xn Contents. 



CHOICE OF VINES Continued. PAGE 



List of American Varieties, - 48 



Plants Producing the Best Wines, - - 62 



V. PROPAGATION OF THE VINE. 



Seeds, - - 65 



Cuttings, - - -----67 



Nursery for liaising Cuttings, - - - - 69 



Preparing the Crossettes, ----- 69 



Nursery Planting, - - - - - - 7 1 



Cultivation of the Nursery, - 73 



Removal of Plants from the Nursery, - 74 



Long and Short Cuttings, ----- 77 



Single Eyes,* - - - - - -78 



Objections to Single-Eye Plants, - 79 



Layering, - - - - 80 



Taking up and dividing, - - - - 84 



Grafting, - - 85 



Time, - 89 



Choice of Plants, for Propagation, - - - 90 



Sports, 9 1 



VI. PLANTING OF A VINEYARD. 

 Arrangement of the Vines, - 92 



Mixed Planting, 92 



Planting in Close Rows, - "93 



Planting in Isolated Rows, - 93 



Space to be left between Stocks, - 94 



Arrangement of Rows of Plants, - - 98 



In what direction to lay out the Rows, - - 101 



Last Preparation of the Soil, - - 102 



Choice of Plants, - - - - - - -102 



Planting, - _.. -105 



The Proper Time, 105 



Distribution of the Different Varieties in the same 



Vineyard, ___ > - 106 



