10 BULLETIN 349, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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~The Sultana has also been grown to some extent, and although 
a valuable grape that thrives in a number of localities and under a 
number of diverse conditions, no large vineyards of it are yet to be 
found in this country. 
Panariti (Pl. VI; synonyms, Gerate Rose and Passereta rosada) 
ripens very early. sole amber. Clusters very long, almost cylin- 
drical, but tapering, frequently enlarged toward end of cluster, often 
shouldered, straggling, loose; stem 14 to 2 inches long, of medium 
size, soft, and fleshy. Pedicel light green, one-fourth to one-third 
inch, extremely slender. Berry round, very small, not averaging 
much over one-fourth inch in diameter; surface smooth. Color 
amber, with whitish bloom. Skin thin. Flesh white, soft, juicy. 
First crop seedless. Flavor rich and sweet, with characteristic cur- 
rant flavor. Vine vigorous, stocky, but spreading. Canes thick, 
long, hght brownish, smooth, striped, with internodes 3 to 4 inches 
long. Leaf irregular, five-lobed; upper side rather dark green with 
lighter green veins; araneous; under side lighter, slightly whitish with 
yellowish down; indentations small, angular, rounded, higher than 
broad; petiolar sinus slightly rounded, irregular, rather small. Does 
well pruned to spurs and short canes (fig. 2 and Pl. II, fig. 2). To 
get regular crops, annular incision should probably be practiced. 
Tests of the variety grafted on a number of resistant stocks have so 
far shown good congeniality to exist between it and Rupestris St. 
George, Mourvedre X Rupestris 1202, Aramon X Rupestris Ganzin 
No. 1, Riparia X Rupestris 3309, Salt Creek, and Dog Ridge, in the 
order named. 
The White Currant (synonyms, Aischmisch, Passerina, Passera, 
Passereta, Szemer, Szem, and Corinthusi A proxzemer) and the Black 
Currant (synonyms, Corinthe Noir, Currant grape, Patras Currant, 
Zante, Raisin de Corance) are very similar to the Panariti, differing 
materially from it only in color. 
Currants have not so far been grown to any great extent in this — 
country, not because they will not thrive here, but no one has engaged 
in their culture seriously enough to determine the right way to grow, 
prune, and train them. Vines of the white variety are scattered 
about in California, but there are no extensive plantings. These 
produce a beautiful, semitransparent, seedless raisin of good flavor, 
but inferior to the Black Zante grown on the mainland of Greece. 
The Department of Agriculture for some years has made experi- 
ments in the growing of currant varieties of grapes on different 
resistant stocks and practiced on them different methods of pruning 
and training, with very gratifying results, and strong hopes are 
entertained of starting and developing this special line of the raisin 
industry. There seems to be no reason why this country should not 


