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it has been recommended as a graft-bearer. However, on 

 account of its origin, it offers less guarantee than many other 

 graft-bearers which adapt themselves better to the same 

 conditions. Its resistance to lime is low ; it becomes 

 yellow, not only in chalky, but even in the groie soils of the 

 Charentes. 



ARAMON x RUPESTRIS GANZIN, No. 2. 



Resulting from the same seedlings. 



Description (according to V. Ganziri). Vigorous plant, 

 strong and stout, with long, spreading canes ; buds, light 

 bronze-green with reddish hue ; young shoots similar to No. 1, 

 but with a lighter tint ; leaves similar to No. 1 ; winter wood 

 stout, striated, often ribbed, light hazel colour with a 

 yellowish-white hue, sometimes reddish-brown covered with 

 black spots, and sometimes mottled with yellow, the general 

 colour being lighter than that of No. 1. 



This hybrid is affected by limestone more than No. 1. 



GAMAY COUDERC. 



Synonym : Colombeau x Rupestris Martin, No. 3103. 



Description (according to Couderc). Very numerous and 

 loose bunches of grapes,' 5^in. to Sin. in length, with oval 

 berries (about ^in.), black, very fine, taste resembling 

 European grapes, acid and sweet at the same time, with no 

 after taste, differing only from those of European vines by 

 less freshness. Its wine is good and of a fine colour ; the 

 alcoholic strength reaches 11 per cent. (19 per cent, proof 

 spirit) ; leaves resembling the Rupestris, bnt trilobed, with 

 characteristic goffered structure towards the centre. Its 

 leaves and semi- erect habit, its large wood with short inter- 

 nodes and large flat nodes, enable it to be easily distinguished, 

 which is of great importance from a commercial and viti- 

 cultural point of view. 



The Garnay Couderc has been recommended as a direct 

 producer and graft-bearer. Unfortunately, its resistance to 

 phylloxera does not seem to be sufficient. It died under the 

 attacks of the parasite at the School of Agriculture of Mont- 

 pellier, and in other places. 



COLOMBEAU x RUPESTRIS, No. 1202. 



Description. Very vigorous plant, with erect habit, 

 trunk large and stout, canes large, straight, or slightly 



