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thick, of a purplish-black, covered with bloom ; juicy, of a refresh- 

 ing taste, very agreeable to eat. 



* Aucarot. 



This seems to be variety of white Pinot, so we shall refer to it 

 later on. 



* Baxter's Sherry. 



Au ordinary white grape, somewhat extensively cultivated in 

 Victoria, which gives a wine of an exaggerated sherry character. It 

 is a heavy bearer, and gives from 600 to 800 gallons per acre. It 

 comes into leaf and ripens in the second period. It may be described 

 as follows: Vigorous, rather spreading grower, shoots of a reddish 

 yellow colour, long and slender; leaves large of a peculiar tender, rather 

 flabby texture, divided into five lobes, or sometimes seven lobes, the 

 two extra ones being around the first pair of secondary veins on the 

 midrib, petiolar sinus rather open; upper surface bright green and 

 smooth, under surface covered with fine silky down; a few hairs 

 on the veins. Bunch large, rather loose, with oval berries. 



* Black Hambro*. Synonyms: Black Hamburg, Frankenthal, 

 Schwartz or Blauer Trollinger, &c., &c. 



A very fine black table grape, which can also be used for wine- 

 making purposes; in the third region it will give very good results, 

 as the wine made from it is light and delicate, and it is a heavy 

 bearer, ripens during the second period; it is a vigorous grower with 

 thick shoots, leaves large, not deeply indented, teeth rather rounded 

 off, upper surface smooth, under surface very slightly downy. The 

 secondary veins of the mid-rib are almost white and very distinct, 

 giving the whole leaf a characteristic appearance. Bunch large and 

 rather loose. Berries large, almost round, and thick-skinned. The 

 celebrated vine at Hampton Court is a Black Hambro'. 



* Black Prince and *Black St. Peter. 



Two more table varieties, which give good results for wine-making 

 purposes in the warmer districts of the colony. They are both very 

 vigorous varieties, and may be pruned long. 



Bouschet Hybrids. 



The Bouschet Hybrids are a group of sorts, being the outcome of 

 the experiments of Louis Bouschet in 1828. He endeavoured to 



