FRUIT DEPARTMENT-GRAPES 
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GRAPES, Continued. 
flesh tender, juicy, sweet, with a strong native 
aroma. Ripens before Delaware. Best early red 
for market. 
FOREIGN VARIETIES 
For Table, Raisins, Shipping and Wine. 
Black Hamburg. B. A fine, tender Grape pro- 
ducing large, magnificent, compact bunches, ber- 
ries black, very large and oblong. A great fav- 
orite everywhere, especially for table. 
Black Malvoise. B. Vine a strong grower, 
berries large, oblong, reddish black, with faint 
bloom, flesh juicy, flavor neutral. An immense 
bearer, an excellent table as well as wine Grape. 
Black Prince. B. Bunches very long, tapering, 
berries medium, ovate, with thick bloom, juicy 
and sweet. 
Chasselas de Fontainbleau. See White Sweet- 
water. 
Chasselas Golden. R. Bunches medium, com- 
pact, berries of an amber color, sweet and watery. 
Ripe latter part of Jnly. 
Cornichon Black. B. Bunches long and loose, 
berries oval, tapering at both ends, skin thick and 
dark, covered with bloom, flesh firm, with pleas- 
ant flavor, a desirable variety for shipping and 
marketing, ripens late. 
Emperor. R. Vine a strong grower and heavy 
bearer, bunches very large, long and loose-should- 
ered, berries large, oblong, deep rose-colored, 
resembles the Tokay, covered with light bloom, 
firm, skin thick, one of the most profitable late 
varieties to plant for market, its firmness, good 
keeping qualities and rich color cause it to be in 
great demand in eastern markets every year. 
Withstands rain better than any other variety. 
Does well on granite soil of the foothills. Should 
be staked to get best results. 
Feher Zagos. W. Vine a vigorous grower and 
immense bearer, very hardy and exceedingly pro- 
ductive in sandy and heavy soils. Bunches large 
and compact, berries oval, yellowish green. Good 
for wine or raisins. 
Flame Tokay. R. Bunches very large and mod- 
erately compact, berries large, skin thick, pale 
red, covered with bloom; flesh firm, sweet. An 
old standard variety. Always commands a good 
price in the Eastern markets, and as a table grape 
is more extensively planted than any other va- 
riety. 
Gordo Blanco. See Muscat. 
Malaga. W. Vine a strong grower and im- 
mensely productive, thriving in almost any soil. 
Bunches very large, often weighing ten pounds, 
compact, shouldered, berry very large, oval, yel- 
lowish-green. Skin thick, fleshy. One of the 
best shipping grapes, commanding a good price 
in the Eastern markets every season. Makes a 
second quality raisin. 
Montaro. B. One of the finest grapes for 
claret, good bearer and heavy grower. All the 
great French authorities agree in placing the 
Montaro as the fihest red wine grape of the 
southern regions. 
Mission of California. (Gordo Blanco.) W. 
Bunches long and loose, shouldered. Berry oval, 
sometimes round, yellowish green, skin thick, 
flesh with a decided Muscat flavor. This is the 
variety so extensively planted for raisins. The 
distinctive feature between the Alexandria and 
the Gordo Blanco is supposed to be in tne shape 
of the berries, the former being oblong and the 
latter round. On this coast, in most localities, 
the two varieties have been found to be so nearly 
identical, round and oblong berries being found 
on the same vine, that they are classed as Mus- 
cats, and no distinction is made by even the most 
experienced raisin vineyardists. 
Rose of Peru. B. Vine a strong grower, bunch 
very large, shouldered, loose; fruit round, large, 
with firm and crackling flesh. A very handsome 
grape of fair quality, and highly esteemed as a 
market variety. 
Seedless Sultana. W. Small, white grape, turn- 
ing to amber, clusters large. It makes a fine 
raisin for culinary purposes, at the same time it 
is a fine wine grape. It is the only one we know 
of that is good for both raisins and wine. 
Thompson’s Seedless. W. This is a new variety 
Wyoming Grape 
