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71. LAGRIMA or LACKIMA, Lacrima di Napoli, La- 

 chryma Christi, Negro Amaro, etc. (Maltese= Gheneb 

 ta Urzi, so called from Signor Urzi who first introduced 

 it in his vineyards at Dingli). The name Lacrima is 

 given in Southern Italy to various sorts of grapes, black 

 or white, and Urzi's vineyards contained a mixture of 

 these sorts collectively know n as Lacrima or Gheneb ta 

 Urzi. The following description applies to the real La- 

 crima, the best of its group as a wine grape. The vine 

 is rather weak and not very productive, does best on 

 rather moist and deep clayey soils, and requires short or 

 half-long pruning. The leaves are very deeply divided 

 into five lobes, deep green, light green on the lower sur- 

 face, where it is slightly hairy along the nerves. The 

 bunches are long irregular, more or less shanked. The 

 berries are oval, of unequal size, violet or reddish violet, 

 with an abundant white bloom, and drop off easily if the 

 bunch is shaken at maturity. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, 

 very sweet and fragrant. This is suitable for the pro- 

 duction of fine table, wines, but has met wit little favour 

 on account of its rather low production. 



72. L/IMTARFA. This vine, originally introduced 

 from Marfa (Malta), has been long grown in the 

 vineyards all over Gozo and is an old local sort. The 

 vine is vigorous and highly productive, with spread- 

 ing and trailing shoots and requires long or half-long 

 pruning. The leaves are middling with three or five 

 lobes, somewhat hairy on the under surface. The bunches 

 are large, long, winged and loose. The berries are 

 rather small, roundish or oval, straw -coloured when per- 

 fectly ripe. The pulp is soft, juicy and very sugary. It 

 is chiefly grown as a wine grape. 



73. MADELEINE ROYALK, MADELEINE IMPERIALS, 

 MADDALENA REALE, sometimes called in Maltese = / 7 >tf;z- 

 cisa imperiali. It appears that this French vine has been 

 introduced in the Boschetto Gardens towards 1860, but 



