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La Folle is not a very vigorous grower. Shoots thick and short- 

 jointed, of a light-reddish tint. Leaves five-lobed sinus, of limited 

 depth, especially the upper lateral ones ; upper surface of a peculiar 

 dull green colour, rather flabby, reminding somewhat of the Isabella 

 ( Vitis Labrusca), free from down, with veins of a reddish tint, under 

 surface rather downy; bunch medium size, close; berries rather large, 

 round. With one exception it is not cultivated in Victoria. 



* Gamay, Petit (Small). Synonyms : Gamay Noir, Plant 



d'Arcenant, Gamay Nicholas. 



A good red variety extensively cultivated in the Beaujolais district 

 of France. 



It is admirably adapted for the first or cool region of the colony, 

 although rather liable to frosts, as it comes into leaf early; it ripens 

 during the second period, and is a heavy bearer. It is rather sus- 

 ceptible to the attacks of the oidium. The wine made from it varies 

 more than that of most of the preceding sorts with the character of 

 the soil. In a granite or porphyry soil it produces the excellent wines 

 of Beaujolais, whilst in the Burgundy district, where the soil is rich 

 in lime, it yields a very inferior wine, although the climate of both 

 places is practically the same. 



It ought to be pruned short, and is a moderately vigorous upright 

 grower, with shoots of medium size ; leaves medium, five lobed, 

 teeth short and irregular, upper-surface light-green, under-surface 

 almost free from down ; bunch medium, close ; berries medium, 

 slightly oval, black, covered with bloom. 



The Gros Gamay, also called Gamay Bond or Gamay d' Or leans, 

 differs little from it, but is, if anything, a heavier bearer, although 

 the wine made from it is of inferior quality; it differs chiefly from the 

 preceding one by the berries being round instead of oval. It is only 

 to be found in a few Victorian vineyards. 



* Gouais. Synonyms : Burger Blanc (white), Elbling, &c., &c. 

 The Gouais has been confounded with La Folle, from which, 



however, it is totally distinct. 



It deserves mention, as it is cultivated to some extent in Victoria, 

 but is, at the best, an inferior sort, the wine made from it being 

 weak, flat, poor in tannin, and not keeping well. It is a very heavy 

 bearer and yields, under favorable circumstances, 800 gallons per 



