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The art of planting and cultivating the vine; as also, of making, fining, and preserving wines, &c. According To The Most Approved Methods In The Most celebrated Wine-Countries in France. Compiled for the use of such as intend to prosecute that beneficial and national branch of commerce and agriculture in America, and particularly for that of the Colony at New Bourdeaux; by Louis de Saint Pierre, Esq; One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Granville County, and Captain of the Company of Militia, consisting of the French Vine-Dressers, established at New Bourdeaux, in South Garolina.
Saint Pierre, Louis de, active 1772.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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A treatise on the management of peach and nectarine trees; either in forcing-houses, or on hot and common walls. Containing An Effectual and Easy Process for preventing them from being infected with any Species of insects they are liable to suffer by: also, ample directions for constructing proper forcing-houses and hot-walls; illustrated by a plan. To which is added, a successful method of raising and forcing vines. By Thomas Kyle, Gardener to the Honourable Baron Steuart of Moredun.
Kyle, Thomas, gardener.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The vineyard: a treatise shewing I. The nature and method of planting, Manuring, Cultivating, and Dressing of Vines in Foreign Parts. II. Proper Directions for Drawing, Pressing, Making, Keeping, Fining, and Curing all Defects in the Wine. III. An Easy and Familiar Method of Planting and Raising Vines in England, to the greatest Perfection; illustrated with several useful Examples. IV. New Experiments in Grafting, Budding, or Inoculating; whereby all Sorts of Fruit may be much more improved than at present; particularly the Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, Plumb, &c. V. The best manner of raising several sorts of compound fruit, which have not yet been attempted in England. Being the observations made by a gentleman in his travels.
S. J.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]