1870.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
77 
THE AMERICAN 
HORTICULTURAL ANNUAL 
FOR 1870. 
A YEAR-BOOK 
FOR EVERY HOME. 
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CONTENTS. 
Calendars for each Month in the .Year. Astronomical 
Memoranda. Number of Trees, Plants, etc., required to 
Set an Acre. Hardy and Tender Vegetables. Postage on 
Horticultural Matter. Tables of Quantities of Seed. 
The Retinisporas—By Josiah IIoopes. Selecting and 
Saving Seeds—By Wm. G. Comstock. Inarching the 
Grape-vine—By “A1 Fresco.” Apples in 1809—with 
Descriptions of New Varieties — By J. A. Warder. 
Pears in 1809—with Notes on some of the Newer Varie¬ 
ties—By P. Barky. Quinces in 1S09. Plums in 1SC9. 
Peaches in 1809—New Varieties—By F. R. Elliott. 
Cherries in 1809—with Notes of New Varieties, and 
Comments on the Nomenclature of Older Sorts. Native 
Grapes in 1809. Note3 on the Small Fruits in 1809—By 
A. S. Fuller. Hardy Trees and Shrubs in 1869. New 
Roses Tested in 1869—By John Saul. The American 
Pomological Society. New and Interesting Bedding and 
other Plants Tested in 1809—By Peter Henderson. 
Now or Noteworthy Vegetables in 1869—By Jas. J. H. 
Gregory, and others. Horticultural Implements, etc., 
in 1869. Horticultural and Kindred Journals. Books 
upon Horticulture and Allied Subjects, published in 1869. 
List of Nurserymen, Seedsmen, etc. 
Illustrated with Elegant Engravings. 
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Almanac and Calendar for 1870. Agricultural and 
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