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ALBANY NURSERIES 
GRAPES FOREIGN VARIETIES. 
For Table, Raisins, Shipping and Wine. 
Chasselas de Fountainbleau. See White 
Sweetwater. 
Black Hamburg. B. A fine, tender 
grape producing large, magnificent, com- 
pact bunches; berries black, large and 
oblong. A great favorite everywhere, 
especially for table use. 
Black Malvoise. B. Vine a strong grow- 
er; berries large, oblong, reddish black, 
with faint bloom; flesh juicy, flavor neu- 
tral. 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 Golden. R. Bunches medium, 
compact; berries of an amber color, sweet 
and watery. Ripe latter part of July. 
Cornichon Black. B. Bunches long and 
loose; berries oval, tapering at both ends, 
skin thick and dark, covered with bloom, 
flesh firm, with pleasing flavor, a desirable 
variety for shipping and marketing; ripens 
late. 
Emperor. R. Vine a strong grower and 
heavy bearer, bunches large, long and 
loose-shouldered; 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 keep- 
ing 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 foot hills. Should be staked to get 
best results. 
Flame Tokay. R. Bunches large and 
moderately compact; berries large; skin 
thick, pale red, covered with bloom; flesh 
firm, sweet. An old standard variety. 
Always commands a good price in the 
Easter markets, and as a table grape is 
more extensively planted than any other 
variety. 
Malga. W. Vine strong grower and 
productive, thriving in almost any soil. 
Bunches large, often weighing ten pounds, 
compact, shouldered; berry large, oval, 
yellowish-green. Skin thick, fleshy. One 
of the best shipping grapes. Makes a 
second quality raisin. 
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 ex- 
tensively planted for raisins. The dis- 
tinctive feature between the Alexandria and 
the Gordo Blanco is supposed to be in the 
shape of the berries, the former being 
oblong and the latter round. On the coast, 
in most localities, the two varieties have 
been found 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 large, shouldered, loose; fruit round, 
large, with firm and crackling flesh. A 
handsome grape of fair quality, and highly 
esteemed as a market variety. 
Black Hamburg Grape. Thompson's Seedless. W. Perfectly 
