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stock was excellent, l)ore a good crop and ripened its grapes early. 

 It answers well on a large variety of soils. On moist as well as fairly 

 dry soiLs and on light sandy soils, as well as in heavy clay and Karroo 

 soils, it has grown well and appears to have been a success as a stock. 

 It has in all probability a very good future, particularly as a stock 

 for Hanepoot, on soils where Jacquez cannot be relied on. In the 

 same vineyard in the Stellenbosch District, where Aramon was such a 

 failure, it is the best stock (eight years old) in the experimental plot, 

 much better in fact than both varieties of Aramon. 



3306 and 3309 very often give successful results, particularly the 

 latter, for Hanepoot on moderately dry heavy soil. As 101-14 is, 

 however, superior to both these stocks there is at present no reason 

 for their propagation as well, but the existing experiments will 

 nevertheless be continued. All three are usually sufficiently resistant 

 to phylloxera. 



Rupestris dii Lot. — This is generally a very vigorous grower and 

 most varieties of grapes, including Hanepoot, may be grafted on the 

 stock with successful results. Its flourishing growth is the reason foi- 

 its vines not bearing much during the first five years ; it is liable to 

 non-setting, and ought, therefore, to be pruned longer. It should 

 not be planted on shallow soils, excepting Karroo soils, on which it 

 thrives in spite of there being a lime bank near the surface. It is 

 suitable for heavy clay and loam soils, but is not a desirable stock 

 for sandy soils. It is one of the stocks that are most resistant to 

 phylloxera, and should be used to a greater extent on soils for which 

 it is suited, viz., deep clay soils and Karroo soils. 



(3) Recommendations. 



[ aneties luhicli are Reconiviended or Conde/iiined. — According to 

 the findings of the Commission, it is recommended that the following 

 stocks should receive preference when a selection is being made: — 

 101-14, 1202, Aramon No. 2, Eup. du Lot, Eip. Gloire de Mont- 

 pellier, and Jacquez. Further selections from amongst these varieties 

 will be determined by local considerations, as described in Part II 

 of this report. 



On many soils in the Western Province Aramon No. 1 is still 

 suitable, but it is always inferior to Aramon No. 2. On Karroo soil 

 No. 1 is if anything better than No. 2, and thus the mixed Aramon 

 may therefore still be used on these areas. 



Some of the best Seed Eupestris varieties ought to be grown when 

 they have been further investigated, and so long as they are pro- 

 pagated pure. 



Metallica and the old Eiparias should not lie cultivated any 

 longer. 



Registration and Inspection of Nurseries. — As it appeared during 

 the course of the investigation that most of the grafted vineyards 

 showed unevenness because the stocks used were of more than one 

 variety, and that most of the nurseries for the production of American 

 stocks for grafting purposes contained mixed varieties, the Commis- 

 sion strongly recommends that all nurseries for propagating American 

 stocks and grafted vines should be inspected annually and registered. 

 In this connection it may be pointed out that ins]ipctioji should 



