THE RAISIN INDUSTRY. 9 
mire its peculiar flavor. It seems to have been first cultivated by the 
Arabs. | 
The vine is fairly productive, but does not always set well. The 
laterals produce a heavy second crop and sometimes a third crop. 
The vine should be pruned to the spur system (fig. 1 and PI. I, fig. 1). 
Tests made of this variety grafted on a number of resistant stocks so 
far show good congeniality to exist between it and Riparia < Rupes- 
tris 3309, Riparia < Rupestris 101, Dog Ridge, Riparia < Rupes- 
tris 101-14, and Berlandieri * Riparia 420—A, in the order named. 
The muscatel Gordo Blanco, which has also been grown to a con- 
siderable extent in this country, resembles the Alexandria, differing 
from it principally in having a round berry and clusters more 
compact. 
The Huasco and White Hanepoot are practically identical with 
Alexandria. 
The Malaga and Feher Szagos (both wrongly named), which have 
been desiccated to a considerable extent in the past, are not now much 
used. Other large-berried varieties that have been dried in limited 
quantities will never figure commercially, it is thought, and for this 
reason are not mentioned. 
Next to Alexandria, the Sultanina (Pl. TV and PI. V, fig. 1; syno- 
nyms, Sultanich, Ezkerdeksis, Tchekirdeksis,. Kechmich, jaune a 
grains oblongs, Conforogo, etc., and erroneously, Zhompson’s Seed- 
less—from which the seedless raisins are cured) is most important. 
Tt ripens about midseason. Color light yellowish green, flushed when 
fully ripe. Cluster long, fairly loose, and often fairly compact, 
large, from 6 to 16 inches long; stem 14 to 2 inches long, medium size, 
wiry. Pedicel light green, one-third inch long, slender and warty. 
Berry oblong, above medium size, five-eighths to three-fourths by 
three-fourths to 1 inch; adherence good; apex large, black, protrud- 
ing, with prominent oriole ring. Surface smooth, light yellowish 
green; bloom white; glossy. Skin medium thick, tough. Flesh 
fairly meaty, moderately firm, fairly juicy. Flavor sweet, with de- 
licious acidity. An excellent dessert, table, shipping, wine, and raisin 
grape. Vine a strong, long grower, light brown, long jointed, slender ; 
canes long. Leaf thin, light, bright green above, lighter underneath, 
smooth and shiny, sharply serrated. An extremely popular and most 
valuable grape. Should be pruned to canes and trained as stated on 
pages7and8. (Seefig.3and Pl. II, fig.1.) Sofar,it hasshown good 
 congeniality on the following stocks, in the order named: Riparia < 
- Rupestris 3309; Dog Ridge, Aramon X Rupestris Ganzin No. 1, 
Riparia < Rupestris 101, Lenoir, Solonis * Riparia 1616. 
The Sultanina Rosea, a rose-colored variety of Sultanina, is at- 
tracting some attention of late years. It should be pruned and 
trained like Sultanina. 
