VARIETIES OF GRAPES 429 



older leaves ; lower surface pale green, pubescent. Flowers self-fertile, 

 mid-season ; stamens upright. 



Fruit variable in season, about with Concord, keeps well. Cluster 

 medium in size, tapering, sometimes with a single shoulder, compact. 

 Berries medium in size, oval, light green with a yellow tinge, thin 

 bloom, persistent, firm ; skin tough, without pigment ; flesh pale 

 green, juicy, foxy ; good. Seeds adherent, numerous, notched, short, 

 sharp-pointed, dark brown. 



PURPLE CORNICHON 



(Vinifera) 

 Black Cornichon 



By virtue of attractive appearance and excellent shipping 

 qualities of the fruit, this variety takes high place among the 

 commercial grapes of California. Late ripening is another 

 quality making it desirable, while its curious, long, curved 

 berries add novelty to its attractions. The fruit does not take 

 high rank in quality. The description has been compiled. 



Vine very vigorous, healthy and productive ; wood light brown 

 striped with darker brown, short-jointed. Leaves large, longer than 

 wide, deeply five-lobed ; dark green above, lighter and very hairy 

 below ; coarsely toothed ; with short, thick petiole. Bunches very 

 large, loose or sometimes scraggly, borne on long peduncles ; berries 

 large, long, more or less curved, dark purple, spotted, thick-skinned, 

 borne on long pedicels ; flesh firm, crisp, sweet but not rich in flavor ; 

 quality good but not high. Season late, keeps and ships well. 



REBECCA 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 



In the middle of the last century, when grape-growing was in 

 the hands of the connoisseurs, Rebecca wks one of the sterling 

 green varieties. It is wholly unsuited for commercial vine- 

 yards and for years has been disappearing gradually from 

 cultivation. The fruit is exceptionally fine, consisting of well- 

 formed bunches and berries, the latter handsome yellowish- 



