CHAPTER XVIII 

 VARIETIES OF GRAPES 



NATURE has expended her bounties in fullest measure for 

 the vineyard. More than 2000 varieties of grapes are de- 

 scribed in American viticultural literature, and twice as many 

 more find mention in European treatises on the vine. Few 

 other fruits offer the novelties given the grape in flavors, 

 aromas, sizes, colors and uses. The vineyard, then, to fulfill 

 commercial potentialities, should supply grapes throughout the 

 whole season, and of the several colors and flavors and for all 

 uses. A prime requisite for a vineyard being well-selected 

 varieties, an assortment of all kinds and for all places in 

 America is here described. 



ACTONI 



(Vinifera) 



Actoni is a table-grape of the Malaga type which ripens at 

 Geneva, New York, late in October, too late for the average 

 season in the East but worth trying in favorable locations. 

 It is grown in California but is not a favorite sort. The fol- 

 lowing brief description is made from fruit grown at Geneva : 



Clusters large, shouldered, tapering, loose ; berries medium to very 

 large, long-oval to oval, clear green yellow ; flesh crisp, firm ; flavor 

 sweet ; quality good. 



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