CONTBNT^. 



PART I. 



THE CULIUUE OF AMBBIOAN GKAPES AND VABIETIES. 



Cliapter 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



V. 



VI. 



VII. 



VIII. 



IX. 



X. 



XI. 



XII. 



XIII. 



XIV. 



XV. 



XVI. 



XVII. 



XVIII. 



XIX. 



Classification of Grapes, . 

 Propagation ot tlie Vines— By Heeds, 

 Propagation by Cuttings in Open Air, . 

 Propagating the Vine by Layers, 

 Grafting the Vine, .... 

 The Vineyard— Location, Aspect and Soil, 

 Preparing tlie Soil, 



What Grapes lo Plant— Choice of Varielits 

 Planting the Vine, . 

 Treatment of Vine the First Siininier, 

 Treatment During the Second Sinnnn r, 

 Treatment the Third Summer, 

 Treatment the Fourth Summer, . 

 Training Vines on Arbors and Walls, 

 Other Methods of Training, 



The Knifffen System, 



Tlie Munson System, 

 Diseases of the Vines, .... 

 Insects Injurious to the Grape, 

 Frosts — Winter Protection, 

 Girdling, Thinning, and other matters. 



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PART II. 



EXPERIENCES OF OTHER GKAPj; GBOWEKS. 



Chapter Page 



XX. Grape Growing in Central Ohio, 91 



XXI. Grape District of Central New York, . 99 



XXII. Grape District of Hudson River Valley, . 101 



XXIII. Viticulture in Southwest Missouri, . 110 



XXIV. Views of a Veteran, . . .116 

 XXV. Grape Culture in Mississippif . . 117 



XXVI. Grape Culture in New Mexico, ... 119 



X.WII. Viticulture in Southern Texas 12? 



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