42 Vineyard Culture. 



FIRST PERIOD \yhjuly in the South; zotA August at Paris. 



Almost all the grapes of this period are table grapes, yielding very in- 

 ferior wine. 



SECOND PERIOD 25^ August in the South; jth October a: Paris. 



COLORED GRAPES. 



Black " Pinot." Yields little, but most delicate wine ; its wood being very 

 slender it must be staked. (Burgundy.) 



Reddish " Pinot" Table grape ; light wine ; fine aroma. 



Moorish " Pinot." Very dark berry; dark, inferior wine. (Dijon.) 



" Pulsart" Pearl color ; leaves much indented ; large, thin pedicles j 

 bunches thin ; fine berries, easily picked when ripe ; very productive on 

 level ground ; yielding a good wine, which keeps well ; requires to be 

 trained high to be productive ; steep, clayey lands. (Jura.) 



" Plant of the Dole.'''' Of slow growth, but ripening early j oblong, dark 

 blue berries. (Switzerland.) 



Little "Negran." Yielding little, but of fine aroma. 



" Li-verdun." Large leaves, without down ; oblong berries ; yielding much 

 wine, but not very alcoholic. (Lorraine.) 



" Meunier." Black grape ; leaves covered over with a white down ; very 

 productive; wine flat; will not keep. 



Black " Franc." Black, oblong berries ; light, pleasant wine j adapted to 

 light, calcareous soils. 



WHITE AND GRAY GRAPES. 



Gray "Pinot." Berries, dead leaf color ; very delicate ; light wine j fine 

 aroma. (Sillery-Versenay.) 



White " Pinot." Oblong berries loose, with brown spot; golden color j 

 fine wine; yield small. (Montrachet.) 



Aligotuy. Leaves large, and downy on the under side ; red wood j fine 

 skin ; liable to rot, but pretty good yielder. (Pouilly.) 



Sauvignin. Round, sweet berries ; pretty good yielder. 



Musquette. Round, sparse berries ; amber color ; wood fawn-colored j 

 berries liable to rot; requires long pruning. (Gironde and Dordogne.) 



Blanquette. Under side of leaf somewhat downy ; berries rather oblong ; 

 pleasant flavor ; large, full bunches, drying quickly on the stock. (Aude 

 and Dordogne.) 



