VITACE^ 501 



By far the greatest number of cultivated grapes are varie- 

 ties of this species, or hybrids from it and other species, 

 chiefly Vitis vinifera, the Old- World grape. 



Varieties of Table Grapes. — There are four very common 

 varieties of table grapes : 



1. Catawba, hybrid of V. labrusca and V. vinifera. 



2. Delaware, hybrid of V. labrusca and V. bourguiniana. 



3. Niagara, hybrid of V. labrusca and V. vinifera. 



4. Concord, variety of V. labrusca. 



Color of Grapes. — Varieties of grapes may be grouped as 

 to color as follows : 



1. Berries Purplish-black to Black. — America, August 

 Giant, Bacchus, Black Hamburg, Canada, Champion, 

 Concord, Ives, Mills, Muscat, Hamburg, Norton. 



2. Berries Purplish-red. — Agawam, Brighton, Catawba, 

 Delaware, Diana, lona, Jefferson, Lutie, Massasoit, Red 

 Eagle, Rochester, Vergeimes. 



3. Berries Light Green.- — Colerain, Croton, Diamond, 

 Duchess, Elvira, Grein Golden, Lady, Niagara, Triumph. 



Wine and Raisin Grapes. — As has been indicated, the 

 European grape is a wine and raisin grape. Some varieties 

 such as Petite Sirah, Beclan, Mondeuse, Verdot, Lagrain, 

 Refosco, etc., are adapted to the manufacture of dry, white 

 wines; Grenache, Mission, Palomino, and Boal, are a few 

 varieties from which sweet wine is made; while some common 

 raisin grapes are White Muscat of Alexandria, Malaga, and 

 Sultanina. 



Uses. — Dried Grapes. — These are known under the names 

 "raisins," "Sultanas," and "English," "Corinth" or "Zanta 

 currants." Thin-skinned varieties, such as Vinifera grapes, 

 whose seeds do not adhere to the pulp, are preferable for 

 raisins. "Sultanas" are small light-colored raisins made 



