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sinuous in places, nodes large, slightly prominent, with 

 short internodes ; young shoots slightly violet-purple, with 

 a light fluffy tomentum ; tendrils bifurcated, of a vinous 

 red colour when young, becoming bronze-green later on; 

 buds bursting early, young leaves remaining folded along 

 the mid-rib for a very long period ; adult leaves orbicular, 

 with deep, acute, and regular teeth, upper face smooth, 

 rather like that of the leaf of V. Monticola ; petiolar sinus 

 regular V shape, petiole short, violet colour ; flowers gener- 

 ally male ; bunches rather small with very small spherical 

 berries, bluish-black, without foxy taste, with a deep colour 

 under the skin, often setting badly. 



The 1202 was proposed as a graft-bearer on account of 

 its great vigour and adaptability to limestone soils. Unfor- 

 tunately, like the Gamay-Couderc, it withered under the 

 action of the phylloxera in the collections of the School of 

 Agriculture of Montpellier. 



CHASSELAS x BERLANDIERI, No. 41 B. 



This remarkable hybrid was obtained by Millardet and 

 de Grasset. 



Description (according to Millardet). Very vigorous 

 plant with spreading habit, fertile, resembling at first sight 

 the pure Berlandieri. Wood of the year, large, often bent at 

 the nodes, flattened and often ribbed on one side from one 

 end to the other at the base of the strongest shoots, and 

 rounded towards the extremity. Wood light green or 

 slightly yellow when young, turning to a brown tobacco 

 colour when completely lignified. Internodes long, often 

 irregular (never more than 4|iu.). Nodes slightly 

 prominent ; buds covered with white down on top, rusty 

 coloured under the scales. Leaves with petiole generally 

 shorter than the limb, of a yellowish-green, often slightly 

 vinous colour in autumn, and slightly downy. Leaves 

 generally larger than long, very flat or only slightly 

 folded, generally pentagonal in shape at the base of the 

 canes and rounded at the extremity, with five lobes at the 

 base, three in the mean part, and entire towards the 

 extremity. Acute lobes on the lowest leaves, often very 

 obtuse on the mean and upper leaves. Lateral sinuses 

 sub-acute or obtuse like the lobes. Petiolar sinus, V or U 

 shaped. Teeth generally in one series, small, obtuse, or 

 rounded, downy on the edge. Limb rather thick, upper-face 



