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THE Thirteenth Volume of the Magazine has been enlarg- ed by the addition of one hundred pages more than any previous volume; and the following Table of Contents will show the very great variety of information which it contains in every department of Horticulture, especially on the culti- vation of fruits, and descriptions of new and fine varieties.
On the Transplantation of the Coniferous
Forest Trees, (Pines, &c.,) of New Eng-
land to the Southern States. By Dr. A.
Mitchell, Portland, Me. In a letter to
the Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn. Cominu-
nicated by Gen. Dearborn,
. 349
On the Importance of the Cultivation of
the Oak, and other valuable Timber
Trees; with Observations on the Pre-
servation of Ship Timber, and the Pro-
cess of Decay in Wood. By A. Mitchell,
M. D., Portland. In a letter to the Hon.
H. A. S. Dearborn. Communicated by
Gen. Dearborn,
385
112. 448
Remarks and General Hints on some few
varieties of the Pear. By S. Walker,
Roxbury, Mass.,
George the IVth Peach. By W. R. Prince,
Flushing, L. I.,
Mr. Knight's seedling Pears. By the Edi-
tor,
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.,
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,
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. By
A. II. 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
The Strawberry Question. By the Editor, 347
May's Victoria Currant, with an Engrav-
ing of the Fruit. By the Editor,
392
Descriptions and Engravings of select va-
rieties of Cherries. By the Editor, 394
Notice of Three New Varieties of Fruit.
By Herman Wendell, M. D., Albany, N.
Y. With Descriptions and Engravings.
By the Editor,
Notice of two Seedling Peaches. By S.
T. Jones, Esq., Staten Island, N. Y.
With Descriptions of the Fruit. By
the Editor,
447
Wendell's Mottled Bigarreau Cherry;
with an Engraving of the Fruit. By
Dr. Herman Wendell, Academy Park,
Albany, N. Y.,
Descriptions and Engravings of select va-
rieties of Plums. By the Editor,
The Virgoulouse, or White Doyenné Pear.
By S. D. P., New Haven, Conn.,.
On the Cultivation of the Pelargonium,
with a Description of several new and
fine Seedlings. By Edward Beck; Esq.,
Worton Cottage, Isleworth, near Lon-
don,
Floricultural and Botanical Notices of
New and Beautiful Plants, figured in
Foreign Periodicals; with Descriptions
of those recently introduced to, or orig-
inated in, American Gardens, 77. 215. 315.
353. 401. 495.5.0
Hydrangea japónica, its Cultivation, with
an Engraving of the Plant. By the
Editor,
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 Plants of New England. By William Oakes, Some Account of the beautiful new shrub, Spira'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,
Notes on Gardens and Nurseries,
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, 513; Experiment on Root
Splendid Plantation of Pear Trees, 130; Re- marks on the Hog Artichoke, 130; Win. 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, 123; Steu- benville Horticultural Society, Ohio, 133; Helianthus divaricatus and giganteus, 183; New Grape in Ohio, 133; Muskeet Grass, 133; Decan's Superb Grape, 133: Scharges Henling Grape, 133; Pittsburg Horticultu- ral Society, Pa., 187; Pinicléa spectábilis, 187; Philips Sweeting Apple, 187; Supposed Influence of the Scion upon the Stock, 187; Colmar d'Arenberg 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, 525;
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