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Lattuario bianco, Uva lurca, Turchino, Passolaro zucche- 

 rino). The vine is very vigorous with an erect habit and 

 is well productive with fairly long canes, but with short 

 internodes, requiring medium or short pruning. The 

 leaves are fairly large, 3 to 5 lobed, with obtuse seg- 

 ments, smooth and bright green on the upper surface, 

 slightly cottony and pale on the lower surface, with a 

 thick, short, leaf-stalk. The bunches are cylindrical 

 and winged, rather compact, but may be loose or even 

 shanked. The berries are large roundish or oval, with 

 a thin but tough rind of a bright greenish yellow colour. 

 The pulp is soft, juicy, sugary, and aromatic. Matures 

 early, and is usually mixed up with other grapes for the 

 press, but it is essentially a table grape. 



67. INSOLJA TUILA HAMRANIA. This is one of our 

 oldest vines and is met with in most vineyards, but is 

 nowhere grown extensively. The plant is fairly vigorous 

 and productive, requiring short or half-long pruning. 

 The leaves are large, deep green, deeply five-lobed, 

 smooth on both surfaces, with acute lobes and long 

 mucronate teeth. The leaf-stalk is as long as the blade, 

 reddish green. The bunches are middling or small, but 

 numerous, conical or irregular, fairly compact, but often 

 more or less loose. The berries are middling, elliptical, 

 all of the same size and shape, rich golden yellow shaded 

 rose or flame colour, with hardly any bloom. The rind 

 is fairly thick and astringent, and slightly bitterish. The 

 flesh is soft, melting, \ery juicy and sugary and well 

 perfumed, It is a table grape, but is generally mixed 

 with other grapes for light coloured wines. 



68. ISUED TAL BEIKA. This vine is so called from 

 the nickname of a farmer from Nadur in whose field it 

 originated as a seedling. It is now largely grown in 

 Gozo on account of its high production and other quali- 

 ties. This vine has points in common with the Sicilian 

 Ptrricone or Quarnaccia, and is very vigorous, with stout 



