194 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, X. Y. 



3. Window Gardening. 



Difficulties, selection of plants, nnsnitable plants, prepa- 

 ration for winter bloom. Enlbs, potting, rooting. 

 Watering plants. How roots absorb. Loss of water. 

 How roots behave in pots. How often to water. Leaf 

 surface. Size of pots. Pots in saucers. Sickly plants. 

 L)ust. Insects. 



4. The Yard. 



Law^n. Concealing the unsightly objects. Foliage. 

 Flowers. The location and planting of borders, and 

 beds. Yases. Simplicity. Shrubs. Trees. '' Come 

 'round and see my back yard." 



Commercial Grape Culture in Chautauqua County. 



(Given at the first Fredonia School.) 



(By S. S. Crissey and G. Schoenfeld.) 



I. Modern Methods AN Outgro^vth. — Examples; pruning and 

 training ; distances for planting ; varieties ; culture ; extent of acreage. 



IL Modifying iNFLUENCEs.—Yarieties modified by climate; 

 cultivation modified bv extent ; tlie educational work of societies 

 and institutes. 



in. Physical Topography. — l^atural superiority for grapes due 

 to climate ; theory of thermal strata ; formation of northern Chau- 

 tauqua ; land and lake air currents ; freedom from fungi ; exemption 

 from frosts; high summer temperature; dryness of the atmosphere. 



IV. Pruning. — Philosophy of ; physiological effects; grape vine 

 periodically extends its structure; evil effects of improper methods. 



Y. Green Manuring. — Plant food available by nitrification; 

 green crops in fall and spring prevent loss of nitrogen ; improve- 

 ment of mechanical condition; comparative value of fertilizers 

 furnished by green manuring ; effect on cultivation. 



Picking and Packing Grapes. 



(Given at the first Fredonia School.) 



(By J. A. Tennant.) 



I. Time to pick ; what to pick in ; how to pick ; how to 

 remove to packing house ; how to store ; when to pack ; how to- 



