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with grey down; bunches small and close; berries small, round, 

 black, without foreign taste. 



It is not used as a direct producer. 



VITIS CALIFORNIA. 



Deserves mention as it is held in some esteem in America. It is 

 a vigorous grower, with slender, ramified, slightly downy shoots. 

 Leaves small, usually entire, with blunt teeth, upper-surface glossy, 

 under-surface paler, with tufts of hairs on the veins; small black 

 berries. This species is not esteemed in France, where it is said to 

 be subject to chlorosis, and fungus diseases. It resists phylloxera, 

 but its very small yield unfits it or a direct producer. It is a 

 good stock to graft on, but is difficult to propagate by cuttings. 



VITIS CANDICANS. 



Commonly termed the Mustang grape in America. 



Like many others, it would form an excellent stock for grafting, as 

 it is very vigorous and phylloxera-resistant, but can only be propa- 

 gated with difficulty from cuttings. The fruit is so acid as to render 

 it unfit for a direct producer. It is a heavy bearer. 



It is a most vigorous grower, with medium, long-jointed shoots; 

 leaves rather small, either heart-shaped or lobate, upper- surface 

 bright green and smooth, under-surface covered with a very close 

 white down; bunches small, but very numerous; berries large, black, 

 and of an acrid taste; seeds large. 



VITIS CINEREA. 



This species seems to be allied to Vitis &stivalis and V. Ber- 

 landieri. Like the latter, it thrives in chalky soils, but is also 

 difficult to propagate. 



It is a vigorous spreading grower, with small leaves, either entire 

 or subdivided, of a whitish-green above and below, the veins on the 

 under side are hairy; bunch small; berries very small, black, without 

 bloom, acid, but without foxy taste. 



VITIS CORDIFOLIA. 

 Called in America Winter Grape, Frost Grape, or Chicken 



Grape. 



It is similar to the last in most respects, such as its adaptability to 

 chalky soils and the difficulty with which it can be propagated. 



