538 [ THE VINE. 



shoots, requiring short or half-long pruning. The leaves 

 are large, flat, roundish, imperfectly or irregularly lobed, 

 with a short thin leaf-stalk, reddish close to the stem. 

 The bunches are large, conical, bent on one side, very 

 compact. The berries are middling or small, round, 

 with a thick and tough rind, violet black, thickly covered 

 with bloom. The pulp is thick, juicy, rather sugary. 

 Produces a good table wine, deeply coloured red, fiery, 

 strongly alcoholic, and of good keeping qualities, which 

 in colour and flavour strongly resembles the commende- 

 ria wine of Cyprus. 



69. ISUED TAL HAUUIEF. This is a comparatively 

 recent sort, which originated as a chance seedling towards 

 1885 at Melleha in a field called "tal Hauuief". The 

 vine is very vigorous and highly productive, with long 

 spreading and trailing shoots, and requires rather long 

 pruning. The leaves are large, mostly five-lobed, deep 

 green, hairy on the under surface, with a long thick red- 

 dish leaf-stalk. The bunches are large, irregular or 

 pyramidal, winged, and quite compact. The berries are 

 lar^e, round of a reddish black colour. The pulp is soft, 

 juicy and sweet. It is largely grown as a wine grape, 

 but is also a table grape of seductive appearance and 

 faiily good quality. 



70. ISUED TAL MAIMAZ. This is a seedling from 

 Bahria and is cultivated also at Imtahleb and Dingli. 

 The vine is vigorous and very productive requiring half- 

 long or long pruning. The leaves are round, deeply 

 five-lobed, somewhat rugose on the upper surface with 

 some hairs along the nerves on the lower surface. The 

 leaf-stalk is thick and very short, reddish along its lower 

 half. The bunches are middling or small, very compact. 

 The berries are round or roundish, middling, violet-black, 

 with a heavy bloom. The rind is tough. The flesh is 

 greenish, juicy, fairly sweet, with a faint aroma. It is a 

 wine grape of middling quality. 



