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blade. The bunches are large, conical, winged, some- 

 what loose but not shanked, with a long yellowish brown 

 peduncle. The berries are large, roundish or elliptical, 

 waxy yellow, with little bloom, often flushed marbled or 

 dotted rust, without any undersized or abortive berries. 

 The rind is thick and tough, and the pulp is fleshy soft 

 and juicy, very sweet, with an agreable flavour. It is a 

 fine table grape, and should prove a valuable sort for 

 the press. 



97. NEBBIOLO DI BAROLO, also called Marchesana, 

 Picotener, Spanna di Gattinara, etc. This is a ver> 

 recent introduction from Upper Italy. It is one of the 

 most valuable Italian vines, and produces the celebrated 

 wines of Barolo and Gattinara, but so far it has not 

 given encouraging results outside its native district. The 

 vine is vigorous with long canes, but is not very produc- 

 tive even in its native home. The grape seems also to 

 lose in part its fine quality when grown outside its own 

 region, but is always a wine grape of superior quality. 

 Requires half-long or long pruning. The leaves are 

 five-lobed, light green and smooth on the upper surface, 

 somewhat cottony or hairy on the under surface, with a 

 long hairy reddish leaf-stalk. The bunches are long, 

 conical, winged, somewhat loose. The berries are rather 

 small, roundish of oval, dull purplish red, with a thin 

 rind. The pulp is soft, watery, sweet, with a fine aroma. 



98. NIGRU GROSS. ([\.. Sangioveto grosso, San- 

 gioveto dolce, Sangiovese, Prugnolo}. This remarkable 

 Italian vine was probably introduced here during the rule 

 of the Order of St. John, and is now grown extensively 

 in most vineyards. The vine is very vigorous with a 

 spreading habit and thick long trailing canes. Requires 

 long or half long pruning. The leaves are large, long, 

 trilobed, with acute segments, dull green and smooth on 

 the upper surface, somewhat hairy along the nerves 

 on the lower surface, with a long and thick leaf-stalk, 



