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\#Seyve-Villard 5247. Harly. Very vigorous, not troubled by diseases of fruit or foliage, 
hardy.e Big crops. Wine highly regarded in France, light in colores Short pruning. 
\ Seyve-Villard 12417. Mid-seasone This variety was developed for use in southern Francee 
Shows some promise for the southemStates and other long-season areas. Does not ripen well 
in the Northeast. Spur pruning. 
\ Seyve-Villard 18315. Barly mid-season. Handsome fruit, berries oval, slightly pointed, 
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borne in broad conical solid bunches, coloring evenly. Popular in southern France. Vine 
of moderate vigor, foliage slightly subject to spray burn. Rarely troubled by disease. 
Short pruning. 
~ Seyve-Villard 18402. Early mid-season. Remarks on S.V. 12417 apply to this one alsoe 
Couderc 4401. Earlye One of the older French hybridse Has lost favor because its bunches 
are small and picking is slow, but has value for its winter hardiness. Wine of intense color 
when fully ripe. Half-long pruning. 
WHITE WINE VARIETIES 
(Asterisk (*) indicates most popular and widely-tested varieties.) 
*Seibel 4986. Mid-season. Vine vigorous, healthy and hardy; fruit pinkish gold at maturity, 
in beautiful winged bunches of moderate size. Owing to its compactness, must be picked 
promptly to avoid ripe rote The variety has become practically standard in certain regions 
of France, owing to regularity of production and high quality of winee Short pruning. 
‘ Seibel 4995. Early mid-season. Steady producer, wine of good quality, but not a showy 
variety.e Half-long pruning. 
*Seibel 5279. Very earlye Our leading white wine variety, with a wide area of adaptation. 
Superb variety, very vigorous and hardy, bearing fruit in longy loose clusters. Pulp very 
liquid, pressing easily. Wine pale, fresh, delicate, somewhat resembling the Alsatian wines. 
This variety is much used in Switzerland. Long pruning. 
Seibel 5296. Early mid-season. With us it is capricious, being sometimes a heavy producer 
and sometimes a shy onee Must be picked promptly at maturity.e Handsome fruit, good wine. 
Spur pruninge 
Seibel 5409. Early mid-season. Very healthy and vigorous, and its wine is one of the best. 
Good average producere Buds push late--insurance against frost damage. Spur pruninge 
Seibel 5760. Early. Vine of average vigor, healthy. Medium-large bunches, small fruit 
deep rose in colore Wine of good quality. Spur pruhinge 17 lec 
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' Seibel 6468. Mid-seasone Handsome, vigorous vine, large handsome bunches yielding wine of 
ordinary quality. One of the parents of S.V. 12375, which we consider superior. Spur pruning. 
*Seibel 9110. Barly mid-season. Vigorous, hardy and resistant. Fruitexcsptionally beauti- 
ful, loose but well-formed bunches, berries of medium size, pinkish yellow, oval-pointed. A 
delicious table grape as well as an excellent white wine grape. Half-long pruning. 
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‘ *Seibel 10868. Early mid-season. Variety of high promise, vigorous, healthy and productive. 
Handsome pink fruit, excellent wine. Buds push early, so should not be planted ina frosty 
locations Spur pruning. ' 
Seibel 11303. Mid-season.e Rather weak-growing vine producing good crops of large, handsome 
berries ranging in color from pink to laverder. Wine of superior quality, and is showing 
real promise in Texas as a table variety. Must not be allowed to over-beare Spur pruninge 
