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Riparia, are in bloom a fortnight * or three weeks before the 

 different V. Vinifera; others, such as V Berlandieri, ten days 

 to a fortnight after. 



When the vine which is to furnish the male element flowers 

 before the vine which is to be fecundated, we generally find 

 flowers, resulting from late florescence (second crop), grown 

 on secondary ramifications, which may furnish the pollen 

 required for fecundating purposes. If the time between the 

 periods of florescence were too great, it would be necessary to- 

 retard the flowering of the vine that was to furnish the male 

 element. The best method, in this case, is to pinch back the 

 shoots frequently ; if this is done early enough new flowers 

 are developed on the secondary shoots. We may also hasten 

 the period of florescence of the female plant, or in other 

 cases of the male plant (Berlandieri, Cinerea, etc.). For 

 this purpose we may bring down the flowering shoots as close 



*The following are the extremes of flowering period observed for several cepages 

 at the School of Agriculture, Montpellier- 



V. Rotundifolia 9th July to 14th July 



V. Labrusca (Concord) . . . . 17th May to 1st June 



(Isabella) .. .. 15th May to 25th May 



V. Candicans 13th May to 25th May 



V. Lincecumii (Neosho) . . . . 1st June to llth June 



V. Berlandieri 18th June to 26th June 



V. Cordifolia 29th May to 9th June 



V Cinerea 19th June to 25th June 



V. Rupestris 15th May to 21st May 



V. Riparia 24th April to 19th May 



Solonis 14th May to 23rd May 



Taylor llth May to 22nd May 



Clinton llth May to 22nd May 



Champin 25th April to 21st May 



Huntingdon 10th May to 21st May 



Vialla 5th May to 20th May 



Cornucopia 8th May to 22nd May 



Elvira llth May to 26th May 



Black Pearl 14th May to 22nd May 



Triumph 4th June to 15th June 



York-Madiera 24th May to 2nd June 



Othello 12th May to 28th May 



Noah 24th May to 28th May 



Canada 20th May to 22nd May 



Autuchon 15th May to 25th May 



Herbemont . 3rd May to 12th June 



Cynthiana .. .. ' ... .. 31st May to 10th June 



Jacquez 30th May to 10th June 



V. Vinifera (Aramon) . . . . 24th May to 7th June 



(Chasselas) . . .,. 20th May to 3rd June 



