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LE BRUN FOURCA, DUH.-- PK. CAT. No. 156. 

 Gros Taulier, of some vineyards. Plant de Bordeaux. 



Vitis uvd ampld ; acinis nigris, magnis, rotundis, fyc. 



The title here adopted from Duhamel, is that by which this 

 vine is known in Provence, and it is found under culture in all 

 the vineyards of that district of France, and considered excel- 

 lent for wine and pleasant for the fable. Although called 

 Gros taulier by some persons, it differs however from the 

 taulier, of which we shall speak hereafter. Its shoots are 

 not rampant, and the branches are not so red ; its leaves are 

 larger, of a darker green, and more deeply serrated. It is 

 not so early as the Taulier, but earlier than the Mourvede, 

 and also more easily affected by frosts than the latter. It 

 is cultivated in the same expositions, and its fruit is not sub- 

 ject to rot. 



LE TAULIER. 



Plant de Manosque. Manosquen. 



Vitis acino nigro, rotundo, duriusculo, suavis, saporis, succo ragro, labia, inficieuti. 



This vine seems nearly allied to the Pineau of Burgundy, 

 which forms the greater portion of the vineyards of that pro- 

 vince, and which should not be confounded with the Franc- 

 pineau. There are few grapes which have such a variety of 

 names. The leaves of this vine are round and indented, green 

 and shining above, and light green beneath ; the peduncle is 

 red, and the shoots are very rampant. It is one of the most 

 estimable varieties that can be cultivated ; it yields a strong 

 bodied wine that is rich and pleasant, and very suitable for 

 transportation, and the fruit, although the skin is thick, ripens 

 perfectly. 



LE CATALAN, DUH. 



Vitis acino subrotundo, nigrifmoUL 



This variety, very common in Provence, matures its fruit at 



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