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crisp, firm flesh, and agreeable flavor." Bioletti. The Luglienga, which 

 means July grape, is one of the earliest grapes known. 



Early Madeleine; syn. Madeleine Angevine. "Moderate grower, with 

 long-jointed, brown wood; leaf medium, deeply lobed, dark green above, 

 tomentose below; young points reddish, woolly, slender; bunch medium, 

 compact, shouldered; berry medium, oblong, yellowish green, transparent, 

 rather thick skin, sweet and juicy. Vine a shy bearer when frost is preva- 

 lent." Husmann. 



Chasselas Dore; syn. Pontainebleau, Sweetwater. "A rather vigorous 

 grower, with medium or somewhat slender canes of a reddish-brown color; 

 young shoots of garnet color; leaves rather below average size; bunches of 

 medium or over-medium size, conico-cylindrical shouldered, more or less 

 compact; berries medium to large, with firm but tender skin, small seeds; 

 of delicate flavor and texture, at first crisp but becoming soft with full 

 maturity. The grapes are of a clear green color, tinged with a beautiful 

 golden bronze where exposed to the sun." Bioletti. 



Chasselas Rose. Fruit resembling foregoing, except that both bunch 

 and berries are usually smaller, and flavor is more pronounced. 



Palomino; syn. Golden Chasselas. "Vine a fair grower; wood close- 

 jointed; leaf medium, oblong, deeply lobed, bright green above, grayish 

 grain and tomentose below, stem short, young points with reddish tint 

 and woolly; bunch large, conical, rather loose and shouldered; berry round, 

 full medium, sometimes flat, pale green with yellowish tinge; thin skin, 

 juicy and sweet, resembling Chasselas." Husmann. 



Black Malvoise. "Vine a strong grower; wood long-jointed, rather slen- 

 der, light brown; leaf medium size, oval, rather evenly and deeply five- 

 lobed; basal sinus moderately open, with parallel sides, upper surface 

 smooth, almost glabrous, lower surface lightly tomentose on the veins and 

 veinlets, bunches large, rather loose, branching; berries large, oblong, red- 

 dish black with faint bloom; flesh juicy, flavor neutral." Hilgard. An 

 early table grape. 



Mission. "This variety, grown at the old missions, has never been 

 determined, nor its exact source ascertained. It is regarded by some as a 

 most delicious table grape. It can be found in small areas in every county 

 of the State adapted to the grape. Vine a strong grower; wood short- 

 jointed, dull dark to brown to grayish; leaf above medium size, slightly 

 oblong, with large, deeply-cut, compound teeth basal, sinus widely opened, 

 primary sinuses, shallow and narrow, secondary sinuses ill-defined, smooth 

 on both sides, light green below with light, scattered tomentum." Hilgard. 

 "Bunches slightly shouldered, loose, divided into many small, distinct lateral 

 clusters; berries medium size, round, purple black, heavy bloom; exceed- 

 ingly sweet, juicy and delicious; seeds rather large; skin thin." Hyatt. 



Muscatel; syn. White Frontignan. "Vine of medium size, with strong, 

 spreading canes; canes reddish-brown, with short internodes; leaves of 

 medium size, thin, five-lobed; glabrous except for a few hairs on the lower 

 side of the well-marked ribs; bunches long, cylindrical, regular, compact; 

 berries round, golden-yellow, becoming amber-colored, very sweet and of 

 marked aroma. Ripens a little later than the Chasselas." Bioletti. 



Dattier de Beyrouth (Rosaki). Introduced from Europe. Bunches large, 

 only slightly shouldered; berries loose, never compact. Berries very large; 

 .quite oval in form, of a beautiful golden amber and covered with a whitish 

 bloom; very fleshy; juicy and sweet, with little or no acidity. Its keeping 

 qualities are unsurpassed. Makes /a very fine raisin. Roeding. 



White Muscat of Alexandria!^ "Vine a short, rather straggling and 

 bushy grower, well adapted to short stool pruning, as it forms rather a 

 bush than a vine; wood gray, with dark spots, short-jointed; leaf round, 

 five-lobed, bright green above, lighter green below; young shoots a bright 

 green. The laterals produce a second and even a third crop; bunch long 

 and loose, shouldered; berry oblong, a light yellow when fully matured, 

 transparent, covered with white bloom, fleshy, with thick skin, very sweet 

 and decidedly musky." Husmann. The leading raisin grape of California. 



