Contents. xv 



MANURES AND CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS FOR VINEYARDS 



Continued, FACE 



Well-Prepared Farm- Yard Manures, - 233 



Night-Soil, Garbage, etc., - - 233 



Broken Bones, Fragments of Horns, Wool-Waste, 234 



Sea-Weeds, - - 234 



Composts, - - 234 



The Slimy Mud of Rivers and Ponds, or the Sea, 235 



Herbaceous Plants, - 235 



Manures Rich in Potash, - - 236 



Pomace, - - 236 



Wood Ashes, - 236 



Woody Plants, - 236 



Quantity of Manure to be Employed, - - 236 



How to Apply the Manure, - - 238 



Top- Dressing, - - 240 



Modifying Agents, - 241 



Chalks, - - 241 



Gravelly Sands, ...--- 243 



Clayey Earths, - - 243 



XII. MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF THE PLANTS. 



Provinage, - - 246 



Layering, - 248 



Cutting Down, - - 249 



Planting, - 250 



XIII. INCLEMENT WEATHER, DISEASES, HURTFUL INSECTS. 



Inclement Weather, - 254 



Cold, - 254 



Early Frost, - - 254 



Winter Frosts, - - 254 



Spring Frosts Shelter, - - 257 

 Summer Colds, ------- 273 



Damp Atmosphere, - - 277 



