CONTENTS. 



PREFACE, iii 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE, List of Works on, or relating to the Vine, . ix 



CHAPTER I. NATURAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OP THE VINE, . . 17 



II CHOICE OK SOIL, 30 



Situation, 36 



Aspect, 39 



Necessity for Protection from Wind and Storms, . 40 



III. PREPARATION OP THE SOIL, 50 



Draining, ... 50 



Trenching, . . . 55 



Subsoil Ploughing, 55 



Manuring, 59 



Terracing, 60 



Construction of Vine Borders for Gardens, . . 65 



IV. PLANTING THE VINES, 76 



Time to Plant 77 



Choice of Plants Distance Apart, .... 79 



Marking off the Ground, 80 



Digging the Holes, 83 



Taking up the Plants, 84 



Setting them out, 86 



Staking, .90 



After-culture, 91 



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