176 INDEX. 



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

 borders .,,,..,.. 57 



Feathers, a good manure 55 



Fish, a good top-dressing for vine borders , , , 76 



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

 Fruit-buds, the formation of . . . , . 87 



Fruiting-shoots, in what position to nail the . , ,101 

 Fruiting-point, described 134 



Grapes, the quantity of, that can be grown on a given extent 



of surface of walling ...... 16 



, one of the principal causes of, not ripening . . 43 



, when in blossom 104 



. , catalogue of the best sorts of, for open wall . . 140 



Hair, a good manure ^55 



Horns and hoofs of cattle, a valuable manure . . 54 



Lateral shoots, how "to manage the .... 102 



Layers, method of raising vines by .... 65 



Leather, a good manure 55 



Leaves, their great value in protecting the fruit . . 106 



, injurious consequences of plucking off the . .112 



Lime-washing the surface of vine walls . . . 61 



Management of a young vine, during the first five years of its 



growth ........ 90 



, of a vine during the winter . . .130 



Manure, the best sorts of, for vine borders . . .51 

 , proper mode of depositing, in vine borders . 56 



-, liquid, the best sorts of 56 



-r , caution against the excessive use of . 57 



Night-soil, a good top-dressing for vine borders . . 57 



Pruning, the chief object of 70 



. , different methods of described . . 75-80 



, general rules for 80 



= , general autumnal 123 



