294 AMERICAN VINES. 



GENERAL INDEX. 



Page 



PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION 5 



TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION 7 



PART I. ADAPTATION. 



INTRODUCTION 11 



II. INFLUENCE OF SOIL : 15 



A. Soils slightly or non calcareous 15 



(a) Role of sand and clay 15 



() Compactness (Stiffness) 15 



(c) Humidity (Moisture) 16 



(<t) Fertility 17 



B. Calcareous soils Chlorosis 18 



( a ) Characteristic symptoms of chlorosis 18 



( b ) Cause of chlorosis 22 



Chlorosis and humidity 22 



Chlorosis and iron 23 



Chlorosis and iron salts 24 



Chlorosis, light and heat 28 



Chlorosis and climate 29 



Chlorosis and carbonate of lime 31 



Chlorosis and mildew 38 



Chlorosis and phylloxera 38 



Chlorosis and grafting 88 



Chlorosis and ploughing 40 



PART II. CEPAGES. 



I. SPECIES OF AMERICAN VINES 42 



V. Rotundifolia 43 



(a) Description 43 



(t>) Varieties 43 



(c) Adaptation and culture 43 



V. Munsoniana 45 



V. Labrusca 45 



;a ) Description 45 



6) Varieties 47 



c) Adaptation and culture 48 



V. Californica 50 



(a) Description 50 



(b} Varieties 50 



( c\ Adaptation and culture 51 



V. Cariboea 52 



V. Coriacea . . 52 



