CONTENTS. XV 



Achemon Sphinx 262 



Hog Caterpillar 263 



Blue Caterpillar 263 



Procris Americana 264 



False Caterpillar 265 



Leaf-rollers *6 



Sun-scald 266 



Birds 26? 



CHAPTER XIV. 



VARIOUS ITEMS. 



Thinning the Fruit 270 



Thinning the Foliage 271 



Gathering the Fruit 273 



Yield of Fruit per Acre 274 



Yield of Wine 275 



Average Product on Kelly's Island 276 



Preserving the Fruit . 277 



Plan for a Fruit-house 279 



Chloride of Calcium as an absorbent 282 



Suspension of the clusters . . 283 



Packing in Boxes 284 



Packing in Earthen Jars 285 



Branches inserted in Bottles 285 



Wine-making 286 



Sparkling Wines 287 



Still Wines 288 



Backings 289 



Addition of Sugar 290 



CHAPTER XV. 



CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



Effect of a slight protection 293 



The Cold Grapery 294 



Its Construction 294 



Mode of Training 295 



Ventilation 296 



Plan for raising the Ventilators 297 



Water-tank 297 



Forcing-grapery 298 



Polmaise-heating 299 



Hot-water System 299 



