Sept. 13th, 1884. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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VINES L VINE-CULTURE: 
BEING A TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF 
THE GRAPE-VINE, 
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL VARIETIES 
By ARCHIBALD F. BARRON, 
Superintendent of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens 
at Chiswick and South Kensington; Secretary of the Fruit 
Committee; Honorary Member of the Cercle d Arboriculture 
de Belgique, &c. 
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CONTENTS. 
Chapter I.—Historical Sketch. 
„ II.—Propagation of the Vine. 
„ III.—Hybridising and Raising Vines from Seed. 
„ IV.—Vine Borders: their formation, soil, &e. 
„ V—Structures for Grape Growing. 
„ VI.—Heating of Vineries. 
„ VI f.—Planting Vines: when and how to do it. 
„ VIII.—The General Management of Vineries. 
IX.—Pruning and Training the Vine. 
„ X.—Disbudding and Stopping the Shoots. 
XI.—The Setting of the Fruit. 
„ XII.—The Thinning of the Fruit. 
„ XIII.—The Keeping of the Fruit. 
n XIV.—The Packing of Grapes. 
XV.—The Pot Culture of Vines. 
, XVI.—Fruiting Vines in Pots. 
XVII.—Pot Vines as Decorative Table Plants. 
” XVIII.—Ground Vineries. 
„ XIX.—The Great Grape Conservatory at Chiswick 
XX.—Vines on open Walls. 
„ XXI.—Diseases and other Injuries. 
„ XXII.—Noxious Insects. 
„ XXIII.—Selections of Grapes for Special Purposes. 
„ XXIV.—The Classification of Grape Vines. 
„ XXV.—The Varieties of European Grapes. 
„ XXVI.—The Varieties of American Grapes. 
Plates I.—XXX.—Illustrations of the best kinds of Grapes. 
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