46 Vineyard Culture. 



Maldoux. — Very productive J wine flat and rough. (Jura.) 



Grcnachc. — Leaves smooth on both sides ; bunches fine 5 berries sparse, 

 not very close, oblongj bluish black ; joints short j suffers from spring 

 frosts j wine very sweet j productive; strong ferruginous soils. (Gard, 

 Herault, Vaucluse.} 



Mouriiidre. — Leaves with purple veins ; downy underneath ; red wood, 

 with purple eyes ; berries round, of medium size,- sky-blue, taste not very 

 pleasant; thick skin; strong wine, which will bear transportation, and keep 

 a long time; early bearer; does not blight. (Vaucluse.) 



Black Spiran. — Berries black ; bright red wine, good, and delicate ; grown 

 also as a table grape. There are gray and white varieties of this. (Gard, 

 Herault.) ■^ 



Marocain. — Secondary leaves very much indented ; large bunches, with 

 large, sparse berries, hard, and covered with a white bloom ; grown as a 

 table grape. (Provence.), 



WHITE GRAPES. 



Picardan. — Light green grape, oval, somewhat firm, without being tough ; 

 very sweet ; keeps well ; wine smooth, will sparkle easily ; not productive. 



Calitor, — White berries, oval, not very soft ; apt to rot ; makes a good, 

 dry wine, and yields largely after a few years. 



Clairette. — Leaves very green on the upper side, and downy on the under 

 side ; bunches long ; berries oblong, not crowded, firm, and sweet ; keeps 

 well ; white wine, of good quality ; very productive in virgin and fertile 

 soils ; somewhat apt to blight. 



White Mmcat. — Of all these grapes, this is the sweetest, and the one 

 having the most aroma ; very good for the table. (Lunel, Frontignan.) 



SIXTH PERIOD — lotk October in the South} do notrifm in the latitude of 



Paris. 



Pique-Poule. — Close-jointed wood; berries oblong, close, reddish black; 

 very good grape ; fine, delicate, strong wine ; not productive ; must be 

 dose-trimmed. (La Nerthe.) 



Terret-Bouret. — Light red, or gray berries, oval ; large , bunches, wfeighing 

 as much as eight lbs. ; hangs heavy ; seldom blights ; likes good soil, and will^ 

 bear a good deal of manure ; grown principally for brandy. 



WHITE GKAFES. 



Turmint. — Leaves nearly entire, slightly three-lobed, dark green ; downy 

 underneath; berries white, sparse, irregular; cylindrical bunches; verysweet}, 

 yields little ; apt to blight ; dries well without spoiling ; very good wine. 



