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lindrical, berry small, slightly oblong, black with blue bloom, 

 moderately juicy, sweet, rather thick skin. Ripens about 

 first of October. 



Gam-ay Teinturier, Synonym Gamay McGuey. This is a very 

 productive variety, though a moderate grower, and as its juice 

 is red, is no doubt valuable as a grape for coloring, also makes 

 a very sprightly and finely flavored wine by itself, of the true 

 claret type. 



Vine a rather slow grower, with close jointed, dark colored 

 wood. Leaf medium, heart shaped, shining dark green above, 

 lighter green below. Leafstems short, reddish. Bunch small 

 to medium, compact, cylindrical, sometimes shouldered, with 

 short stems. Berry medium, black, oblong, juicy, sprightly 

 and high flavored, with purple juice. Colors early, but ought 

 to hang until first of October to develop its true quality, it is 

 a very abundant bearer, with short pruning. 



Grosse Blaue, Koelner, Grobhwarze. This variety was 

 introduced here by Mr. John Thomann, who brought it from 

 Switzerland; and has made quite a name as a valuable variety 

 for blending, and on account of its deep color as well as 

 abundance of tannin. While I do not consider it a strictly 

 choice variety by itself, yet it makes a good neutral wine, 

 which is very useful as a blend with Crabbs Black Burgundy, 

 and other softer varieties, and therefore very useful in the 

 wine cellar. 



Vine a vigorous but not very stocky grower, wood grayish 

 brown, long and thin, close jointed. Leaf thin, deeply lobed, 

 purplish green above, whitish green or tomentose below, stem 

 long and thin, purplish green, young shoots purplish white. 

 Bunch large and cylindrical, sometimes shouldered ; berry, 

 large, oblong, black, shining, of pleasant quality for the ta- 

 ble, juicy, stem of bunch long, moderately productive. 

 Ripens about first of October. Needs rather long pruning. 



Petit Sirrah. This, although of recent introduction, 



