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pruning to produce well, and is seldom a heavy bearer, but 

 will make very choice wine. Ripens early, and as it also 

 starts early in spring, is susceptible to late frosts. 



Meunier, Synonyms, Millers Burgundy, Muellervebe. Vine 

 a strong grower, resembling the foregoing in the shape of the 

 leaf, and habit, but the leaf is covered with white bloom, 

 like flour, hence its name. The same bloom is prevalent on 

 the berry, which makes vine and fruit look like if flour had 

 been dusted on them. It makes a fine and delicate red 

 wine, and is somewhat more hardy in its bloom than the 

 foregoing, though it also needs long pruning to bring a fair 

 crop. Ripens early, about loth of September here. 



Portugieser, Blauer. Synonymns Moreto. Vine a strong 

 grower, with strong, pithy, young canes, which look almost 

 flat, wood brown, with darker spots and streaks, young points 

 shining light green. Leaf large, thin, deeply lobed, round, 

 smooth, dark green above, light green below, shining. Bunch 

 medium size to large, compact, sometimes shouldered, short, 

 woody ^tem; berry round, medium, blackish blue, with fine 

 bloom, some dark rusty spots, skin thin, very juicy and 

 sweet, ripens early. It makes a very pleasant, dark red 

 wine, without prominent character, and should be blended 

 with grapes which contain more tannin and acid, or used for 

 Port, for which it is very good. The vine is very productive. 



Trousseau. Synonym, Trussiaux. Vine a strong grower, 

 productive with long pruning. Leaf medium, nearly round, 

 not lobed, or but slightly, downy below, deep green above. 

 Bunch rather small, compact, seldom shouldered, short stem; 

 berry below medium, slightly oblong, short stem, ripens early, 

 very sweet. Better adapted to Port than for Claret. For the 

 first, it is perhaps better than any other variety. 



Tannat Noir. This new variety seems to meet with gen- 

 eral favor, being productive, hardy, and making a very fine, 

 dark red wine, with a good deal of tannin and character. 



