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THE OULTUBE OF AMERICAN GRAPES AND VABIKTIE& 



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Classification of Orapes, . • • 

 Propagation of the Vines— By Seeds, • 

 Propagation by Cuttings in Oi>en Air, • 

 Propagating tlie Vine by Layers, • • 



Grafting the Vine, .... 

 The Vineyard— Location, Aspect and Soil, 

 Preparing the Soil, .... 

 What Grapes to Plant— Choice of Varietios, 



Planting the Vine 



Treatment of Vine the First Summer, 

 Treatment During the Second Summer, 

 Treatment the Third Summer, • 

 Treatment the Fourth Summer, . • 



Training Vines on Arbors and Walls, 

 Other Metliods of Training, . • 



The Kniffen System, • • 



The Munson System, • • 



Diseases of the Vines, . • • 



Insects Injurious to the Grape, • • 



Frosts— Winter Protection, . • 



Olxdling, Thinning, and other matteis. 



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BZPEBIEN0B8 OF OTHEB GBAPB OBOWBBS. 



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XX. Grape Growing In Central Ohio, • • • 91 



XXL Grape District of Central New York, • • • 99 



XXU. Grape District of Hudson River Valley, . • 101 



XXUI. Viticulture in Southwest Missouri, • • • UO 



XXIV. Views of a Veteran, 116 



XXV. Grape Culture in Mississippi, • • • • 117 



XXVI. Grape Culture in New Mexico, • • • 119 



XXVIL ViUculture in Southern Texas 181 



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