AMERICAN VINES. 4? 



Teeth short and sharp, in two series ; lobes slightly revolute, 

 limb very slightly goffered between the veins. Light 

 green and glabrous on the upper-face, lighter green and 

 glabrous with a few disseminated stiff hairs on the veins of 

 the under-face, which are slightly protruding. Petiole of 

 medium size, rather long, slightly purple, forming an obtuse 

 angle with the limb. Grapes small, similar to those of the 

 V. Riparia, loose, with short pedicels ; berries small, hard, 

 spherical, with thin skin and umbilic, rather depressed on- 

 the side ; violet black-colour with bloom, red juice, at first 

 reminding of that of green figs. One to three small seeds, 

 resembling those of wild Kiparia. 



This cepage is almost sterile. 



Although this vine is of Franco- American origin, it has a 

 high resistance like the cepage above described. It grows 

 better in calcareous soils, but the same remarks regarding 

 the opportunities for its utilization also apply. 



BERLANDIERI x RIPAKIA, No. 33 ECOLE. 



This hybrid and the following were obtained from seeds 

 brought from America by Viala. 



Description (according to Viala and Ravaz). Strong and 

 vigorous plant, habit spreading, shoots straight, cylindrical, 

 large and strong, slightly ramified, interne >des rather short, 

 finely ribbed. Lignified canes drab coloured. Young shoots 

 glabrous, yellowish-green and pink in places. Leaves 

 medium, entire, with terminal lobes long and sharp, cordi- 

 form, very thick, main veins strong, with a few tufts of 

 hair. Upper-face deep green, shining, goffered between the 

 veins; under-face lighter green, varnish like; petiolar sinus 

 deep Y shaped, with a few hairs on the sides. Teeth blunt,, 

 in two series, regular ; petiole in the same plane as the limb. 



The Riparia x Berlandieri, No. 33, has very great vigour, 

 resists phylloxera well, and roots freely from cuttings. The 

 first experiments made at Cognac seem to prove that it is 

 well adapted to calcareous soils. 



BERLANDIERI x RIPARIA, No. 34 -EcoLE. 



Description (according to Viala and Ravaz). Vigorous 

 plant with stout trunk. Canes cylindrical, largely striated, 

 well-marked ribs on canes of medium size ; internodes of 

 medium length ; young shoots tomentose, covered all over 

 with numerous short hairs extending to the tendrils and 



