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This vine is also much grown at Dingli where it 

 was imported by the late Signor Urzi Basile, and is 

 known there by mistaken name of Nereilo mascalese di 

 Giarre, which is another Sicilian vine. 



28. FRESA or FRETSA CHIERI or SPANNA MONFER- 

 RINA. '1 his is another recent introduction from Italy, 

 and seems to do well here. The vine is very productive, 

 and fairly resistant against cryptogamic diseases. Thrives 

 well even in soils of inferior quality, and in exposed 

 situations. May be pruned long or half-long. The 

 leaves are small and tough, trilobed or entire, light 

 green, and smooth on both surfaces, with a long, thin, 

 green leaf-stalk. The bunch is long, cylindrical, winged, 

 compact but sometimes slightly shanked. The berries 

 are fairly large, roundish, with a soft and glutinous pulp, 

 rather acid and astringent. The rind is tough, reddish 

 violet, covered with an ashy bloom. It is a wine grape 

 for table wines. 



29. GELLEUZA, GELLEUZA SEUDA. (Probably a 

 seedling of the Italian mammolo, mammoLo nero, or 

 mammola). This vine is now extensively cultivated in 

 many vineyards, being one of our best wine grapes, 

 possessing also two valuable qualities of great vigour 

 and great fertility. The vine has a spreading habit 

 and should be pruned long or half-long. The leaves 

 are five-lobed, with long pointed segments, rough or 

 rugose on the upper surface, with cottony under surface, 

 especially along the nerves which are often coloured 

 pink. The leaf-stalk is thick, greenish pink, of medium 

 length The bunch is large, nearly conical, or irregular, 

 compact and often winged. The berries are roundish or 

 slightly oval, with a tough rind, deep purplish black, 

 thickly covered with bloom. The pulp is thick but soft, 

 juicy, sweet and fragrant, with an agreable acidity. 



30. GELLEUZA HOXNA TAL MADLIENA. This vine 

 is a recent seedling of Gelleuza seuda, ^and is grown at 



