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VINES & VINE-CULTURE: 
BEING A TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF 
THE GRAPE-VINE, 
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPLE VARIETIES. 
By ARCHIBALD F. BARRON, 
Superintendent of the Royal Horticultural Society is Gardens 
at Chiswick and South Kensington; Secretary of the Fruit 
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CONTENTS. 
Chapter I.—Historical Sketch. 
II.—Propagation of the Vine. 
Ill—Hybridizing and Raising Vines from Seed. 
XV.—Vine Borders : their formation, soil, &c. 
” V.—Structures for Grape Growing. 
VI. —Heating of Vineries. 
VII. —Planting Vines: when and how to do it. 
” Till.—The General Management of Vineries. 
IX.—Priming 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. 
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. 
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