310 Darieties of the Grape. 
low average size, a little longer than wide, glabrous above and nearly so 
below, except for a few hairs on the main nerves, with well-marked sinuses, 
the petiolar one often closed, the petiole long, rather slender, and rose- 
colored; bunches of medium or over-medium size, conico-cylindrical, 
shouldered, more or less compact; berries medium to large, with firm but ten- 
der skin, small seeds, of delicate flavor and texture, at first crisp but 
becoming soft with full maturity. The grapes are of a clear green color, 
tinged with a beautiful golden bronze where exposed to the sun.”’—Szoletzi. 
Chasselas Rose.—Fruit resembling foregoing, except that both bunch 
and berries are usually smaller, and flavor is more pronounced. * 
Chasselas Victorta.—“Vine vigorous, very short-jointed and brittle, 
and bears well with short pruning; wood grayish yellow, thick and strong; 
leaf light green, deeply lobed and shining; young shoots with numerous 
laterals; bunch very large and heavy, often weighing five pounds, shoul- 
dered, very compact; stem brown, very thick; berry medium, round, pale 
lilac purple, with lilac bloom, juicy, vinous, refreshing.”—Alusmann., 
Palomino, syn. Golden Chasselas.—‘‘The vine quite largely grown as 
‘Golden Chasselas’ is undoubtedly identical with the Listan, or Palomino.” 
—Hilgard. ‘Vine a fair grower; wood close-jointed; leaf medium, oblong, 
deeply lobed, bright green above, grayish green and tomentose below; 
stem short, young points with reddish tint and woolly; bunch large, conical, 
rather loose and shouldered; berry round, full medium, sometimes flat, pale 
green with yellowish tinge; thin skin, juicy and sweet, resembling 
Chasselas.’’—Husmann. 
Black Malvoise.—‘‘Vine a strong grower; wood long-jointed, rather 
slender, light brown; leaf medium size, oval, rather evenly and deeply five- 
lobed; basal sinus moderately open, with parallel sides, upper surface 
smooth, almost glabrous, lower surface lightly tomentose on the veins and 
veinlets; bunches large, rather loose, branching; berries large, oblong, red- 
dish black, with faint bloom; flesh juicy, flavor neutral.’’—Afi/gard. Widely 
grown as an early table grape. 
Mission.—“‘This variety, grown at the old missions, has never been 
determined, nor its exact source ascertained. It is by some regarded as a 
most delicious table grape. It can be found in small areas in every county 
of the State adapted to the grape. Vinea strong grower; wood short-jointed, 
dull dark brown to grayish; leaf above medium size, slightly oblong, with 
large, deeply-cut, compound teeth, basal sinus widely open, primary sinuses 
shallow and narrow, secondary sinuses ill-defined, smooth on both sides, 
light green below with light, scattered tomentum.”’—Ai/eard. ‘Bunches 
slightly shouldered, loose, divided into many small, distinct lateral clusters; 
berries medium size, round, purple black, heavy bloom; exceedingly sweet, 
juicy, and delicious; seeds rather large; skin thin.’’—Ayaiz. 
Muscatel; syn. White Frontignan.—‘‘Vine of medium size, with strong, 
spreading canes; canes reddish-brown, with short internodes; leaves of 
medium size, thin, five-lobed, glabrous, except for a few hairs on the lower 
side of the well-marked ribs; bunches long, cylindrical, regular, compact; 
berries round, golden-yellow, becoming amber-colored, very sweet and of 
marked aroma. Ripens a little later than the Chasselas.’’— Bioletti. 
White Muscat of Alexandria.*—“Vine a short, rather straggling and 
bushy grower, well adapted to short stool pruning, as it forms rather a bush 
than a vine; wood gray, with dark spots, short-jointed; leaf round, five- 
lobed, bright green above, lighter green below; young shoots a bright 
green. The laterals produce a second and even a third crop; bunch long 
* There is much doubt about the White Muscats as grown in California. Some claim 
inability to distinguish between certain grapes of the Muscat type which are being grown in 
this State under distinctive names; others pronounce them clearly different varieties. The 
matter can not be adjudicated at present. 
