CONTENTS. 



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Pot culture ..... 



Remarks on Muscats 



Native Grapes, varieties of . . , 



CHAPTER XL 



PRUNING AND TRAINING 



General remarks .... 



Double spur method .... 



Single close spur method 



Long rod '* ... 



Renewal ** . , , 



Extension " ... 



To produce temporary full crop 



Longevity of the gr.ipe vine . 



Weight of fruit that a vine will produce 



Advantages of extension . . , 



Summer pruning .... 



Evils of shortening in too close 



Curtailing the plant's energy shortens life 



CHAPTER XIL 



PROPAGATION AND TUE RAISING OF NEW KINl 



PrcJJ)agation by eyes 



cuttings . 



■ coiling . , 



— layers 



layers suspended 



grafting . 



inarching 



— seed 



The raising of new kinds 



Improvement that may be made . . 



National profits 



Hybridizing, or cross-breeding 



CHAPTER Xra. 



DISEASES. 



Mildew • 



Different kinds, and first indication 

 Oidium, its appearance . . 



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