XIV CONTENTS. 



SECTION PAGE 



204. Commercial Olive Products 206 



205. The Fig 207 



206. Possible Fig Improvement 208 



207. Fig-growing at the North 209 



208. The Date-palm .'.. 210 



209. Date Propagation and Management 212 



210. Possible Improvement of the Date by Crossing 213 



211. TheBanana 313 



212. The Pineapple 214 



213. Increased Use of the Pineapple 216 



214. The Loquat 217 



215. Propagation of Loquat 218 



216. The Pomegranate 218 



217. The Persimmon 319 



218. The Native Persimmon 320 



219. Persimmon Propagation and Management 333 



320. The Guava 223 



321. TheTomato 224 



222. The Melons 225 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE AMERICAN GRAPE. 



323. Grape History and Development 328 



224. Grape Propagation 230 



235. Growing Vines from Single Buds 281 



226. Grafting the Grape 232 



227. Some Modeh of Grafting the Grape 232 



228. Best Soil and Location for Vineyard 235 



229. Varieties for Varied Sections , 235 



230. Distance Apart, and Planting 037 



231. Varied Modes of Training 239 



232. Training for Laying Down at the North 239 



233. Diagonal Training Plan , 243 



234. The High Renewal System 244 



235. The Pacific Slope System , 246 



236. Other Systems of Pruning 247 



237. Cultivation and Manuring 24g 



238. Need of Humus in Cnltivated Soils 349 



239. Shading Vineyard Soils 250 



