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ROSAKI 



SCUPPERNONG 



The bunch and berry are attractive in form, 

 size, and color. At its best, Rommell produces 

 good table-grapes, which make a fine white 

 wine. It is worth growing in the South. T. V. 

 Munson, Denison, Texas, originated Rommel 

 in 1885, from seed of Elvira pollinated by 

 Triumph, and introduced it in 1889. 



Vine vigorous in the South. Canes long, numerous, 

 thick, reddish-brown, surface roughened; nodes en- 

 larged, often flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils in- 

 termittent, long, bifid or trifid. Leaves medium in size, 

 round, thick ; leaf not lobed, terminus acute to acumi- 

 nate ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often closed and 

 overlapping ; basal sinus lacking ; lateral sinus shallow 

 when present ; teeth deep. Flowers semi-fertile, late ; 

 stamens upright. Fruit midseason, ships and keeps 

 well. Clusters medium to short, broad, cylindrical, 

 single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel slender, smooth ; 

 brush short, pale green. Berries large, roundish, light 

 green with a yellow tinge, glossy, persistent, firm ; skin 

 thin, cracks badly, tender, adherent, without pigment or 

 astringency ; flesh greenish, translucent, juicy, tender, 

 melting, stringy, sweet ; fair to good. Seeds free, 1-4, 

 broad, sharp-pointed, plump, brown. 



ROSAKI. V. vinijera. Rosaki is a table- 

 and raisin-grape of southeastern Europe and 

 Asia Minor. According to some of the Cali- 

 fornia nursery companies, it is grown in that 

 state under the name Dattier de Beyrough, al- 

 though it would seem from French descriptions 

 that there is a separate, very late variety of 

 the latter name. Rosaki is similar to Malaga, 

 and there is a possibility that in some of the 

 warmer parts of the East it may be grown 

 commercially as a substitute for the latter. 

 The variety seems to be little grown on the 

 Pacific slope. 



Vine vigorous, usually very productive. Leaves large, 

 roundish, rugose, usually 5-lobed ; terminal lobe acumi- 

 nate ; petiolar sinus moderately deep to deep, medium 

 broad ; lower lateral sinus shallow, broad ; margins 

 broadly and bluntly dentate. Fruit ripens the third 

 week in October, keeping qualities excellent. Clusters 

 large, loose, tapering, shouldered. Berries large to very 

 large, oval to long-oval, pale yellow-green ; flesh trans- 

 lucent, tender, meaty, vinous, sprightly ; quality good 

 to very good. 



ROSE OF PERU. V. vinijera. Rose of 

 Peru is a favorite table-grape in California, 

 confused with Black Prince and possibly the 

 same. Its chief commendable characters are 

 handsome appearance, high quality of fruit, 

 and very productive vines. The fruits are 

 not adapted for shipping and do not enter 

 plentifully into commerce. Its season is so 

 late that the variety is hardly worth trying in 

 the East, and yet it has matured in favorable 

 seasons at Geneva, New York. The following 

 description is compiled: 



Vine vigorous, healthy, productive ; wood short- 

 jointed, dark brown. Leaves of medium size ; deep 

 green above, lighter green and tomentose below. Bunches 

 very large, shouldered, very loose, often scraggly. Berries 

 large, round, black with firm, crackling flesh ; skin 

 rather thin and tender ; flavor sweet and rich ; quality 

 very good to best. Season late, keeping rather well 

 but not shipping well. 



SALEM. Fig. 233. V. Labrmca X V. vini- 

 jera. Salem is the one of Rogers' hybrids of 

 which the originator is said to have thought 

 most, and to which he gave the name of his 



233. Salem. (XV 3 ) 



place of residence. The two chief faults, un- 

 productiveness and susceptibility to mildew, 

 are not found in all localities, and in favorable 

 places, near good markets, Salem ought to 

 rank high as a com- 

 mercial fruit. The 

 vine is hardy, vigor- 

 ous, and productive, 

 and bears handsome 

 fruit of high quality. 

 This variety was 

 christened Salem by 

 Rogers in 1867, two 

 years earlier than his 

 other hybrids were 

 named. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, 

 variable in productive- 

 ness. Canes long, dark 

 brown ; nodes enlarged ; 

 tendrils continuous or 

 intermittent, long, bifid 

 or trifid. Leaves vari- 

 able in size ; lobes 1-3 

 with terminus acute ; 

 petiolar sinus deep, nar- 

 row, often overlapping ; 



basal sinus lacking ; lateral sinus shallow, narrow, 

 notched. Flowers sterile, midseason ; stamens reflexed. 

 Fruit early, keeps and ships well. Clusters large, short, 

 broad, tapering, heavily shouldered, compact ; pedicel 

 short, thick, with small warts, enlarged at point of 

 attachment to berry ; brush short, pale green. Berries 

 large, round, dark red, dull, persistent, soft ; skin thick, 

 adherent, without pigment, astringent ; flesh translucent, 

 juicy, tender, stringy, fine-grained, vinous, sprightly; 

 good to very good. Seeds 1-6, large, long and broad, 

 blunt, brown. 



SCUPPERNONG. V. rotundifolia. Bull. 

 Bullace. Bullet. Fox Grape. Hickman. Mus- 

 cadine. Roanoke. Scuppernong is preemi- 

 nently the grape of the South, the chief rep- 

 resentative of the great species, V. rotundi- 

 folia, which runs riot in natural luxuriance 

 from Delaware and Maryland to the Gulf, and 

 westward from the Atlantic to Arkansas and 

 Texas. Scuppernong vines are found on 

 arbors, in gardens, or half wild, on trees and 

 fences on nearly every farm in the South At- 

 lantic states. As a rule, these vines receive 

 little cultivation, are unpruned, and are given 

 no care of any kind; but even under neglect 

 they produce large crops. The vines are al- 

 most immune to mildew, rot, phylloxera, or 

 other fungal or insect pests ; they give not only 

 an abundance of fruit, but, on arbors and 

 trellises, are much prized for their shade and 

 beauty. The fruit, to a palate accustomed to 

 other grapes, is not very acceptable, having a 

 musky flavor and a somewhat repugnant odor, 

 which, however, with familiarity becomes 

 quite agreeable. The pulp is sweet and juicy 

 but is lacking in sprightliness. The grapes are 

 not suitable for the market, because the ber- 

 ries drop from the bunch in ripening and be- 

 come more or less smeared with juice, so that 

 their appearance is not appetizing. 



Vine vigorous, not hardy in the North, very produc- 

 tive. Canes long, numerous, slender, ash-gray to grayish- 

 brown ; surface smooth, thickly covered with small, light 

 brown dots; tendrils intermittent, simple. Leaves 



