INDEX. 



Alburnum, formation of the, 80. 



Aspects, the best, described, 43. 



Bearing-shoots, description of, 142. 



Berries, advantages of thinning the, 120. 



Blood, a good liquid manure, 61. 



Bone-dust, an excellent manure, 59. 



Bones, their beneficial effects when deposited in vine borders, 56 

 a valuable component of an artificial vine border, 177 the 

 qualities of, described, 186. 



Borders, best materials for making, 47 proper method of making, 

 47 injurious effects of digging or cropping the, 50 proper 

 method of watering, with liquid manure, 123 coldness of rich 

 and highly manured, 173. 



Bricks, absorbing powers of, 178 moveable floor, 181. 



Buds, formation of, 95 when to be rubbed off, 112. 



Bunches, how to produce large, 97 method of thinning the, 118. 



Carcases of animals, make excellent manure, 59. 



Catalogue of the best sorts of grapes for open walls, 157. 



Charcoal, valuable in vine-borders, 177 its qualities, 185. 



Column, mode of building a hollow brick described, 190. 



Compost, the best sort for vine-borders, 48. 



Copings, projecting, 67 proper width, 68 moveable wooden, 69. 



Cuttings, raising vines by, 73 method of preparing and plant- 

 ing, 74. 



Dung- heaps, drainings of. a good liquid manure, 61. 



Excrements of birds and animals a good top-dressing for vine- 

 borders, 62. 



Feathers, a good manure, 56. 



Fish, a good top-dressing for vine-borders, 62. 



Foliage of vines, capable of producing good wine, 17. 



Fruiting-shoots, in what position to nail the, 113. 



Grapes r tne quantity grown on a given surface of walling, 16 

 causes of not ripening, 45 when in blossom, 116 catalogue 

 of, 157 soils in which brought to the highest perfection, 166 

 created by solar light and heat, 170. 



