INDEX. 177 



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Register, Calendarial 99 



Ripening process, described 115 



Salt, the good effects of, when cast on a vine border . 131 



Sap, motion of the, described . . . . . .72 



Scale of the proportionate quantity of grapes which any 



vine of a given girt of stem can mature . . .33 



, practical application of the ..... 36 



Shelter, necessary to the prosperous growth of vines . . 37 

 Shoot, method of bending a young, round the corner of a 



building 138 



Shreds, the best sort of, for nailing vine shoots and branches 89 

 Soap-suds, an excellent liquid manure . . . .57 



Soil, the best sort of, for vines 42 



Soot, a valuable manure . . . . . . .57 



Stable manure, beneficial to vine borders ... 57 



Stem, the, of a vine, described 133 



Stoning process of grapes described . . . . 113 

 Subsoil, the best sort of, for the roots of vines . . 42 



Tendrils, when to be pinched off .... . 103 

 Thinning the bunches, mode of, described . . . 105 



the berries 107 



, beneficial consequences of . . 108 



Training the branches, object of 81 



, the serpentine method of .... 82 



, winter * 82 



, summer ........ 86 



Transplanting of vines, method of . . . . .90 



Urine, a valuable liquid manure 56 



Vine, the, native country of ...... 15 



, introduction of into Britain .... 15 



, the leaves, tendrils, and young shoots of, capable 



of producing good wine ..... 17 



, adaptation of, for culture in towns . . 19 



, the usual method of cultivating, on open walls, 



describe<i ....... 22 



