CHAPTER XXVIII 

 GRAPE VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA 



Large collections of grape varieties have been brought into Cali- 

 fornia during the last forty-five years. They were sought in all grape 

 countries, and from such wide experimental planting a few have sur- 

 vived in popular esteem and are now chiefly grown. Being derived 

 from different countries, they came bearing many names. Some of 

 these have been preserved, some wholly lost, and replaced with local 

 appellations. The result is that our grape nomenclature is full of con- 

 fusion. Some varieties have been identified by the means of the stand- 

 ard French grape literature; others are apparently unknown to the 

 compilers of that literature. It is, therefore, impossible to-day to de- 

 termine a number of our most popular table and shipping grapes, as 

 well as some of the wine varieties. The relative importance of the 

 most popular table and raisin grapes is shown in the accompanying tabu- 

 lation of reports from growers who were asked to name the grapes 

 which they considered best worth planting in 1914: 



TABLE AND RAISIN GRAPE VARIETIES APPROVED BY 

 CALIFORNIA GROWERS 



Central Sacramento San Joaquin 



GRAPES. Coast valley and valley and Southern 



valleys. foothills. foothills California. 



Muscat * ** ** * 



Tokay * ** 



Cornichon * ** * ** 



Sultanina (Thompson) .* * ** 



Emperor ** ** 



Malaga * ** ** ** 



Feher Zagos ... * 



Rose of Peru ** * * 



Black Morocco * * * * 



Verdal * ... * 



Sultana 



Mission * * * * 



Black Hamburg * * * * 



Black Ferrara * 



Gros Colman ... * 



Zabalkanski ... * 



Palomino * * ... 



S weetwater * ** * 



Pierce ?... * 



Concord * 



Delaware * 



Niagara * .... 



Campbell's Early 



Agawam 



* 



** 



* 



Indicates that the variety is approved in the region designated. 



'Most highly commended. 



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