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CHAPTER XXXV.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School · Catharine Esther Beecher
CHAPTER XXXV.
ON THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS.
Different Modes of Propagation;--By Offsets; Cuttings; Layers; Budding, or Inoculating; Ingrafting;--Whip-Grafting; Split-Grafting; Stock-Grafting. Pruning. Thinning, 341
CHAPTER XXXVI.
ON THE CULTIVATION OF FRUIT.
Value of Attention to this Subject. Preparation of Soil. Planting of Seeds. Budding, Grafting, and Transplanting. Training the Limbs. Attention to the Soil. Manuring. Filberts. Figs. Currants. Gooseberries. Raspberries. Strawberries. Grapes. To Preserve Fruit; Modes of Preserving Fruit-Trees. Fire Blight. Worms, 347
CHAPTER XXXVII.
MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTIONS.
Women should know how to take proper Care of Domestic Animals. Care of a Horse. Care of a Cow. Poultry. Cautions for Winter. Smoky Chimneys. House-Cleaning. Parties. Invitations. Comfort of Guests. Flower-Baskets. Fire-Boards. Water-proof Shoes. Earthen Ware. Cements, &c. &c. 351
NOTE.--Cooking, 354
GLOSSARY, 355
INDEX, 371
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
1. The Human Skeleton, showing the Connection of the Bones of the System, 70
2, 3, 4. The Cervical, Dorsal, and Lumbar, Vertebræ, 72