Contents. xv 



MANURES AND CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS FOR VINEYARDS 



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Well-Prepared Farm- Yard Manures, - - - 233 



T^ight-Soil, Garbage, etc., - - 233 



Broken Bones, Fragments of Horns, Wool-Waste, 234 



Sea-Weeds, - . . . . . 234 



Composts, -------- 234 



The Slimy Mud of Rivers and Ponds, or the Sea, 235 



Herbaceous Plants, - - - - - 235 



Manures Rich in Potash, - - - -, - -236 



Pomace, - --...- 236 



Wood Ashes, ------- 236 



Woody Plants^ - ... - 236 



Quantity of Manure to be Employed, ... - 236 



How to Apply the Manure, - - - - - 238 



jTop- Dressing, _.....- 240 



Modifying Agents, - - - - - - 241 



Chalks, 241 



Gravelly Sands, - - - - - - 243 



Clayey Earths, 243 



XII. MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF THE PLANTS. 



Provinage, ..---- 246 



Layering, ....... 248 



Cutting Down, ------- 249 



Planting, 250 



XIII. INCLEMENT WEATHER, DISEASES, HURTFUL INSECTS. 



Inclement Weather, ----- 254 



Cold, - 254 



Early Frost, - - - - - - - 254 



Winter Frosts, 254 



Spring Frosts— Shelter, 257 



Summer Colds, - - - - - - ■ 273 



Damp Atmosphere, - ■ ■ - - 277 



