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Berlandieri (Vitis). 



AMERICA. 



LEAVES. Entire, emarginate,* thick, stiff, hard, 

 relatively glossy on both faces, deep green. 

 Woolly down, patchy or disseminated on the 

 whole surface of the limb, and forming tufts 

 at the point of division of the veins on the 

 upper face. Stiff hair on veins and sub- 

 veins of under face. 



Teeth very short or blunt. 

 BUDS. Grey-ashy-violet. 



UPPER PORTION OF GROWING SHOOT. -Bronzed 

 or golden colour. 



WOOD. Hazel-grey or reddish-grey, with prominent 

 ribs, except on large canes ; disseminated 

 fluffy hair. . * 



BUNCH. Rather large, elongated. 



Peduncle, very strong, ligneous, deep red. 

 Berries, very small. 



Period of florescence, very late, three weeks to 

 one month later than most other species. 



* Emarginate, when speaking of leaves, means that in entire leaves the 

 limb becomes narrow suddenly below the two teeth forming the two lateral 

 lobes. (See figures of the Berlandieri group No. 1 and No. 3.) 



