Grapes and Wine. 





THE 



CULTURE 



OP THE 



Native Grape 



AND 



MANUFACTURE 



OF 



American Wine, 



By GEO. HUSMANN, 



OF MISSOURI. 



A KEW AND PRACTICAL BOOft 



FUZI.T IZZTTSTMATEiy, 



Containing full and practical 

 directions for propagating from 

 Seed, Cuttings, Layers, and by 

 Grafting. Location and Mode 

 of Preparing the Soil. Choice 

 of Varieties, and full descrip- 

 tion of all the leading sorts. 

 Mode of Planting. Treatment of the Vine, first, second, third, and 

 fourth years. All Methods of Training and Pruning. Diseases. 

 Insects. Birds. Pests. Girdling. Manuring. Thinning of Frui^ 

 Renewing Old Vines. Gathering and Preserving the Fruit, 'i^e 

 Wine Cellar. Apparatus for Wine Making. Grape Mill and Press 

 Fermenting Vats. Wine Casks. Making Wine. After-treatment 

 of Wine. Use of Husks and Lees. Dr. Gall's and Petoil's Method. 

 Must Scale. Acidimcter. Wine-making Made Easy 

 miCE SI CO— post-paid. 



F. W. WOODWARD, Publisher, 



37 Park Row, New Yowl 



