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crops, though they have been infested with Phylloxera for ten years or 

 more. Under such conditions, the low resistance of the Lenoir is 

 sufficient. It would be unsafe to conclude from this that Lenoir would 

 be sufficiently resistant in other soils and under other conditions. 



The failure of Riparia, noted both by Mr. Ewer and by Mr. Wheeler, 

 is in part due no doubt to the use of unselected stock. If Riparia 

 Gloire had been used it is probable that very different results would 

 have been obtained. 



G. de Latour, Rutherford. 



Vigor. Crop. 



Zinfandel on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil Not good 3 tons 



Burger on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil__ Very good 6 tons 



Alicante Bouschet on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil-Good 4 tons 



Palomino on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil Very good 2 tons 



Sauvignon vert on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil Very good 2 tons 



Green Hungarian on St. George, 5 years old, gravelly soil- Very good 5 tons 



Petite Sirah oh St. George, gravelly soil Weak Good 



Grand Noir on St. George, 3 years old, gravelly soil Good 1^ tons 



Mr. de Latour states further "* * * it seems that Zinfandel does 

 not succeed very well on St. George; the union with Petite Sirah 

 seems defective also. The Riparia X Rupestris 3309 seems to be still 

 better than the Rupestris St. George." 



SONOMA COUNTY. 



L. Justi, Glen Ellen. 



Reports that all the varieties of wine grapes in his district have 

 grown vigorously and borne good crops on Lenoir, with the exception 

 of the Petite Sirah, which sometimes fails. Alicante Bouschet and 

 Burger do particularly well. 



K. Nagasawa, Santa Rosa. 



Zinfandel on St. George, 5 years old, on light ashy soil, becoming 

 very hard in summer, are very vigorous and yield very well. Alicante 

 Bouschet, Beclan and Muscadelle du Bordelais on the same stock are 

 doing well, though too young to bear yet. 



SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. 



F. and F. A. Arnold, Stockton. 



Nature of soil: 24 acres 3 parts adobe and 1 part river sand and 

 slackens ; 3 to 6 feet deep ; no overflow for years ; no irrigation. Plowed 

 12 inches deep before planting cuttings; field grafting. Burger and 

 Mission doing well on Rupestris St. George, Riparia Gloire, Riparia 

 Grande Glabre, and Riparia X Rupestris hybrids. 



