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DIVISION i;. SKIX AI)ill<:KI.\(i TO THE PULP 

 (EIIR0PP:AN GRAPES) 



Skction J I. Berries Seedless 



627. Sultanina is one of tlio standard seedless p:rapes of the 

 Pacific sl()j)e, g^rown botli to eat out of liaiid and for raisins. 

 Probably it can be raised in home plantations in favored parts 

 of eastern America where the season is long and warm. The 

 following description is compiled. 



Vine very vigorous^ very productive ; trunk large with very long canes. 

 Leaves glabrous on both sides, dark yellow-green above, light below; gen- 

 erally 3-lobed, with shallow sinuses; teeth short and obtuse. Bunch large, 

 conic-cylindrical, well filled, with herbaceous peduncles. Berries oval, beauti- 

 ful golden-yellow color; skin moderately thick; flesh of rather neutral 

 flavor; very good. 



Section III. Berries Seeded 

 Group 5. Berries Greenish 



628. Chasselas Golden. Chasselas Dore. Fontainehleau. 

 Sweetwater. — Several qualities have made Chasselas Oolden a 

 favorite grape wherever it can be grown. The variety is adapted 

 to widely differing environments ; the season of ripening is early ; 

 while not choicely high, the quality of the grapes is good, and 

 they are beautiful in color which is clear green tinged with 

 golden-bronze where exposed to the sun. Chasselas Golden is a 

 popular variety on the Pacific slope, and should be one of the 

 first Viniferas to be tried in the East. 



Vine medium in vigor, very productive; buds open in midseason. Leaves 

 medium to above in size, slightly cordate; lobes 5, terminal lobe acuminate; 

 basal sinus broad and rather deep ; lower lateral sinus variable, usually 

 broad and sometimes deep; upper lateral sinus broad and frequently deep; 

 teeth large, obtuse to rounded. Flowers late; stamens upright. Fruit early. 

 Clusters large, long, broad, tapering, sometimes with a single shoulder, 

 compactness medium. Berries medium to above, round, pale green to clear 

 yellow, with thin bloom ; skin thin, tough, adherent, slightly astringent ; 

 flesh greenish, translucent, firm, juicy, tender, sweet; good. 



629. Malaga.— The fruit of Malaga is one of the favorite 

 table-grapes in California, and is also much grown to ship to 



