CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINE. 



Page. 



The Vine indigenous to Asia 11 



Large size of the Vine and Fruit 12 



Cultivated in the earliest ages 13 



Hampton-Court Vine 14 



Largest American Vines 15 



Longevity of the Vine 16 



Variety of forms and conditions 16 



Value of the "Wine Interest 17 



Table of European Wine Product 17 



Price of Wines 18 



Price of Vineyards 19 



First attempts at culture in the United States 21 



Culture in Ohio 23 



Culture in California 24 



CHAPTER H. 



BOTANY AND HYBRIDIZATION. 



Botanic Name 26 



European and American Species 27 



Subdivision of Species 29 



Inflorescence 30 



Hybridization 31 



Letter from E. S. Rogers 32 



Rules for hybridizing 33 



CHAPTER HI. 



PROPAGATION OF THE GRAPE. 



By Seed 37 



Sowing the Seed 39 



Treatment of the Seedlings * 40 



Propagation by Single Eyes 41 



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