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CONTENTS. 



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Account of our Native Grapes in contrast with the European 

 Kinds — Joy manifested in the Vine-Growing Refrions at the 

 Approacli of tlie Grape Season — Account of Southern 

 Grapes — Origin of the Isabella — Introductinn of the Ca- 

 tawba by Major Adlum — Diana nameci from Mrs. Diana 

 Crehore, by whom it was produced from Seed of Catawba — 

 Interesting History of the Introduction of the Delaware, 

 by Mr. A. Thomsoii, of Delaware, Ohio — Origin and Intro- 

 duction of tlie Rebecca, ....... 3 



Importance of the Grape from the Facility with which it may 

 be kept in AVinter — Account of the Grapes grown near 

 Paris — E.\cessive Propagation one of the great Evils to 

 which New Kinds are subjected — The Grape in its best 

 kinds the most estimable of Fruits— The most easil.y ob- 

 tainable in abundance, and with the greatest certainty 

 also — All the Wants of the Vine easily supplied, . . 4 



Proper Locality and Soil — Preparation of the "Border" — 

 Various Methods — Method of Mr. Mottier immediately after 

 Deep Working of the Ground — As Good Results and as 

 much Enjoyment promised from a Trellis of lona and Del- 

 aware Vines as from a Cold Grapery, at one tenth of the 



cost, 5 



Description of Varieties : Catawba, Isabella, Anna, Concord, 

 Delaware, Diana, Allen's Hybrid, Elsinburg, Lenoir, Lin- 

 coln, Herbemont, Pauline, Rebecca, Union Village, To Ka- 

 lon, Hyde's Eliza, Logan, Marion — Remarkable Hardiness, 

 Beauty, and Excellence of the Delaware, . . . f-il 



When are Grapes Ripe ? .~ 12 



The Comlitions of Ripeness — Those that Ripen, and those 



that do not 13 



Time of purchasing Vines, and Method of keeping through 

 Wintei' — Time of Planting — Age and Choice of Plants, . 14 



Planting — Pruning, 15 



Progress of Taste and Perception of Flavor — Examples of 



Apples, Pears, and Grapes, foreign and native, . .16 



Training and Pruning, .... ... 19 



Plates Nos. ',2, 3, 4, 5, showing different plans of train- 

 ing 20 



Description of Plates, 21 



Thomery Plan, 22 



Description of Plate, '.3 



To grow opposite Arms, Plates '8, ;9, 41, 42, . . . .24 

 Plate 43, with Description — Upright Cordons, with Canes 



alternate for wall, six feet high — Plate and Description, . 25 

 General and Special Methods of Planting the Vine — Planting 



Layers, with Plates 7, S, 26 



Shelter and Provision against Drouth, Plates 9, 10, . . 27 

 To have the Border fully occupied with roots from the plant, 

 Plates Nos. 11, 12, 13 — Special Treatment for small Vines — 

 Different Grades of Vines, Plates 14, 15, 16, 17, IS, 19, . 28 

 Excellent Plan for Vine.var.t or Garden, Plate 20, . . 29 

 Planting in Vineyard— To Plant Box Layers, Plates 22, 23, . 30 



To Plant for Covering a High Wall, " 31 



Planting at Thomery, ;2 



Repeated Beddings as conducted at Thomery, Plates 24, 



'^5, 33 



Row of Vines for Thomery Plan, showing appearance at dif- 

 ferent stages, some as just planted, otliers having made a 

 slioot of one foot, others at the end of the season, . . 34 

 Plate 27, showing Method of Shelter ; Plate 28, showing Vine 

 brought to the Wall by one Bedding; Plate 29, showing 

 INIanner of Planting— Box Layers to be brought to the Wall 

 by one bedding, 35 



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Plate 30, Defective Appearance of Vine three years old, A 



showing need of Root-Pruning, and disadvantage of age. .35 ' |' 



Detail and Explanation of Principal Section of full Thomery ^, 



Plan, Plate 33 • *"' 'J 



Prevalent Idea of Thomery Plan, erroneous, . . . 37 A 



Full Thomery Plan explained. Plates 31, : 2— Box Layer and ( • 



Transplanted Vine, ^"^ A 



Method of Shelter without AVall, with Plates showing tlie f J 



Execution in detail, 38 V. 



Manner of bringing Vines into some system, that have been li 



suffered to grow for years without any, ... 89 6? 



Plate 36, an excellent Plan for Garden or Vineyard, with » J 



Vine in Full Crop— Plate 37, good Plan for High Trellis in ■U 



Narrow Yard ^^ ( 9 



Preparation of the Soil, and why Depth is very important— / 



Border of proper depth never dry, 41 ^"j 



Simplicity of Preparation — Different Methods of Prepara- %J 



tion, 2 ^^g 



Manner of Performance, -13 4^^ 



Preparation by Addition of Soil from another field— Prepara- ^^ 



tion by Aid 'of Team 44 :^ 



Different Requirements for Wine and for Table — Training (^ 

 thoroughly treated, exhibiting many plans, from the most &S 



simple to the most complicated— Winter Pruning— Summer ^^ 



Pruning, ■ 'io ^^- 



Introduction to Training— Training the Vine — No obscurity % 



belonging to the subject ^^ is 



The most simple forms, Plates 44, 45— Laterals, Secondary £ 



or Anticipativc Shoots — Removal of, ^''' I J 



Every thing depends upon Training— Objects, General and Vj 



Special — Particular Ends to be gained by different Plans — f J 



Systcim with two Arms, Plate 47, 48 ^ 



Early Stage of one of the best Vineyard Systems— Method of f\ 



Pruning, Plates 46, 47, 49 'J 



Plans 4' and 49 have been, with a little modification, exten- I % 



sively adopted in all Countries — Plan 49 a Constituent of \1 



the Thomery System — Importance of proceeding by sue- _ f\ 



cessive Stages in the Formation of Long Arms, . . . 50 ^ 



Renewal, Advantages and Disadvantages — Combinations of n 



Stakes and Wires simple and economical— Plate 34 repre- [a 



sents a System for the Application of Shelter — Plates 5 ', M 



51, and 5' represent the so-called Ohio Bow Plan — Plate |J 



53, Double Bow, ^^ A 



Descri])tion of Plates— Plate 54 represents a good Vineyard fl 



Plan in full Bearing, ^^ A 



Plate 5\ Plan for High Walls of Speechley and Clement e J 



Hoare- Fan Method, Plate 56 — Medoc Vineyard Plan, ^ 



Plate 57, ^' f I 



Full Development of the Plan of Clement Hoare, with large ^ 



Plate representing the Vine in half Bearing, . . . 54 fj 



The Method of Bronner, a celebrated German Plan, . . 56 V/ 



Training Vines on Dwellings and other Buildings, represent- A 



ing them as affording the most advantageous Positions for ^J 



the Vine ; the Vines also adding very greatly to their Com- A 



fort and very attractive in Appearance— Three fine Plates, 57 \j 



Mildew of the Vine— Preventive and Cure, . . . . 58 /^ 



Insects injurious to the Vine, and Remedies, . . . 59 ( * 



Cultivation of Vineyards and Implements for doing at dif- ^ 



ferent seasons by Hand and by Horse Power, with en- \j 



gravings, "•' y'^-. 



Propagation or Multiplication of Stocks, .... 67 /jf^ 



How to estimate the quality of Plants— How to keep over ^ (J^ 



Winter, two engravings, 6S „^© 



lONA, (near Peekskill,) Westchester Co., N. Y 



E.itered accordin : t- 



Act o' Congress, in the yenr l"" 4, by C. W. Grant, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United 

 St:tes for the .'outhern District of New-York. 



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