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quiry respecting the Guinea, 53. Extensive use-
fulness of 89. Orchard, manner of securing the
seeds, &c. &c. by Loyd Jones, 297. Orchard or
cocksfoot, timothy and red-top, their comparative
value for pasturage and hay, by J. H. Powel, 297.
Seed of the Italian, for bonnets, wanted, 373. Re-
marks on different kinds of, by Thomas Gold, 377.
GRASS BANKS, Belgian mode of making, 316.
GREAT FALLS village, description of, and its exten-

sive manufacturing establishments, by Viator, 300,

GRIFFIN, Samuel S. his inaugural dissertation on the

vegetation of plants, 113, 122.

GRIFFITH, Thomas W. on the best manner of making

window sash, 167.

GRUB, or cut worm, how to prevent its ravages, 348.
GUINEA GRASS, inquiry respecting, 53. On the cul-
tivation of, by Dr. E. Ayres, 73. Extensive use-
fulness of, 89. Grows very high in Mississippi, 275.
On the growth of, in Florida, by D. B. Macomb, 332.

GUN BARRELS, interesting remarks on,

GUNPOWDER, the qualities and uses of, 128.

HEDGES, description of the nondescript, invented by

Charles E. Rowan, 26. Mulberry recommended

in place of walls for division of fields, &c., 301.

HEMP, on the growth of, in Tennessee, by A. B. Shel-
by, 52. Culture of, in the state of New York, 92.
Queries on the culture of, 204. Cultivation of, in
Russia, 220. Water-rotted, most suitable for ship-
canvass.-Demand for, in Kentucky, 242.
quiries on the subject of, by J. T. Kilby, 395.
Premium offered by the legislature of Pennsyl-
vania, for the best machine for dressing, &c., 410.
Inquiry as to rotted and unrotted, 413.
HERBEMONT, N. his memorial to the senate of South
Carolina, on the cultivation of the vine, 332.
Kinds of wine made by him.-Sends some bottles
of it to the Editor, 404

HESSIAN FLY, does not affect the rare-ripe wheat,

99. Ravages of, in Pennsylvania, 313.

HIDES AND SKINS, product and manufacture of, in

the United States, 327.

HINTS for American husbandmen, a new work-criti-
cal notice of, by the Ed. Nat. Gaz., 208.
HOGS, notices of large, 116, 315. Great show of, in
North Carolina, 355. Large number of, driven into
North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia,
392.

HONEY, a cure for the gravel, 48.

HOPSON, on the cultivation and uses of the weld plant,

Authentic pedigree of Sir Archie. Cure for the

botts, 143. Further remarks respecting the Go-

dolphin Arabian, 151. Rinaldo, to stand at Balti-

more, 152. Notice of Sir Archie, 160. Salt bene-

ficial, when given with moist food, 179. Blooded

horses-pedigrees of Oscar, Jr., the Bedford mare,

and Marshal Duroc, 182-Maria, and Roman, 190.

The advantageous results of judicious crossing

evinced in the turf-horse and other breeds, 193.

Pedigrees of Slim, Pennsylvania Farmer, Am. Dray

horse, Don Carlos, Sampson, Liberty, Tanner, and

Young Spot, 198. Food for, 204. Pedigrees of

Trimmer, Chatham, Brilliant, Atlas, Sterling, and

Badger, 207. Venitian, Lamplighter and Fayette,

213. Lindsay's Arabian, African, 223. To im-

prove the appetite of, 230. Pedigrees of Old Flo-

rizel, and Slender, ib. Young Florizel, 231.

Phenix, Magnetic Needle, Partner, and Juba, 239.

Bay Colt, Belvidera, Jim Crack, and Traveller,

255. Heath's Childers, Cub, Belmont, Expedition,

263. Remarks on the formation of the eye and

hoof, 271. South American, notices of, 272. A-

mendment to the pedigree of Primrose Inconve-

nience of naming two alike. Pedigree and per-

formances of Alderman, 278. Pedigrees of Old

Dove, and Sir Harry, 295. Pedigree and perfor-

mances of Tippoo Sultan, 296. On feeding, exer-

cising and grooming. Error corrected in the pedi-

gree of Maria, 302. Pedigree and performances

of Citizen. Remedy for the contagious glanders,

in, 310. American Eclipse to stand in Virginia,

317. Pedigrees of Sir Archie and Potomac, 318.

Economical method of keeping, by Henry Sully,

M. D., 321. Importation of, recommended, 336.

Death of the celebrated English racer, "Review-

er," 351. Mode of raising blooded, by W. E.

Brodnaxe. Admeasurement of American Eclipse.

On driving, 359. Remarks on blooded, by an "Ad-

vocate for the Blood Horse," with extracts from

Lawrence, 366. Rules for choosing a racer, by

his external appearance, 382. The Jones' Arabian

for sale, 384. Pedigrees and performances of Pa-

colet and Monsieur Tonson, 390. Do. of Lath and

Collector, 398. On cutting out haws or hoocks,

399. Pedigree of Flag of Truce. Value of blood-

ed, in Tennessee. Pedigree, performances and

history of Virginian, 406-7. Description and

pedigree of Timoleon, 414. Obituary of imported

stallions in North Carolina. Pedigree of Tartar,

Pedigree of Columbus. Sky Lark, Tom Jef-

ferson. &c., for sale, 416

HORTICULTURAL Society of New York, meeting of,

and election of officers, 205.

K.

KENTUCKY, productions of, 251.

KERSEY, Joseph, on the excellent qualities of the im-
ported Southdown sheep. On the management of
his flock, 3. On trimming fruit trees, 29. On the
value of the Southdown sheep, 74. On the use of
stone in making rail-roads, 77.

KILBY, John T., his estimate of the cost of slave-la-
bour in Virginia. Query respecting mills, 260.
Letter to Thos. Massey, on machinery, &c., 299.
Replied to, by Thos. Massey, 307. Wants infor-
mation on the subject of hemp and flax, 396.

LABOUR, advantages of white, over slave labour, in

the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, 353.

On the employment of slaves, (see Slave-labour.)
LADIES' DEPARTMENT-Hints to mothers. Govern-
ment of families. Comparison between town and
country ladies, 5. A model. Hyacinths. Carna-
tions. Double daisies, 6. Vanity and affectation,
13. Delicacy, 14. On manners and order, 22. On
authority and obedience, 30. Picture of woman.
Government of families, 39. Fearfulness and for-
titude, 46, 55, 72. To make rolls, 55. The fa-
ther's choice, 63. On dressing children. Cure for
nervous complaints Recipe for securing solid
comfort, 70. Essay on dress, No. 1, 77. Flower-
garden for May, 79. Treatment of infants, 85,
Maternal Love, 94. On Female education, by A.
G. Thomas, 110 118. Flower-garden for June,
102. The maid's soliloquy. A question, 119. The
sisters, 127. The mother, 134. On the cultiva
tion of taste, 143. On female employments and
duties, 150. Industry. Love in paradise, 157.
The wife, 166. To make a good wife unhappy.
The good husband. On the mistress Cicely. The
kind of wife for a man of sense, 175. Notice of
the memoirs of the Baroness de Reidesdel. Tri-
bute to beauty. Beautiful sketch, 181. On fash-
ions of dress, 189. Independence, 197. Roman
women. Matrimonial difficulties.
Polish poe-

try, 213. On justice, 222. The character of Mrs.

Busy, 229. Conjugal tenderness. Cut direct, 230.

The miseries of a beauty defaced, 238. Recipes

for making certain meat-pies, 246. Of the exer-

cises most conducive to health in girls and young

women, 254, 270 Song, from the Italian. Fe-

male industry, 263. On female beauty and accom-

plishments, 278 Anecdote of Mrs Canning. The

Grecian mother, 286. Valuable suggestion Duty

of a mother, 295. The bride. Recipe to make a

Norfolk dumpling, 302. On authority and obedi-

ence, 309, 317. A lady's toilette, 317. Religious

instruction, 325, 334. Notice of Buckminster's

sermons. Ancient Romans, 335 Emily Geiger.

A female character, 343. Answer to a question,

with an engraving. The flitch of bacon, 351.

Matrimonial maxims for married ladies, 358. Lines

on the recovery of a child from sickness, 359.

Lines to a young lady, by Edward Morton, 365.

To a group of playing children. Suggestions to

parents, 374. Stanzas on music, 381. Family

worship in a cottage, 389. Leap year, 390 Jessa-

mine and wormwood, emblems of delicacy and an-

guish, 398. On religious habits, 405, 413

LAFAYETTE, letter from, to the Governor of Florida,

requesting answers to certain queries respecting

Florida, 217. Description of the land granted to,

by Congress-its soil, climate, &c., 250. Popu-

larity of, in France, and marriage in his family,

noticed in a letter from the Editor's son, 408.

LAMP and Boiler, invented by Thos. G Fessenden-

notice of, 214.

LAND, on the employment of, in Maryland, by A. B.,
81, 91. Information wanted on rolling, by Geo.
H. Chiesman, 243.
LANDRETH, D. & C., description of their nursery,
&c., by a visitor, 117. On the cultivation of the
native grape, samples of which are sent to the Edi-
tor. Kemarks on the Osage orange, and Japanese
apple, with specimens, 221.

LANDRUM, Abner, on grafting the peach on the rose 58.
LATHS, plaistering, a machine for cutting, 391.

LEAVES of trees, valuable as a manure, 292.
LIGHT, regulation of, 9. Effects of, on trees, $31.
LIME, a preventive of smut in wheat, 251. Disserta-

tion on, by Agricola, 369. As a manure, 403.
LIVERWORT, on the benefits arising from the use of,
with directions for making the tea, by John Con-
nell, 382. The leaves, and not the roots of, to be
used, 415.
LIVINGSTON, Vanbrugh, on the culture of lucern, 345.
LIVE STOCK, an essay on the question, whether the

breed of, connected with agriculture, be suscepti-
ble of the greatest improvement, &c., by Rev'd
Henry Berry, 177.

LOCKHART, Josiah, his progress in the cultivation of
the vine, 388.

LOCUST, cultivation of the, 260.
LONG, Lieut. Col. S. H., letter from, to Philip E. Tho-
mas, on rail-roads, 155. Observations on the man-
ner of adapting rail-roads to a reciprocal com-
merce, with a table of inclinations, 280.
LOWELL, Hon. John, his address, delivered before
the Massachusetts Agricultural Society, 265. On
the uses and value of the roller, 275.
LUCERN, on the cultivation of, by Judge Buel, 322.
Do. by Vanbrugh Livingston, 345.

M.

MACHINERY, Cotton and woollen, estimates of the
cost of, 249, 274, 307, 324, 331, 395.
MACOMB, David B. Esq. his answer to inquiries rela-
tive to Middle Florida, &c. 217. On the cultiva-
tion of Guinea grass--and slave labour, 332.
MADDER, dyer's, sorts of for sale by W. Prince, 58.
MAGNOLIA, account of a grove of, in Virginia, 152.
MAIL, coat of, discovered in Vermont, 256.
MAIZE, cultivation of in Italy, 1. On the mixture of
crops with, 170.

MANGEL WURZEL, excellent winter food for live
stock, 193. Mode of culture, and its uses, 363.
MANUFACTURES, societies for the encouragement of,
recommended, 346. Remarks on, and protecting
duties, by Tuscarora, 372. Report of the commit-
tee on, in congress, 385, 393.

MANURE, best kind of, 9. Remarks on, by Dr. J. E.
Muse, 51. Importance of liquid, in horticulture,
and the peculiar advantages of soots as an ingredi-
ent for the purpose, by J. Robertson, 75. On the
preservation and application of, 171. Successful
application of bone dust, 193. Recent and old, re-
marks on, by J. H. Powel, 201. Value of leaves,
for, 292 Management and application of vegeta-
ble, 297. Inquiry as to the best mode of distribut-
ing liquid, 313. Large sums expended for, in Eng-
land-cheap and efficacious, 316. On the use of
lime for, 403. Experience in the use of different
kinds of. by B. B. Cooper, 411.

MAPLE SUGAR manufactory in Ontario county, N. Y.
description of, with the method of making it, 13.
MARBLE, specimen of Maryland, received by the edi-
tor, 320.

MAREMMES, of Rome description of, 1.
MARSH, reclaimed, in Virginia, 300.

MARSHALL, Thomas, his address to the agricultural
society of Loudon, Fauquier, Prince William and
Fairfax counties, Va. 306.
MARTINS, advent of the, 16.
MARYLAND LANDS, on the employment of. by A. B.
81, 91.

MASSEY, Thomas, on the manufacture of cotton-esti-

mate of the cost of labour in Wilmington, 241.
Reply to J. T. Kilby, on cotton machinery, &c.
274, 307. Reply to George Wilson on cotton and
woollen machinery, 324. Reply to "A." on the
cost of putting up a factory, machinery, &c. 395.
MCKENNEY, Thomas L. letter from, on the Indian cure
for hydrophobia, &c.-sends seed of the plant to
the editor, 367.

MECHANISM, extraordinary, 231.
MELONCITO DE OLOR, or sweet scented melon, no-
tice of, 92. Some of them received by the editor,
from E Currie, of Va. 244.

MEMORY, tablet of, by William Darby-proposals for
publishing, 303.

MERCER, J. letter from, on the growth of Sea Island
cotton in Virginia, with a sample, 260.
MERIT, notices of men raised by, 151.
METEOROLOGICAL observations at Baltimore, March,

1827, 47. Do for April, 64. Do. for May, 95.
Do. for June, 135. Do. for July, 168. Do. for

August, 199. Do. for September, 231. Do. for
October and November, 303. Do. for December,
344. At Washington, Pa. 360.

MILITARY FAMILY, account of, 182.

MILK, substitute for, in rearing calves, 107. To re-
move the taste of garlic from, 118. Preparation
of in Flanders, 286.

MILLET, its value as long fodder, and injurious effects
when cut late, by J H. Powel, 201
MILLS, hand and horse, information wanting respect-
ing, 30, 252. Notice of one invented to go by
weights, 71.

-Robert, his abstract of a plan of a rail road, for
carrying the United States mail, with an engraving,
125. On the construction of timber railways, with
an engraving, 141.

MINER, C. offers for distribution plants of the white
Italian mulberry, 276.

MINERAL SPRINGS, discovery of, at New York, 167.
MORRELL, Calvin, his process of growing silk, sends

samples to the editor, 380.

MOISTURE, regulation of, 9.

MORRIS, Anthony, his plan for a Fellenberg school,
submitted to the agricultural society of Pennsylva-
nia, 38.

MOWING, early, 83.
MULBERRY, extensive cultivation of the white recom-
mended, with directions, 133. Hedges of recom-
mended in place of walls for division of fields, 301.
Mode of sowing the seed and cultivating as prac-
tised in New England, 237. Plants of the white
Italian, offered for distribution, by C. Miner, 276.
Remarks on the varieties of, by Wm Prince, 348.
MULES, on the use of, for various purposes, 407-8.
MURRAY, John, Esq. his description of the Fellenberg
school at Hofwyl, 164.

MUSE, Dr. J. E. notice of his address, by professor Sil-
liman, 37. On manures, 51. Quality of cotton
cloth manufactured on his farm, 242. Remarks by,
in favour of Sinclair and Moore's cotton gin, 248.
Addresses the Dorchester Agricultural Society, Oc-
tober 29, 1827, 281.

MUSHROOMS, force of vegetation in, 84.
MUSTARD SEED, white, observations on the medici-
nal properties of, 318.

N.

N. remarks by, on felling trees, 13.

NAVIGATION COMPANY, of Cape Fear, N. C. 22.
NICHOLAS, W. C. on rotation of crops, 49, 57.
NORTH CAROLINA, internal improvement of, 77.
Proposals of John MacRae, Esq. to publish a map
of, 80.
NORTON, D. N. on the names and qualities of the best
grapes cultivated in France, 380.

0.

OAK TIMBER, wanted for the navy, 46.
OATS, description of a new variety of, introduced in
Nova Scotia, 355. Remarks on the proper time
for sowing, 363. Experiments in the culture of,
386.

OHIO, bird's eye view of what it was, of what it is, and
what it is to be, 183.

ONIONS, seed of the Fayal, received by the editor, di-
rections for planting them, 23.

OPIUM, observations and experiments on, by George
W. Carpenter, of Philadelphia, 211. Made from
the indigenous poppy, 276.

ORANGES, description of a box for, with a cut, 212.
Specimen of the Osage sent to the editor, by D.
and C. Landreth, with a description, 221. Culti-
tivation of, profitable in Florida, 340.
ORCHARDS, apple, on the management of, by James
Harris, 42.

ORCHARD GRASS, observations on the culture of, by
Z. 81. On the manner of cultivation, securing the
seeds, &c. &c. by Loyd Jones, 297. Time and me-
thod of saving, getting out, and cleaning the seed,
by Robert Sinclair, 396.

ORION, on the Scuppernong grape, 348.
ORONOKOE, Frederick, on the cultivation of tobacco,

153, 162. Queries to, by an Appomatox planter,
on curing, with his replies, 195.

OX, Columbus, description of him, with a cut, 312.
large one slaughtered in Chester county, Penn. 412.
OXEN, and horses, on the comparative value of, for
agricultural labours, 121. Inquiries respecting, 380.

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PATTERSON, on the manufacture of coarse cotton
goods in the south, 249

PAUPERS, proposition to employ them in the cultiva❤
tion of silk, in North Carolina 261.
PEA-BUG, inquiry respecting it, 165, 356. Remarks
on, by "A Subscriber," 396.

PEACH TREES, on the preservation of, from the worm,
by Thomas P. Stabler, 29 Experiments with, by
D. Townsend, 38. Description of the worm which
infest, 237. On the diseases to which they are sub-
ject, with remedies for their preservation, by A.
Parmentier, 373.

PEAR, large one, in Scotland, 109.

PEAR TREES, remarks on rearing, by Mark Hardin,
60. Remarks in favour of Mr. Hardin's method,
by Samuel Tevis, 61. Account of an extraordinary
one, 93. Remarks on the blight in, and cause of it,
165. Further remarks on the same subject, by R.
W. 180. On the diseases of, by W. Prince, 212.
Superior kinds of for sale, by W. Prince, 237. Re-
markable one in North Carolina, 244. Mode of
producing fine ones, as practised by Dr. Van Mons,
252. Extraordinary growth of two scions, 391.
PEAS, second crop of, 133. Experiments in the culture
of, 394.

PEDIGREES, of Clockfast, 15. Old Tartar mare, 31.

Monsieur Tonson, 56. Sir Solomon, 96. Sir Ar-
chy, 143. Oscar, Jr. Marshal Duroc, the Bedford
mare, 182. Maria and Roman, 190. Slim, Penn-
sylvania Farmer, American Dray Horse, Don Car-
los, Sampson, Liberty, Tanner, Young Spot, 198.
Trimmer, Chatham, Brilliant, Atlas, Sterling, Bad-
ger, 207. Venetian, Lamplighter, Fayette, 214.
Lindsay's Arabian, African, 223. Old Florizel and
Slender, 230. Young Florizel, 231. Phenix, Mag-
netic Needle, Partner and Juba, 239. The Bay
Colt, Belvidere, Jim Crack, and Traveller, 255.
Heath's Childers, Cub, Belmont, Expedition, 263.
Amendment to that of Primrose, Cincinnatus, and
Performances of Alderman, 278. Old Dove and
Sir Harry, 295. Of Tippoo Sultan, 296. Error
corrected in the pedigree of Maria, 302. And per-
formances of Citizen, 310. American Eclipse, 317.
Sir Archie, and Potomac, 318. Of Pacolet and
Monsieur Tonson, with their performances, 390.
And performances of Lath and Collector, 398. And
performances of Virginian, Flag of Truce, 406.
Timoleon, 414. Tartar, 415. Columbus, 416.
PEPPER, kinds of, 340.
PETERS, Richard, letter from to G. W. Jeffrey's on the
subject of sainfoin, lucern, and mangel wurzel,

878.

PHILADELPHIENSIS, on cotton manufactures, 253.
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY, for promoting agriculture,

notice of their annual meeting, and abstract of
their proceedings, 355.

PICKERING, T. on the selection of milk cows, 13.
PIGEONS, wild, inquiry respecting, 16 A pair of car-
riers sent to the editor by Captain Elliott, 32.
PINE TREE, notice of an extraordinary kind, 95.
PLANE TREE, or button wood, rapid growth of 13.
PLANTS, notices of pernicious and unprofitable, which

infest the farms in Chester county, Pa. 4, 11, 21,
27, 42, 59, 67. To increase the number, and im-
prove the qualities of, 9. Esculent herbaceous,
annuals and perrenials, used in horticulture, 10.
Agricultural herbaceous-Hardy perrenials, native
and exotic, 11. Nourishment of, soil necessary
to the existence of, 65. Preservation of green
house, 268. Method of reviving, 333.
PLOUGH, remarks on the antiquity of, 124. Favoura-
ble notice of Sinclair and Moore's self sharpening,

383.

PLOUGHING, on deep, in reply to several queries, by

Thomas Gold, 169. Remarks on, by J. H. Powel,
297 Fall, prevents the ravages of the grub or cut
worm, 348. Deep, 404. Notice of a machine for
measuring the depth of, (with an engraving,) 384.

POETRY, bull-baiting on the sabbath, in Cadiz, 47.

Angling song, 55. The father's choice, 63. Liver-

pool market, 111. The maid's soliloquy-a ques-

tion, 115. The sisters, 127. The mother, 134.

Love in Paradise, 157. Beautiful sketch, 181.

Polish poetry, 213. The cattle show, 237. Song,
from the Italian, 263. The Grecian mother, 286..
Lines on the death of Piper, 287. The bride, 302.
On Chantry's statue of Washington, 303. Lines
on the war horse Bavieca, 326. My dog, 344. To
Henry L. H. 359. Lines by E. Morton on a young
lady, 365. To a group of playing children, 374.
Stanzas on music, 381. Family worship in a cot-
tage, 389.

POISONS, animal, bad effects of prevented by the use

of olive oil, 48. Important invention for extract-

ing poisons, or other fluids from the stomach, by

Dr. Simon, from Paris, 207.

POMEROY, S. W. on the Corinthian grape or Zante cur-
rant, 37, 83. On threshing rice with Pope's im-
proved machine, 345. On the effect of the pro-
tecting system upon the agricultural interest, 401.

POPPY, white, experiments with the juice of, 212.

Opium made from the indigenous, 276.

POPULATION TABLES, from Darby's Geographical
Dictionary, 157.

POST OFFICE, law, 191. Regulations in the English,

231. Distances between New York and Albany,

209. Extract from the report of the postmaster

general, 304. Nett amount accruing at each office
in the United States and territories, for the year
1827, 391.

POTATOES, experiments in the cultivation of, 12.
Starch from, makes excellent size, 40. On growing

on grass lays without dung, 89. Pinching off the
blossoms of, 92. Remarks on the parent plant, by
Dr. Mitchell, 115. Experiments with, in Ireland,
116. Notice of a machine for digging, 133. Pro-
fitable plant to form a mixed crop with maize, 171.
Large one raised in Virginia, 308. Directions for
gathering and preserving-extraordinary increase
of a single one, 316. Mode of cultivating as pur-
sued by R. W. (with a cut,) 363. Arthur Young's
experiments in, with remarks by J. Buel, 409.

POULTRY, dangerous practice resorted to by dealers

in, 71. Method of making them lay in the winter

season, 392.

POWEL, J. H. account of an extraordinary cow of the

Durham short horned breed, belonging to, 100, 105.

Letter to, from Barthw. Rudd, on various subjects-

on the culture of woad in Europe, 193. On substi-

tutes for hay, farinaceous product of Indian corn

sown broadcast on fallow, and its value as long

fodder-on Indian corn sown broadcast on rye

stubble and sward, its product and value-value of

Millet as long fodder, and injurious effects when

cut late-remarks on manures and composts, 201.

On the comparative value of orchard or cocksfoot,

timothy and red-top or herds grass for pasturage

and hay-on deep ploughing-oyster shell lime-

the management and application of vegetable and

animal manures, 297. On making hay-bay houses

--Pennsylvania barns-arrangement of the fold

yard-on meadow lands-ill effects of close feed-

ing at certain seasons-advantageous results of re-

peated experiments in protecting the soil by after

grass-its value and use-on grasses-substitutes

for red clover-Lucern-sanfoin, 305. On the

cultivation and produce of rape in seed, and its

value as green food for neat cattle and sheep, 306.

Bill reported by, in the legislature of Pennsylvania,
for the promotion of agriculture, and encourage-
ment of manufactures, 410.

PRINCE, William, imported trees and plants for sale

by, 5. Remarks on madder and sumach, 53. No-

tice of his botanic garden, from the Gardener's

Magazine, 75. Imports the double white rochet,

84. Communications from, on the rosa centifolia,

196. Huling's superb (plum) and the potatoe of

South America, 197. Notices the Washington

plum-list of rare fruit trees, 204. List of his

catalogues, 205. On the diseases of pear trees, 212.

Notice of some very fine pear trees for sale by, 237.

Communication on strawberries, 243. Description

of the Chinese chrysanthemum, with a list of 43

varieties, 252. Extract from his treatise on hor

ticulture, describing several varieties of cherries,

280. Notices of large fruits, 268. Describes se-

veral kinds of grapes, 276, 284. On the Isabella

grape and the wine made from it, 294. Notices

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RAIL ROADS, annual expense of keeping, in England,

24. Advantage of, over canals, 32. Hints on mak-

ing, by Joseph Kersey, 77. Description of the

Mauch Chunk, in Pennsylvania, 94. Abstract of a

plan of one for carrying the mail, with an estimate

of the cost, &c. (illustrated with an engraving,) by

Robert Mills, 125. An account of a newly invent-

ed carriage, by Richard P. Morgan, 118. On the

construction of, with timber, (with a cut,) by Ro-

bert Mills, 141. Interesting letter on the subject

of, from lieut. col. S. H. Long, to P. E. Thomas,

with explanatory tables, 155. Description of one

at Leeds, (England,) 229. Liverpool, Birming-

ham, and Manchester, 309. Proposed one from

Cayuga lake to the Susquehanna, 316, 317. On the

advantages of one between Baltimore and Wash-

ington, 334. Proposed one from the Chesapeake

to the Delaware, 400. Observations on the man-

ner of adapting, to a reciprocal commerce, with a

table of inclinations, by col. S. H. Long, 280-II-

lustrations of do. 294. Progress of the Liverpool

and Manchester, 413.

-BALTIMORE AND OHIO, remarks on, by the

editor, 23. Sketch of the proceedings of the citi-

zens of Baltimore, and report of the committee,

with remarks by the editor, 45, 54, 61, 68, 84. List

of directors, 48. Report of the committee appoint-

ed to visit the Mauch Chunk and Quincy roads, 109.

Proceedings of the citizens of Ross county, Ohio,

relative to the extension of, 118. On the advan-

tages of continuing it to Dayton, Ohio, (from the

Scioto Gazette,) 133. Correspondence between

the Scioto (Ohio,) committee, and the president

and directors, on the subject of extending, 173.

First annual report, 238. Memorial to the presi-

dent and directors, from the citizens of Kanawha

county, Va. with accompanying documents, 244,

253, 262, 269. Report of the board of Engineers,

Nov. 6, 1827-notice of the company to receive

proposals for materials, 277. Letter from col. S.

H Long to P. E. Thomas, with a table of inclina-

tions, 280. Illustrations of col. Long's statement,

294. Survey of Fall's road and Patapsco route, 301.

Progress of the surveys in Frederick county, 333.

Report of the engineers, Jan. 12, 1828, 374. Let-

ter from W. H. Denny, on the advantages of mak-

ing it to Pittsburg, 389. Subscription of the state

of Maryland, 413.

-BALTIMORE AND SUSQUEHANNA, report

and proceedings, in relation to, 341, 349, 356, 364.

Memorial to the legislature of Pennsylvania, from

the citizens of Baltimore, 405.

RAPE, advantages and manner of cultivation, 291. Its

cultivation and produce in seed, and value as green

food for neat cattle and sheep, by J. H. Powel, 306.

RECIPES, for scouring party-coloured woollen, as car-

pets, hearth-rugs, &c.-to stain leather gloves-to

raise the nap on cloth-to dye cotton a buff colour-

to cure the toothe ache-for indigestion or sour

stomach, 7. To make family, currant and elder

wines-to stain wood black-to make nankin dye,

16. To cure the gravel-for the bite of a rattle-

snake-for burns, 48. To make bread without

yeast-to make blackberry syrup-to make leather

water-proof, 71. Indian cure for the bite of snake,

$7. Sure method of curing gravel walks, 88. For

rat catching-to preserve meat in summer-to

preserve game in hot weather-to sweeten meat,

fish, &c. that is tainted-to remove the taste of tur-

nips from milk or butter, 112. To keep moths,

beetles, &c. from clothes-to preserve currants,

136. To preserve cheese from mites-to preserve

grain from mice-cure for the ring worm, 152. To

make tomato ketchup-to remove spots of grease,

pitch, or oil, from woollen clothes-to keep plums,

peaches, &c. fresh through the year, 191. To in-

crease the quantity and quality of cream, 192. For

a sore throat-cure for the fever and ague, 199.

To cook shad a-la-mode de francois-to cure corns,

215. To make rice jelly-to keep plums, peaches,

&c. fresh throughout the year-preparation of

blacking, 232. To make savory lamb or veal, mut-

ton, beefsteak, and ham pies, 246. Cement wash,

weather-proof, for brick or stone work-for burns

-damp walls-Roman cement-to preserve pota-

toes from frost, 288. To make a Norfolk dump-

ling, 302. For curing and cooking pickled fish-

to cure bacon-to improve the flavour of cider, 328.

to destroy rats-to make a marrow pudding-a

Yorkshire pudding-a boiled plum pudding-to

stop bleeding at the nose-to cure the ear-ache,

344. To destroy rats-for pickling beef, 383.

Cure for the bite of a rattlesnake, 384. Cure for

deafness-to make hens lay in the winter season-

horse chesnut dye-to clean mouldings of carriages,

392. How to act in case of clothes taking fire-

precaution against drowning-to recover persons

apparently dead from being struck with lightning-

to destroy rats-to kill bugs-to cure corns, 399.

REINDEER, fleetness of, 112.

To destroy insects, 413.

RENSSELAER SCHOOL, of Troy, N. Y. sketch of the
plan of exercises at, 313.

RICE, letter from F. H. Smith, describing a machine
for planting, invented by him, 139. Notice of a
machine for separating the grain from the husks,
152. Rough, notice of the agricultural society of
South Carolina on the profits of the new trade of,
Culture of, injurious to the health of a city,
Threshed by Pope's threshing machine, 345.
-MILLS, report of the committee appointed by

the South Carolina Agricultural Society on the

subject of, 233.

SHIELDS, S. B., advertises valuable lands in Alabama,

for sale, 152.

SILK, valuable essay on the cultivation of, by Dr. John

T. Sharpless, of Philadelphia, 100, 107, 116, 124.

Its extensive culture recommended, 133. On the
cultivation of, and the management of the silk-
worm, by Gideon B. Smith, 164. Sketch of the
Rise, progress, and extent of the manufacture of
in Great Britain, 179. Quantity of raw and
thrown, imported into Great Britain, 1825-6, with
the amount of duties, &c., 196. Early cultivation
of, 205. Remarks on the culture of, from the
N. Y. Times, 237. Employment of paupers in
North Carolina, in the cultivation of, 261. Pros-
pects of, in Connecticut, 364. Process of cultivat-
ing in Ohio, from the common red mulberry, by
Calvin Morrell, with samples, 380.

SILK-WORMS, Chinese and Italian compared, 133.

Great number of, spinning at the garden of Joshua

Pierce, near Georgetown. Particulars respecting

their first discovery, 140. Introduction of, in

Washita, Lou., 149. Remarks on, by Felix Pas-

calis, 155. On the management of, by Gideon B.

Smith, 164. Eggs for sale by Gideon B. Smith, 296,

$75. Interesting history of, by Dr. Felix Pascalis,

anticipated, 301. Treatise on rearing, by Count

Von Haggi, sent to H. of. R. of the U. S., 376.

SINCLAIR, Robert, on the time and method of saving,

getting out, and cleaning clover and orchard grass

seed, 396.

SLAVE-LABOUR, queries respecting, by the Editor,
224. On the employment of, in the manufacture
of coarse cotton fabrics, &c., 225, 235, 241, 249,
260, 290, 298, 331, 353, 410.
SLIPPERY ÉLM, bark of, recommended as a substi-
tute for tobacco, 327.

SMITH, F. H., letter from, to the Editor, describing

the non-descript hedge, invented by Mr. Rowan, 26.

Certificates in favour of his cotton planter, 27,

83, 139. Description of his rice planter, 139.

His reply to a "Southern Planter,” on the subject
of the cultivator, 224.

SMITH, Gideon B., on silk and silk-worms, 164. Of-
fers eggs of the silk-worm for sale, 296.
SMUT in Wheat, curious experiments on the subject,
by Dr. Pew-with remarks by J. B., 251.
SOIL, uses of, to vegetables, 65.

SOILS, essay on, and the advantages of chemically
analyzing them, by John Young, 289.

SOOT, peculiar advantages of, in liquid manure, 75.

SPADE HUSBANDRY, advantages of, 275.

SPIDER'S THREAD, curious particulars respecting,

Gallant fox-chase, 46. Bull-baiting on the sab-

bath, in Cadiz. Trotting. Old Florizel, inquiries,

47. Remarks on fishing. Angling song, 55. Er-

ror corrected in regard to Monsieur Tonson--his

pedigree. Norfolk races, notice; do. Richmond

races. Cure for cough in horses, 56 Sale of Mr.

Bodenham's stud. Tree-hill races, 70. Stallions

advertised to stand in England, 71. Directions

for building stables. Treatment of a horse on a

journey, 79. Cause of, and cure for lost appetite

in horses, 80. Sale of the Duke of York's stud,

86. Error corrected in the account of a fox-hunt.

Cure for the mash, sitfasts, and saddle-galls.

Quantity of game killed at Lord Plymouth's (Eng.)

in six days, 87. Canton races, notice, 95. Pedi-

gree of Sir Solomon, 96. On training horses for

the turf, 103. Match race in Charleston, 104.

Nottaway races. Remarks on the pedigree of Sir

Archie. Angling, 111. Trotting match in New

York. Race-no race. Hunting in New Hamp-

shire, 119. Remarks on the qualities and uses of

gunpowder, 128. Account of the introduction of

the Godolphin Arabian into England, 134, 175.

Pedigree of blooded horses, wanted. Authentic

pedigree of Sir Archie. Cure for the botts in

horses. Great hunt, 143. Further remarks on

the Godolphin Arabian, 151. Description of Sir

Archie, 160. Remarks on gun-barrels, 166. Pedi-

grees wanted by "Mellish," 175. Pedigrees of

Öscar, Jr., Marshal Duroc, the Bedford mare, 182.

Blooded horses-pedigree of Maria; of Roman,

190; of Slim; Pennsylvania Farmer; Amer. Dray-

horse; Don Carlos; Sampson; Liberty; Tanner,

Young Spot, 198. On stables, 199. Comparative

merit of flint and percussion guns, 206. Pedigrees

of Trimmer, Chatham, Brilliant, Atlas, Stirling,

and Badger, 207. Venitian, Lamplighter and Fay-

ette. South American horsemanship. War upon

the vermin, 214. Leopard hunting in Africa, 222.

Pedigrees of Lindsay's Arabian, and African, 223.

To give a horse an appetite. Authentic pedigrees

of Old Florizel, and Slender, 230. Pedigree of

Young Florizel. Preservation of dead game, 231.

Pedigrees of Phenix, Magnetic Needle, Partner

and Juba. Curious disease in dogs, inquiry as to

the cure, 239. Canton races, 246, 255, Broad-

rock do., 246; Newmarket and Long island do.,

247. Trotting match at Long island, 247; New-

market fall do. Pedigrees of the Bay Colt; Bel-

videre; Jim Crack, and Traveller, 255. Heath's

Childers, Cub, Belmont, and Expedition. Wash-

ington Jockey Club races. Recipe for the mange,

or itch in dogs, 263. Norfolk races. Remarks on

the eye and hoof of the horse, 271. Amendment

to the pedigree of Primrose. Pedigree of Cincin-

natus, and Alderman, 278. List of races run in

the fall of 1827. Belfield races Deer hunting in

New Jersey. Death of Piper, 287. Instructions

to young sportsmen. Pedigree of Old Dove, and

Sir Harry, 295. Pedigree of Tippoo Sultan, 296.

On feeding, exercising, and grooming horses. Er-

ror corrected in pedigree of Maria. Challenge

by A. B. Shelby, to run his colt for $5000, 302.

Pedigree and performances of Citizen, Tiger hunt
in India. Remedy for the contagious glanders in
horses, 310. Notice of American Eclipse to stand
in Virginia, 317. Pedigrees of Sir Archie and Po-
tomac. Proposed races at Tree-hill. Notice of
an Eagle killed in Pennsylvania, 318. Lines on
the war-horse Bavieca. Wild game, 326. Hunt-
ing in England, 327. Fox-hunting, 335. Impor-
tation of horses recommended, 336. The Berke-
ley hounds-gallant chase with the bald-faced
stag. Heroic conduct of a youth. Partridge tak-
ing, 343. Horse portrait. Lines to my dog, 344.
Shooting match at partridges. Veterinary notices,
351. Mode of raising blooded horses, by W. E.
Brodnaxe. Admeasurement of American Eclipse.
On driving horses, 359. On blooded horses, by an
"Advocate for the blood horse," with extracts
from Lawrence, 366. Fox hunting in Maryland.
Antiquity of tandem driving, 375. Hunting by
the Baltimore and Potomac packs. Rules to choose
a race-horse by his external appearance, 382. Pe-
digree and performances of Pacolet and Monsieur
Tonson, 390. Trotting match in Canada, 391.
Pedigree and performances of "Lath" and Collec-
tor, 398.
Novel undertaking. On cutting out
haws or hoocks. Produce of a pointer bitch. To
preserve gun-barrels from rust, occasioned by salt

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TAPIA, inquiries respecting, 391.

TAR, new and economical preparation of, as a cover-

ing for houses, 319.

T. B. M. readings of the seventh volume of the Ame-
rican Farmer, 493.
TEA, cultivation of, in China, 172. To improve the
flavour of, 261. Culture of, in Brazil, 340.
TELEGRAPHS in France, remarks on, by the editor,
199, 200.

TESTAMENTS, Old and New, dissection of, 95.

THISTLES, how to destroy with salt, 74. Another

method, 210.

THOMAS, Á. G. Esq. on female education, 102, 110,

118.

VEGETABLES, to increase the number, improve the
quality and increase the magnitude of particular
parts of to form new varieties of, to propagate

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