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Vine very vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes long, thick with 

 thin bloom, surface roughened ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; internodes 

 long ; tendrils intermittent, usually bifid. Leaves dense, large ; 

 upper surface light green ; lower surface pale green, thinly pubescent, 

 cobwebby ; lobes three to five ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow ; serra- 

 tions shallow, narrow. Flowers self-sterile or nearly so, open late; 

 stamens reflexed. 



Fruit late, keeps well. Clusters large, long, usually ^^'ith a long, 

 loose shoulder, very compact ; pedicel short, thick, smooth ; brush 

 long, red. Berries variable in size, dull black with abundant bloom, 

 persistent ; skin tough with much wine-colored pigment ; flesh tender, 

 mild ; fair in quality. Seeds free, small. 



Palomino 



(Vinifera) 



Golden Chasselas. Listan 



This variety seems to be grown in California under the three 

 names given — while in France Palomino is described as a 

 bluish-black grape. Palomino seems to be grown commonly 

 in California as a table-grape and is worth trying in eastern 

 America. The variety received under the name Palomino 

 from California at the New York Experiment Station has the 

 following characters, agreeing closely with those set down by 

 Californian viticulturists : 



Fruit ripens about the 20th of October, keeping qualities good; 

 clusters medium to large, long, single-shouldered, tapering, loose; 

 berries medium to small, roundish, pale greenish-yellow, thin bloom ; 

 skin and the adhering flesh medium tender and crisp, flesh surrounding 

 seeds melting ; flavor sweet, vinous ; quality good. 



Peabody 



(Vulpina, Labrusca, Vinifera) 



Peabody is as yet a comparatively unimportant offspring of 

 Clinton. The grapes are of excellent quality. It appears to 

 do better in the northern tier of states or in Canada, than 



