Chapter XVII · ToC (continued 2)
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Vandervere—Pennsylvania med. Del. I. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Vandervere Pippin lg. Penn. I. I. 2. 2. Winter good 462
Vandyne lg. ? III. I. 2. 1. Autumn good
Vaughn's Winter med. Ky. I. I. 2. 2. I. II. 2. 2. Winter good 463
Veineal Russet sm. (Ills) III. I. 2. 3. Autumn poor
Vestal, Synonym of Maiden's Blush.
Victuals and Drink lg. N.J. II. I. 1. 1. Autumn good 499
Vincent Sweet med. (O.) III. I. 1. 1. Autumn poor
Virginia Greening lg. Va. I. I. 2. 1. L. Wint. poor 416
Virginia June med. Va.? II. I. 1. 1. Autumn good 500
Virginia June med. (Ind.) III. I. 2. 2. Summ'r
Virginia May sm. Va. III. I. 2. 1. E. Sum. good
Virginia Quaker sm. Va. III. I. 2. 1. Summ'r good? 580
Voss' Winter lg. (Va.) III. I. 2. 1. Winter good 580
Waddell Hall South IV. I. 2. 2.
Wagoner lg. N.Y. I. II. 2. 2. Winter good 490
Walker's Greening South I. I. 2. 1. Winter
Walker's Pippin South III. I. 2. 1. Winter
Walker's Yellow lg. Ga. II. I. 2. 1. Winter good
Wall, Synonym of Berry.
Wallace's Green Pippin Ky. Winter
Walpole med. Mass. III. I. 2. 2. Summ'r good
Walworth N.J. III. I. 2. 1.
Ward v.l. Ohio VI. I. 2. 2. E. Wint. good
Washington Royal lg. Mass. I. I. 2. 2. Spring good
Water II. II. 2. 1.
Wateree South I. I. 2. 2.
Watson's Dumpling lg. Engl. III. II. 2. 2. Winter good
Waugh's Crab sm. Va. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Waxen, Synonym of Belmont.
Weaver Sweet lg. (O.) I. II. 1. 1. Winter good
Webb's Winter South II. I. 2. 2. Winter
Wellford's Yellow sm. Va. I. I. 2. 2. III. I. 2. 2. Spring good
Wells med. Md. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Wells, Synonym of Domine.
Wells' Sweeting sm. N.Y. III. I. 1. 1. I. I. 1. 1. E. Wint. good 661
Westbrooke Va. Winter
Westchester Seek-no-further lg. N.Y. II. I. 2. 2. Autumn good
Western Beauty lg. Ohio I. I. 2. 2. E. Wint. v. good 464
Western Spy lg. Ohio I. II. 2. 1. I. I. 2. 1. Winter poor 485
Westfield Seek-no-fur. med. Conn. II. I. 2. 2. Winter good 520
Weston med. Mass. III. II. 2. 1. Autumn good
Wetherill's White lg. N.J. III. I. 1. 1. Autumn good?
Wharton lg. Ohio? III. I. 2. 2. E. Wint. good
Wharton's Favorite lg. ? I. I. 2. 2. E. Wint. good?
Wheeler's Sweeting IV. II. 1. 1.
Whig South II. I. 2. 1.
White Alexander med. ? I. I. 2. 1. Summ'r good?
White Apple sm. Ky. IV. I. 1. 1. Winter
White Astrachan med. Russ. III. I. 2. 1. Summ'r poor
White Baldwin lg. (O.) II. I. 2. 1. Autumn poor
White Beauty III. I. 2. 1.
White Doctor lg. Penn. I. I. 2. 1. III. I. 2. 1. Autumn good?
White Fall Pippin lg. (Ky.) I. I. 2. 1. Autumn good? 417
White Juneating sm. Engl. I. I. 2. 1. III. I. 2. 1. Summ'r good 417
White Paradise sm. Ky. IV. I. 2. 1. E. Wint. poor
White Pippin lg. ? III. II. 2. 1. III. I. 2. 1. Winter v. good 418 647
White Pippin lg. (Ky.) III. I. 2. 1. I. I. 2. 1. Winter good? 581
White Rambo med. Ohio? I. I. 2. 1. E. Wint. good?
White's Long Keeper lg. Ind. III. I. 2. 2. Spring good?
White Seek-no-further lg. L.I. III. II. 2. 1. Autumn good
White Spitzenberg med. Penn. IV. I. 2. 1. III. I. 2. 1. Winter good
White Sweet med. Me. I. I. 1. 1. Autumn good
White Sweeting N.J. III. I. 1. 1.
Whitewater Sweet med. Ohio III. I. 2. 1. Autumn good
White Winter sm. Penn. III. I. 2. 1. L. Wint. good
Wh. Wint. Pearmain med. Am. III. I. 2. 1. Winter v. good 508
Whitmore med. N.Y. III. I. 1. 1. Autumn good
Whitney Russet sm. Ills.? I. II. 2. 3. Winter v. good 493
Wiley's lg. ? II. II. 2. 2. Winter poor
Willey's lg. Ind. III. II. 1. 2. Summ'r good?
William Penn lg. Penn? I. I. 2. 2. Winter "v. gd."
William Penn lg. Vt. III. II. 2. 1. Winter v. good
Williams' Favorite med. Mass. III. I. 2. 2. Summ'r good 618
Willis Russet sm. Mass. I. I. 2. 3. I. II. 2. 3. Winter good 470
Willis Sweet lg. L.I. III. II. 1. 2. Autumn good 635
Willow Leaf lg. (O.) I. I. 2. 2. Winter good?
Willow lg. Va. III. I. 2. 2. L. Wint. good 619
Willson sm. W.Va. I. I. 2. 2. Winter v. good 465
Wilson lg. Mich. III. I. 2. 1. Winter good 582
Wilson Pippin med. (Ind.) I. I. 2. 1. Winter good
Wilson's Volunteer lg. Ohio III. I. 2. 2. I. II. 2. 2. E. Wint. good? 620
Winchell Seedling lg. (O.) I. I. 2. 2. Autumn v. good
Wine, or Hays lg. Del. I. I. 2. 2. III. I. 2. 2. E. Wint. good 466
Wine—Fall med. ? I. I. 2. 2. Autumn best
Winesap med. N.J. II. II. 2. 2. II. I. 2. 2. Winter good 546
Winfield — III. I. 2. 1.
Wing Sweet med. N.Y. I. II. 1. 2. III. I. 1. 2. Autumn good? 477
Winn's Russet lg. Me. III. I. 2. 3. Spring good
Winslow lg. Va. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good?
Winter Bough lg. N.Y. II. I. 1. 1. Winter good
Winter Brook South I. I. 2. 1. Winter
Winter Cheese lg. Va. I. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Winter Green lg. (O.) II. I. 1. 1. E. Wint. v. good
Winter Grixon, Synonym of Catline.
Winter Harvey II. II. 2. 1. Winter
Winter Janet med. ? III. I. 2. 2. Winter good?
Winter Maiden Blush II. II. 2. 1. Winter
Winter Nonsuch lg. (Ills) I. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Winter Pearmain med. (Ills) II. I. 2. 2. Winter poor
Winter Pippin lg. N.Y. I. II. 2. 1. Winter good
Winter Pippin lg. Ind. III. II. 2. 1. Winter good
Winter Pippin of Mich. lg. ? I. I. 2. 1. Winter good 418
Winter Pippin v.l. Vt. III. II. 2. 1. Winter good
Winter Queen lg. Va. I. I. 2. 2. Autumn good 467
Winter Rambo med. III. I. 2. 2. Winter v. good
Winter Red med. (S.Il) III. II. 2. 2. Winter poor
Winter Strawberry IV. I. 2. 2. Winter
Winter Sweet—Danvers' lg. Mass. III. I. 1. 1. Winter good
Winter Sweet—Golden (N.Y.) I. I. 1. 1. Winter
Winter Sweet—(Milwads) Winter
Winter Sweet Paradise lg. Penn. III. I. 1. 1. Winter good
Winter Sweeting
Winthrop Greening lg. Me. Autumn good
Winthrop Pearmain lg. Me. Winter good
Wonder South
Woodburn Spitzenberg (Va.) IV. I. 2. 2. Winter
Woodland med. N.C. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good?
Woodside Cider med. Ohio II. I. 2. 2. Winter good?
Wood's Greening med. N.J. I. I. 2. 1. Winter good?
Wood's Sweet lg. Vt. I. II. 1. 2. Autumn good
Woolfolks med. Ky. II. I. 2. 1. Winter good? 509
World's Wonder South
Wormsly Pippin med. Engl. III. I. 2. 1. Autumn poor
Wreston's Prolific Ky.
Wright's Apple med. Vt. I. I. 2. 1. Autumn good
Wright's Janet med. Mo. III. I. 2. 2. I. I. 2. 2. Winter good 620
Yacht lg. Penn. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good
Yadkin lg. South III. I. 2. 2. Autumn poor 621
Yahaula South I. I. 2. 1.
Yankee Russet (O.)
Yates South I. I. 2. 1.
Yellow Bellflower lg. N.J. IV. II. 2. 1. E. Wint. best 692
Yellow Crank, Synonym of Green Crank.
Yellow English Crab Engl. III. I. 2. 1.
Yellow Foster med. (O.) I. I. 2. 1. Autumn good 418
Yellow Horse lg. South I. I. 2. 1. Autumn good
Yellow Ingestrie sm. Engl. III. I. 2. 1. Summer good? 582
Yellow June sm. ? I. I. 2. 1. I. II. 2. 1. Summer good
Yellow Meadow lg. South I. I. 2. 1. E. Wint. good
Yellow Newtown lg. L.I. III. II. 2. 1. Winter best 649
Yellow Pearmain med. South II. I. 2. 1. Winter good
Yellow Siberian Crab sm. Eur. III. I. 2. 1. Autumn good
Yellow Vandervere med. (O.) III. II. 2. 1. Winter good
Yocomb's lg. South I. I. 2. 2. Summer good?
Yopp's Favorite lg. Ga. I. I. 2. 1. II. I. 2. 1. v. good
York Imperial lg. Penn. IV. II. 2. 1. III. I. 2. 2. Winter good 693
York Russet, Synonym of Pumpkin Russet.
Yost med. Penn. I. I. 2. 2. Winter good 468
Zieber sm. Am. III. I. 2. 1. poor
Ziesler's Sweet Penn. I. I. 1. 1.
Zaar Greening Ohio
GENERAL INDEX.ToC
For Index to the Varieties of Apples see page 711. The names, given below in small caps, refer to headings of chapters.
Animals in the Orchard, 248
Apex, Definition of, 359
Apple, Botanical Character of, 29 Etymology of, 27 History of, 26 Native Country of, 30 Original Sorts of Great Britain, 30
Apples, As Food for Stock, 18 Gerard's List of Seven, 33 How Introduced, 19 In Bread Making, 17 The Putnam List, 25
Axis, Definition of, 362
Bark Grafting, 84
Basin, Definition of, 359
Budding, Advantages of, 102 American, 111 Conditions Requisite, 107 Manner of Operating, 110 Philosophy of, 103 Ring, 114 S.S. Jackson's Method, 112 Season for, 106
Buds, After Treatment, 116 Growth from, 53 Individuality of, 53 Removing, 113 Tying, 114
Callus, 58
Calyx, Described, 360
Cavity, Described, 361
Cell Growth, 52
Characters of Fruits, 350
Classification of Fruits, 366
Cleft Grafting, 79
Clover in Orchard, 228
Cordon Training, 149
Culture of Orchard, 242
Cuttings, French Method, 61 Of one Eye, 62 Planting of, 131 Preparation of, 57
Description of Apples, 381
Diel's Classification, 369
Digging Holes, 221 Nursery Trees, 125 Trees, 233
Distance to Plant, 237
Diseases, 160
Disease, Apple Blight, 177 Bitter Rot, 178 Black Knot, 188 Cracked Fruit, 179 Dr. Kirtland's Views, 179 Effects of Frost, 166 Effects of Moisture, 164 Induced by Insects, 185 Induced by Wounds, 185 Influence of Soil, 167 Lankester's Classification, 163 Mildew, 179 Parasitic Plants and Fungi, 173 Pear Blight, 174 Poisonous Gases, 171 Rot and Mildew on Grape, 195 Sunshine in Winter, 171
Dochnahl's Classification, 374
Draining, 214
Dwarfing, 144
Dwarfing the Apple, 156 By Pinching, 152 By Root Pruning, 156 By Uncongenial Stocks, 150
Dwarfing-Stocks, 145
Espaliers, 148
Eye in Fruits, 360
Flavor, 365
Flesh, Character of, 364
Forms of Fruit, 352
Frozen Trees, 234
Fruit, Influence on Health, 16 Legislation concerning, 15
Fruit Rooms, 290
Gathering Fruit, 282
Girardin Side Graft, 82
Girdled Trees, 85
Grafting, 74 By Approach, 83 Bark, 84 Charlatan, 31 Cleft, 79 Natural, 77 In the Nursery, 87 Physiological Limits, 75 Ring, 84 Root, 88 Saddle, 83 Side, 81 Splice, 78 Virgil's Advice on, 34 Whip, 78
Grafting Wax, 97
Grasses and Grains in Orchard, 243
Growth from Buds, 53
Heading Root Grafts, 94
Heeling-in, 235
History of the Apple, 26
Hoed Crops in Orchard, 243
Home Nursery, 136
Hybrids and Crosses, 38
Illinois Experiments, 44
Inarching, 83
Indian Orchards, 20
Inoculating, 102
Insects, 294 Ægerians, 341 Ægeria exitiosa, 341 polistæformis, 344 pyri, 344 tipuliformis, 344 Alypia 8-maculata, 341 American Blight, 318 American Currant Borer, 299 American Forrester, 341 Anomala lucicola, 304 Aphides, 312 Aphis cerasi, 316 lanigera, 318 mali, 314 persicæ, 317 prunifoliæ, 316 ribis, 318 vitis, 317 Apple Bark-beetle, 301 Apple Bark-louse, 310 Apple Leaf-louse, 314 Apple-root Blight, 319 Apple-tree Borer, 298 Apple-twig Borer, 300 Arctia phalerata, 325 Arma modesta, 321 Aspidiotus conchiformis, 310 Bark-lice, 310 Beautiful Wood-Nymph, 332 Beetles, 297 Blister-Flies, 305 Bostrichus bicaudatus, 300 Bound Tree-Bug, 321 Brachytœnia melania, 338 Buffalo Tree-Hopper, 321 Bugs, 309 Calosoma scrutator, 307 Canker-Worms, 336 Carpocapsa pomonella, 338 Cecidomyia grossulariæ, 349 Cecropia Emperor Moth, 329 Ceresa bubalus, 321 taurina, 322 Chætochilus pometellus, 340 Cherry Leaf-Louse, 316 Cherry-Tree Borer, 299 Chrysobothris femorata, 299 Cicada septendecim, 320 Clisiocampa decipiens, 327 Coccidians, 310 Coccinelidæ, 367 Codling-Moth, 338 Coleoptera, 297 Conotrachelus Nenuphar, 301 Currant Borer, 344 Currant-Moth, 337 Cut-Worms, 334 Datana ministra, 332 Delta-Moths, 337 Desmia maculalis, 338 Dicerca divaricata, 299 Diptera, 345 Eight-Spotted Forrester, 341 Erythroneura tricincta, 322 vitifex, 322 vitis, 322 vulnerata, 323 Ellopia ribearia, 337 Eudryas grata, 332 unio, 332 Euryomia Inda, 302 Fall Web-Worm, 325 Gartered Grape Vine Plume, 340 Gastrophaca Americana, 329 Geometers, 336 Gooseberry Midge, 349 Grape Vine Borer, 344 Grape Vine Feeders, 340 Grape Vine Flea-Beetle, 303 Grasshoppers, 308 Green Tree-Bug, 321 Haltica chalybea, 303 Hand-Maid Moth, 332 Harnessed Moth, 325 Hornet-Flies, 309 Hemiptera, 309 Horn Beetle, 300 Hybernia tiliaria, 336 Hymenoptera, 345 Hyphantria textor, 325 Lachnosterna fusca, 302 Lady-Birds, 307 Lappet-Caterpillar, 329 Leaf-Rollers, 337 Lecanium persici, 311 pyri, 311 vitis, 312 Lepidoptera, 324 Leptostylus aculiferus, 301 Loxotænia cerasivorana, 338 rosaceana, 338 Lucanus dama, 300 Macrodactylus subspinosus, 364 Mamestra arctica, 335 May Beetle, 303 Miller, 325 Modest Tree-Bug, 321 Nest—Caterpillar, 327 Neuroptera, 345 Noctuæ, 334 Ohis myron, 340 Orgyia antiqua, 325 leucostigma, 324 Orthoptera, 363 Otiocerus Coquebertii, 323 Owlet-Moth, 334 Palæothrips mali, 320 Palmer-Worm, 340 Peach Bark-Louse, 311 Peach Tree Borer, 341 Peach Tree-Louse, 317 Pear Bark-Louse, 311 Pear-Blight Beetle, 300 Pear Blister-Fly, 302 Pear Slug, 347 Pearl Wood-Nymph, 332 Philampelus satellita, 341 Achemon, 341 Pelidnota punctata, 303 Pemphigus pyri, 319 Pentatoma ligata, 321 Penthina oculana, 338 Plant-Lice, 312 Platysamia cecropia, 329 Plum Leaf-Louse, 316 Plum Weevil, 301 Pomphopœa Sayi, 302 Procris Americana, 341 Prenocerus supernotatus, 299 Psylla pyri, 319 Pterophorus periscelidactylus, 340 Raphigaster sarpinus, 321 Reduvius trinotatus, 323 Rose-Chafer, 304 Rustic Vaporer Moth, 325 Saperda bivittata, 298 Scolytus pyri, 300 Selandria cerasi, 347 vitis, 348 Seventeen Year Locust, 320 Span-Worms, 336 Spilosoma Virginica, 325 Spotted-Winged Sable, 338 Single-Striped Tree-Hopper, 321 Tent-Caterpillar, 327 Thelia univittata, 321 Thick-legged Buprestris, 299 Three-banded Leaf-Hopper, 322 Tomicus mali, 301 Tortrices, 337 Tree Hoppers, 320 Tree-Pruners, 304 Vaporer Moth, 324 Vine Aphis, 317 Vine Bark-Louse, 312 Vine-Destroying Leaf-Hopper, 322 Vine Dresser, 340 Vine Leaf-Hopper, 322 White Grub, 302 White Moth, 325 Woolly Aphis, 318 Wounded Tree-Hopper, 323
Introduction, 9
Johnny Apple-seed, 20
Kirtland's Experiments, 40
Layering the Grape, 67 The Quince, 67
Layers, 66
Manures, 219
Manuring the Nursery, 127
McKnight's Experiments, 36
Mulching, 227 In the Orchard, 246
Nursery, 120 Animals and Insects in, 140 Culture of, 130 Grafting in, 87 The Home, 136 Laying out, 128 Manuring, 127 Orchard, 138 Preparation of Soil, 128 Site and Soil for, 123 Trimming in, 134 Winter killing in, 138
Nyce's Fruit Preserving House, 291
Ohio Purchase, 22
Orchard, Aspect of, 203 Belts and Screens for, 205 Old, Re-grafting, 85 Preparation of Soil, 213 Site for, 198 Soils for, 208
Packing Fruit, 288
Philosophy of Pruning, 251
Pinching Root Grafts, 94
Planting, 223 Age of Trees for, 135 Cuttings, 131 Distance, 237 Mixed, 238 Quincunx, 240 Root-Grafts, 93 Season for, 226-236
Plowing, 216 In the Orchard, 245 Old Orchards, 250
Pomatum, 34
Poultry in the Orchard, 248
Preparation of Soil for an Orchard, 213
Preparing Trees to Plant, 224
Pronged Hoe, 131
Propagation, Sect. I, 52
Propagation, Sect. II.—Grafting, 74
Propagation, Sect. III.—Budding, 102
Propagation, Sect. IV.—The Nursery, 120
Propagation by Cuttings, 57 Suckers, 63 Layers, 66 Seeds, 70
Pruning, Objects of, 252 Season for, 260 Summer, 259 Young Trees, 256
Puddling, 233
Quincunx Planting, 240
Re-grafting Old Orchards, 85
Richard Side Graft, 82
Ring Budding, 114
Ring Grafting, 84
Ripening and Preserving Fruits, 275
Roots Affected by Soil, 123 Fibrous, Desirable, 124
Root Cuttings, 58
Root-Grafting, 88
Root-Grafts, Planting, 93 Treatment of, 94
Root-Pruning, 124-147
Saddle Grafting, 83
Scions, 100 Time to Cut, 100 Preservation of, 100
Season for Planting, 236
Seedlings, Treatment of, 72
Seeds, Forms of, 364 Preserving, 70 Sowing, 71
Selection and planting, 229
Shriveled Trees, 236
Side Grafting, 81
Silas Wharton, 24
Site for an orchard, 198
Size of Fruits, 356 of Trees, 230
Skin of Fruits, Characters of, 356
Small Fruits in Orchard, 238
Splice Grafting, 78
Stakes, 221
Stem, Kinds of, 362
Stocks, Dwarfing, 145
Stock-Grafting, 95
Stool-Layering, 68
Storing Fruit, 286
Subsoiling, 218
Suckers, 63
Swine in the Orchard, 248
Thinning, 263
Thomas' Classification, 367
Trees, Age for Planting, 135
Tree Digger, Harkness', 126
Trenching, 216
Trimming in Nursery, 134 Root Grafts, 94
Tying, 79
Value of Orchard Products, 10
Van Mons' Theory, 40
Varieties Running Out, 47
Warder's Classification, 379
Wax, Grafting, 97
Whip-Grafting, 78
Winter-Killing, 206 In Nursery, 138
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