CONTENTS 



PAGES 



THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN GRAPE 1-126 



North America is a natural vineland 2 



Early attempts to cultivate the European grape .... 9 



The first experiment of the Dufours - . . . 21 



The second experiment of the Dufours 33 



The branch of promise 42 



John Adlum and the Catawba 50 



The rise of commercial viticulture 61 



Why did the early vine experiments fail ? 88 



Synopsis of the American species of grapes 98 



American grape literature 117 



II 



THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE MULBERRIES 127-169 



Summary sketch of the early silk industry 127 



The "multicaulis craze" 141 



An account of the mulberries 158 



III 



THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN PLUMS AND CHERRIES . . . 170-248 



The native plums in general 173 



The Americana group of plums 181 



The Chickasaw group 191 



The Hortulana group 194 



The Marianna group 208 



The Beach plum group 214 



The Pacific coast plum 215 



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