264. 
Bunches large, moderately compact, shouldered, conico-cylin- 
drical, thick peduncles. Berries large, longer than wide, flat- 
tened at the ends, red, covered with lilac bloom, green 
where too much shaded; fleshy and crisp; ripens late. A very 
showy grape and a good packer; quality indifferent; bears well 
either short or long pruned, and does best on clayey soil. On damp 
sandy soil fails to colour well. One of the most showy grapes 
grown. Does very well trained on overhead trellis. Subject to 
Black Spot. 
Gros COLMAN (syn. Dodreladi of Caueasus).—A round, black 
vinous grape; season late; very handsome and valuable kind for 
late winter and market purposes; second rate as to quality. Vine: 
free-vigorous, the shoots stout, with large prominent buds; very 
fruitful; wood long, stout, not hard, with abundant pith, long joints, 
buds large, slightly downy. Leaves large, broad, very downy, often 
presenting the appearance of flagging, and very early in the season 
assuming a iusty aj pearance, from which they change to a dull 
reddish hue, which is very ornamental. Fruit: bunehes medium 
sized, rather short and broad, with usually one large shoulder, giving 
the bunch a one-sided appearance, sets very freely; stalk lone. thin, 
hut very tough and strong. Berries very large, round, sometimes 
inclined to oblate; the stvle-point depressed. Skin thick though 
adhering to the flesh, dark purple or black, covered with a thick 
bloom. Flesh firm, coarse, and generally with an indifferent flavour, 
but when highly ripened and commencing to shrivel it is pleasant. 
Cultural Notes—-A very strong-constitutioned vine, doing well, 
like the Alicante, in many Jocalities, and also requires plenty of heat 
to ripen to perfection. The enormous size of the berries and weight 
of the bunches necessitate some care in thinning and not over- 
cropping—an error of treatment which is soon apparent in the want 
of colour. Requires spur pruning. In damp soil, or when highly 
manured with organic fertilisers, the berries split and become 
mouldy. 
Cornicuon Purrie (syn. Pizutello)—Vine a vigorous and 
erect grower; thick, light brown, short-jointed wood; leaves large, 
fine lobed, dark green above, lighter and hairy below, coarsely 
toothed, with thick, short petiole; bunches very large, loose, on long 
peduneles, and on this account easy to pack, even when the bunches 
are very large. Berries large, long, and curved, darkly coloured 
and spotted, thick skinned, firm, on long pedicels; ripens late; of 
attractive appearance and a good packer. Pruned short. 
OnANEZ (also written Joannés—the J being silent, also Daria 
and Almeria, after the province and the port of shipment).— 
A Spanish variety of splendid shipping qualities and largely ex- 
ported from the ports of Almeria and Malaga to London and New 
York. Vine vigorous; leaves medium size, and lightly lobed, 
