=Contents.= PART I., HISTORY OF THE HOP. PART II., THE HOP PLANT. Introductory.--The Roots.--The Stem and Leaves.--Inflorescence and Flower: Inflorescence and Flower of the Male Hop: Inflorescence and Flower of the Female Hop.--The Fruit and its Glandular Structure: The Fruit and Seed.--Propagation and Selection of the Hop.--Varieties of the Hop: (_a_) Red Hops; (_b_) Green Hops; (_c_) Pale Green Hops.--Classification according to the Period of Ripening: 1. Early August Hops; 2. Medium Early Hops; 3. Late Hops.--Injuries to Growth: Malformations; Diseases Produced by Conditions of Soil and Climate: 1. Leaves Turning Yellow, 2. Summer or Sun-brand, 3. Cones Dropping Off, 4. Honey Dew, 5. Damage from Wind, Hail and Rain; Vegetable Enemies of the Hop: Animal Enemies of the Hop.--Beneficial Insects on Hops. =PART III., CULTIVATION.= The Requirements of the Hop in Respect of Climate, Soil and Situation: Climate; Soil; Situation,--Selection of Variety and Cuttings.--Planting a Hop Garden: Drainage; Preparing the Ground; Marking-out for Planting; Planting; Cultivation and Cropping of the Hop Garden in the First Year.--Work to be Performed Annually in the Hop Garden: Working the Ground; Cutting; The Non-cutting System; The Proper Performance of the Operation of Cutting: I. Method of Cutting: Close Cutting, Ordinary Cutting, The Long Cut, The Topping Cut; II. Proper Season for Cutting: Autumn Cutting, Spring Cutting: Manuring; Training the Hop Plant: Poled Gardens, Frame Training; Principal Types of Frames: Pruning, Cropping, Topping, and Leaf Stripping the Hop Plant; Picking, Drying and Bagging.--Principal and Subsidiary Utilisation of Hops and Hop Gardens.--Life of a Hop Garden; Subsequent Cropping.--Cost of Production, Yield and Selling Prices. PART IV.--Preservation and Storage.--Physical and Chemical Structure of the Hop Cone.--Judging the Value of Hops. PART V.--Statistics of Production.--The Hop Trade.--Index. =Press Opinions.= "The subject is dealt with fully in every little detail; consequently, even the veriest tyro can take away some useful information from its pages."--_Irish Farming World._ "Farmers are but little given to reading; but nowadays brewers have to study their trade and keep abreast of its every aspect, and as far as regards our trade, to them this book especially appeals, and will be especially useful."--_Licensed Victuallers' Gazette._ "Like an oasis in the desert comes a volume upon the above subject, by the Professor at the Higher Agricultural College, Tetschen-Liebwerd, Germany, who has been fortunate enough to obtain an excellent translator from the German in the person of Mr. Charles Salter. The paucity of works upon the history and cultivation of hops is surprising considering the scope it gives for an interesting and useful work."--_Hereford Times._