Kitchen— in November 32o 
Gardener, " Community"— Good Hints 3)5 
Gold Up— Effects upon Farmers 328 
Gooseberries— Growth and Treatment 339 
Grape Show at Agriculturist Office— Report 337 
Grape Vines— Pruning and Training. . 4 Illustrations . . 340 
Grapes Destroyed by Rose Bugs 337 
Green and Hot-Houses in November 323 
Hay Knife— Improved Illustrated. .332 
Honey from Italian Bees 334 
Lantanas— How to Manage 339 
Market Review, Weather, Notes, etc 347 
Meals for a Week— Bills of Fare 343 
Moon's Influence on Vegetation 334 
Orchard and Nursery in November 322 
Parlors and Parlor Ornaments 342 
Pear, New— Tire Vanderpoel 2 Illustrations. .337 
Pears— What Dwarfs to Plant 337 
Piclure Frames— Rustic 342 
Plants Suited to House Culture :.3J0 
Poultry— Experience with Fancy 332 
Premiums for 1864 346 
Pumpkin Show at Agriculturist Office 320 
Salt Needed by Sheep 332 
Sheep— American in Europe 332 
Sheep— High Priced 330 
Silk Worm— Chinese 333 
Stockings— Double Heeling 343 
Suggestions and Notes for November Illustrated. .321 
Sumach for Dyeing ■• 343 
Wagon Jack Illustrated. . 3.t3 
Water Needed on Stoves— Important 342 
Wheal Culture— Hints on ...331 
vV heat— Mummy 331 
Wheat Show— International 330 
INDEX TO "BASKET," OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Agricultural Rifles 3261 Manure, Buying 326 
Apple-Pie Melon 325 Meals for the Army 327 
Apples, Maiden's Blush. 325 Melon, Japan „ ., 
Ashes, Leached 326 
Bask.d Full 324 
Beef, Salting 326 
Brakes in Pastures 326 
Butter Dairy 326 
Camellias 327 
Celery, Keeping 327 
Chimneys, Round 326 
Cider, Keeping Sweet.. 327 
Clnver-Hullers 326 
Coin Roots 326 
Cranberries in Canada . .326 
Crop Reports 324 
Cucumber, Large 327 
Emigration to Delaware. 324 Silk from Utah 
Evergreens, Shelter 327 
Farm-House Plans 326 
Farmers' Clubs 325 
Fodder, Steamed 326 
Fruit from Iowa 326 
Fruits, Naming 325 
Grape-Vines, Planting. .326 
Grape- Vines, Premium.. 324 
Grapes for Market. 
.325 
Hen-Lice, Scalding 3J5 
Investment, Good 324 
Ivy in Illinois 327 
Laborer, Word from 327 
Liee, Scale 32' 
Lilies, White 326 
Lime, Chemistry... 
Mangers, Tight .... 
.327 
Mich. College Lands. ...327 
Milking Machines 336 
Paper-Mill Waste 324 
Pears for N. Y. Market. 326 
Pears, Large 326 
Pictures. Fruit 326 
Plants Named 325 
Pork. Salting 327 
Potatoes, Knobby 3L5 
Rabbits, Costly 326 
Raspberries in Iowa 326 
Rats, Mice, etc 325 
Rose, Hermosa 327 
Saw-Dusl, Charring 326 
.326 
Silkworm's Eggs 327 
Spinach, New-Zealand. .327 
S. S. Queslion-Book 324 
Slable Floors 325 
Strawberry, Fruit 325 
Strawberries, Planting. .325 
Swans in Central Park.. 326 
Swindle, Ingenious 326 
Tanners' Refuse 326 
Toads in Market 326 
Trees, Elms, etc 326 
Trees, Poisoning 325 
Vinegar from Pomace.. 327 
Walnut vs. Oak 327 
Wheat, Fife 327 
82* Willows, Hardiness 326 
325 Vlicca, Propagating 327 
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Condition of the Strawberry Plants- 
9 
As the Great Strawberry Plant was purchased, and 
is being cultivated and multiplied expressly for the 
subscribers to this journal, they will doubtless be glad to 
hear of its welfare occasionally. We are happy to re- 
port, that from the few plants first obtained (that is, all 
there were in existence) we have so far succeeded in get- 
ting plants enough to set out an acre. No expense or 
labor is being spared to multiply them as rapidly as pos- 
sible. They aie looking well, and we have no reason to 
regret the enteiprise. The extraordinary dry season -is 
very greatly diminishing the rapidity of the multiplication. 
Several thousand buckets of water have been applied^ but 
the soil, ordinarily so wet as to be underdrained, is almost 
11 as dry as an ash heap. 1 ' The only effect, however, will 
be to delay the distribution a month or two longer than 
would otherwise be the case. We have not the slightest 
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