Synopsis of Chapters 



Preface 



Native Grapes of America — Passion for Experimentation — Special Study of Grape 

 Botany — Author's Educational Work — The Chief Work — Basis of Improvement — An Ideal 

 List — Vineyards Planted — Grape Nurseries. 



Pages 5 to 11. 



Chapter I. 



Botany of American Grapes 



Introductory Remarks — Classification — Critical Botanical Description of Species, with. 

 Viticultural Observations and Remark?:. 



Pages 13 to 113. 



Chapter II. 

 Breeding of Varieties of Grapes 



Thorobred Vines — Hunting and Selecting Parent Varieties — Variation and Pivision — Study 

 of Characteristics — Length of Life — Relative Longevity of Species and Varieties — Cultural 

 Properties — Climatic Conditions — Sugar and Acid in Juice of Species and Varieties — The Specific 

 Basis — List of Varieties in Hand — The Ideal Variety — Qualifications in Originator — Pure 

 Breeding and Crossing — Selecting — Grape Flowers — General Laws — Method of Crossing and 

 Hybridizing — Preserving Pollen — Saving Seeds — Tending and Culling Seedlings — Testing and 

 Selecting Varieties — Development of a Variety — Percentage of Meritorious Varieties — Breeding 

 for Special Purpose — Prepotency of Parents in Controlling Characters— Field of Development. 



Pages 114 to 140. 



Chapter III. 

 Description of Varieties 



Select Families and Varieties for Practical Vine Growers — How Related and Classified — 

 Explanation of Signs and Figures — Critical Descriptions of Varieties — Table for Selecting 

 Varieties. 



Pages 141 to 214. 



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