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The red Persian grapes, the Paykanee and the Ashakanee, should 

 be well tested. They are very early, of excellent quality, and very 

 ornamental. The former seems to be the best and is the only one 

 fruiting in the Imperial Valley. It is of a bright red tint, large, 

 elongated and pointed. While very soft and delicate to eat it is not 

 juicy, has large loose bunches and would probably ship as well as the 

 Sultanina. 



The Askaree, the only black Persian grape we have, has not yet 

 been tested in the Imperial Valley. It has most of the good qualities 

 of the other Persians but is a little more delicate and might be 

 difficult to ship. 



The varieties grown under the names Persian 20, 22, and 25 are 

 small, juicy, and unsuited for shipping. 



The Dattier de Beirut is a large oval grape, ripening before the 

 Malaga and should be tried. 



Of varieties ripening about the same time as the Malaga the most 

 promising is the Olivette de Cadenet. Several vines of this variety 

 were seen in fruit and in all cases they were doing well. The grapes 

 resemble very closely those of the Malaga but seem to be of a little 

 better quality both for eating and shipping. 



The Golden Queen and the Kurtelaska are also promising varieties. 

 They are white, large, nearly round, firm, and heavy bearers. 



The Bermestia violacea is a large, oval, reddish grape ripening 

 about the same time and may be a valuable variety. 



The Black Damascus is the only black grape planted - in large 

 quantities and it is generally successful. It is a heavy bearer, pro- 

 ducing large bunches of fine oval grapes that ship well. 



A Black Muscat and the Moscatello fino are also promising. They 

 bear well, the grapes are highly flavored and large, and they ripen 

 sufficiently early. They would probably be too delicate for distant 

 shipment. 



GEASSES. 



Australian Rye Grass (Lolium multiflorum), being an annual does 

 well during the winter months, but dies out during the summer. It 

 is an excellent grass for a winter lawn, being frequently planted in 

 Bermuda lawns in the fall. During the winter it appears very much 

 like common blue grass. 



Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) is a pest on ranch lands in the 

 valley, but is grown for a lawn on many of the town lots. It makes 



