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collection of the School of Agriculture, Montpellier. where 

 these varieties of the same age are planted side by side in 

 the same soil : 



Resistance. Vigour. 

 Riparia Scribner 



Riparia Portalis or Glorie de Montpellier .. 18 20 



Riparia Grand Glabre or No. 13 of Meissner. . 18 20 



Riparia Scuppernong . . . . . . 18 17 



Riparia Baron-Perrier . . . . 18 16 



Riparia tomenteux geant .. .. 18 19 



In the Despestis collection, growing in the same ground, 

 under similar conditions, the Riparia Due de Palban is 

 similar to the Riparia Gloire de Montpellier as to vigour 

 and characters, the Riparia de Beaupre to the Riparia 

 tomenteux geant, from the same points of view. The other 

 forms are inferior. We will mention the Riparia Martineau 

 or Gloire de Tourraine, which appear to us identical with 

 the Riparia Gloire de Montpellier. 



We will not describe the Riparia Fabre or Martin des 

 Pailleres, for although it represents some good points it is 

 not a unique form, nor the Riparia de las Sorres, which is 

 included among the tomentose or glabrous and very 

 vigorous Riparias. We must, however, point out among 

 these last- mentioned a glabrous form selected by E. Durand, 

 under the name of Riparia de las Sorres Selected, which is 

 the most vigorous of all this group; this Riparia, planted in 

 r8y6, had attained a circumference of 45 cm. (18 inches) at 

 the level of the soil in 1891. 



We will only describe the Riparia Portalis or Gloire de 

 Montpellier, the Riparia Grand Glabre or No. 13 of Meissner, 

 which are, with reason, the most esteemed and propagated, 

 and would remind that among the tomentose Riparias, the 

 Riparia Scribner seems to have an equal value to the above 

 two varieties, and is even superior in compact soils. 



Riparia Gloire de Montpellier (syn. Riparia Portalis, 

 Riparia Michel, Riparia Saporta) was first mentioned by 

 Louis Vial la. It is, along with the Grand Glabre and 

 Scribner, the most vigorous, with rather large trunk. Canes 

 spreading, long, internodes long, of medium thickness, a 

 little bent at the nodes, light-hazel colour, smooth, slightly 

 shinning, turning to bluish bloom near the nodes when 

 lignified, young shoots light -purple tint. Leaves (Fig. 52) 

 large or very large, thick, long, the lobes indicated by a 



