CHAPTER XXVIII 

 GRAPE VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA 



Large collections of grape varieties have been brought into 

 California during the last forty-five years. They were sought 

 in all grape countries, and from such wide experimental planting 

 a few have survived in popular esteem and are now chiefly grown. 

 Being derived from different countries, they came bearing many 

 names. Some of these have been preserved, some wholly lost, 

 and replaced with local appellations. The result is that our grape 

 nomenclature is full of confusion. Some varieties have been iden- 

 tified by the means of the standard French grape literature ; 

 others are apparently unknown to the compilers of that literature. 

 It is, therefore, impossible to-day to determine a number of our 

 most popular table and shipping grapes, as well as some of the 

 wine varieties. The relative importance of the most popular table 

 and raisin grapes is shown in the accompanying tabulation of 

 reports from growers secured as described in Chapter XVI, relat- 

 ing to the relative standing of orchard fruit varieties. These 

 growers were asked to name the grapes which they considered 

 best worth planting in 1908. 



Grape varieties approved by California growers 



Central Sacramento San Joaquin 



GRAPES. coast valley and valley and Southern 



valleys foot-hills. foot-hills. California. 



Muscat * ** 



Tokay * ** 



Cornichon * ** 



Sultanina (Thompson) * 



Emperor 



Malaga , * 



Rose of Peru 



Black Morocco * 



Verdal 



Sultana * * 



Mission * * * 



Black Hamburg * 



Black Ferrara 



Gros Colman 



Zabalkanski * 



Palomino 



Sweetwater 



Pierce 



Concord 



Delaware 



Niagara 



Campbell's Early 



Agawam 



* Indicates that the variety is approved in the region designated. 

 ** Most highly commended. 



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