GENERAL INDEX. 
159 
Mildew in grapes, 332. 
Mice, to prevent girdling trees, 710. 
Moths, how to destroy, 54. 
Mulching, 45. 
Mulberry, habits and varieties, 347 ; the ever-bearing, 347 
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 Walnut, 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, 588; 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, 585 ; for cold climates, 585 ; for dwarfs or quince stocks, 585 ; foreign 
varieties, 586. 
Persian Melon, culture of, 687. 
Planting deep, bad effects of, 45. 
Plum, history and use, 350 ; propagation and culture, 352 ; soil, 353 ; insects and 
diseases, 353; curculio or plum-weevil, 353; how to destroy, 354; varieties 
classed, 358 ; ornamental varieties, 406 ; selection of choice sox-ts, 406 ; varie- 
ties, 419. 
Plum Weevil, 353. 
Pomegranate, history and uses, 698 ; propagation and culture, 699 ; varieties, 699. 
Position of fruit trees, 487 
Potash Wash for fruit trees, 710. 
Preparing soil for fruit-trees, 43. 
Propagation of Varieties, 12 ; by cuttings, 26 ; by layers and suckers, 28. 
Pi’unes, to make, 351. 
Pruning, to promote growth, 29 ; to induce fruitfulness, 32 ; annual, produces longevity 
in peach trees, 595 (note). 
Quenouiile training, 36. 
Quince, its history and use, 651 ; p: opagation, culture, and varieties, 652 ; ornaments, 
varieties, 654. 
Quince Stocks to dwarf peai-s, 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, 53. 
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, 38. 
Shellac, for wounds in trees, 32. 
Slug-worm, 419. 
Smells will drive away winged insects, 53. 
Soil, best for fruit-trees, 48. 
