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with spur pruning on long canes. It makes a splendid, 

 very delicate raisin, surpassing the Sultana, to which 

 the vine bears a strong resemblance. Excellent wine 

 has been made from it, and it is one of the finest table 

 grapes, bearing shipment to the most distant markets. 

 The vine is a very strong grower of long-jointed yellow 

 wood. The young canes should be pinched when they 

 reach the top of the stake, to develop the laterals, ou 

 which it bears the best fruit the following year. The 

 cluster is very large, long and loose, so that every berry 

 can develop fully; berry below medium, oblong, pale 

 golden yellow, transparent, without seeds, of most ex- 

 quisite flavor, very juicy and sweet, with a mingling of 

 sprightly acid which makes it very refreshing and 

 palatable. 



These comprise the most desirable and best known of 

 the varieties for white wine, and make a list comprehen- 

 sive enough for any one. There are many more which 

 have their admirers and advocates, such as the Chauche 

 Gris, generally called Gray Riesling, the White Elben 

 or Kleinbereger, Clairette Blanche, Steinschiller, Ru- 

 lander, and many more. One other should be added, 

 the White Museatelle, of which the French make their 

 most renowned sweet wine. It is also known as German 

 Muscateller and Muscat de Frontignan. This grape has 

 a pronounced Museatelle flavor, but it is not rank or dis- 

 agreeable, as in the Muscat of Alexandria. It is a strong 

 grower and good bearer witb long pruning. The vine 

 has a light green foliage, downy beneath ; cluster long 

 and compact, cylindrical, shouldered ; berry round, 

 greenish yellow, medium, very sweet when fully ripe, 

 fleshy, with an agreeable flavor. Will make a good dry 

 wine, which is relished by many, and if allowed to hang 

 long on the vines, a good sweet wine. 



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