> 



UNIVERSITY 



AND WINE MAKING. 



sas, and Texas, where it grows on dry, flinty hillsides, 

 either supporting itself or climbing over low bushes. Ib 

 has very firm, shining, thin roots, and has lately attract- 

 ed great attention in France as a resistant stock for 

 grafting. It makes a good, deep-colored wine, but will 

 hardly afford enough to be profitable as a direct pro- 

 ducer. Propagates readily from cuttings. 



VITIS CALIFORNICA, Bentham (California Grape). 

 This is found everywhere throughout the State, along the 

 ravines and water courses, seldom on dry ground. It is 

 a strong, vigorous grower, clambering to the tops of 

 trees and trailing along the ground. Wood smooth, 

 light-brown, long and thin, but short-jointed ; leaves 

 heart-shaped, downy on both sides, though much more 

 so on the lower; young shoots and leaves of a peculiar 

 whitish tinge ; tendrils numerous, reddish. Bunch long 

 and loose; berries small, round, black; roots very numer- 

 ous and strong, but thick, and soft in texture, with a 

 tendency to go down perpendicularly. Eeports are con- 

 flicting about its propagation from cuttings ; some say it 

 grows easily, others claim that it strikes root with diffi- 

 culty. Its resistant qualities do not appear to be fully 

 determined ; its strong growth is in its favor, while the 

 softness of its roots are an unfavorable indication. 



Vms ARIZONICA, Engelmann (Arizona Vine). This 

 differs very much from the preceding in its habit and 

 general appearance. While the California vine trails over 

 the ground, the Arizona is a very upright grower. Woocl 

 smooth, yellowish, slender, and long-jointed ; leaves, 

 heart-shaped, shining, and smooth on both sides. The 

 roots are not so soft as those of the California grape, re- 

 sembling those of the riparia, though not quite so firm. 

 I have not seen the fruit, but creditable samples of wine 

 have been made of it. Its chief value will be as a resist- 

 ant grafting stock, although its value for that purpose is 

 not yet fullv established. 

 11 



