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INDEX. 



American grapes - - 1 65 



Additional indigenous vines Varieties from seed 213 



General Remarks ou nomenclature - 215 



American species of the vine 216 

 Account 01 the Species, Hybrids, and other varieties of the vine 



of North America - ... 216 



Preliminary remarks on culture - 221 



Remarks from the pen of Prof. Nuttall - . - 224 



Culture Great or Vineyard culture ... 229 



Preparing the ground ...... 232 



Planting vines - . . '. _ _ . 236 



Distances to be observed in planting - - 238 



Rearing plants for vineyards - - 242 



vines from cuttings and eyes 244 



Layering or Provignage - - 249 



Rearing vines from seeds - 251 



Ingrafting vines .... 254 



Vineyards on hills and declivities - - 260 



Planting trees, &c. in vineyards Hedges to protect them 262 



Propping and training - 264 



Low training - - - 266 



High training - . 267 



Sautelles or Pleyons 268 



Pyramidal or conical training - 269 



Counter espalier training - 271 



Pruning - 272 



Proper period for pruning - - - 276 



Clipping and topping of the vine - 279 



Pruning and treatment of a young vineyard 281 

 Pruning to restore the vigour of the vines Taking off the bark 



Laying bare the vine root 283 



Girdling, or Incisure 284 



Manuring - - 287 



Watering vineyards - ... 292 



Tillage or working of vineyards - 293 



Implements of labour 296 



Of the advancements and disbursements to be made by the proprietor 297 



Pay of the Vigneron 298 



Winter protection of vines - 299 



Garden culture 300 



Culture of the vine at Thomery 302 



Painting walls black Hothouse culture of vines - 310 

 Difficulties attendant on the vine culture Natural causes Errors in 

 management Political causes Ability of the proprietor 



Attacks of insects, &c. - 316 



Mildew 



Bleeding of the vine - 



Coulure, or blight of the blossoms 



The vintage 



Reputation of vineyards 



Duration of vineyards 



321 

 324 

 324 

 325 

 326 

 328 

 Uses of sweet grapes Preservation of grapes in a fresh state 



Relative weight of berries Making Raisins 328 



Manner of culture adopted for the vine in the American vineyard, 



the property of Edward H. Bonsall, Esq - 331 



Catalogue of vines at present cultivated in the vineyard of the author 337 



Additional synonymes of vines 344 



Errata 344 



