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On comparing these analyses, in reference to the carbon- 

 ate of lime, with those of the chalky or marly regions of 

 France where no American vine has prospered, it will be 

 seen that those soils contain an amount of carbonate of lime 

 which is not higher than in the soils we have mentioned 

 and where the V. Berlandieri has remained green. 



Herewith several^analyses of soils from highly calcareous 

 regions, according to Chauzit and Margottet, expressing 

 their percentage of carbonate of lime : 



Chevillon soil (Charente-Inferieure) 

 Montels 



subsoil 



St. Jean-d'Angely 

 subsoil 

 Conteneuil, soil 



subsoil 

 Vertus soil (Champagne-Marne) . . 



subsoil . . 



d 'Oger soil 



subsoil 

 d'Avise, soil 



subsoil . . 



de Quassac soil (Gard) 

 d'Aubais 



Villeveyrac ' ' (Herault) 

 Verchant 



subsoil 



54.46% 



52.75 



64.82 



59.55 



67.80 



48.24 



65.00 



52.53 



64.90 



65.24 



81.80 



42.33 



69.45 



59.72 



72.45 



54.65 



35.25 



58.86 



Leucate soil (Ande) . . . . . . . . 49 . 93 



Aveyron soil . . . . 52 . cO 



Daix (C6te-d'Or) .. .. .. 62.74 



Beaune . . . . 31 . 65 



subsoil . . . . 56 . 69 



Volnay soil (Fremiet) . . . . 31 . 66 



subsoil . . 42 . 1 1 



Chassagne soil (Grand Clos) . . . . 62. 13 



subsoil . . 57 . 29 



Sautenay soil (Chaissay) . . 36 . 77 



subsoil . . . . 60 . 96 



The other species of vines which have been experimented 

 with in the Cognac district, in the chalky soils of which we 

 have given the analysis, became completely stunted. Con- 

 trary to the V. Berlandieri, the Folle-Blanche, growing on 

 its own roots, when planted in ,the s me conditions as the 

 V. Berlandieri, was not always exempt from chlorosis. 



We have pointed out, in the first part, the fact that a 

 number of American vines sometimes remained green in 

 chalky soils,, but rapidly turned yellow and died as soon as 

 grafted. It was important that the question of the grafted 



