CONTENTS, 



Page 

 NINTH PROGRESS REPORT OF THE VEGETABLE PRODUCTS COMMISSION . . v 



MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF VITICULTURE ix 



INTRODUCTION. 



Preliminary Reasons for issuing .Handbook Necessity for co-operation 

 in order to insure greater uniformity in wines of each district 

 Example of older wine-producing districts of Europe ... ... xi 



CHAP. I. History and Description of the Vine. 



Root Stem Leaf Flower ... ... ... ... ... 1 



CHAP. II. Physiology. 



Rise of sap Transpiration Assimilation Respiration Flowering 

 Fecundation of the ovule Setting of the fruit Ripening of the 

 fruit Importance of leaves 



CHAP. III. Factors influencing the Growth and Products of the Vine. 



Necessity of serious consideration on account of our past experience being 

 very limited Influence of climate Irrigation of vineyards Influence 

 of aspect Division of the colony into three climatic regions Influence 

 of soil Influence of variety ... ... ... ... ... 15 



CHAP. IV. Ampelography. 



European vines American vines Indigenous Australian vines ... 29 



CHAP. V. Selection of Site, and Choice of Suitable Varieties. 



Importance of considering the character of wine which it is desired to 

 make before selecting site General requirements which should be 

 fulfilled by a site Advantages or otherwise of each climatic region ... 66 



CHAP. VI. Preparation of Soil. 



Necessity of deep preliminary cultivation Methods of preparing the 

 .soil; subsoiling or trenching Drainage ... ... ... ... 74 



CHAP. VII. Laying-out of Vineyard. 



Distance apart of vines Arrangement of vines Marking out the vine- 

 yard Extent and disposition of blocks ... ... ... ... 80 



CHAP. VIII. Propagation of the Vine. 



Propagation by seed Propagation by cuttings Selection of cuttings 

 Different sorts of cuttings Length of cuttings Preservation of 

 cuttings Stratification Propagation by layers Ordinary layering 

 Complete burying of the vine Reversed layering Multiple layering 88 



A ^ 



