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vigorous grower, a good bearer with moderately long pruning, 

 very healthy, also suffering less from frost and coulure, and 

 will become, considering all this, one of the leading varieties. 

 Wood brownish gray, dotted with darker spots, rather long 

 jointed; buds whitish, prominent. Leaf dark green above, 

 somewhat rough, light green below, covered with gray hairs, 

 stem of leaf brownish, points of young shoots gray and 

 hairy, tendrils strong, generally divided into three at the end. 

 Bunch long, rather loose, shouldered, with long medium 

 sized stems; berry medium, slightly oval, greenish yellow, 

 translucent; thin skin, very juicy, sweet and sprightly. This 

 grape makes a very sprightly, high flavored and smooth wine, 

 which can hear diluting one-fourth in drinking, and still re- 

 tain its full character. It has a fine persistent foliage, and 

 will not suffer from sunscald. Ripens here in Northern Cal- 

 ifornia about the end of September. 



Marsanne. Synonym, Avilloran. This is another of the 

 Sauterne varieties, but of a stronger flavor than the former, 

 therefore it should be blended with lighter varieties, such as 

 Burger, for instance. Vine a very vigorous grower and im- 

 mense bearer, can be grown on four foot stakes with short 

 pruning. Wood dark gray with brown spots, growing 

 nearly straight, rather long jointed. Leaf dark green, rough 

 on upper side, grayish green below, leafstem long and stout, 

 green, young points of shoots, gray and wooly, tendrils long, 

 forking into 3 to 5 points. Bunch large and heavy, shoul- 

 dered, moderately compact ; stem thick and long ; berry 

 rather small, round, yellow, covered with white bloom, and 

 when fully ripe has a brown tinge in the sun ; moderately 

 juicy, rather thick skin, sweet and high flavored. A very 

 healthy vine, but so productive that it is apt to overbear. 

 Foliage fine and persistent, never suffers from sunscald, 

 ripens rather late, middle of October here. 



Green Hungarian. Synonyms, Verte longue, Long Green. 



