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It is. in fact, one of the few sorts whicli it has been found practicable 

 to vintage without knife or secateur. The large round berries are not un- 

 pleasant to eat, though scarcely fit for packing, owing to the facility with 

 which they are crushed. This vine has, in fact, long been known in English 

 ^•ineries under the name of Burchardt's Prince. 



Strange to say, Aramon has not, until quite recently, been tried In Vic- 

 toria. In Western Australia, it is known under the erroneous name ot 

 Fontainebleau, and it is said to produce a light red wine of claret type. 

 It has been .seen by the writer amongst other vines in several Victorian 

 vineyards, but separate plantations have not yet been made. It is cer- 

 tainly well worthy of careful trial. Though useless tor the production of 



LEAF OF ARAMON. 

 (Two-fifths natural size.) 



export wines, if e\er we are to become a wine drinking people and a de- 

 mand arise for a light wine at a cheap price, no variety is better qualified 

 to produce it than Aramon. For brandy production, it is also worthy of 

 consideration, though for this purpose the Terret Bourret may be found" 

 superior, as we shall see presently. In addition to the black type, a pink 

 or grey variation is known as Aramon Gris, differing chiefly in the colour 

 of the berry and producing a rather more alcoholic wine, for which reason 

 it may be useful for distillation purpo.ses. There is also a white variety. 



{To be continued.) 



