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It should only be cultivated in the dryer parts of the colony 

 where these diseases are not very prevalent. 



It requires a well-drained, free, clayey soil. 



The Carignane is very well adapted for the gooseberry mode of train- 

 ing, being an erect grower and requiring short pruning. It may be 

 described as follows : Vigorous erect grower, wood strong and 

 thick, of light-red colour, hard and brittle, short-jointed at the 

 base ; buds dark in colour and rather large ; leaves large, wrinkly 

 and uneven, five-lobed, the sinus being deep ; upper surface dark- 

 green and smooth, under surface slightly downy ; the leaves 

 assume a fine red colour at vintage time ; bunch large ; berries rather 

 long, slightly oblong, juicy, not very good to eat. It is cultivated 

 in Victoria. 



* Chasselas, Golden. Synonyms : Chasselas de Fontainebleau, 

 Pendant, Valais Blanc, Sussling, Frauentraube, Gutedel, 

 Marzemina Eianca, Chrupka, &c., &c. 



A white grape, respecting the value of which for wine-making 

 purposes the most varied opinions prevail. It is recognised by all 

 to be an excellent table grape. 



Although many authorities condemn it as a wine grape, we are 

 not of their opinion, and can confidently recommend it for the 

 production of a clean light wine. It presents the peculiarity of 

 giving a similar wine in countries subject to very different climates. 

 In Switzerland it gives a good wine where most other varieties 

 would only produce a crude sour wine, whilst in warm countries 

 it never gives a very strong wine. 



The cuttings of this variety should be selected with the greatest 

 care, as one often finds certain vines in a block of Chasselas almost 

 sterile. This is due to faulty selection of cuttings in the first place. 



Although one of the first sorts to come into leaf, it does not suffer 

 considerably from frost. It is one of the earliest sorts to ripen (first 

 period). 



It is rather liable to fungus diseases, but not excessively so. 



Although thriving in any soil, it seems to give the best results in a 

 free well-drained loam, with clay subsoil. 



It is well adapted to either long or short pruning, but does not 

 thrive if trained on the gooseberry -bush system. 



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