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Foliage of vines, capable of producing good wine,......
Fruit-buds, the formation of,.......

Fruiting-shoots, in what position to nail the,
Fruiting-point, described,

Grapes, the quantity of, that can be grown on a given
extent of surface of walling, ........

one of the principal causes of, not ripening,.....
when in blossom,

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-, catalogue of the best sorts of, for open walls, 202

Hair, a good manure,

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Horns and hoofs of cattle, a valuable manure,

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Lateral shoots, how to manage the,

135

Layers, method of raising vines by,......................

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Leather, a good manure, ....

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Leaves, their great value in protecting the fruit,

143

Lime-washing the surface of vine walls, ..............

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-, injurious consequences of plucking off the,... 155

Management of a young vine, during the first five
years of its growth,..

of a vine during the winter,

Manure, the best sorts of, for vine borders,...............

.... 116

-, proper mode of depositing, in vine borders,...
liquid, the best sorts of, .........

caution against the excessive use of,...

Night-soil, a good top-dressing for vine borders,

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different methods of, described, .........94 to 101

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Salt, the good effects of, when cast on a vine border,... 189
Sap, motion of the, described, ......

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Scale of the proportionate quantity of grapes, which
any vine of a given girt of stem can mature,

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practical application of the,

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Shelter, necessary to the prosperous growth of vines, 36

Shoot, method of bending a young, round the corner

of a building,

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Shreds, the best sort of, for nailing vine shoots and
branches

Soap-suds, an excellent liquid manure,

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Soil, the best sort of, for vines,

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Soot, a valuable manure,

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Stable manure, beneficial to vine borders,

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Stem, the, of a vine, described,.........

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Stoning process of grapes described,

157

Subsoil, the best sort of, for the roots of vines,

46

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the berries,

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Tendrils, when to be pinched off,....
Thinning the bunches, mode of, described,.

beneficial consequences of, ...... 146

Training the branches, object of,

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the leaves, tendrils, and young shoots of,

capable of producing good wine,.

adaptation of, for culture in towns,

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the usual method of cultivating, on open

walls, described, ....

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Vines, rule observed in pruning, in foreign countries,... 21
effects of warm summers in ripening the bear-

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an account of several experiments made to
ascertain the extent of the fruit-bearing powers of,... 24
injurious effects of young, bearing fruit pre-

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Vintage, general rule respecting the,

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Walls, the most eligible height of, for training vines

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Walls, the best method of building the foundation of
vine, .......

remarks on blackening the surface of,
Watering the borders with liquid manure,

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Wind, injurious effects of the, on the growth of vines, 36
Wine, produced from the leaves, tendrils, and young

shoots of vines,

Wood, injurious effects of old and naked,

Woollen rags, a good manure,

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