The Grape Culturist: A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Native Grape

Orange Judd Company, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket . A 1" light crack to front hinge, with some light foxing; else about Very Good+. a comprehensive treatise on growing grapes for wine production, with information on planting, grafting, pruning, pests and diseases, vineyard management, and all other related aspects. Although old, the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to modern growers. Contents include: Growing from Seed, Propagation by Single Buds, Cuttings of Unripe Wood, Propagation Houses, Cuttings in Open Air, Grafting the Grape, Hybridizing and Crossing, Transplanting, Soil and Situation, Stem Appendages, Planting the Vine, Time to Prune, and Pruning and Training, Garden Culture, Miscellaneous, Insects and Diseases, and more. "It is not every one who attempts to make wine that accomplishes it; for every vineyardist does not know how to make wine any more than every wine maker knows how to grow grapes." A classic work in the field.