INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME XXXVI, 
ARBORICULTURE. 
Abies Canadensis pendula.37 
Elm at Schlnshelm, Germany. 
the sreat. 369 
Fir, Parasol... 335 
Forest, an Australian.351 
Hemlock, Weeping..,., ..37 
Llrlodendcon tultptfera....249 
Pastoral scene, ft pleasant.S3 
Pear, plan for setting Dwarf.,,289 
PInua Masson lan n variegate., .415 
Sciadopliys verilclllatu.335 
Tulip tree.219 
BIOGRAPHICAL. 
Thiers, Iiouis Adolphe.177 
Young, Brigham...335 
COPTIC. 
A Bug-aboo.216 
— Fair Exchange Is no Rob¬ 
bery (2 Ills).290 
— Tale In Nino Pieces.430 
An un-ffttr Advantage.184 
At the Gate.818 
A Quiet Day In the Country....148 
— Warning. 232 
Conclusive.350 
Equestrianism In the Country..383 
Hunting vs. Finding..248 
Innocence Illustrated....IG4 
It will he "Sweet Bye-and-bye".200 
Not Excluded. 52 
Our BeftU Ideal of u Country 
Home .........366 
— Water Supply (« Ills).261 
Patent Applied For.334 
Perfect Harmony.08 
Query — Whether to Remove 
the Manure Pile or the 
Barn 1. 20 
Smart Boy.....132 
Stolen Sweets.84 
The Twenty-sixth of Decem¬ 
ber.....4U 
— Unwelcome Visitor......100 
Very Likely. . 36 
Was She Personal 7.116 
What Alls the Horse?.382 
When the Swallows Homeward 
Fly.280 
ENTOMOLOGICAL. 
Caterpillars, stinging (2 Ills)— 9 
- the Web (8 Ills).252, 269 
FARM ECONOMY. 
Barn, premium (5 Ills.).265/266 
Lands, barren (3 Ills).167 
FARM TOPICS. 
Root cellar.266 
FIELD CROPS. 
Almond, Earth.387 
Araohls hypogwa.236 
Chufa (2 Ills):.387 
Earth almond....387 
Peanuts, the Growth of.233 
PLORICU LTURAL. 
Antuericum variegatum.419 
Anthurium Schorzerianum 
Williams!!.403 
Arundo Donax......310 
Euonymus latifolla.396 
Ilabrothaninus elegans argen- 
teus.371 
Hybrid Spiral Mignonette.419 
Paulownla Imperialls.385 
Strawberry Tree......,..,.396 
nERDSMAN. 
Jerseys, Charles L. Sharpless’ 
(3 Ills)....417 
Litchfield, 674.297 
Lord Byron .417 
Nlobe, 99.164 
Uesita....417 
Voung Panzy.417 
HISTORICAL. 
The War—A Turkish Scout.367 
When the Cross Meets the Cres¬ 
cent.281 
HORSEMAN. 
Equine Character Sketches (6 
Ills.).117 
Noprlstoupny, an OrloffTrotter 69 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Arbor-vlt®, Natural and Cut¬ 
back (2 Ills).150 
Budding (3 Ills). 55 
Caotus oochlnillifer. 41 
— Giant.21 
Cerens Glgunteus.21 
Cleomo Splnosa (ll> ills).306. 300 
Crossing or Hybridizing Flow¬ 
ers (4 Ills).Ill), 120 
Dracmna Goldlana, leaf of..... .356 
— House. ....355 
Krlanthus Ravennas..,.235 
Ferns (3 Ills).149 
Flower Pot. a Rural.88 
Hop-Pickers at Lunch.173 
Llquldamber as a Shrub.321 
Moluecella hnvij.309 
Polypodlum Dlanrn .159 
Polysttchum Lopldoeaulon, the 5 
Rose, Cornelia Cook...310 
Stake for young trees.283 
Todea Superba. 149 
Violet, a new double.355 
INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTS. 
Corn Shelter, Adams’ latent 
Self-Feeding..,323 
Engine. Economizer (-’Ills.).... 89 
— the Bookwalter. 8 
Farm Engiue, Russell & Co.’s 
Portable. 8 
Feed Grinder, Stover’s Oscil¬ 
lating. 287 
— Mill, Nordyke, Murmon A 
Co.’s.361 
Fence, Kelly Barb (2 Ills.).337 
Gloves, Hall's Husking(2 Ills.).237 
Hay Carrier, Aotl-Frlctlon (2 
Ills.)...24,40 
Mole Trap.53 
Potato Digger, Hue’s.. .. 24 
Railway Power and iThreaher, 
Wheeler's.. ....... 88 
Scale, Chicago Stock.153 
Sleighs, "Bob"...421 
Thresher and Cleaner, Cornell’s 
ABC.137 
Washer, the Monitor.287 
Wringer, the new Climax. 197 
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS. 
Tramp, the.326 
LANDSCAPE OARDEN1NO. 
Bridge, a Rustic.185 ' 
Gardens of St. Gratten, the.383 
Rural Experimental Grounds,a 
Scene in...185 
MODES AND MANNERS. 
Boy's Cap.257 
Roundabout.257 
Child's Breton Apron (2 Ills.)...302 
Children’s Costumes (4 Ills.)—257 
Girl's Hood.257 
— Polonaise (2 Ills.).257 
Hair Dressing (10 Ills.).375,376 
Ladies’ Basque (2 Ills.).257 
— Circular (2 Ills.).SOI 
— Cloak (2 Ills.).267 
— Dolman (3 Ills.)..892 
— Jacket (2 Ills.).,..391 
— Overskirt...257 
— Polonaise (4 Ills.).391 
— Riding Hood.257 
lift m breq u In. .426 
Tobacoo Bag (3 Ills.).409 
NATURALIST. 
Ant-Eater, the Tamandna.217 
Pelican, the......327 
Tamandua tetradactyla ..j/217 
POMO LOGICAL. 
Ar pie. Twin...301 
Pear. Bonne du Pelts Assault.301 
Pippin, Cox’ i Orange.301 
POULTRY YARD. 
lien’s Nest, an Improved.37 ) 
READING FOR THE YOUNG. 
Butterfly, Jaupanese. 314 
Christmas Tree, the...410 
RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 
Arbor or Summer House, an (2 
Bis.).169 
Bird House(2 Ills,).......203 
-Iron.187 
Carriage Gate, Design for.319 
Cottage, a One-Story (2 Ills.)....267 
- - Sin ill (2 Ills.).353 
Farm Premises, d>ur Model (P 
ills.).391). 400. 401 
Fence and Gate, Design for ....319 
Gate, Farm ... 
House, a $900 (3 Ills.).«ul 202 
- an $800 (3 Ills.).133,138 
Summer House, Rustic (2 Ills.).187 
SOCIAL TOPICS. 
A Faithful Friend’s Friends....141 
December...359 
Fish Palace, a (8 Ills.).29. 45 
Gathering Sea-Woods.179 
Madrigal. 77 
Opening the Hamper.407 
Our Muse. . ....109 
Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old 
Man.311 
Robin, Sing I'm Glad To-day...289 
The Grandfather. 13 
View In the Bermuda Islands..209 
SPORTSMAN.', 
Hunting Dogs (2 Ills.).. , ..101 
Jerrv and Topper.101 
VINF.YARD. 
Orine/Ladv Washington.VD 9 
INDEX TO PRACTICAL DEPARTMENTS. 
ANSWERS TO CORRES¬ 
PONDENTS. 
Various questions answered..9, 
2 . 43. 57. 73, >9, 107. 123, 135, 
136, 154. 169, 130. 191, 206, 2n7, 
222, 238. 239.262, 278, 294. 316. 
332, 318, 357, 380, 390, 412, 421 
APIARIAN. 
Apiarist, duties of an....355 
Bee-kei po a' national assoda- 
tou . .323. 3 9, 351, 355 
— keeping, a new wrinkle In..221 
— — notes.. 91 
— —successful.9,221 
Honor great yields of. ...271 
— treatment of .. 23 
Parthenogenesis.252,253 
ARBORICULTURE. 
Beech, purple, and Its varie¬ 
ties . 219 
Catalogues, Ac., received.. .168, 1 9 
Cypress, the Chinese.168 
Elms ;arge.369 
Evergreens, three weeping Jap¬ 
anese. -.72 
Fall planting, suggestions con¬ 
cerning.. ., .281 
Hemlock hedges....55.56 
— the weening. .37 
La* n mpio*.369, 370 
l.iriodendmu tudpifera.... .. 219 
I, qnutamb .r. ...321 
i* no. the umbrella.335,336 
Plant portrait*.335 
Pruning, eurvt incur ...........1 9) 
Nhrubbery, urn n mental.219 
Tree plaining an muil school - 
h j uses, atn-ut..! 15, 236 
Trees and plains used o» Cali¬ 
fornia India s.6,7 
— of Florida, -ome of the.24 
— on the farm.85 
DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 
Butter, a query ah >ut.22 
— cold storage and transporta¬ 
tion for.166 
— coloring.,.404, «05 
— feeding for.255 
— handling milk for. 101 , luv 
- preserving.57,222,223 
— — lor winter use. ',4 
— suggestions for packing.I o 
— to make good. 7 
Cheese tua lufioture......105 
Churn, howto .38,39 
Comfort la ngures.32 
Cows, ehoos.ug.........!30 
— extra green food for. Zt 
— in the South, management 
of. 223 
— losing their ml k. "55 
— profit from. 12 o 
— the week!,, record of a good.136 
Dairy belt, l e American.57 
— cows, management of..373 
Dairy products...421 
— the oui look on. 7 
— sails, me difierences In ,,389 
— statistics, interesting...IM, L» 
— stock in fall, turiling.... 186. 187 
Dairying.420. 421 
— In the South. ...105 
on fertility, effects of.38 
Goats for milk ..22 
Hogs, value of skimmed in Ik 
a» f-ed for .166 
Method, Ilia; improved., .421 
Milch cows in early wluter, 
treatment of .. 357 
Milk, bloody,....136, j .>7 
— deep setting of. 53 
— goats for... 22 
— unproved processes of set¬ 
ting. .....120 
Our cow.. . 255 
bkitu cheese, new process for 
making.166 
Soiling question, the,.... 325 
Smth. dairying in toe.405 
i.ub-ear.M ventilation_.234,235 
Tne American dairy belt.57 
Whims and facts. 421 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 
Apple Jellv.170 
Apples, baked.12,’, 138 
A rich trltio.3n8 
Hags, grain.122 
Balls for tea, fancy.310 
— rice.388 
Baskets, hanging. 90 
Beans, to pickle. 73 
Beef potted.... . .270 
— roast.324 
— so n p.. -..324 
— steak..,.824 
— — to cook.122 
— — — carve....464 
Beets, baked...388 
— pickled.12J 
Biscuits, baking powder.122 
— soda...,..222 
Blackberry Jam.58 
Blacknerrlcs, spiced. 122 
Blue, to color.320 
Borax. .138 
Bouquets, winter. 90 
Bracket ornaments .90 
Bread, Auot Nancy's corn.122 
—• for breakfast., corn .151 
— the art uf making good.222 
Break rAst dish.'270 
Buckwheat cakes, more about.372 
Butter, egg.122 
— melted.. ...,.....,,.,..,1116 
-- musk melon, .2(K 
Cabbage, raw..: . 120 
ki 1 . .42Q 
Osbh ig"s, grandmamma’s way 
of cooking .254 
— to pickle red.122 
— stuffed. 270 
Cake, eocoanut.t6U 
— coffee..222 
— corn-starch.58,190 
— oream . 12 
— — sponge.270 
— Dover....429 
— fanner’s fruit.122,270 
— gold .190 
— hickory-nut......372 
— ice cream .190 
— Johnny.222 
— lemon.154,270 
— Mrs. M-’s.106 
— number.420 
— orange.190 
— plain fruit.,.......222 
— pound fruit.222 
— rusk and bread ., . 150 
— soft ginger. 222 
— sponge.196, 251, 372 
— Yankee.372 
Cakes, how to make buckwhcnt.254 
Cambrics, washing. 42 
Caimrles, destroying mites on. 10 
Canny, almond.388 
— home-made.388 
Caramels,chocolate.. 90 
Carrots.............270 
Catsup, grape.20ti 
Children, management of.138 
Chops, mutton......276 
Coflee, that.356 
Cookies .222, 420 
Cooks, the dynasty of.53 
Copper, cleaning. 10 
Cordial, raspberry.26 
Cora, dried.....138 
— green..1W 
Corns, care for... 122 
Correction, a.222 
— a spicy.,.. .254 
Cougn, remedy for a .270 
Crab apples, to preserve.138 
Cream. 223 
— Ice.222 
lemon.420 
Crullers —. 372 
Currant ice. 10 
Custard, chocolate.73 
Dessert apph-s for .122 
Dish-washing,red ants and tca- 
blsouit.2 (JO 
— — system In. 73 
Dress at home .286 
Drink, a pleasant country......W6 
Drop.*, chocolate.388 
Dumplings ..LB 
— baked apple.270 
— light.286 
Economizing steps.42 
Egg-plant.... .206 
Eggs, dropped....,......238 
Essence, lemon and orauge.53 
Experiment.259 
Feather-bed, more about the.. .340 
— beds...302 
Kliit-lroua, to polish.238 
Flowers, knack in arranging.... hi 
— preserving, <So.170 
Fritters, corn......90 
— pea.... lu 
— squash...... 73 
— wine. 26 
Furniture, polish for. ... 10 
Gems, breakfast .,....,..,.,....372 
Gooseberry trlfie. 10 
Utape wine.170 
Grapes, how to keep.170 
— Iced .110 
— pickled . 112 
Home habits. 404 
Jam. blackberry. 58 
— wild plum. 138 
Jelly.l 4 
— apple,.170 
— blackberry.73 
grape.170 
— peach.170 
— quince....,...154 
Jumbles, pound.170 
Kid. rousted. 26 
Lambrequins.90 
Lemons, to keep fresh.42 
Mackerel, salt. 53 
Mangoes. 170 
Marmalade, peach..138 
— quince.151 
M 1 m e-meat, egg.372 
Nasturtium. pickled..— 10 
Note . 388 
Old f egther-hed. the other side 
or... 42 
Onions, pickled.132 
— stuff, a .10 
Oranges filled with jelly—,...383 
Oyster omelet. 2.18 
— pie. 238 
— short-cake.238 
Oysters.238 
— and beans.2 B 
— cooked on the half-shell....222 
— piciiled.2:43 
— salsify or vegetable.372 
— to fry.238 
Paint, to remove the odor of... 10 
Pastry.310 
Peach marmalade....,.138 
Peaches, frozen.,.138 
— or pears, pickled.....122 
Peppers, pickled. 122 
PiCa 111 11. 270 
Pickled watermelon,.. 306 
Pickles, green tomato.123 
Pie. heel tomato .73 
— OO.oannt, custard.286,420 
— cream. ,310 
— crust... ,286 
— - light.340 
— dried apple.340 
— lemon.42, 232 
— — .. 170 
— potato custard...286 
— sliced sweet potato.286 
— summer mince.42 
Pies, pumpkin . 420 
Pickles and pics... 76 
— cucumbers..,.122 
Piths.... 154, 170, 190, 206, 238, 254, 
286, 372 
Pork, bilked...... 238 
Potatoes, linked...........270 
— stain. 90 
Potatoes, sweet.270 
Potpte...106 
pork.. 188 
Preserves, citron.154 
— grape.170 
— tomato. 73 
— watermelon. . 206 
Pudding, baked peach.1.38 
— blackberry. 73 
— hollo 1 almond...286 
— chocolate.388 
— Christinas. .388 
— elder. ..206 
collage ...90, 324 
— cold rice..206 
— currant. 10 
English plum.,....190 
— green corn. 43 
— pencil. i::8 
— raspberry . 10 
Puffs, cruaiu.222 
Question . .256 
Recipe, a bad. 270 
— that bad.345« 
Red. to color ..420 
Refrigerators, lime in. 42 
