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dull with thin, lilac bloom, drop from the pedicel, soft; skin thick, 

 tough, inclined to crack, free, without pigment, astringent; flesh pale 

 green, transparent, juicy, tender, fine-grained, vinous, sweet ; good 

 to very good. Seeds free, one to three, large, short, broad, dark brown. 



Rommel 



(Labrusca, Vulpina, Vinifera) 



Rommel is rarely cultivated in the North, because the vines 

 lack in robustness, hardiness and productiveness and are sus- 

 ceptible to the leaf-hopper ; and the grapes do not attain high 

 quality and crack as they ripen. The bunch and berry are 

 attractive in form, size and color. iVt its best, Rommel is a 

 good table-grape and makes a fine white wine. It is worth 

 growing in the Sc^th. T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, origi- 

 nated Rommel in 1885, from seed of Elvira pollinated by Tri- 

 umph, and introduced it in 1889. 



Vine vigorous in the South. Canes long, numerous, thick, reddish- 

 brown, surface roughened ; nodes enlarged, often flattened ; internodes 

 short; tendrils intermittent, long, bifid or triftd. Leaves medium in 

 size, round, thick ; upper surface light green, dull, rugose ; lower sur- 

 face pale green, free from pubescence but slightly hairy; leaf not 

 lobed, terminus acute to acuminate ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often 

 closed and overlapping ; basal sinus lacking ; lateral sinus shallow when 

 present; teeth deep. Flowers semi-fertile, late; stamens upright. 



Fruit mid-season, ships and keeps well. Clusters medium to short, 

 broad, cylindrical, single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel slender, smooth ; 

 brush short, pale green. Berries large, roundish, light green with a 

 yellow tinge, glossy, persistent, firm ; skin thin, cracks badly, tender, 

 adherent, without pigment or astringency ; fiesh greenish, translucent, 

 juicy, tender, melting, stringy, sweet ; fair to good. Seeds free, one to 

 four, broad, sharp-pointed, plump, brown. 



ROSAKI 



(Vinifera) 



Rosaki is a table- and raisin-grape of southeastern Europe and 

 Asia Minor. According to some of the CaHt'ornia nursery 

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