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fieha, and also at Melleha. The vine is very vigorous 

 and well productive, and requires long or half-long 

 pruning. The leaves are middling or large imperfectly 

 five-lobed, and of regular form, smooth on both surface, 

 deep green on the upper surface, with a long slender, 

 green leaf-stalk. The bunches are large, conical, winged, 

 loose but not shanked, with a short, thick and green 

 stalk. The berries are large or very large, oval, often 

 elongated, with many small roundish or oval berries, 

 which mature with the rest. The rind is thin, but tough, 

 deeply coloured purplish black, with a fair amount of 

 bloom, the pulp is greenish white, fleshy and rather 

 firm, but juicy sweet and faintly aromatic, with purplish 

 veins underneath the rind and close to the stalk. The 

 seeds are two to four, middling, pointed, yellowish. It 

 is a good table grape, and also produces wine of fine 

 colour, and fairly good keeping quality. 



54. INSOLJA SEUDA TA L'IMBID. This vine is little 

 grown in Malta, but is fairly common in Gozo, and may be 

 a local modification of the French Gamay or Beaujolais. 

 It has an erect habit with rather short canes, having 

 short internodes, and requires short or half-long pruning. 

 The leaves are of oval form, almost entire or imperfectly 

 3 to 5 lobed, light green, slightly hairy on the lower 

 surface. The bunches are middling or small, but 

 numerous, conical, more or less compact. The berries 

 are small, roundish or slightly oval, deep violet black 

 well covered with greyish white bloom. The pulp is 

 fleshy, rather thick, juicy, very sweet, with a fine aroma. 

 This is a wine grape of excellent quality, but rather too 

 liable to mildew and blight. 



55. INSOLJA SEUDA TA STONCA. This is a local 

 seedling which originated in the vineyards "ta Stonca" 

 at Died Liemu. The vine is very vigorous and very 

 productive, requiring half-long or long pruning. The 

 leave's are middling, with a very open angle, very deeply 



