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Aramon X Rupestris G an sin No. I (Fig. 91). Obtained 

 by Ganzin. This is one of the most resistant to phylloxera 

 and chlorosis; it has the qualities of most of the hybrids of 

 V. Vinifera and Rupestris. Quite useless for chalky soils, 

 becoming yellow also in groies soils. This graft-bearer would, 

 therefore, only be of use in slightly calcareous or damp and 

 compact soils. 



Aramon X Rupestris Ganzin No. 2. Becomes more yellow 

 than the previous hybrids in calcareous soils ; its vigour is 

 similar, it knits well when grafted, like all cepages of this 

 group. 



Camay Couderc or Colombean X Rupestris Martin No. 

 3103. Obtained by Gouderc, who fecundated the Colombeau 

 (a Provence cepage), with Rupestris Martin. This cepage 

 lias a fairly powerful growth, and was considered as proof 

 against phylloxera. Unfortunately, its resistance is far from 

 being good, at least, in the collection at the School of Agri- 

 culture, Montpellier, where its roots bear numerous nodosities 

 and some tuberosities ; phylloxera weakens it, and the vine 

 soon becomes completely stunted in the clay calcareous soil 

 in which these collections are growing. Under these circum- 

 stances, we consider it would be unwise to multiply them as 

 graft-bearers in clay-calcareous, calcareous, dry, and unfer- 

 tile soils, especially in the south of France. As direct pro- 

 ducers they yield very poorly, and the berries are too small. 

 Their faculty of adaptation is the same as that of other 

 hybrids of the group ; they are useless for the chalky soils 

 of the Charentes, and become slightly yellow in groies soils. 



Mourvedre X Rupestris No. 1202. Is more vigorous and 

 less affected by calcareous soils. Would probably be 'one of 

 the best Rupestris hybrids for poor soils; we must, however, 

 recognise that it withers away like the Gamay-Couderc, as 

 the result of the attacks of phylloxera, in the collection of 

 the School of Agriculture, Montpellier. 



We will also mention a few others created by Couderc. 



Bourrisquou X Rupestris Martin Nos. 60 1, 603, 604. 



Chasselas X Rupestris Martin Nos. poi, 2001, 1103. 



Mourvedre X Rupestris Ganzin No. 1203. 



Rupestris X Petit-Bouschet Nos. 503, 504. 



Rupestris X unknown No. 1206 as direct producers, and 



Camay X Rupestris Ganzin Nos. 1001, 1002. 



Pineau X Rupestris Martin No. 1305, as graft-bearers. 



