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or wings, usually quite compacted under culture in Arizona; berry 

 small, round, golden yellow. Flesh firm, crisp, and destitute of seeds 

 in Arizona, but often has seeds in California. 



Sweetwater (White Sweetwater). Bunch medium, loose, shouldered ; 

 berry large, round, with thin skin, showing the veins of the flesh; 

 color white, with thin bloom. Flesh tender, watery, sweet, delicate. 

 Grown in South Colorado, Oregon, and Arizona. Europe. 



Thompson (Seedless) . Bunch large to very large, shouldered or 

 branched, quite compact; berry medium to small, oval, greenish 

 yellow, very sweet when used for dessert or drying, and wholly seedless. 

 As tested by the writer the fruit is better in Arizona than in the 

 moister air of the west coast. Turkestan. 



Violet Chasselas (Red Chasselas). Bunch medium, loose, rarely 

 compact, shouldered, with long reddish peduncles; berry medium, 

 round, red or violet, with violet bloom. Flesh juicy, sweet, delicious 

 as grown in extreme Southwestern Texas and Arizona. Europe. 



White Carnichon. Bunch medium, round, rather loose; berry 

 very long and narrow, often one and one-half inches long, tapering to 

 both ends; color yellowish green, covered quite heavily with white 

 bloom. Flesh firm, sweet; in warm climates delicious. Grown in 

 Arizona, Southwest Texas, and on the west coast. Europe. 



