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bunches and small berries was classed with the Rieslings. 

 It belongs to the Burgundy or Klaevner type, and is very simi- 

 lar to, but not identical with, the German Rulander or Grey 

 Klaevner, It is a stronger grower and more productive, with 

 larger bunches and berries, though not of as high quality. 

 However, it is a truly fine grape, an abundant bearer with 

 long pruning, though sometimes subject to coulure, and 

 makes a very fine wine, if not allowed to get over ripe, or 

 fermented with some grape of lighter quality and a more 

 sprightly acid. 



Vine a strong upright grower, with straight brown wood. 

 Leaf dark green above, lighter green, somewhat downy below, 

 medium size, deeply lobed, young shoots green, points of 

 shoots grey, tinged and edged with carmine, tendrils slender, 

 three pronged. Bunch compact, mostly shouldered, short, 

 strong stem; berry small to medium, pale red or grayish, cov- 

 ered with gray bloom, slightly oblong; skin rather thick, 

 moderately juicy, high flavor. It ripens suddenly about the 

 end of September, and should be taken when not higher 

 than 25 Balling, when it will make a much more sprightly 

 wine than when over ripe. In the latter case it is sluggish in 

 fermentation and apt to give trouble, unless fermented with 

 some lighter variety. 



Sf million. Synonym Colombar. This is one of the cele- 

 brated French varieties, a combination of it, the Sauvignon 

 blanc and Muscadelle de Bordelais make the famous wine of 

 Chateau Yquem. It seems to do well here, with long prun- 

 ing, and certainly makes fine wine by itself. Wood grayish, 

 strong and straight, leaf medium size, downy, lobed, wavey 

 and irregular. Bunch medium, seldom shouldered, but 

 broad, moderately compact ; berry medium, slightly oblong, 

 greenish yellow, very thin skin, transparent, very juicy and 

 sprightly, high flavor. Young shoots green, with grayish 

 points. Ripens here the first week in October, and makes a 



