42 Vineyard Culture. 



FIRST PERIOD — i^tlijuly in the South ^ i.oth August at Paris. 



Almost all the grapes of this period are table grapes, yielding very in- 

 ferior wine. 



SECOND PERIOD — i^th August in the South; ■Jtk October a: Paris. 



COLORED GRAPES. 



Black " Pinot." — Yields little, but most delicate wine ; its wood being very 

 slender it must be staked. (Burgundy.) 



Reddish " Pinot." — Table grape ; light wine ; fine aroma. 



Moorish "Pinot." — Very dark berry; dark, inferior wine. (Dijon.) 



" Pulsart." — Pearl color ; leaves much indented ; large, thin pedicles ; 

 bunches thin ; fine berries, easily picked when ripe ; very productive on 

 level ground ; yielding a good wine, which, keeps well j requires to be 

 trained high to be productive ; steep, clayey lands, (Jura.) 



" Plant of the Dole." — Of slow growth, but ripening early ; oblong, dark 

 blue berries. (Switzerland.) 



Little "N'egran." — Yielding little, but of fine aroma. 



" Li-verdun." — Large leaves, without down j oblong berries j yielding much 

 wine, but not very alcoholic. (Lorraine.) 



** Meunier."" — Black grape j leaves covered over with a white down ; very 

 productive ; wine flat ; will not keep. 



Black " Franc." — Black, oblong berries ; light, pleasant wine ; adapted to 

 light, calcareous soils. 



WHITE AND GRAY GRAPES. 



Gray "Pinot." — Berries, dead leaf color ; very delicate ; light wine ; fine 

 aroma. (Sillery-Versenay.) 



White " Pinot." — Oblong berries — loose, with brown spot ; golden color j 

 fine wine j yield small. (Montrachet.) 



Aligotuy. — Leaves large, and downy on the under side ; red wood ; fine 

 skin ; liable to rot, but pretty good yielder. (Pouilly.) 



Sawvignin. — Round, sweet berries ; pretty good yielder. 



Musquette. — Round, sparse berries; amber color; wood fawn-colored j 

 berries liable to rot ; requires long pruning. (Gironde and Dordogne.) 



Blanquette. — Under side of leaf somewhat downy ; berries rather oblong } 

 pleasant flavor ; large, full bunches, drying quickly on the stock. (Aude 

 and Dordogne.). 



