514 [ THE VINE. 



mixture of other grapes such as the Damaschina or 

 Mayorquin. This vine originally imported by the late 

 Signor Urzi Basile at Dingli has been re-introduced in 

 the Chain Znuber vineyards, towards 1907, and appears 

 to be identical with a vine grown at Nadur, Gozo, under 

 the name of la Preina il Bajda. 7 he vine is fairly 

 vigorous and very productive, thrives well in all soils, but 

 prefers the dry and sunny hillside, and requires short or 

 half-long pruning. The leaves are middling, indistinctly 

 three-lobed, rarely five-lobed, often deep green and 

 rugose on the upper surface, very light green on the 

 under surface, somewhat hairy along the nerves. The 

 bunches are large, cylindrical, long, winged or doubly 

 winged, usually very compact, rarely loose. The berries 

 are round, middling, often deformed by mutual pressure, 

 yellflw or amber, greenish white if shaded, .slightly 

 covered with bloom. The pulp is sweet, slightly acid, 

 juicy, with a simple flavour. This is one' of the very 

 best grapes for the production of dessert wines, and is 

 justly accounted as the premier wine grape of Sicily. 

 The well known variety Catarratto mmtellato or Carri- 

 cante, is also cultivated at Dingli, where it was imported 

 by Signor Urzi Basile. 



1 8. CATLANA or CATLANA SEUDA (Lt = Gr4nache, 

 Granaccia, Alicante, Cangnan ross<>, Ara%onese, etc). 

 This is a Spanish vine suitable for dry hill-sides, with an 

 erect habit, and strong straight canes, with short inter- 

 nodes. Requires short pruning. The leaves are small, 

 soft, imperfectly lobed, light green and smooth on the 

 upper surface, yellowish or whitish green and somewhat 

 hairy on the under surface, acutely toothed with reddish 

 or brown teeth. The leaf-stalk is rather short and thick, 

 reddish or streaked reddish. The bunches are middling 

 in size, winged, broad, compact. The berries are mid- 

 dling or small, nearly spherical, black, well covered with 

 bloom, and drop off easily. The rind is thick and tough, 



