wo weeks earlier. An excellent sort for the garden, and
recommended for general cultivation.

In order to retain this or any other early variety in its purity, seed
for planting should be saved from the smoothest, best formed, and
earliest ripened fruit. Few of the numerous kinds now cultivated possess
much permanency of character; and rapidly degenerate, if raised from
seed taken from the scattered, irregular, and comparatively immature
tomatoes remaining upon the plants at the close of the season.

YELLOW CHERRY-TOMATO.

A yellow variety of the Red Cherry-tomato,--differing only in color.

Quite showy, but of little value for culinary purposes.

YELLOW PEAR-SHAPED TOMATO.

Yellow Fig-tomato.

A sub-variety of the Red Pear-shaped, with a clear, semi-transparent,
yellow skin and yellow flesh. Like the preceding, it is little used
except for preserving and pickling.

YELLOW PLUM-TOMATO.

A variety of the Red Plum, of the same size and form, and equally
symmetrical; distinguished only by the color of its skin, which is a
fine, clear, transparent yellow. It is used principally for preserving;
its small size rendering it comparatively valueless for use in any other
form.

When the two varieties are intermixed, the colors present a fine
contrast; and a basket of the fruit is quite a beautiful object.

INDEX.

Agaricus campestris, 580.
" comatus, 585.
" deliciosus, 585.
" exquisitus, 585.
" Georgii, 585.
" oreades, 587.
" personatus, 586.
" prunulus, 586.

Alecost, 416.

Alexanders, 315.
Perfoliate, 316.

Alisanders, 315.

Alkekengi, 592.
Purple, 593.
Tall, 593.

Alliaceous Plants, 122.

Allium ampeloprasum, 124.
" Ascalonicum, 143.
" cepa, 129.
" fistulosum, 147.
" porrum, 125.
" sativum, 123.
" schoenoprasum, 122.
" scorodoprasum, 143.

Allspice, 429.

Amaranthus, 287.
Chinese, 287.
Early, 288.
Hantsi Shanghai, 288.
Mirza, 288.

American Brooklime, 316.

American Garden-bean, 450.

American Winter-cress, 403.

Anethum graveolens, 418.

Angelica, 406.
" archangelica, 406.

Anise, 407.

Annual Phytolacca, 169.

Anthemis nobilis, 563.
" nobilis flore pleno, 563.

Apium graveolens, 321.
" petroselinum, 430.

Arrach, 296.

Arachys hypogea, 556.

Aromatic Nigella, 429.

Artemesia abrotanum, 576.
" absynthium,