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The Chasselas may be described as follows : Rather vigorous 

 grower, wood of a reddish brown colour, often short-jointed near the 

 old wood; leaves about as broad as long, five-lobed, but not deeply 

 indented ; teeth broad, obtuse, and almost even ; upper surface 

 smooth, but not glossy, of a yellowish-green colour ; under surface 

 without down and similar to the upper, only paler. The young 

 leaves are conspicuous by their deep yellowish bronze tint. Bunch 

 above the average size, conical, shouldered, more or less compact. 

 Berries rather large, thick-skinned, with small seeds, and of delicious 

 flavour. When grown in the shade they are of pale-green semi- 

 transparent colour, but if exposed to the sun of a golden bronze. It 

 is rather largely grown in Victoria. 



The Chasselas Violet, Chasselas Rose, and Chasselas de Falloux 

 are only of value as table grapes, the latter is somewhat similar to the 

 Chasselas Rose; they differ from the golden chiefly in the colour of 

 the fruit. 



Chasselas Musqut is another sort, differing chiefly in the Muscat 

 flavour of its fruit. 



Cinsailt. Synonyms: Bourdales, Boudales, Espagnin, Salerne, 

 and sometimes, but erroneously, Picardan Noir and Ulliade 

 Noir. 



A good red variety, largely cultivated in the south of France, on 

 drier soils. It yields as much as 400 gallons per acre of a good, 

 light, red wine. It comes into leaf late, and ripens early in the 

 second period. It is similar in many respects to the Oeillade, but is 

 a more spreading grower, with more slender shoots. Leaves smaller, 

 more deeply indented, and more downy underneath than those of the 

 Oeillade. Berries also larger. It is a good variety for table purposes. 

 Clairette. Synonyms : Blanquette, Cotticour. 



A white variety from which some excellent French wines are made, 

 It is very long-lived, but suffers from a peculiar form of anthracnosis> 

 termed punctuated anthracnosis. 



The average crop it gives is about 250 gallons per acre. It is very 

 well suited for table purposes. 



Corinth (Currant). 



A small berried seedless variety of Muscat, of value for the pro- 

 duction of currants with a fine flavour. It is very similar to the 

 Muscats, and, as a rule, less hardy than the Zante. 



