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VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



VINE. Growth moderately strong, the wood short-jointed, light coloured, 

 with rather prominent buds, ripening freely ; moderately fruitful. \Leaves 

 medium sized, covered on the under surface with a light, thick down. 



FRUIT. Bunches medium sized, compact or rather short, with broaa shoulders, 

 shy-setting, stamens deflexed. Foot-stalk short and stout. Berries medium 

 sized, roundish oval. Skin thin and tender, white, almost transparent with a 

 thin bloom. Flesh tender, very juicy, with a sweet pleasant flavour. 



Plate VI. BLACK FRONTIGNAN. 

 (Bunch J ; berries natural size.) 



HISTORY, ETC. Received at Chiswick from the late M. A. Papeleu, nursery, 

 man, Wetteren, Ghent. It fruited iu 1861-62, and was very favourably reported 

 on by Dr. Hogg at the time ; it has, however, somehow been lost, and awaits 

 re-introduction. The Panse jaune is a large, coarse Grape, and is frequently 

 called Bicane on the Continent. 



