xii Contents. 



CHOICE OF VIHT.S— Continued. page 



List of American Varieties, ... - 48 



Plants Producing the Best Wines, - - - - 62 



V. PROPAGATION OF THE VINE. 



Seeds, 65 



Cuttings, ........ 67 



Nursery for Raising Cuttings, - - - . - 69 



Preparing the Crossettes, ----- 69 



Nursery Planting, - - - - - -71 



Cultivation of the Nursery, - - . - 73 



Removal of Plants from the Nursery, - - - 74 



Long and Short Cuttings, ----- 77 



Single Eyes, -..---.78 



Objections to Single-Eye Plants, . - - 79 



Layering, ........ %o 



Taking up and dividing, ----- 84 



Grafting, --.----.85 



Time, ........ 89 



Choice of Plants for Propagation, - - - - 90 



Sports, -.. . . . . gi 



VI. PLANTING OF A VINEYARD. 

 Arrangement of the Vines, - - - - - -92 



Mixed Planting, .... - ^2 



Planting in Close Rows, - - - . - 93 



Planting in Isolated Rows, - - - . 93 



Space to be left between Stocks, - - - - - 94 



Arrangement of Rows of Plants, - . . . 98 



In what direction to lay out the Rows, - - - loi 



Last Preparation of the Soil, 1 02 



Choice of Plants, - - - - - - 102 



Planting, 105 



The Proper Time, - . - - - - loc 

 Distribution of the Different Varieties in the same 



Vineyard, ... - - - 106 



