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MOORE’S  RURAL  fJEW-YORKER. 
Sweet  bread . 59 
—  corn,  dried . loo 
Table,  b.iw  to  set  a.. . . u 
Tapioca, all  ab' nit.  .  . . 411 
Tea.  how  ui  make  (to  further _ .S;il 
Tomatoee.  frlcaoseed . 155 
—  pickled . 123 
—  ipiced . 123 
—  ytuffed . 156 
UUlity . 1.39 
Veal  with  Krecn  peas . 76 
Vegetables,  boiling . 12.3 
—  washing . 27 
Vinegar,  wateroiAlon . 283 
Wafers .  59 
Wine,  ginger. . 139 
—  spiced . 
—  stuffed . 
BEDITOKIAL. 
A  cheerful  time . ,3;i2 
Advertisers,  a  word  ffoni.......l72 
AdvertlBlng  rates,  reduction  lti.236 
Agricultural  Iniplenient  tiianu- 
fiictirrer . kUft 
Agriculture-politics . 3!8 
A  hesvyloud  of  pride.. ........ ..318 
American  l/eef  abroad . -23M 
Americans,  not  Inventors . ,284 
American  vines  In  France . .332 
Amsterdam  Kxhlbltlon,  tli«..-.2fi8 
An  eyeV)  the  fiitiire.,.. . 188 
A  new  enterprise.  . .  12 
Another  discover  y . . . 3.90 
A  safe  prophesy . 3li0 
At  iRHt., 
A  y  e  r  *  -So  n . !  ” !  1 ‘ !  ,3C4 
Basket  worm,  the .  44 
Be  In  earnest.... .  2»5 
Beni»«t  Thos.  C..  dnsth  of . 304 
Bensen  Co..  N.  j..  Poultry  show 
— change  of  date . 348 
tr.  "7  ~  ~  ~  society . 284 
llltMer,  another . 134 
Boeton  Cultivator,  the...., . 832 
1*-  381 
hianunotti  trees . 2^l4 
twiibollc acid  and  silk- worms... 230 
Cuts,  a  book  about. . ...380 
—  -ys.  Itohins .  ..Uo 
Centennial  medical  dlPeotor, 
the . ;9)0 
parity  and  alms.givirtg . '”!:M8 
Cheap  postiige  on  plants . 28 
Cbriatmiis .  412 
—  •■'■‘"•s . LI;;.'4I3 
Concussion  theory  abroad . 3121 
Cooking  ss  asoienoe . 108 
Corn  and  rhe  phylloxera . 38t 
^iton  spinning  In  the  Soirtli...  92 
fount  the  uosi .  2K 
Country  schools . . 428 
inalry  building.  Ontennial . 93 
Jlulrymoii’s  squabble . 124 
l>alry  ring,  the  dead . 3'.2 
ttlecislons  without  knowledge...  124 
niSKppolnted  Phtladelph.isus...  13 
Don  t  be  diacouraged.  . . l.Tli 
uo  not  deceive  yimrself . 172 
Uorvphoru  lO-llneutaand  lobuc- 
20 . X-H! 
JJrought.  the . 'tt.  isc. 
Karth’s  center,  the . 284 
halltor’s  good  nature . ;t32 
—  overworked. . .....845 
Klecllon... . 300 
Kxcurslon.a  quiet . . . .108 
Kxlt  Ceriieiinlal  Bxhlbltion . 3I« 
Fairs  ug  soliOola . 204 
—  preparing  for  the . . . 92 
F3ilth  and  belief .  80 
^rmnr.the . 3irt 
Fighting  wheat  nngs . 230 
Following  a  lead, . . . 78 
Frosts  In  Florida . 412 
Oeorgla  Stale  Hurt.  Hoc . 172 
Hood  old  limes . :|96 
'Uovernment  Meed  store.. ...412 
Oruin  weevils  attVieCetil«i»aiiil.i.«8 
grasshoppers  In  Uinnesuta..  ...284 
—  on  the  plains . 124 
Happiness  at  huospn . ,...333 
>Ia wai Ian  treaty, the*. .280 
Hnatln  New  Jersey . 108 
Helping  the  fruH'rrowers.. . 1^ 
Herbarlum.cost  of  keeplog . tX) 
High  prices,  buldiing  for.... „...i.58 
Holiday  presents . 
Holland  horseradish... . —  ,,.230 
Honey  at  the  Centennial .  44 
—  story,  a  big . . . 262 
Uertlculturul  edweatloil . I.Vi 
—  progress........ . . 34g 
Implement  exhibition . .  28 
luiplementH  In  Ruropo . 20t 
'In  uontideiice  with  our  feud em.  12 
kxstructlvc  reading . . 121 
•Is  It  best,  or  even  saXe  7 . •253 
■R.  has  a  good  Induutioe . 108 
—  Is  better  all  around . ...412 
derusalein  Articboko . 2^ 
Jane  I,llac»  In  Brotlslyii .  2.S 
Kemfai  or  pwlo.  .  . . 268 
IsMlles' hats  vs.  the  birds......  ..300  ' 
I.tghtnlng  rods . 252  , 
T,oGal  value  of  things . . 172 
I.ecusts,  Kockv  Muiiaituin . ,iJ.VJ  ! 
Mssisacrc,  the  Montwua . .  44  ; 
Melon  sugar. . . .  12  . 
Milk  In  Now  Vork....— . t2H 
More  r<,rn . .'428 
Name,  whafs  in  a .  82  , 
Names  Ilf  orangee  and  lemons..  92  , 
National  As’l  Congre>>a . ,140,  23t  , 
Nelghhojs  breeding  a  nuisance.  8t  J 
New  Jersey  t.Yanberrylirowors’  ; 
Ass'iclaitoa... . Tift  ' 
—  — Hurt.  tioc. . . . 'ij 
—  papers. . -252 
—  ■york  State  Ag.  80c.,  thirty- 
—  —  tialrymen...  . ..412 
sixth  aniiiial  fair . 76  < 
—  —  —  Dairymen's  Ass^g . ;U8  p 
Past,  pwssent  and  future . .428  u 
Patented  phints . hm  ^ 
Pay  ns  you  go . i....a00 
Peanut  trade,  the . 300  ^ 
Plagiarism . MA.  140  .p 
Polltlnnl  duties . jjO,  76  1. 
Politics  vn.  farming . 1'24 
Pork  and  corn,  price  of . 60 
Postal  fratwl,  tho . ,....124  _ 
Potato  beetles  In  Kurope, . v 
—  wanisal . 204 
Poultry  nu  the  farm . ........361  _ 
Prollts  Ilf  rural  pursuits . .  28  /• 
Protect  the  purchaser . 78  J 
Public  good,  fiiyr  the . JK 
Pure  milk  In  cUies . 381  u 
Ouesklunable  iieoaomy . ,,7.^  44 
KabUw  canina  in  Koglaud . 2«I8  if 
^iroad  risks . 173  « 
lleapeni. field  exhibition  nf,,...  47 
Keup«r,twiMv49-fent  steam . 204  pi 
Khododendrons,  Mr.  Waterer'a.lil  a. 
Banal  brevities ...  13,  38,  44.  60,  76.  1. 
93.  KB.  Pit.  140.  166.  172. 183, 
204,  '220, %A.  '261,  ml.  284.  OOO.  u, 
316.  i!32.  848. 364.  .BO.  396,  412.  438  m’ 
—  premiums  appreciated. 368  a!, 
Samples  of  cereals . 204  qc, 
najicium  personals. ...... ...263, 216  _ 
fiavlags  bank  dlvldeads . 385  w. 
BcleollOc  farming . 2®  f  " 
Becretaryof  Agrlcultare.......  412 
^ed  wheat,  selecting . 140 
Sfllllog  pork  early . . . 364 
Bhert-iinra  humbugs . 2W 
nilvkr.  depriaiiatlrig  value  ef...  76 
Hklll  er  natural  advantage . 44 
Sklnnera.-. . 140  Ab 
BBiokB  injuring  grape  vines.,,,  28  Ab 
BoclaJ  recreation . 2^  A® 
gpoclal  annouiicemeiit .  13  Ae 
Bubsoribors  and  agents . .'133  Ag 
-  many  good . .3i8  Ai! 
Bummer  visitors . 166  An 
Unn  I  ng  extract . m  An 
Take  care  of  the  Are . 428  An 
Tsxea.  the  lime  to  pay . 316  A  pi 
Tell  us  your  experience . .  12  Aoi 
. 'W  Art 
1  he  difference . 368,  An; 
—  great  explosion . 2^  I  Aiu 
The  new  crop . 380 
—  —  raid  on  pruning . 28 
—  old  and  new  saw . . ,386 
—  promised  land.  . . 284 
—  right  name . . . ,180 
—  Ituriil  us  a  fatuilv  educator.  .3MI 
—  —  as  ail  advertising  medium  124 
—  war  of  Industries . 204 
—  Kurul.  1876-1877 . 428 
—  starving  poor . 428 
Thunderbolts  III  cities . .  252 
Tramp,  the  American . 188 
hriiH  culture,  prottts  of . 364 
Tube  wells,  nxptieiire  of  the  ex¬ 
tortion  ista,.,, . ,230 
Waste ot  money . .....333 
Wasting  money . 1396 
Waters'  OrcliestrlHll  Chinie8..,.2ta 
'V.ehillJ.  a  neglected  source  of..  76 
■  Wv  humbly  beg.  " . 3;i6 
What  a  pity . 36t 
—  have  I  learnod  ?. . 2'20 
—  .^fhey  eiii  In  parts . 134 
Who  dares  siir  gbe  was  wrong  ,380 
''•■ynul  try  Itf . 82 
Willow  ciiliore . . . 3^ 
Wlntor  iiali. . ...188 
Working  against  the  farmer!.!.ilC4 
Young  men  and  life  insurance..  13 
ENTOMOLOGICAL. 
Ailiintliu.<i  silk.wvirm  moth . 181 
Ants,  laaf-eating.of  Texas . 409 
AttaciiA  cyQtUla. .  . 181 
BooUi',  11) 
Caterpillttr,  af«p<'*vmev. 
-  large  grape- vine . 105 
(aterpi liars,  exterminate . 33,3 
Caterpillar,  the  royal  horned...  2.3 
Cicada,  the  pi'rtoifical .  7 
Colorado  potiilo  lieetle,  Is  It  poll 
sonous  f . . 
Crastbopper.  C.iagress  and  "the'349 
-  scourge,  conloreuce  of  Oov- 
eriuirson  the . 362,  .36* 
Hickory,  enemies  of  the . 346 
House  tly,  about  the. . . .  2113 
Locust,  ihe  Wiistoru . 'Hrirm 
Lophyrus  Abhiitl .  34i! 
Moth,  the  coillliig . .  jg 
-  regal  walnut . 5.3 
Saw-dy.  the  pine . ..346 
Weevils  from  Connecticut . 267 
Weevil,  the  New  York . 106 
Worm,  thccruubeiTy . 94 
FAaM  ECONOMY. 
Agricultural  dhssmistry...  Mf, 
Agricult-uiw  at  Cornell  Cnivvir- 
slty  . . vft 
Artichokes  for  fodder,...!. "’"’355 
t|iiiida  for  txees.  India  rubber. ..374 
Ban-el  of  polHtors,  what  Consti¬ 
tutes  a? . 
Bread  from  held  to  tabic  Vii 
eleven  minutes .  466 
Axaleas.  hardy . . . 24 
Bacconia  .laponlca . 218 
Baptisla  leucHiitha .  37 
Hhc  (lowers . .426 
Bedding  plants  in  Centennial 
grounds . 218 
IlegoniBs.., . . . ,314 
Bllltiergtas . ;I94 
Botanical  terms,  confusion  of.. 105 
Boiiquet-i,  buttonhole . 410 
Bouvardlii  Ouvisonll . 378 
Bromellads . 394 
Cutalogiiea . 374 
Cedrela  Binensls .  ..KI4 
Centennial  doriciiliure .  10 
Cinnamon  Vine . 37,^ 
Cold  In  Its  relation  to  lighi,  ...  68 
Coleus .  373 
iJo'or . "’.410 
Cornus  mascuhiauria eieguntts- 
Cuttlnga,  a  simple  mptliod'  cif 
i.  . 
Diiotylls  ciesultosa . 314 
Dahlias,  sei'dllng... .  37 
Iieiiifia,  seedling . ...106 
Drought.... . . 
-  Its  lessons . .  i;j7 
HucBlyptus  globulus . 10,283 
Krianthus  Raveriiie . .  .218 
Bnlatiii  Japonicu.. . !.'2I8 
Kulitlla,  febra  striped,. . . !!!.410 
Kvergreens.  Centenniai . .  .'383 
Kdging.  balsam . .  .  154 
Kxchaiig«....74.  100,  117,  1.M,  109.  lH6 
249. 366. '308,  :ka 
Kail  leaves,’  premature . IH6 
Fallureand  success . ,'374 
Florlcuitural  notes . 10,  426 
Florlcii  I  tu  re.  Cal  if  orn  la . 314 
-  In  Michigan .  336 
Flowers,  Uruilllan . 314 
Forcing . ”.,.24 
Fremonti  lAillfornica . .  .106,  2C4i 
(■cruiiiiiuis,..  .  ;i72 
tiiiidioli,  suggesttone . #1 
Ooodyera  puhesceue . ...117 
drapes,  scsalllog . 20'2 
Hanging  baskets . '34;) 
Hollyhock,  double  llowering., ..105 
MortlCiiItuni  In  California . 314 
Hui.lioiisd  (TliecUons,  minute.  410 
Hou.sr  plants  about . 373 
nydrangeu, . .  II7 
Indigo  plant . . .  ;j7 
inseuu . '. ..  !!!373 
Lawn,  seed  for  a  good.,  ...'.””.1.54 
~  whyhavoyouno . 1.54 
Llgustruiu  tricolor . jur, 
l.ilac,  anew . .I'd 
Llliuin  uuratuui . '  '  Vm  'J'la 
-  llnmboldti . 'l«5 
-  Krainerl . !!”lti'i 
-  W  iishi  ngl.on  1 11  m . . . ! ! !  l.Vt 
i.lqiiidiimhar  for  rustic  work.li  ’ilO 
Lopellu,  HCarlel . . .  ’iiy 
-  ^yphlllUc'il . 3l6V.'f.4 
Loiiirerm,  poisonous......  .  -311 
Tomato,  Panigon . SiW 
--  plums,  notes  on . 163 
I'omatoe^  the  newer . 31<S 
Tomato,  Tumor's  Perfeutlon...3trt 
—  90-diiys' . .jUjj 
Transplanting,  watering  and 
mulching  after . 18'3 
V'ogctablBB,  hardy,  fall  planting 
•If... . . 
—  tninsplantlng .  41 
HEBOSMAN.’ 
Animals  killed  by  eating  wheat 
ears . 311 
Ayrshlres.  feeding .  54 
Bull,  how  to  ring  a.. . . 38 
Calves,  parasitic  lung  disease 
hi . ;i59 
Ciittlu,  diseases  In  the  Bast . 359 
—  dlseiisa,  strange . . . 167 
—  .lersey . .  7 
—  Moe  on . ...167 
Cows,  watering  In  tbn  stable. ...151 
Digestion  III  riinilnarits . .  71 
Rpizootic . 278 
Kxperlenoe  vs.  Theory . 119 
Oargel .  7 
Goat  breeding  and  rearlHg  In 
Norway.. . 291,  295 
Herefords,  In  praise  of . '378 
Live  I'tock,  Internutloual  exhi¬ 
bition . .38.51 
Milking  machines . ...119 
Pleuro-pnoiimonla . ,%9 
Pure  blood,  what  Is .  167 
Short-Horns  for  milk . 'Ti 
—  high  price  of .  38 
—  treatmont  of . .843 
Stock,  lung  diseases  In . 151 
—  on  fattening . 407 
HORSEMAN. 
Buts,  to  kill . . 
•  'rucked  hoofs,  CKinent  for . 281 
Feet,  fever  In  tho . 19K 
Founder,  suntlower  seed  for, .  ..162 
Culled  alioiilders  and  bucks . 73 
Morse  plague  In  Fgypt,  the . S'N 
Ilnrsa.s.  a  new  lood  for . 327 
—  cllpplntf . 4'35 
—  heaves  In . 125 
—  bots  and .  6 
—  45itiadiun  In  ICnglund . 1.53 
—  do  they  reason  f . ^59 
Ilnnse shoe  and  shoeing . .  87 
Horses  In  Creat  Brii.ain . .827 
—  liniment  for.... . . -.73 
—  of  Normandy,  tho . ^i.H7 
—  protecting  from  llios . ll'J 
—  pulling  at  the  halter . .,1I9 
-  seleoting  br  their  color . 215 
—  suoi-ess  In  breeding... . 377 
Poultice,  flaxseed .  . 427 
—  yuust .  4'37 
Prickly  hoiit,  good  for . IM 
Quick  prescriptions . '30.8 
Quinhi,  physiological  effocteof.MT 
llHces.  dci'rcase  and  Increase  of  261 
Uuply  to  .M.  l),, . .879 
lllii'iimatlsni,  another  remedy 
for . IWi.  2«7 
—  cure  for . .....3«6 
—  In  the  joints  . . Kff 
flchool-rooin  perils.... . 283 
Bcrofiilii. . 155 
Skin,  Wool  next  the . ...363 
Sleep .  91 
Bruuil-poz.  simple  remedy  for.. 219 
Bneexliig,  about .  4.8 
.ktoiiuich.  exercise  of  the . 331 
siin  stroke. . '37 
Teeth,  effects  of  medicine  on 
lUe . 123 
—  preservation  of  the, . 299 
Vontllutlou . 411 
Warts,  cure  fur . 91 
INDUSTB'L  IMPLEMENTS, 
Abestos  materials.  Centennial 
award . 360 
Centennial  exhibit  of  the  Weed 
.Machine  Co . 293 
—  fleld  exhibltUin,  entrees  to 
the .  8 
Cider  press.  Boomer  A  Bos- 
ohnrt .  8 
Com  sholler,  home  hand . .'kill 
ICconoinlter  holler  and  engine,  .IU5 
Iniplenient  triiils  In  P:nghind...3^ 
Machinery  for  farmers . 73 
Milk  pan  and  cooler,  Champion,  .'K! 
Mill,  the  Urange . . . 296 
.Motor,  a  new  traction . . . Ik'D 
Sewing  niuchlni',  tho  Weed . '39.8 
'I'hresber,  the  Buffalo  Pitts . 34 
Watches,.. . 360 
Wind  mills,  benefit  of . 56 
By  INDUSTRIAL  TOPICS. 
Almond  culture  In  California..  120 
—  —  -  fiaula Clara  Valley....  120 
Apple,  a  now . . . 393 
—  brIiilB  sweet . 42 
—  Bamhoiir  Pupelim . . . 154 
Apples,  half  sweet  and  half 
—  improvQiueut  in  tliu  quality. 
426.  4'37 
,  «"ur . .863 
—  In  Wisconsin . 70, 154 
—  packing . 249 
Apple,  the  Jefferis . 344 
—  -  Wealthy . 
—  trees,  luaiiurliig  the  steins 
Cf . 314 
Uuddiiig,  bust  time  for .  90 
—  matorluls  used  lu .  90 
Bud,  h<iw  to  Insert . 90 
Buds,  selecting . 90 
Centennial  orchard,  how  1 
planted  it . 328 
Fig  eiiltiire., . . 4-3 
Fruit  In  Texas .  326 
Fruits,  the  decay  of . .....130 
Fruit  trees,  suraniur  pruning  of  26 
—  —  lar  on . 393,893 
Qooscbi'rry.  that  uew .  90 
Hnokloherry.  the . . . 102 
Nursery  trees,  cions  from . 344 
Cranges  In  California . 3l<2 
Orchards,  planting . 813 
Peach  an  earl  y . 102 
—  anotiter  early .  . 249 
Poaches,  about  tlie  new . 218, 349 
Pear.  Beurre  Hardy . 3W 
Pears,  ripening . 313 
—  keening  In  winter . 126 
Pour,  the  Jackson. . . . 26 
—  --  Pliineo,  again. . 363 
Persimmons  In  Virginia . ..280 
Plunta,  propagating  by  hiiddlug  90 
—  young  best . 2H 
Pluiiir,  iliu  cultivation  of . 336 
Potnologioal  furore,  a . 280 
Pronhnolatluii . 54 
Prune,  wiiether  it  were  belter 
to . .  . . tai,  70 
Rabbits,  protection  against . 362 
Kuspberrios,  blaek-cap . tie 
—  twosiirprlse . . . ‘30 
Russet,  Cox's  red  leaf . jsri 
Russet, Cs'X's  red  leaf.  ...’.".’.’."jsrj 
Agriculture,  tho  politics  of . 101  VaHeHcJs^cholee'or*'^' 
Hlackberrlei  atiniit .  -  4'M  VarleUcs,  choice  01 .  26 
Marin  lainiolne . . -W'l  Horae,  the  coach  or  carriage...  .198 
««...^.4  ....  *  **  friltvilnis  Vn  oVaalt  4....W  ...  .. 
Cn-ttie.  Hu««r  ur  b«;ddiD|4  for*33b, 
Chominal  irtJlnlties— superphow-^*^ 
pbatc!.,  . . YQ 
Che  III  Istr  V , .  agrlcul  tu  rai !  ” !  i  ”  ”lf54 
ChliU'Seqdostion,  the . . . 263 
Commun-Hcnsb  and  science. ."."iKt 
Corn  Iseree,  a...  .  siiu 
Crops  (11  Arkansas  Valley. ’  70 
Hu-ii,  trropa  In  North  Carolina..  .198 
I'ariiierM  and  agricultural  pa¬ 
pers . .(irt 
Farroeia’ need  .  . 374 
Fanning  in  . Great  BrluVnVbuU 
look  of... .  rg, 
—  weswsrn....:; . i^ 
Farm  tiiattoi's  InNorih  CarolYni  aq 
Fence,  a  farm .  2jM 
hodder,  arllehoke  for . jOd 
Forage  pUint.  another  now . 103 
Irraln.  cissMi  breeding  of. . JI8 
(.rMsshuptiers.  prceoctlon  aK*«t.*98 
—  routwd,  the... .  9 
Gnano,  «W’inmn'»<ji)iu|on"of!.‘!  22 
•  lay,  save  the  low-iue.aduw.  ..  .'16 
Joe,  gallw-r  pure . hSI 
Ilumcts  »ir  birds,  which  ?. . 291 
IrrtgaQiiii,  etfecis  of . .  ,2(11 
Land,  ffeedlng,  okionlng  and 
resting .  27g 
I .  Igh  tn  1 II  g-r  od  n  11 1  ss  noe . , , . ! ' ! ! !  118 
Lfiur  and  «alL .  9 
Meadnwe.  paslnrlng . ! . 153 
PuAinres,  renfivallng  old....!,’!!*I8 
Potato  h«t.tlee....  . 1.-44 
—  •- lime  for . 2U 
Puiatoea,  to  Hoop  sweet....  "  278 
—  will  they  run  out  ! . .'.’i'3!U 
Previoiis  teaching , .  .  421 
Pur^ane . . . *  80 
Rats  and  mice,  destroying.  .'.*.'.".'423 
Rye,  Montana  or  Ne.vada . 18] 
sheep  pasturage  and  wire 
wm-fjia .  ^ 
.Smoke  bouse. a  cheap.... i 
i^taneklons,  fwvlnglng. .  36i 
Stock,  f-attviibig  of . I '396 
Toads,  spare  i«id  protect  the!!. 246 
Tube  well  audits  history,  the.. 214 
0/  J  r  TL  “  flHJ . 246 
Wages  In  olden  tune .  155 
JVater- pure  and  Imnnre . 166 
What  I  ve  leeu-ned  lately. .  236 
Wind  itllUg  on  farms. . ...!!l;l4 
Wire  foneing,  again .  22 
Working  rouds  in  I'ennsylva'ijiu.  22 
(FIELD  CROPS. 
Meadow  beautv...!.!! . liVi  training  Pj  step  between 
.Mlscollauea.  .a)2, '398, 3ir,'.'i46,'363!  W.,  Cillls..  .  .  .  6 
573  ^4  4"u  Winner  of  th«  Derby...  2i 
Mohiccii  halm .  ’  ’  ’  iT?  .Megrims  In  horsos.caiise  of . 7.8 
.Myrtle.  <tni|«e .  . jttugbonB,  to  euro . . . 73 
Novelties . 314  Bnsslaii  dcoschka  . 261 
NyuiphuNi  odoratu. . . '!! . «34  •"ter-bred  nod  over-fed. .  6 
OrriuB . .  ,  iii4  I  rotter,  the  Orloif . 261 
Pansies . !.!!!!!!!!!! . 154  Veterluarlun  .school  wanted. ...‘331 
a  vase  of  . '4''0 
j’eiargoiiMini  seed . ’.15i  HORTICULTURAL, 
Phormlume .  ,5j( 
Pinks,  striking  In  water . 37  Blackberry,  Wilson’s  Karly . 378 
^  . .  Grapn  vines,  Weedlwg  of.,. . 186 
1*1  ^  Orange,  Liinonia  britolluta  us  a 
t  lanl-growlug,  hints  to  begin-  stock  for... . . . 185 
IttugboiiB,  to  euro . 73  Speculattoii 
Unsslaii  dro.schka  . 261  ness 
Stock,  r.iver-brinl  and  over-fed  6  ’ 
Trotter,  the  OrloH . 261 
Veterluarlun  .school  wanted. ...‘331  TltfnnRTi 
Blackberries,  about . 4'3‘3 
('orn  horse,  that . . 343 
Currants,  about . 422 
Diipts,  how  to  pay  without 
money . 53 
Kxperlmontal  grounds,  the  Ru¬ 
ral's . 421,423 
—  —  View  In... . ...421 
Fruits,  a  few  word.s  about . 4‘3'3 
drapes,  about . 122 
< ;  i-asHhoppnrs’  Cou  ven  tlon . :i43 
Hard  times,  cause  and  euro  nf..  38 
Ilnmliick  hedge,  the . 421,  422 
Indiislty,  how  to  revive . 38 
North  Carolina  notes . 379 
PuteiiM  and  patent  agents . '3(B 
Political  duties,  reply  to  7'i 
Baspberrien,  about-.. . 4'3‘3 
Hock  work,  Nature's . 4'32 
811k  worms  on  the  usage  orange.  Oil 
vs.  legitimate  bus!- 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Artlotioke.  a  good  word  for  tftie  406 
I  Bloomsdale  eaed  farv4 .  I45  pig 
Blue  griiss.  Kentucky . 70 
■Cullen,  the  new  Llherian . 281 
plover  as  a  fertilizer, . 288  281 
Colorado  potato  beetle..-.,,...  2-2 
•Cooifrey  as  a  forage  phtrit..  .!!!!lR5 
—  prickly...- . . 
—  more  about .  gjjj 
CJvrn  for  the  poor  of  Enghuid!!!l'« 
—  horse,  a . . 2{fj 
Fodder  corn  as  a  sohslitate  tor 
poor  pasturage, . 2.81 
—  tiarvesllng  . . 
driMises,  natural . ....!!!!3SI 
Grows  land,  real  raitie  of  (mod 
natural  . .  go 
Hay, euritig  Alfalfa . !!’.*.'l()4  I 
tlopealturc  In  England . 22 
Hops,  about . . . . 
Manifold  wurzels,  hsrves'unif 
Plantain,  narrow-leaved. ...?!7.  a 
Potatoes,  iuiprovenient  of...!,.  22 
—  will  they  run  out?— Pur- 
Uier  facts .  4(j(( 
Rye  for  pwiture . !igB 
Eugar-oane  In  Texas . .,231 
srinpbyUim  asperrlrDuai . 16.5 
Tobaeco  culture . 434 
—  —  in  Perinsylvanla . !.!424 
Watermelon  sugar,  »  new  In- 
tsiK  ^‘Hernia  ..  .246,  247 
Wheatland,  wheat  on . Ikg 
PLOBICULTURAL, 
Abutllon  boule  de  ntege. . 187 
AblllllOUS .  . 87.8 
Plant  excliuuges .  in 
—  fcrtllteHtioD . !.!..!!!346 
Plant-growing,  hints  to  begln- 
.  89 
—  protection.,.  .  283 
Plants.  American . . . !!!!'  '24 
—  bulbnas,. . 
—  ci'oss-fertilizatiun  of _ ....iilli 
—  docKsrlng.. . . .-SPI 
—  remiivlng  aquatic.. .,,..!!!!!l54 
Plebeian,  A  disguised . M 
PolnsctUa  pulcherrima  (llenls- 
slraa.. . . 
Pollen  In  young  planta,  Impo- 
lency  of.  . .  ;f74 
Potting,  experiment . .  .266 
Prince’s  pine .  58 
Pyreihruin,  golden,  is  it  poison!. 
oust... . . .  410 
Kbe.da  Virginica . !l6'j 
Bluiilodendrons . !  "  kj 
Bhus  cottnus! .  '  "  541 
Ribbon  beds . . . !!!!.*!.83u 
Hose elecilonB...  . . -.!!!!!4I0 
Roses  for  damp  places.  .  ,  1*26 
Bural  floricnlturlstB,  to  the..!. .298 
Harcodns  aanguiiina . .  394 
8ecds.  geriniuatlon  of . 186 
Shell  flower . ,117  28‘> 
Snow  pittat,  California!.....’...  ‘394 
Spiraia  tirunlfolla . . . !  298 
Siiggnstloris... . . . 3(;2 
Hwinrtle. another. ...........  ^ 
Tllliiridslu-osneoldea .  3'3t 
Trli'olni-  s<w:dllngs. . . isi; 
Trli/niphe<es  doubles  blao’o'B!.'.!3I4 
Tritoma  Gvuria.... . 3l5  410 
ruberose  culture  in  Georgia,,  „876 
Tulips  early . ,....374 
Varltties,  toe  permuneuceof ..  2W 
Vine  anortr.er  pretty  haady . m 
—  ornameuts... . . 
'n  order. . .  74 
Wall  flowece . xu) 
Wai'diitn  caaeb .  ’  ’  "  "tsa 
watoriiig.. . . :;!!!:”!!:;.m 
weigeia  atuoMlis  aurea . 
Welgehis  us  hJennlals .  74 
w.ei,j(.|a.  white . 2H3 
Wild  garden  In  America _ ...ib,  7l 
—  gardens.  Nature's . li^ 
Persimmons  wanted . .185 
Itaspberrlos,  native  red  varie- 
Ues...,, . 1.88 
new  and  old . . . '.!!.1;h 
Ra^berry.  Cuthberx, . KB 
—  'tierstine . . . 13;i 
—  K-trtland . 1.8;i 
—  Tnrnor,.. .  !,'  1.8:4 
—  Wilmington . !.lSi 
HYGIENIC  INFORMATION. 
Advice,  seasonable.... . 27 
Ague . . 
Aukseptlc.  bisulphide  of  car¬ 
bon  ns  an . ,831 
Babies  kicking,  veiiiedy  for . 267 
ISarlev  water  pruterable  to  milk  2:i5 
Beard,  the— to  shave  or  not  to 
shave. . . 411 
jteveniKes,  deCepUve . 219 
Bread  problem,  the . . . :j3I 
Brearlcfast,  curly . . . . 
—  how  to .  II 
Breast  swollen,  remedy  for . i:«» 
Burns,  cure  for . IO7 
INDUSTRIAL  SOCIETIES. 
American  Institute  Fair . 217 
Fair  list,  annual . 86 
—  aunplemenlary . . 153 
New  liHUipshlra  8tate  Fair . 249 
—  .Jersey  Htate  A g,  Hoc . ....217 
—  York  Hurl,  800 . 217 
^ . 200.  317 
North  Curoliua  htate  Fairs . 323 
INSURANCE  DEPART¬ 
MENT. 
A  RTcut  shame... 
Advertising  for  biisInesH . 203 
Another  life  insurance  failure. :i29 
Cumpanies.'nnmber  of..........  123 
Continental  Mi’eand  the  Insur! 
anne  Department, . ...361 
l»fH5lsloji.  an  Iniportant . .  ikH 
KxohRnglng  Insurance  polloles!l.5o 
barm  Ins.  (ms.,  surpliisand  prn- 
POULTRY-YARD. 
Bergen  Co.  Poultry  Show,  pre- 
mluiiiH  awarded . 376 
Brahiuas.  dark . 357 
Breed,  which  Is  the  most.proflt- 
ahUi'f .  . *8 
Brnedlng  for  (niulllics-No.  l,  -20fl 
-  -  —  No.  5 . !..436 
Cerilennhil  poultry  show.... 357, 358 
Chicken  chulcru,  euro  for . KW 
(.hicktms.  how  to  raise .  23 
‘•CoHstock,"  Mr-  Henry  Bel- 
den's  resldeucii . 343,876, 
Coiigcstlun . 35(4 
Iterby  Games.,.,, . . 
Uuuiinlqiics,  .  ;)57 
Dorking,  a  dutiful  son.. .  .i^  Sti.’i'io 
Douglas  inlxturo . 353 
Ducks,  Ayleshnrg . “  8 
—  whut  iillod  tho . . . 3'26,277 
ICgg  food.  Imperial . . . 393 
Higgs  resisting  cold .  23 
Fowl,  umoiint  of  food  oou- 
sumed  by  a... .  3m 
—  sagacity  of  11 . 376 
Fowls,  uffoellon  of . . 2ti.'4 
—  care  and  feml  of  In  sniiimer.  41 
—  choice  breeds  of . 357' 
Durham  powders  for.,.. ,...,'453 
—  for  farmers . I5ji 
—  —  table,  chousing . ,.!!2.8.'l 
—  house  SI  raps  for . litMl 
■  in  largo  nuui burs.. . . ...,399 
—  plucking  alive.,,.,.,.,  41’ 
—  scurvy  on  legs .  zJ 
—  soinetlilug  about . !!!'!''rS 
—  the  affections  of .  '  “iitia 
„  V  k««l>  foxea  from....!!!!!’'^ 
Fowl,  the  Dorking .  as 
Gapes,  remedies .  yS 
7-  symptoms .  . 
Hen,  arom.irkuble .  . 5a: 
Hennery,  the  pest  of  the!! ’!!'’  ■  41 
Hens  prollts  of  in  large  uum- 
nomCa!!!::!!!!!: . . 
vjt  i>i»-v<os.,surpiusand  nrii-  7  .  .  . .  a 
5'v,;; . „  mlum  rules .  4,3  I'etf  u’ni  fowls  whlto .  ■VB 
?e  to  iii'likKtf.  fit'*  •‘••'"'•ani'c.  cheiipeuliig . ;«i3  li®'!!*'!!''”* Hamhmgs . 
Increiise  of  eapltul . .  .  .  91  extraordinary. . . 
Increiise  of  capital .  ...  ,  91 
Iiisuriuice,  Innovation  plans  of 
,  .  266, 267 
—  mutters.,  ooiiduion  of . . .  ,3ii;i 
—  snpei-vlsion .  91 
Insure  yoar  proiujrty . ,829 
Litigation  with  life  Insurance 
companies . . . 123 
MUiing.  extraordinary.  ..  wA 
Ni-w  Jersey  State  Ag'l  Fair  ""m 
I'liensants,  about "ojl 
—  iicni  Iry  about . !!!;;!!!  Yis 
—  Uoneruhin . .  .  'o7? 
—  In  England .  !  . 
Pouurrut  Fafrs*.* 
UltrnR,  cure  Tor.. . .  .Hit  t  . . -  -  v  i  gj7.  4  . . 
1 1  AMi  tfiAiti  itf  '  yr  Xju  xury ,  a  great. , 91  . .  *  ,  *  ^ta  tc  Fair, ....  .  iiit 
Cjiliwv  HH.Mnv  . . ...^75  Panning  out  very  poorlv......  !  59  ~  exhlblticmH .  *  u-a 
Ce  Xinnlal  ho’arth'at'ih’u . 847  Frevoiitloji,  an  ounce  of _  434  "■  1'““*' cin  It  pay  . 
J-i! ; _  -..-1  ’U’tiln  at  the . .147  ReinsiintneA  deelHrn.i  —  feeding  voiitiir  "iir 
—  plants,  overluoked .  84> 
--  tniets  near  New  York . !!;«* 
Yam.  Chinese .  89 
.ZiiMiia  Darwini .  . . !!!!!!366 
GARDEN. 
Asparagus . . 
--  beetles,  lime  fur. . !'!’.I27 
Bean,  Uiua,  Dreer’s  Improved. 1437 
•  ■abbageaecrt,  Cho4oe . 153 
tabbugo*.  non-noad4ng,  what  to 
do.  .. .  4l 
I  —  that not  liead. . .  '  V't 
•^nada.  whiffs  from . !l53 
Carrot,  the  wild  and  C4»llivat«i!40‘3 
Cagumber, Green  ProHflc...2H  297 
,  313,;<60,361 
—  Khiva  Netted . 250.381 
—  novelties .  251 
—  swan  neck . . . !!!!!*'85i 
—  TaSlIiy's  Hybrid . !‘2.5l 
Currant  picking . .  ..  J53 
Currunu  and  gooseberries,  stan¬ 
dard  . . . . 
—  Uie standard . .  ‘  Ml 
Currant  worm,  the . !!  118 
Diuseoreu  baiaia .  linj 
Early  vegetables  from  fall  sow- 
liig . . 
GooBeburnes,  the  standard . 404 
Hoe,  Improved  weeding . 153 
Ilorsemdish . 
Meluu  vines,  prnnlng .  ”"41  I 
Moles,  about . . . !.!!!’"iib 
Mushroom  culture. . . . "ia2 
Onion  culture . !!!!!!21»7  ' 
AS?as . ^  FvntratVn'i:::::!:::  41 
Ageratuiii . . . 314  Piur(t«  freezing.  ch.iiuu  •-i.'.'-'.'."'* 
Announcement,  a  iiul’e!!! !!.  !!!!234 
Annual,  new... . 'xio 
Aunuid,  flowering . !!!  33o 
Anthurlums . . 
Apomigeion  distackyon . !2i9j 
Aguileglu  ccernlea . I37 
Arbutus,  trailing .  26 
Arum  Draounculus .  .87 
Arunudunax . . . .  .  2I8 
Aiieuba Japonicu . .  !'  ”232 
rigeon  oerry .  jyju 
Plants  freezing,  cause  of  injury 
to .  •’  -2 
Haspberry,  the  Thwack.  . 3«'i 
Rhubarb . '9^ 
^uusb,  wood  ashes  for  th«i!!!!!lS2 
Xomato,  Carter’Bgreenguge..36i 
iVW 
Champion  cluster. . . 393  j 
—  Conqueror .  392 
—  Hathiiw||.  ’B  Excelsior . ;mi 
—  a  iw-dayd..,., . . . . I 
;  Clieeni!  diet . 107 
I  Cbtilcra  Infaiitutn  in  an  infant, 
I  to  prevent. . ,'6)0 
[  —  mixture,  81111. . . . ,.107 
1  Chroalu  liivulldism .  59 
i  Clotbiiig,  women's . 4j^ 
,  Cod  Iwer  oil,  action  of  in  dis¬ 
ease . . 
Comedones  In  the  f  *ofl . 367 
Couoerning  simples— No.  1 . 347 
—  -No. '2... . .8(K 
Corns,  cure  for . 363 
DIotuile  buncombe.,, . 379 
—  herwHics,  reply  tu .  75 
Diet.  milk... . 91 
—  pork . !ja7 
Dislnfeetunt.s,  hints  on . P.'S 
—  Important  report  ixa . 166 
Drink,  children’s . 123 
—  for  the  sick . !i2;1 
Dysentery . '3(13 
Karachu . 'jlXj 
Kutlng  before  sleeping . 27 
Kpllop.vr,  care  for . 75 
Krywtpelas . . 
Fat,  how  togrow, . ,.285 
Fatigue,  eSects  of  alcohol, 
meats, «(«.,  in  nusciUairjg..  12,8 
Hessher  beds . ,895  I 
Felons  and  rusty  uulls. . 107 
FJauatvl,  wearing. . 299 
Food,  about.. . . 263 
—  Dio  l,ewU  on  wlialesoiiie...!369 
—  for  lean  women . 363 
fra  it  as . . . .  43 
—  Indian  corn  as . 43 
Foods,  patent .  11 
Fruits,  nulrttivo  properties  of,,  68 
Hair,  care  of  the . .....75 
Hares,  trunsplautlng . 203 
Headache . . . 427 
from  aye-strain . '...'.29'J 
Healthy,  how  u>  become...,,,, .  11 
Hiccough  cure  for. . 203 
Homicldas,  inventiveness  o7".!411 
Ice.  preservation  of  at  the  bed¬ 
side . . . 3,31 
Infants,  food  for . ...,.!!!, "£41 
Infected  clothes . !!!  75 
Inflamed  eyes,  cure  tor . z-£ 
Insect  stings .  411 
"Un  valid,” . 299 
Invalids,  weak...., . 2054 
LaiighlDg,  the  beueilt  of . 201 
Malaria......,., . 171 
Measles,  dogs  take  from  o7li! 
dreti . 283 
.Medicines,  excesslvu  use  of....2iff 
Milk  diet  . . . 91 
Nervousness  and  nervines. !!!!!219 
Neuralgia  among  wumuD .  7,5 
Nosabl, -.id,  remedy  for... . 167  ' 
Opiates,  beware  of...,. . '27 
Pareiiis,  a  word  to . 235 
Fuber.  poisonous . . . 123 
Poisoned  fBOo . 139 
Pork,  how  shall  we  eat  7 . ....1.89 
Posture . j(l  • 
Poultice,  bread  and  nillk...!.!!!i'^.7 
— a  bread  and  water . ,.,...,.417  j 
ReinsiiriiBce  declared  Illegal..!  43 
S^ulcldfi  and  life  insurance . 59 
TonMne  endowment  plans . 299 
rravelers  Life  and  Accident 
Ins.  Co . 59 
LANDSCAPE  GARDENING. 
Grass,  pictures  on.... . 138 
Horticultural  educatiuu _ 14‘J,’l50 
170 
NATURALIST. 
Alee  Atnerlounug .  ;i2,5 
Animals,  Intelligence  of . !io» 
—  the  peace  of . 295 
Ants,  how  they  fight . .".'aYs.’YlU 
Aquarium,  the  Brighton . 57 
Anloboke.  the  Jerusalem.,  .341.  :U3 
Bata  and  Insects . .  74 
Birds,  about...,..,,, . !!i86 
protecting  In  France . 57 
Crow,  the  farmer’s  friend . 41 
Dogs,  scent  In . . 
ICIk  nr  miiosu,  American . 825 
Hellne  affection,  a  strange  In¬ 
stance  of.,. . 7......  74 
Flowers  and  insects.. .,.,..!!.!!!3K4 
Fly,  the  birth  0/  the.... . ..!2i7 
Fox,  one  outwitted . . 
Frog,  curious  faclaoncerningu.'hOl 
H  rugs  and  worms,  showers  of... 296 
<»orllla,  toasting  II,. . . 1^ 
Guano  cavea  of  Amenca.  the... 185 
House-fly,  the  common . 3I3 
Humming  bird,  taming  the . ]|M 
tlydrophobla,  the  spaniel. ......104 
Inslliinl  nr  reason  7 . 57 
Mail  not  degenerating.,.. . . !i(in 
Mole,  the  ground . . . .  122 
Orange  Insect,  the .  74 
Ostrich,  domesticated .  lo 
—  farming, . 216 
Oyster,  how  he  builds  his  s'lieii!  67 
pungoBa,  the . 325 
Parasites,  atdiuul . .  m 
Pets,  latest  Idea  in... . !!!  41 
Pigeons, Carrier... . . 74 
Pine  tree  products . .  74 
Puiipltis.  wise . .'!!!21'J 
illlTeriraL  tVDAM  Ftf  t.hsk  iiu 
—  fecuina  yourjK-.. 
"  .’’"‘Ho  tlniroughly  ‘ 
—  rearte*!'.*!! . 
—  —  No.  3 .  . . 
—  No.  8 . !!:  . 
—  1  aeries  lib'o'ij’t!! !!!'!! . ^ 
—  questkiiis  about . ! . 'uJi 
—  seiecting  young . . S 
vermin  among..  . cm 
—  yard,  fall  work  In'tli; . 
Qualls,  domesticating... . 277 
Wlmf?’  “■■'■lacua....  !:!!!‘277 
Wluler,  prepare  for . 
- No.  3.!!!!!!!!!!!! . S 
- No.  5 .  . 
1  vniiJUKs  *  -  . . . 
^irkey,  the  Hiindiirtts..,. 
Wluler,  prepare  for . 
Relndawr,  dlffervqt  types’  of  the!l0t 
»»-a  water,  suit  In .  l(g 
8nnkes,a  word  for  tho... .  *247 
Bieirrows,  about . 'I'fj 
^lildurs.  house . !!!!!’  325 
wpnriBiiieu,  protection  ug’8t..!!;t7H 
"  araiitulu,  the .  ,82.5 
Wolf  trap,  Russian . !!!!!!.'2(j3 
POMOLOGICAL. 
rural  architecture. 
Gottages,  convenient .  ini 
tamlhes  and  dwelilugs.  num'b'er 
W  ash  -h'oii’s’e,’  the.’.'.’.’.'.'.‘.'.'.V;ioi"|§] 
SCIENTIFIC  AND  USEFUL. 
’('•‘K'l-proof .  Ifio 
•‘kfiouiture!!!!!!  57 
Chloride  of  calcium  for  sprluk- 
1  on«u»*lon  theory  again  ihe' ‘  ^ 
pates.  Commerea  in.^  . 4S 
Diamonds,  artlrtciul . . 409 
DiseHsc  III  e  germ  th  eory  "<)f ! '  "345 
Gas,  u  chapter  on... ..'...’.!! . 
~  cracking . ■.■.■.■.■.*!!!!!!!;■■  u 
Heal,  where  It  Comes  from.  *169 
inkrfndia . 
Insects,  dei^y.  ete..  io'iiVweiy-'e 
Iroui  the  attacks  or. .  27 
^aJ’iUns  “ 
G’alap  plant,  the..!!! . J? 
•  ojKther  ill  one  hour.!! . Via 
-  vegetable .  . }SS 
a  dangerous  thing.”.......  70  1  .Morta?  chiorini'*^^  . 
Almond  culture .  12  I  -MueWe,  i  niw  “  .V!^^ 
