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iiig characters are ^igor and productiveness in vine and high 

 quaUty in the fruit. Mish is named by many as the best all- 

 round Rotundifolia, being of value for dessert, wine and grape- 

 juice. The variety was found by W. M. Mish, about 1846, 

 near Washington, North Carolina. 



Vine very vigorous, productive, healthy, open in growth ; canes 

 somewhat trailing. Leaves large, round, thick, smooth, leathery with 

 coarsely dentate margin. Flowers perfect. 



Fruit late, does not ripen uniformly, keeps and ships well. Clusters 

 of medium size with from six to fifteen berries which cling well to the 

 pedicel. Berries of medium size, round-oval, deep reddish-black 

 with numerous conspicuous dots ; skin thin, cracking in wet weather ; 

 flesh tender, juicy, sweet, exceptionally well flavored ; very good to 

 best. 



Mission 



(Vinifera) 



Of all grapes, Mission has probably played the most impor- 

 tant part in the ^-ineyards of California. Grown from the 

 earliest times at the old missions, its source or its name has 

 never been determined. Its viticultural value for table and 

 wine-press was early appreciated by California grape-growers, 

 and its culture rapidly spread to every county in the state 

 adapted to grape-growing. With vines vigorous, healthy and 

 productive, bearing grapes of delicious quality, INlission is 

 a mainstay on the Pacific slope, surpassed by few vineyard 

 varieties for general usefulness. The description is compiled. 



Vine vigorous, healthy, productive; wood short-jointed, grayish- 

 brown, dull, dark. Leaf medium to large, slightly oblong, with large, 

 deeply-cut compound teeth ; basal sinus widely opened, primary 

 sinuses narrow and sliallow ; smooth on l)oth sides with scattered 

 tomentum below, bright gi'een above, lighter below. Bunch divided 

 into man}' small, distinct lateral clusters, shouldered, loose, sometimes 

 very loose; berries of medium size, purple or almost black with heavy 

 bloom ; skin thin ; tlesh firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, rich and delicious. 

 Seeds rath(n' large and prominent ; season late. 



