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the Pineau, and of pleasant vinous flavour. It is one of 

 those vines which are least affected by the changeableness of 

 the weather, and is consequently well calculated for vineyards 

 in climates subject to great variations in this respect. It will 

 succeed in almost any soil, and yields wine fit to be drank the 

 first year. In consequence of its great celebrity, I obtained it 

 at different periods and from various persons, by whom it was 

 sent me under different names, which I have now arranged in 

 the list of synoiiymes. 



GROS RAUSCHLING. PR. CAT. No. 134. 



Grand rauschling. Rauschling^ le grand. 



Grosser rauschling. 



This is one of the vines most extensively cultivated in the 

 Rhenish vineyards, and particularly those of the northern part 

 of Fra*nce bordering on the Rhine. It is very hardy and of 

 easy culture, grows vigorously, and yields large crops and 

 abundance of wine. It is one of those best suited for vineyards 



in this latitude. 



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VICANE. PR. CAT. No. 311. 

 Vicame. 



The berries of this vine are white and of oval form. It is 

 a native of the French department of Charente-inferieure, and 

 is extensively cultivated in the French vineyards situated near 

 the Rhine. 



RIESSLING. PR. CAT. NO. 137. 



Clairette de Limoux. Kleiner riessling. 



Petit riessling, RiscJding. 



This is also one of the varieties which form the major part 

 of the vineyards in the north of France on the Rhine, and 

 is cultivated also near Limoux, in the department of Aude ; 

 the fruit is white, the vine very hardy, of easy culture, and it is 

 one of those that succeed the best among the kinds that have 

 been introduced to this vicinity. 



