510 [ THE VINE. 



oval and elongated, with a thin rind, at first waxy white 

 and then yellow or even golden yellow. The pulp is 

 fleshy, sweet, with a delicate flavour. It is a fine table 

 grape, suitable for pergolas, where the fruit being well 

 ventilated keeps better. 



8. BEZZULA SEUDA. This is very probably the 

 Mennavacca nera of South Italy, It has nothing to do 

 with Ghageb tar -Return or Tuila Seuda tar-Rdum which 

 is a local vine of transcendent beauty. It is rare in our 

 vineyards owing to its low productivity. The berries 

 are very large and long, with a leathery rind, well 

 covered with bloom. The bunches are large, but usually 

 very shanky. It is grown to a small extent at Imtahleb 

 and Bahria. 



9. BEZZUL IL BAKRA. This vine is a local seedling 

 long cultivated at Lippia, Chain Tuffieha and Gnetna. 

 The plant is vigorous with a spreading habit, requiring 

 half-long pruning, and is fairly productive. The leaves 

 are broad, light green, deeply five-lobed, with acute 

 mucronate teeth, tipped yellow or brown, smooth on the 

 upper surface, somewhat cottony and with abundant tufts 

 of hairs along the nerves on the lower surface with a 

 short reddish leaf-stalk, about half the length of the 

 blade. The bunches are long, conical, rarely winged, 

 loose but not shanked, with a reddish brown and some- 

 what flattened peduncle. The berries are very large, 

 elliptical, much elongated, all of the same size, waxy 

 tra^sluscent yellow, with a slight bloom, often marbled 

 and spotted rust close to the stalk. The flesh is soft, 

 very juicy and sweet, with a delicate flavour. The rind 

 is thick and tough, and the seeds are large and plump, 

 greenish brown. It is a very fine table grape of 

 good quality and attractive appearance, and keeps fairly 

 well. 



10. BUTTUNI DI GALLU. \\..-=.pizzutcllo, pizzutello 

 di Roma, uva cornetta, ditella, uva galletta, corniola. 



