Soil 45

WHAT SHALL WE PLANT?

Choice of Varieties 47
The Concord 48
Norton's Virginia 48
Herbemont 49
Delaware 49
Hartford Prolific 49
Clinton 50

PLANTING.

Planting. 51
Treatment of the Vine the First Summer 56
Treatment of the Vine the Second Summer 57
Treatment of the Vine the Third Summer 63
Treatment of the Vine the Fourth Summer 69
Training the Vines on Arbors and Walls 71
Other Methods of Training the Vine 75
Diseases of the Vine 78
Insects Injurious to the Grape 80
Birds 84
Frosts 85
Girdling the Vine to Hasten Maturity 86
Manuring the Vine 91
Thinning of the Fruit 91
Renewing Old Vines 92
Pruning Saws 93
Preserving the Fruit 95
Gathering the Fruit to Make Wine 96

VARIETIES OF GRAPES. CLASS I.--VARIETIES MOST GENERALLY USED.

Concord (Description) 97
Concord (Plate) 111
Norton's Virginia (Description) 98
Norton's Virginia (Plate) 87
Herbemont (Plate) 99
Herbemont (Description) 101
Hartford Prolific (Description) 101
Hartford Prolific (Plate)