Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24

and that for every variety of soil, expos
ure and degree of moisture, there are one
or two American vines better adapted than
Others" and that this can only be deter
mined by each wine-grower for himself
and by experiment Seventeen of the
seventy grapeyines indigenous to Amer
lea have been subjected to culture, and ex-
pertinent has shown that the varieties
which proved most effective as stocks for
grating with European grapes belong to
these species
The Fox" Vitis labr,.sca) OF Penn
sylvania and Florida varieties, Isabella,
Concord, Diana, York's Madeira, Eume-
Ian, Hartford Prolific.
The "Summer" Vais Gstiralis)-Of
Virginia, the Carolinas and the Gulf
States; varieties, Jacquez, Herbemont,
Alvey, Norton's Virginia, Cynthiana, Le-
noir, Hermann.
The Winter" Vtis cordyolia)-o OF
Pennsylvania and Florida; varieties, Gin
ton, Vialla, Othello, Oporto, Franklin.
RoundIeaved vine Vitis rot,,r,difoiia,
of Virginia, the Carolinas and Gulf States
varieties, Scuppernong, Flowers, Thomas,
Tenderpulp Wish and Richmond.
Riverside"-Fi rparia of the Ohio
valley; varieties, r. Glabra, Tomenteux
and others.
All these varieties the Consul certifes
have been thoroughly tested in the Mar
settles district, and the results confirmed
by the observation of the leading wine
growers. OF the direct producers the
American vines yielding marketable
wines without grating he gives
the Clinton preference, but it has
proved too fastidious, and after a
few years of fine yield in many cases de-
generates. 1t is hence no longer favor
ite. The Concord began with great prom
Use, but has the fault of the Clinton in
time. The Jacquez is the most successful
direct producer among the American vines
in France. In that hot climate it has de-
veloped qualities not credited to it as
grating stock and direct producer in
America But it is more vulnerable to
the assaults of the phylloxera, and re-
quires careful attention. The Herbemont
ranks in France next to the Jacquez, but
is sparing in its yield its clusters ripen
tardily and the vine requires exceptionally
favorable conditions of soil and exposure.
The Cunningham or Long Grape is mainly
used as grating stock for the Chasselas,
Clairette and Aramont The Isabella is
abandoned, as soon vulnerable to the
phylloxera. The Lenoir proves in France
one of the best direct producers and gratis
well. The Othello, a hybrid, from
the Canada Clinton and Black Hamburg,
stands high as resistent and producer.
With these exceptions, Mr.. Mason reports
that at may be said that the native
American varieties of grapes have achieved,
as direct producers of marketable wines,
only partial and uncertain success in
this part of France. As rule the same
rank, aromatic favors which render our
grapes more valuable for the table than the
wine press, have been recognized as de-
fects by the French wine-growers. 1t is
rather as grating stocks for standard
European varieties that the American
vines are subscribing the most useful pur-
poses in restoring the blasted vineyards of
France" OF the grating varieties ac-
cepted in France, he places York's Madeira
first In France its American liability to
prematurely shed its leaves and tardily
and imperfectly ripen its fruit have dis
appeared, and it there also resists the
phylloxera. The objections to it are the
wild, rank flavor of its wine, and that as
a direct producer it bears sparingly, but
when grated with the Aramon or Chas-
selas it attains high vigor, increasing with
age. Taylor's Prolific stands next in
order, and the result of its graft with
Chasselas and Aramon is among the finest
in France. Several other varieties are
reported with specific virtues, and the
Consul concludes that, while the expert
ments have not been wholly successful,
yet the testimony establishes the fact that
in course of years the culture of Ameri-
can grapes in France will be reduced to
an exact science, and viii work complete
restoration of French vineyards