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are fairly large and long, but always very much shanked. 

 'I he berries are oval or elliptical, with many small or 

 undersized ones, and of a purplish or dark violet colour, 

 well covered with bloom. The pulp is soft, juicy, very 

 sweet, with an exquisite perfume of muscat. It is an 

 excellent table grape, but shanks* too much to meet the 

 favour of growers. It is said to resist Phylloxera better 

 than any other European vine. 



go. MUSCATELL ROSA or MUSCTELL AHMAR. (It.= 

 Moscato rosso, Fr. = Muscat rouge, doigt de deesse> M. 

 rose, E. = jRed Frontignan}. This vine is rarely seen 

 now, but formerly was quite common. The plant is 

 fairly vigorous and productive. The leaves are five-lobed, 

 light green, smooth on both surfaces, with a long pinkish 

 leaf-stalk The bunches are long, usually much shanked, 

 with many undersized and seedless berries, which how- 

 ever mature with the others. The berries are oval, 

 elongated, yellowish pink and pinkish red on the sunny 

 side, with a thin rind and hardly any bloom. The pulp 

 is soft, juicy, very sweet and highly perfumed. It is a 

 table grape of good quality, but rather poor appearance. 



91. MUSCATELLUN ISUED, known in Gozo by the 

 name of Isued ta Cusaman, is the Moscateilone nero of 

 Girgenti and other parts of Sicily and Southern Italy. 

 The vine is of middling vigour and requires short or 

 half-long pruning, but is well productive. The leaves 

 are middling or small, with 3 to 5 well-marked lobes, 

 slightly hairy on the lower surface. The bunches are 

 large, conical or cylindrical, winged, loose, with a long 

 and slender stalk. The berries are large, round, of a 

 shining violet black colour, with hardly any bloom. The 

 pulp is firm, juicy, sweet, with a faint aroma. It is an 

 excellent table grape, rather liable to blight and mildew, 

 and is usually mixed with other grapes for the press. 



92. MUSCATELL I SUED TAL GHASSARI. This is a 

 distinct variety of Muscat, long cultivated at r Gfiassari 



