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Black Corinth; syn. Zante Currant Vine of great vigor; the grape 

 from which Zante or Greek currants are made; bunches medium size, com- 

 pact, and cylindrical, with well marked shoulders, and sometimes winged. 

 The berries are very small, reddish black, round and seedless. Occasionally 

 a berry containing seeds is found. Bioletti. 



White Corinth! Vine nearly as vigorous as the Black Corinth, the 

 leaves are a little lighter in color, and the fruit is white; bunches medium 

 or a little larger than those of the black and more conical in shape; berries 

 a little larger, intermediate in size between the Black Corinth and the 

 Sultana; lack flavor and acidity of the black; must be marketed as a sec- 

 ond-grade currant or Sultana. Bioletti. 



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 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 inclined to oval; skin rather thick, deep purple, very 

 black at maturity; very sugary, juicy and rich." Hyatt. A very popular 

 local market grape. 



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

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

 tose 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 ship- 

 ment." Husmann. 



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

 dium 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 stripe with darker brown, short-pointed; 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. 



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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 peduncles; berries large, long, more or less curved, darkly col- 

 ored and spotted, thick-skinned, and on long pedicles. Desirable on ac- 

 count of its attractive appearance, curious shape, excellent shipping qual- 

 ities, and late ripening." Bioletti. 



White Cornichon. Resembles Purple Cornichon in shape and flavor, 

 but has very thin and tender skin, which makes it better for the table, 

 but poorer for shipping. Leaves not deeply cut; smooth on both sides. 



Emperor. "Vine a strong, vigorous grower; leaves very large with 

 five shallow lobes, short, obtuse teeth glabrous above, woolly beneath, light 

 green in color; bunches very large, long conical, loose with large, dull 

 purple, oval, firm berries." Bioletti. An excellent shipping grape, first 

 largely grown by R. B. Blowers of Woodland, Yolo county, by whom its 



