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transparent. Flesh quite firm, sweet, good. An Italian variety, 

 doing well in the dry climate of extreme Southwest Texas and South 

 INJissJssippi. 



Early Black [Madeleine). — Bunch medium, compact; berry round, 

 h'ack, covered with blue bloom. Flesh quite sweet but not rich, 

 drown in Arizona on account of its extreme earliness; also on the 

 west coast. 



Griesa. — Bunch very large, compound, nearly as large as Cala- 

 1 rian; berry yevy large, purplish black, meaty, juicy, very good. 

 Does well in Central and Southwestern Texas and Mississippi. Italy. 



Golden Champion. — Bunch eight to nine inches long, ovate in 

 shape, shouldered, and with thick fleshy stalk; berry very large, 

 one and three-eighths inches long and one and one-eighth inches wide; 

 color pale yellow and amber when ripe. Flesh firm, very juicj'. Does 

 well in Southwest Texas. England. 



Lombardy. (Flame Tokay). — Bunch very large, shouldered, com- 

 pact, handsome, often weigliing seven pounds; berry large, roundish 

 o^al; skin piale red or flame color. Flesh firm, sweet, well-flavored, 

 but not high, yet good in warm climates. Grown in Xew ^Mexico, 

 Arizona, and extreme Southwest Texas; also on west coast. Europe. 



Malaga (MiLscat St. Lauretit). — Bunch long, loose, shouldered, but 

 often compact and roundish; berry roundish o\'al; color greenish 

 yellow. Flesh very tender, melting, juic}', with Muscat flavor. Does 

 well in Central and Southwestern Texas and New Mexico. Spain. 



Millennium. — Bunch large to very large, oval; berrj' light-colored, 

 juicy, sprightly. Docs fl-ell in Southwestern Texas. Hungary-. 



Mission. — Bunch large, somewhat shouldered, rather loose on 

 account of being divided into several small lateral clusters; berrv 

 medium, round, purple or black, with heavy bloom. Flesh sweet, 

 juicy, delicious. As a dessert variety preferred by many to the 

 firmer-fleshed vinifera varieties. Does ^^-ell in Southwest Texas and 

 Arizona, also in California where it originated. 



Morocco {Black Morocco). — Bunch very large, loose, shouldered; 

 berry not uniform in size, ranging from medium and round to large 

 and oval; color black when full)- ripe. Flesh firm, s^\'eet hifh- 

 flavored; late in season. The small berries are scecfless and the 

 larger ones have usually one seed. Grown in New ]\[exico, Arizona 

 and on the -west coast. Europe. 



Sultana {Seedless Sidtaita). —Buneh large with hea-v-\' shoulders 



