A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

STOREROOM. Importance of a Convenient Kitchen. Floor should be painted. Sink and Drain. Washing Dishes. Conveniences needed. Rules. Kitchen Furniture. Crockery. Iron Ware. Tin Ware. Wooden Ware. Basket Ware. Other Articles. On the Care of the Cellar. Storeroom. Modes of Destroying Insects and Vermin, 317 CHAPTER XXXIII. ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING. Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching. Directions for doing various Kinds of Work. Work-Baskets, and their Contents. On Cutting and Fitting Garments. Silks. Cotton and Linen. Old Silk Dresses quilted for Skirts. Flannel; White should be colored. Children's Flannels. Nightgowns. Wrappers. Bedding. Mending, 324 CHAPTER XXXIV. ON THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS. On the Preparation of Soil. For Pot-Plants. On the Preparation of a Hot-Bed. Planting Flower-Seeds. To plant Garden-Seeds. Transplanting. To Re-pot House-Plants. On laying out Yards. Gardens. Flower-Beds. Bulbs and Tuberous Roots. List of Various Kinds of Flowers, in Reference to Color, and Height. Annuals. Climbing Plants. Perennials. Herbaceous Roots. Shrubs; List of those most suitable for adorning a Yard. Roses; Varieties of. Shade-Trees. Time for Transplanting. Trees. Care of House Plants, 331 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, Vertebrae, 72 5. Muscles of the Arm, 74 6. Vertical Section of the Skull and Spinal Column, side view, 77