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green and shiny, wider than long, without lobes ; when young, 

 transparent and brilliant, of a russet red ; they are folded together 

 so as to form a gutter. The sinus of the petiole is open and 

 scarcely perceptible; it has well-marked, wide, obtuse teeth- 

 serration. Berries small, spherical, in small bunches. Boots long, 

 slender, and very hard, but exceptionally large and fleshy, as in the 

 Rupestris Monticola (Du Lot or St. George) ; grows very readily 

 from cuttings. Of the Rupestris there are two groups, classed 

 according as they have small or larger leaves. The second group is 

 the best. 



RUPESTBJS MONTICOLA (syn. R. du Lot, St. George, Sijas) 

 is the stock vine, particularly suited to local conditions of soil and 

 climate in Western Australia. It has so far proved the best 

 adapted variety for the arid sands of the coastal districts and 

 the gravelly hills of the Darling Range. An erect grower, stands 

 drought admirably well, on account of its vigorous root system. 

 Unites readily with the European vines, suckers less than other 

 Rupestris. 



Eupestris Martin. 



RUPESTRIS MARTIN. Introduced from Texas ; suitable for 

 cold clay formations ; does not stand drought or limestone forma- 

 tion so well as the above variety, but in every other respect is a 

 good stock ; growth vigorous and straggling, canes wavy ; leaves 

 heart-shaped, thick, dark green, gutter-shaped, wavy ; petiolary 

 sinus, V-shaped ; teeth rounded and large. 



