316 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



in Southern California in situations where the Muscat does not do well; also 

 elsewhere as a table grape, and to some extent in San Joaquin Valley for raisins. 

 Sultana; syn. Seedless Sultaona. "Vine vigorous, upright; leaves large, five- 

 lobed, with rather large sinuses, light colored, and coarsely toothed ; bunches 

 large, long-cylindrical, with heavy shoulders or wings, well filled when not cul- 

 tured, but not compacted ; berries small, round, firm and crisp, golden-yellow, and 

 without seeds." Bioletti. In California the variety is apt to have some seeds. 

 It has more acid, and therefore greater piquancy of flavor, that Thompson's 

 Seedless, but the latter has recently far outstripped it in popularity among 

 growers. 



Thompson's Seedless; syn. Sultanina. Named by Sutter County Horticultural 

 Society, after W. Thompson, Sr., of Yuba City, who procured the cutting in 1878, 

 from Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, New York. It was by them described as 

 "a grape from Constantinople, named Lady Decoverly." When it fruited in 

 Sutter county, it was seen to be superior to the Sultana, and has been propagated 

 largely. It was first widely distributed by J. P. Onstott, of Yuba City, and 

 others, and is now to be found in all parts of the State. The variety is described 

 by Dr. Risen as follows. "Oval ; greenish-yellow ; as large as a Sultana ; seedless, 

 with a thin skin ; good, but not strong flavor, and without that acid which charac- 

 terizes the Sultana grape and raisins ; bunches large or very large ; vine an 

 enormous bearer." Mr. Bioletti considers the variety identical with the Sultanina 

 of Asia Minor, and gives this description : "Vine very vigorous and with large 

 trunk and verv long canes ; leaves glabrous on both sides, dark yellow-green 

 above and light below, generally three-lobed, with shallow sinuses, teeth short and 

 obtuse, bunch large conico-cylindrical, well filled, on herbaceous peduncles ; 

 berries under medium ; ellipsoidol, crisp, of neutral flavor, with moderately thick 

 skin of a fine golden-yellow color." 



Flame Tokay; syn. Flame-colored Tokay, Flaming Tokay. "Vine a strong 

 grower, large in all its proportions, wood, joints, leaves; wood dark brown, 

 straight, with long joints; leaves dark green, with a brownish tinge; lightly lobed; 

 bunch very large, sometimes weighing eight to nine pounds, moderately compact, 

 shouldered ; berry very large, oblong, red, covered with fine lilac bloom ; fleshy 

 and crackling, firm ; ripens late." Husmann. The leading shipping grape of the 

 State, quality low. Defective in color in some localities. 



Black Hamburg. "Bunches very large, from six to ten inches in length, very 

 broad at the shoulders, tapering to a point gradually ; berries very large, round, 

 slightly inclining to oval; skin rather thick, deep purple, very black at maturity; 

 very sugary, juicy, and rich." Hyatt. A very popular market grape. 



Rose of Peru; syn. Black Prince (?). "Vine a strong grower, with dark 

 brown, short-jointed wood; leaf deep green above, lighter green and tomentose 

 below ; bunch very large, shouldered, rather loose ; berry round, large, black, with 

 firm and crackling flesh, ripens rather late; a very handsome and productive 

 variety, of good quality, but not adapted for long shipment." Husmann. 



Moscatello Fino ; syn. Moscatello Nero, Black Muscat. "Leaves of medium 

 size, with deep upper and shallow lower sinuses, glabrous above, slightly downy 

 below, and very hairy on the veins, teeth long and sharp ; bunches large to very 

 large, long, loose, conico-cylindrical, and winged; berries very large, on long, 

 thin pedicels ; skin well colored, thin but tough ; flesh soft and juicy, with delicate 

 Muscat aroma. An excellent table grape. It is a heavy bearer, and produces 

 very fine-looking bunches of dark colored grapes. Rather late." Bioletti. 



Purple Damascus; syn. Black Damascus. "Vine a medium grower; wood 

 light brown striped with darker brown, short-jointed; leaf round, five-lobed, 

 smooth, light green above, tomentose beneath ; stem reddish, large, long and 

 woody ; bunch large, loose, shouldered ; berry very large, oblong, dark blue, 

 covered with lighter bloom, meaty, skin thick, ripens late." Husmann. 



Purple Cornichon; syn. Black Cornichon. "Vine a heavy grower, with thick, 

 light brown, short-jointed wood; leaves large, longer than wide, deeply five- 

 lobed, dark green above, and lighter and very hairy below, coarsely toothed, and 

 with short, thick petiole ; bunches very large, loose, on long pedunckles ; berries 

 large, long, more or less curved, darkly colored and spotted, thick-skinned, and 



