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quality; in other respects it is flat, and does not keep weL. It is 

 neither a vigorous grower nor a good bearer, but may, however, be 

 useful in a bad year, and in a cold district, to increase the colour of 

 other wines, and for this reason a few acres of it may be added to 

 vineyards in cooler parts of the first region if the soil is not colour- 

 promoting. 



It may be described as follows : Plant not vigorous, resembling 

 the Pinots ; leaves, five-lobed, and deeply indented, the two lower 

 indentations being the deepest, they are slightly cottony on both 

 sides, but more so on the under one; at vintage-time they can easily 

 be recognised by their magnificent red colour ; bunch small, close ; 

 berries, small, round, and with crimson juice. 



* Tokay. 



It is difficult to say what grape our Tokay really is ; it does not 

 seem to be identical with the Furmint, which is the chief grape grown 

 in the celebrated Tokay vineyards of Hungary ; nor does it answer 

 to the description of the Balafant, another Hungarian sort. It is, how- 

 ever, a very good grape and gives abundant crops of excellent wine. It 

 generally sets well at blossoming, and although very subject to oidium, 

 is not attacked by the anthracnosis. The fruit ripens pretty early, 

 and is very liable to rot if the vintage be a wet one. The wine does 

 not ferment regularly as a rule, and requires careful treatment when 

 young, still it may be recommended as a very good variety for the 

 first and second regions, for which, perhaps, it is too strong by itself. 

 It cannot be recommended for the third. The Tokay is a rather 

 vigorous erect grower, with short-jointed shoots of a pale reddish- 

 yellow. Leaves large, three-lobed, longer than broad, with deep, 

 sharp, and uneven teeth, upper-surface uneven, of a yellowish-green, 

 without down, under-surface rather downy ; bunches above medium 

 size, shouldered ; berries medium, round, thin-skinned. The Tokay 

 will give good crops when pruned short, but will do better with long 

 pruning. 



fVerdot. 



This is another of the red varieties largely cultivated in the 

 Bordeaux district for the production of clarets. The wine made 

 from it is very good, although rather hard at first. In this 

 respect it resembles the Cabernet, although it is inferior to it in 

 bouquet. It is also a better bearer than it. It is, as a rule, cultivated 



