xiv Contents. 



VARIOUS MODES OF SUPPORTING GRAPE-VINES Continued. 



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Self-supported Vines, - 156 



Vines supported by Trees, - - - - 157 



Vines Trained to Grape-Stakes, - 157 



Vines supported by Horizontal Laths, - - - 166 



Training on Wire, - 1 68 



Knox's Vertical Wooden Trellis, - - 179 



IX. OPERATIONS OTHER THAN PRUNING. 



Laying down the Plants, - 180 



Fastening of the Plant, and Bending of the Fruit-Stems, - 181 



Rubbing out a?id Pinching, - - 185 



Buds to be Suppressed, - - - 186 



Nipping the Bunches, - 188 



Fastening the Shoots, - - 188 



Pinching the Shoots, - - - 189 

 Clipping the Shoots, - _.___i^o 



Summer Pruning of the Grape, - - 191 



Thinning the Leaves, - 200 



X. ANNUAL CULTIVATION OF THE SOIL. 



Ploivings, - 203 



Implements used in Working the Ground, - 206 



Comparison between the Cost of Working by Hand 



and with the Plow, - - 219 



Second Dressings, - 221 



Comparative Cost of Light-Dressing, by Hand and 



by the Plow, - - 225 



XL MANURES AND CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS FOR VINE- 

 YARDS. 



Manures their Importance, - 227 



Are Manures Prejudicial to the Quality of the Wine? 228 



Nature of the Manures to be Employed, - - 232 



Highly Nitrogenous Manures, - - 233 



