180 INDEX. 



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Rocky soils, the vine delights in 148 



Sap, the first movement of the, described . . . 156 



Shanking, the cause of, in Grapes .... 157 



Shrivelling, the cause of ...... 157 



Soap-suds, cloth to be soaked in, for planting Vines . 163 



Soil, description of an artificial, for Vines . . . 158 



, low temperature of, in winter .... 150 



Soils, description of, which Vines flourish in . . . 148 



, moisture always present in certain . . . 148 



Solar heat necessary to produce Grapes . . . .151 



Spain, Vine-cuttings received from, described . . 154 



Sprinkling the floor of a Vinery, advantages of . . 162 

 Stones, a collection of, suitable for the roots of Vines to 



grow in ........ . 149 



Stony soils, the Vine flourishes in .... 148 



Syria, temperature of 149 



Urine, materials to be soaked in 158 



Vine, the, vegetative power of, described . . .150 



, maturative power of, described . . 151 



, indigenous country of . . . . . 152 



, manure necessary to, when trained on the open wall 153 



■ , manure not necessary to, when forced . 153 



, rapidity of growth of, unfavorable to the formation 



of fruit buds ...... 153 



, winter planting of, described .... 163 



, summer planting of, described . . . 164 



, new mode of cultivating .... 169 



Vines, soils they delight to grow in ... 148 



, where to plant, under glass ..... 165 



, capital error often committed in planting . . 165 



, favorable conditions in which the roots of are placed, 



when planted in dry materials . . . 165 



, in pots how to be planted ..... 164 



, when forced, should be planted inside the Vinery 159 



, forced, temperature of the branches of, in winter 150 



Vinery, new, excavation for a . . . . . 159 



Walls, hollow, necessity of, in all erections for forcing Vines 160 



, cross, necessity of, in the bed of a Vinery . 160 



, pigeon hole, described .... 161 



