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ripe ; large buds. Leaves : medium size, five-lobed, rough and 

 coarse ; upper surface dark-green, under surface downy and whitish ; 

 leaf-stalk and veins dark reddish-brown ; lateral sinus not much 

 marked ; petiolar sinus open. Fruit : bunches medium, close, 

 cylindro-conical, small shoulders, hard, woody stalk. Berries - r 

 medium, round ; skin thick, black, covered with a thick blue bloom ; 

 juicy, and rather astringent. 



Cultural Notes. Wine of no special character. Comes into 

 leaf late. Eesists all sorts of fungoid diseases well. Pruned short, 

 and trained bush fashion. Heavy yielder ; very hardy ; grows in any 

 soil, but does especially well on drained limestones and in hot 

 localities. 



MILLER'S BURGUNDY (syn. Pineau Meunier). Similar to Pinot 

 noir, but differing in so far as the leaves are very downy both on the 

 upper as well as the under surface, which gives to the vine the 

 appearance of having been dusted with flour; hence its name. 

 Extensively grown in Champagne for making the sparkling wine. 



MORRASTEL (syn. Burgundy [?] in W.A.). A profitable red 

 wine grape. Season: mid -season (third period). Merits: combines 

 quality with quantity ; resists diseases well. Vine : strong, 

 upright, fruitful. Wood: thick, pretty hard, of a reddish colour ; 

 joints not very long ; nodes strong and swollen. Buds, hairy white. 

 Leaves : strong, light green, three to five lobes, not very indented ; 

 glabrous on upper surface, and somewhat cottony on underside ; 

 leaf-stalk and veins red ; dies yellow with red patches. Bunch : 

 large, winged, and conical ; berries close set, black, with blue bloom, 

 oblong, juicy. 



Cultural Notes. Very fruitful in soil well adapted to its 

 growth. Does remarkably well on hillsides, where it produces a 

 wine full of character, with a rich grenat colour, suitable for 

 blending-. It also does well in heavy or in loamy soil. The buds burst 

 late, and is therefore late affected by light frost ; the bunches set 

 very well ; resists well cryptogamic fungoid diseases. Does not 

 do so well in sandy land, where its yield is not so great. In damp 

 places the vine is liable to rot ac the crown, and shoots come up 

 again from the roots ; in rich soil it grows wood and leaves too 

 luxuriantly for fruit production. The lower buds being fruitful 

 and the growth erect, short pruning suits it best. 



RED MUSCAT OF FRONTIGNAN (syn. Constantia, in W.A.). 

 (See above.) 



MOURISCO PRETO (syn. Tinto). A port wine grape, rich in 

 sugar and low in acid and tannin. Matures early (preto), end of 

 the second period. Vine vigorous ; young shoots of a light colour ; 

 canes straggling, with internodes 3 to 4 inches long, and small, 

 flattened nodes ; colour of wood light-grey ; wood hard and with 

 little pith. Leaves: large, roundish, some five-lobed; lateral 

 sinuses slightly open, basal one widely open ; smooth on the surface ; 

 light bright green ; petiole or leaf-stalk thick, smooth, whitish- 

 green. Bunches : numerous, large, pyramidal, more or less branched ; 



