Observations on Root Pruning. By A.

H. Ernst, Cincinnati,

Descriptions and Engravings of Select

Varieties of Pears. By the Editor,-

1. Van Assene, Henkel, Elizabeth (Van

Mons,) Coter, Doyenné d' Eté, Doy-

enné Boussock,

2. Swan's Orange, Dallas, Calhoun, Mc

Laughlin, Ropes, Pennsylvania,

3. Figue de Naples, Forelle, Ananas,

Bezi de la Motte, Belle et Bonne,

Thompson's,

4. Knight's (R. I.) Seedling, Johonnot,

Winship's Seedling, Henrietta, Lee's

Seedling, Hanners,

Descriptions and Engravings of Select

Varieties of Apples. By the Editor,—

1. Twenty Ounce, Northern Spy, Red

Canada,

2. Early Joe, Fall Jennetting, Mars-

57

59

243

337

. 481

70

159

535

76

104

ton's Red Winter,

3. Hawley, Melon, St. Lawrence,

Descriptive Account of Prince's Paragon

Peach. By W. R. Prince, Flushing, L. I.,

Additional Remarks on the Northern Spy

Apple. By J. H. Watts, Esq., Roch-

ester, N. Y.,

Some Account of the Cooper Apple and

its History. By T. S. Humrickhouse,. 105

Notice of some new Seedling Fruits of

the West, with a Description and En-

graving of the American White Winter

Calville Apple. By A. Fahnestock,

Lancaster, Ohio,

Pomological Notices; or Notices

respect-

ing New and Superior Fruits, worthy

of general cultivation. Notices of sev-

eral new Apples, Peaches and Grapes.

By the Editor,

108

112. 448

Remarks and General Hints on some few

varieties of the Pear. By S. Walker,

Roxbury, Mass.,

118

George the IVth Peach. By W. R. Prince,

Flushing, L. I.,

120

Mr. Knight's seedling Pears. By the Edi-

A Way to keep a Record of the Place of

every Tree in an Orchard, by which La-

bels are dispensed with. By T. S. Hum-

rickhouse, Coshocton, Ohio,

A Brief Account of three varieties of Ap-

ples. By Asahel Foote, Esq., Williams-

town, Mass.,

. 163

Explanations in reference to two or three

Western Apples; with a Note upon a

new variety called the Butter Sweet.

By T. S. Humrickhouse, Coshocton,

Ohio,

By

195

Some Account of the Oswego Buerré, or

Reid's Seedling Pear. By the Editor,. 198

Some Remarks upon the Cooper Apple,

and its Identity with other sorts.

A. H. Ernst, Cincinnati, Ohio,

The Currant, its Cultivation, &c. By J.
H. Watts, Rochester, N. Y.,

On the Cultivation and Treatment of the

Peach Tree in Cold Houses. By Tho-

mas B. Cowan, Gardener to Dr. Dur-

fee, Fall River, Mass.,

Notice of a new Seedling Apple. By A.

Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio,

A Way to keep a Record of the Place of

every Tree in an Orchard,-with or

without Labels. By M. W: Phillips,

Edwards, Miss.,

On the Cultivation and Treatment of the

Grape Vine in the Green-house or Con-

servatory, with a Diary of the Progress

204

256

291

122
On the Cultivation and Treatment of
Cape Heaths, (Ericas.) By John Cad-
ness, Gardener to Mr. J. L. L. F. War-
ren, Brighton,

Notice of some of the Mosses of New
England. By William Oakes, Ipswich,
Mass.,

On the Propagation of Stove and Green-
house Exotics; in a series of letters.
By James Kennedy, Gardener to S. T.
Jones, Staten Island, N. Y.
Letter I. Propagation by Seeds,

II. Propagation by Cuttings,
III. Propagation by Offsetts,
IV. Propagation by Layers,

167

11

171

210

259

313

3.56

. 357

V. Propagation by Inarching,
VI. Propagation by Root Division 400
VII. Propagation by Leaves, .
VIII. Propagation by Suckers,

.

401

452

IX. Propagation by Plant Division 452
Descriptions of eight new seedling Ver-
benas. By the Editor,
. 213
Notice of some of the Plants of New
England. By William Oakes,
. 217
Some Account of the beautiful new shrub,
Spire'a prunifolia, var. flore pleno, with
a Drawing of the same. Communicat-
ed by M. Louis Van Houtte, Belgium,

The Green-house and Conservatory in

Summer,

257

263

353

By Dr. M. A. Ward,

Athens, Ga.,

492

Notes on Gardens and Nurseries,

436

Descriptions of eight new varieties of
Prairie Roses. By the Editor,
Garden Notes.

Cultivation of Annual Flowers, 185; Pruning

the Pear Tree, 186; Destruction of Insects

by Hot Water, 226; The cultivation of the

Calceolaria as an Annual, 228; The culti-

vation of the Dahlia, 229; Scarlet Pelargo-

niums for winter blooming plants, 279; Root

Pruning Trees, 280; Culture of the Chinese

Primrose, 281; Thinning Annual Plants, 283;

Pot Culture of the Vine, 283; Root Pruning

and Management of the Pear Tree, 318; Pro-

pagation of Gloxinias, 323; Chrysanthe-

mums, 323; Carnations, Picotees and Pinks

-their Propagation, 325; Treatment of

Azaleas, 326; Exposing Green-house Plants

in Summer, 326; Cultivation of Aloysia

citriodora, 327; The Heartsease or Pansy,

327; Scarlet Pelargoniums for winter flow-

ering, 327; Culture of Asparagus in Ger-

many, 361; Cultivating the Pine Apple in

the open air in England, 363; Window

Flowers, 366; Propagation of Plants for

next season, 411; Pruning the Banksian

Rose, 413; Replacement of Branches in

Fruit Trees, 413; Autumn Pruning Fruit

Trees, 413; Culture of Vines in Pots, 414;

Cultivation of Tea China Roses, 416; Vine

Borders, 418; The Cultivation of the Cur-

rant and production of new varieties, 453;

Scarlet Pelargoniums, 456; Pruning Fruit

Trees, 457; Bottom Heat, 458; Preparation

of large shrubs for removal, 459; Preparing

for Winter, 460; Spring Bulbs, 502; Bulbs

in Pots, 503; Glazing, 505; Management of

Hawthorn Hedges, 505; Flower Forcing,

506; Cultivation of Raspberries, 506; Cul-

ture of Tomatoes in the open air, 507; Burnt

Earth for Roses, and the mode of prepara-

tion, 510; Proper Manure for Roses, 511;

Moss Roses suitable for Pillar Roses, 512;

Bones as Manure, and their use in the cul-

ture of Pelargoniums, 512; Root Pruning

Fruit Trees, 518; Experiment on Root

Pruning Pear Trees, 514; Pruning, 546;

Pruning the Vine, 547; Tagetes pinnata,

547.

FOREIGN NOTICES.

England.-Exhibition of the London Horti-

cultural Society, 419; Dahlias and Dahlia

Exhibitions for 1847, 547.

France.-Exhibition of the Royal Horticul-
tural Society of Paris, 508.

Belgium.-Exhibition of the Agricultural and

Horticultural Society of Brussels, 550.

DOMESTIC NOTICES.

Splendid Plantation of Pear Trees, 130; Re-
marks on the Hog Artichoke, 130; Wm. S.
Sullivant, Esq., 130; Pleasant Experiment
with Andrómeda calyculata, 131; The Win-
ter in Georgia, 132; Horticulture in Ohio,
132; Maine Pomological Society, 132; Gen-
esee Valley Horticultural Society, 133; Steu-
benville Horticultural Society, Ohio, 133;
Helianthus divaricatus and giganteus, 133;
New Grape in Ohio, 133; Muskeet Grass,
133; Decan's Superb Grape, 133; Scharges
Henling Grape, 133; Pittsburg Horticultu-
ral Society, Pa., 187; Pimeléa spectábilis,
187; Philips Sweeting Apple, 187; Supposed
Influence of the Scion upon the Stock, 187;
Colmar d'Aremberg Pear, 188; Grosse Cal-
ebasse Pear, 188; Beurré Langelier Pear,
188; Downing's Mammoth Rhubarb, 188;
New Horticultural Societies, 188; Horti-
cultural Society in Montreal, C. W., 188;
Tom Thumb Geranium, 188; The Ameri-
can Agricultural Association, 234; Liberal
Donation to the Mass. Horticultural Soci-
ety, 235; Osage Orange, 235; Exhibition
of the Mass. Horticultural Society, 235;
Cultivation of the Fig and new varieties of
the Pear, 236; Growth of Trees in the
Southern States, 237; Weather in Pennsyl-
vania, 328; Cultivating the Peach Tree, 328;

New Horticultural Societies, 329; The

American White Winter Calville Apple,

329; Reid's Seedling Pear, 329; Hovey's

Seedling Strawberry, 366; Premiums for

new varieties of Strawberries and Rasp-

berries, 367; Burr's Seedling Strawberries,

367; Pistillate Strawberry Plants not pro-

ductive, 369; Two new Seedling Cherries,

369; Albany and Rensellaer Horticultural

Society, 369; Seeds of Grapes, 374; Cin-

cinnati Horticultural Society, 374; Horti-

cultural Exhibitions of the American In-

stitute, 375; The Nineteenth Annual Exhi-

bition of the Mass. Horticultural Society,

375; Springfield Horticultural Society, 420;

Wendell's Mottled Bigarreau Cherry, 422;

Seedling Peaches, 422; New Seedling Cher-

ries, 422; The Colmar d'Aremberg Pear,

422; Houghton's Seedling Gooseberry, 422;

Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies, 423;

Liberal Prizes for Pelargoniums, 423; Coe's

Transparent Cherry, 423; Richards's Beur-

ré Pear, 461; Fruit Convention in the West,

462; Rockingham Horticultural Society,

Portsmouth, N. H., 462; Horticultural Ex-

hibitions, 462; Colmar d'Aremberg Pear,

515; Rhode Island Horticultural Society,

515; The Boston Pine Strawberry, 515;

First Annual Exhibition of the Albany and

Rensellaer Horticultural Society, 516; Ses-

bània vesicària, 554; New Grasses, 554;

Weather in Georgia,-New Dahlias, 554;

Roses and Seedling Chrysanthemums, 555;

Rhode Island Horticultural Society, 555;

Cleaveland Horticultural Society,559; Pears

in the Southern States, 561.

MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Appropriation for 1847, 81; Exhibitions, 81;

Report of the Committee on Flowers,

awarding premiums for 1846, 82; Report of

the Committee on Fruits, awarding pre-

miums for 1846, 85; Report of the Com-

mittee on Vegetables, awarding premiums

for 1846, 88; Report of the Finance Com-

mittee, 90; Prospective Premiums, 91; List

of Premiums for 1847, 134; Exhibitions,

142; Premiums on Camellias and Chinese

Primroses, 142; Exhibitions, 189; Pre-

miums on Azaleas and Plants, 189; Exhi-

bitions, 238; Exhibitions, 285; Premiums

for Pelargoniums and other plants, 285.

287; Exhibitions, 331; Premiums for Plants,

&c., 331, 332; Premiums for Roses, &c., 334;

Lyman Fund, 377; Exhibitions, 378; Pre-

miums for Prairie Roses, &c., 378; Exhibi-

tions, 424; Mr. Beck's Prizes for Pelargon-

iums, 424; Premiums for Plants, &c., 425;

Exhibitions, 462; Premiums for Plants, &c.,

463; Nineteenth Annual Exhibition, 466;

Premiums awarded at,476; Exhibitions, 520;

Officers elected for 1848, 521; Dahlia Exhi-

bition, and Premiums for, 522; Exhibitions,

561.

RETROSPECTIVE CRITICISM.
Modesty, 80; Van Zandt's Superb Peach, 81;
Richards's Beurré Pear, 526; The Fruits of
America, 526.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Polmaise Heating, 92; Achimenes picta, 92;
Scarlet Pelargoniums, 92; Japan Lilies, 92;
The best varieties of Apples, Pears, Cher-
ries and Plums, 93; Mildew on Grapes, 93;
Plants, 93; Raising Grape Vines from Seeds,
94; Root Pruning, 142; Strawberries, 142;
Dahlias, 143; Cinerarias, 143; Pelargoniums,
143.

OBITUARY NOTICES.

Death of M. Soulange Bodin, 190; Mr. S. Gir-
ling, 190; Death of R. Arthur, Esq., 190;
Death of the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert,
330; Death of Capt. Jona. Winship, 430;
Death of Henry Waggaman Edwards, 478;
Mr. James Wentworth, 527.

HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA.

January, 47; February, 95; March, 143; April,

191; May, 239; June, 287; July, 335; Au-

gust, 383; September, 431; October, 479;

November, 527; December, 563.

Early Crawford,

441

Johonnot,

479.487
521
484

Judson,
Mulberry,

447

530

Fahnestock's Seedling,

No. 1,

111

Knight's (R. I.) Seedling, 449. Schenectady Catherine, 446.

Reine Claude de Bavay,

530

Fahnestock's Mammoth, 111

George IV.,

Graven's Red Cheek Cling, 110

Hovey's Cambridge Belle, 114

Jones' Early,

120

Kingsessing,

Lee's Seedling,

481

450

530

488

Leon le Clerc Van Mons,

6.

Premiums awarded for,

86

448

STRAWBERRIES.

Jones' Large Early,

448

Manning,

425

Prince's Paragon,

151

Boston Pine,

275. 347. 515

Red Rareripe,

121

Moccas,

Monarch,

Smoothstone,

110

McLaughlin,

Stetson's Seedling,

114. 443

Moyamensing,

274. 450

Nouveau Poiteau,

Oakley Park Burgamot,

Oliver's Russet,

155 Excelsior,

Lizzie Randolph,

451 North's Victory,

152 Ross's Phoenix,

329

251 Hovey's Seedling,

275. 347

378

367

275

562

Stoddard's Seedling,

335

111

Onondaga,

210

Osband's Summer,

243 Swanstone Seedling,

449 Mr. Burr's Seedlings,

275

367