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and raisins, but during the last few years more 

 attention has been given to the production of 

 table grapes. This has been possible only since 

 the introduction of the refrigerator transporta- 

 tion service. 



The grape industry is an exceedingly highly- 

 developed industry from the standpoint of the 

 art of its culture. No fruit has received more 

 critical scientific study. The difficulties arising 

 from the introduction of the phyloxera into Eu- 

 rope gave a great impetus to the practical appli- 

 cation of entomology. It was through the study 

 of the diseases of the vine that Bordeaux Mix- 

 ture was discovered. This discovery alone has 

 been worth millions to the fruit interests of 

 the world. 



The grape industry was the first to enlist the 

 services of trained scientists in solving its cul- 

 tural problems. A greater share of our present 

 knowledge regarding the control of insect pests 

 and fungus diseases is due to researches called 

 into requisition in connection with the preser- 

 vation of the viticultural interests of Europe 

 and America. 



From a horticultural standpoint no other 

 plant is more interesting than the vine. It lends 

 itself to a great variety of uses, to a wide di- 

 versity of soils and climatic conditions. The 



