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briefly the chief results obtained by the government institutions, by the 

 anti-phylloxera associations, and also by certain vine-growers, interested 

 in their occupation, who have succeeded at considerable expense and 

 thanks to indefatigable labour in producing vines of considerable value. 

 In giving the following results it is convenient to group them accord- 

 ing to the nature of the institutions in which the work has been carried 

 out, thus — agricultural colleges, government nurseries for American 

 vines, anti-phylloxera associations, private vineyards. 



Work carried out b'^ agricui,tural coleeges and schools. 



i) Alba (Piedmont), School of Vine-growing and Wine-making. — This 

 school, which is now directed by Prof. F. A. Sannino, took up the work of 

 hybridisation between American vines and those of Piedmont at the time 

 when the late Prof. DoMizio Cavazza was at its head. 



A hybrid Barber a X Rupestris Cavazza N^ i, of which the female 

 parent occurs in the garden of the castle of Barbaresco, appears to be 

 doing well and promises to give good results in the future ; in the experi- 

 mental vineyard of Vallecrosia it lasted from 1889 to 1907 in which year 

 the vincA^ard was suppressed. On the estate known as Bricco, which be- 

 longs to the Cavazza family, it has been cultivated partly as a self-bearer 

 and partly by grafting. It is hoped that it will form a good stock for the 

 region of Piedmont and e.specially for the vine Barbera. 



Among other hybrids obtained by Cavazza, the following may be 

 mentioned ; 



Barbera X Rupestris ; still in the experimental stage. 



A hybrid of Berlandieri (from seed) obtained in 1888. 



Another special hybrid of Berlandieri. 



Solonis X Nebbiolo Cavazza No. 11. 



Barbera x Rupestris Cavazza No. 2, of which the plants bearing the 

 numbers 22, 26, 28, are the earliest and most prolific ; they have a pale 

 green foliage which recalls that of Gam ay Couderc. 



Barbera x Rupestris. Cavazza No. 3. 



Barbera x Rupestris Cavazza No. 4, which is somewhat susceptible 

 to mildew. 



Some hybrids Dolcetto x Rupestris bearing the numbers 5, 6, 7, 9. 



Dolcetto X Jacquez No. 10, prolific^ fairly resistant to mildew and 

 oidium. 



2) Avellino {Campania), School of Vine-growing and Wine-making. — 

 At this vSchool, under the directorship of Prof. Giueio Paris, Riparis, Ru- 

 pestris, and Berlandieri plants have been obtained from American seed, 

 but the Riparia plants have been speciallj' selected as more adapted to 

 the deep, light, and moi.st, volcanic soils of the region of Avellino and of a 

 large portion of Campania. The selected Riparia have large entire leaves ; 

 these are glabrous on both surfaces, shining and slightly crinkled ; they 

 recall the types Gloires and Grand glabre. vSome types obtained at Avel- 

 lino are somewhat superior to the French tj^pes as regards vigour and 



