XIV CONTENTS. 



SECTION PAGE 



204. Commercial Olive Products 206 



205. The Fig 207 



206. Possible Fig Improvement 208 



207. Fig-growing at the North 209 



208. The Date-palm 210 



209. Date Propagation and Management 212 



210. Possible Improvement of the Date by Crossing 213 



211 The Banana 213 



212. The Pineapple 214 



213. Increased Use of the Pineapple 216 



214. TheLoquat 217 



215. Propagation of Loquat 218 



216. The Pomegranate 218 



217. The Persimmon 219 



218. The Native Persimmon 220 



219. Persimmon Propagation and Management 222 



220. The Guava 223 



221. The Tomato 224 



222. The Melons ..225 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE AMERICAN GRAPE. 



223. Grape History and Development 228 



224. Grape Propagation 230 



225. Growing Vines from Single Buds 231 



226. Grafting the Grape 232 



227. Some Modes of Grafting the Grape 232 



228. Best Soil and Location for Vineyard 235 



229. Varieties for Varied Sections 235 



230. Distance Apart, and Planting 237 



231. Varied Modes of Training 239 



232. Training for Laying Down at the North 239 



233. Diagonal Training Plan c 243 



234. The High Renewal System 244 



235. The Pacific Slope System ' 246 



236. Other Systems of Pruning 247 



237. Cultivation and Manuring 248 



238. Need of Humus in Cultivated Soils 249 



239. Shading Vineyard Soils ; 250 



