522 [ THE VINE. 



spreading habit, and is very productive, requiring half- 

 long or long pruning. The leaves are very large, dark 

 green, indistinctly five-lobed, somewhat hairy on the 

 under surface, with a rather short leafstalk, streaked 

 reddish. The bunch is very large, long, conical, often 

 winged, and very compact. The berries are middling or 

 large, round, yellowish white, with a heavy bloom, often 

 with a ruddy or golden sheen towards the sun. The 

 rind is thick and tough. The juice is abundant and 

 sugary, with a simple, flavour. It is an excellent wine 

 grape, producing a light wine of a golden colour, and is 

 largely used to mix with black grapes to give fineness to 

 the product. 



35. GRINJOLA or GRINJOLIN TAL BIZBIEZIJA or G. 

 TA MALTA. This vine is cultivated at Bizbiezija, Fiddien 

 and elsewhere. It is quite distinct from Grinjolm which 

 is also cultivated at Fiddien, Imtahleb, Bahria, etc. The 

 plant is vigorous and productive requiring half-long or 

 long pruning. Agrees with all types of soils, but prefers 

 a dry and sunny situation. The leaves are middling or 

 large, broad, deep green, smooth on both surfaces, 

 imperfectly five-lobed, with very acute and mucronate 

 teeth often irregular or curved, and with a slender 

 reddish leaf-stalk less than half the length of the blade. 

 The bunches are large long, loose or full, but never 

 compact, sometimes winged. The berries are middling, 

 usually obovate, that is broader at the stalk, but some- 

 times oval or even roundish, bluish black, with a heavy 

 bloom. The rind is thin, partly adherent to the flesh, 

 highly coloured. The flesh is firm, juicy, with a few 

 reddish veins, sweet and with an ngreable flavour, faintly 

 aromatic. It is probably a local variety, and makes 

 excellent wine, and is also a good table grape. 



36. GRINJOLIN. (\\..=%rignolino or verbesino or 

 rossello). This Italian wine grape is still grown in the 

 neighbourhood of Rabato and Difcgli, but its cultivation 



