It is believed that the Nursery List contains all the plants which are ordinarily grown by horticulturists in this country either for food or ornament. But in order to give some clew to the propagation of any which are omitted, an ordinal index has been added, by which one can search out plants of a given natural order or family. It cannot be hoped that the book is complete, or that the directions are in every case best for all regions, and any corrections or additions which will be useful in the preparation of a second edition are solicited. L. H. BAILEY. Ithaca, N. Y., _Jan. 1, 1891_. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Seedage 9-24 Regulation of Moisture 9 Requirements of Temperature 14 Preparatory Treatment of Seeds 15 Sowing 19 Miscellaneous Matters 21 Spores 24 CHAPTER II. Separation 25-31 CHAPTER III. Layerage 32-38 CHAPTER IV. Cuttage 39-62 Devices for Regulating Heat and Moisture 39 Soils and General Methods 46 Particular Methods--Kinds of Cuttings 51 1. Tuber Cuttings 52 2. Root Cuttings 53 3. Stem Cuttings 54 4. Leaf Cuttings 60 CHAPTER V. Graftage 63-96 General Considerations 63 Particular Methods 67 Budding 67 Grafting 76 Grafting Waxes 92 CHAPTER VI. The Nursery List 97-285 CHAPTER VII. Pollination 286-298 General Requirements 287 Methods 291 Crossing of Flowerless Plants 297 [Illustration] NURSERY.--_An establishment for the rearing of plants. In America the word is commonly used in connection with the propagation of woody plants only, as fruit-trees and ornamental trees and shrubs. This is erroneous. The word properly includes the propagation of all plants by whatever means, and in this sense it is used in this book._ Tabular Statement of the Ways in which Plants are Propagated. _A._ By Seeds.--_Seedage._