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vine has become rare in these Islands, but was formerly 

 much more frequent in fields and gardens. The white 

 Corinth grape (^A. Passulina Bajda) is still rarer. The 

 vine is very vigorous, with long canes, and is highly 

 productive, requiring long or half-long pruning. The 

 leaves are rather small, elongated, 3 to 5 lobed, some- 

 what rough and deep green on the upper surface, cottony 

 on the lower surface, with a long, thin, reddish, twisted 

 leaf-stalk. The bunches are large, long, winged and 

 conical, rather loose. The berries are very small, round, 

 roundish, or discoidal, of a deep reddish violet colour, 

 with thin and adherent stalks, and are seedless or 

 rarely contain one seed. The pulp is soft and sugary, 

 with a delicate flavour. These are the black currants of 

 commerce, imported from Greece, but the grape as well 

 as its white variety, is also good for the press, producing 

 a wine of good quality and highly alcoholic. 



104. PINOT BLANC, or P. GRIS, BURAT or FAUVET 

 or PETIT GRIS, sometimes called by our gardeners Dielja 

 tax-Xiampanja. This splendid vine was introduced in 

 1854, but unfortunately remained long neglected or for- 

 saken at San Antonio Gardens. It is now being pro- 

 pagated on a fairly large scale. In vegetation and 

 requirements it is similar to Pinot noir, but the bunch is 

 larger, winged and very compact. The berries are 

 small, round, yellowish or greyish green, with a heavy 

 bloom, becoming greyish yellow with ruddy spots on the 

 sunny side. The pulp is soft and juicy, with a colourless 

 sweet jnice of a delicate flavour. This is an ideal grape 

 for the press, highly productive, and should be grown 

 extensively for the production of table wines comparable 

 in quality to the best white table wines of France. 

 It is the principal grape entering into composition of 

 Champagne. 



105. PlNOT NOIR, PlNEAU, PlNEAU FIN, NoiRIEN 



MORILLON, (often called by our gardeners Dielja tal 



