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half-long or long pruning. The leaves are tough, five- 

 lobcd, quite flat and rough on the upper surface, cobweby 

 on the lower surface, with reddish nerves, and with a 

 long leaf-stalk, green, shaded red. The bunches are 

 large or very large, conical, winged, compact. The 

 berries are large, round or roundish or slightly oval, 

 greenish yellow, with .a tough and thick rind, well 

 covered with bloom. The pulp is fleshy, sweet and 

 juicy. It is also a table grape of good quality. 



43. INSOLJA HADRA T.\ L'IBJAR. This vine is a 

 seedling chiefly grown at L'Ibjar near Dingli. It is 

 vigorous and productive requiring half-long pruning. 

 The leaves are large, deeply three-lobed or five-lobed, 

 rather light green and smooth on the upper surface, some- 

 what hairy along the nerves on the under surface, with 

 long pointed teeth. The leaf-stalk is short, thin, reddish, 

 and the nerves are reddish almost for their whole length. 

 The bunches are large, conical, often winged, loose, but 

 not shanked. The berries are large, elliptical, greenish 

 yellow, turning to ocre yellow or golden yellow towards 

 the sun, with a white bloom. There are no undersized 

 or unripe berries. The rind is thick and leathery ; the 

 pulp is fleshy and firm close to the rind, but soft and 

 watery around the seeds. The juice is abundant, very 

 sweet and aromatic, with a muscat flavour, and with 

 some astringency communicated by the thick rind. It 

 it a fine table grape, late keeping, and is also mixed with 

 other grapes and made into wine. 



44. INSOLJA TA RUMA. (It. Trebbh.no bianco co- 

 mune, Trebbiano fiorentinc). This vine has been long 

 known in our Island for trailing on pergolas, and is often 

 simply called Insolja or Insolja bajda. It is a refined 

 Italian vine of ancient origin, and is chiefly grown for 

 the table. It is vigorous and fairly productive, requiring 

 half-long or long pruning. The leaves are large, usually 

 deeply lobed, with small acute teeth, bright green on the 



