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down, few ramifications, tendrils discontinuous, very strong, 

 violet colour when herbaceous ; leaves large, orbicular, 

 entire, with more developed teeth indicating the inferior and 

 superior lobes, flat or folded conically ; petiolar sinus open, 

 lyre shaped ; teeth very irregular, often in several series, 

 wide and blunt ; limb thick, tough, upper-face deep green, 

 glabrous, varnish like. In autumn the leaves become red 

 like those of the Tinto's. Veins protruding, strong, covered 

 with a slight, woolly down. Petiole strong, forming an 

 obtuse angle with the limb ; bunches large, shouldered, 

 pyramid-shaped, rather compact and regular. Berries 

 medium, spherical, tender when ripe, with thin skins, red, 

 becoming almost black at maturity. Persistent umbilic, 

 juicy, coloured pulp. Ve y fertile cepage. 



SeibeVs hybrid, No. 2, was also recommended as a direct 

 producer, but its resistance, which is smaller than No. 1 

 (about 8) . does not allow it to be very extensively used for 

 reconstitution. 



FRANC'S HYBBID. 



Obtained by Franc from seeds of Rupestris. In a report 

 to the Minister of Agriculture in 1894, Franc pointed out 

 this hybrid as resisting all cryptogamic diseases and 

 phylloxera. 



Description (according to Franc). Very vigorous plant- 

 habit erect, trunk strong, increasing rapidly in dimensions. 

 Shoots strong, with numerous ramifications ; buds stout, 

 covered with light red scales ; abundant bloom rather late 

 in the season ; flowers never affected by non-setting. Leaves 

 deep green, upper-face very shiny, under-face lighter. 

 Luxuriant vegetation. Bunches varying in size ; berries 

 black spherical, having a thin skin and a fine bright red 

 juice, sweet, with an agreeable taste. 



Franc's hybrid was proposed as a direct producer, but 

 notwithstanding the large number of grapes it bears the 

 yield in juice is small. Its wine is inferior, and the colour, 

 although very bright at first, quickly alters. Its resistance 

 to phylloxera has not yet been ascertained. 



ALICANTE x RUPESTRIS, No. 20, OF TERRAS. 

 Obtained by Terras, in the Var, by crossing the Alicante 

 and Rupestris. Very fertile, notwithstanding the bad 

 quality of its wine ; this vine has been rather boomed by 

 vine-growers, but its small resistance to phylloxera leads 

 us to think that it will soon be discarded. 



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