OLIVETTE BLANCHE 
RIBIER 
MARAVILLE JDE MALAGA 
Roeding's Quality GRAPEVINES 
Are Famous Throughout the West 
Several species of grapes are cultivated in the United States. The American 
grape, Vitis labrusca, predominates in the East, and the Muscadine grapes, 
Vitis rotundifolia, have long been grown in the south. But in California, Vitis 
vinifera thrives to perfection in all the warmer districts, and is grown almost 
to the exclusion of other varieties. Vitis vinifera (the European type) is the 
grape of ancient and modern agriculture; the grape of the Old and New Testa¬ 
ments; of the fables, prose and poetry of all people. From it are made the 
raisins and wines of the world. It is the chief agricultural crop of several na¬ 
tions. 
The European grape requires a long, warm growing season, free from sum¬ 
mer fogs and rains. Grapes thrive in soils ranging all the way from fine sands 
to heavy clay loams. Loams and sandy loams are the best types, however, and 
all must be deep and loell drained. Grapevines are planted from eight to twelve 
feet apart, depending upon the variety and character of soil. Grapes come into 
bearing quicker than most fruits, and a crop is usually harvested the third year. 
There is nothing finer for home planting than a few grapevines. They take 
up but little space and are excellent for covering fences and' arbors. Their 
luscious fruit provides so much pleasure for the entire family that every home 
should have a few vines. We recommend the American varieties for coastal 
districts. These require much less heat for proper ripening and are more resis¬ 
tant to Mildew. 
GRAPES—European Varieties 
Our grapevines are grown in Phyl¬ 
loxera free Madera County, and do not 
have to he dipped. 
1 11 50 300 
Price Each to 10 to 49 to 299 or more 
No. 1 grade-..? .15 $ .08 $ .05 $ .03 
BLACK MALVOISE 
Excellent as Either a Wine or 
Table Grape 
A dual purpose grape which we 
recommend for both the home vine¬ 
yard and commercial planting. A 
vigorous, heavy bearing vine, pro¬ 
ducing large, well-filled bunches of 
good sized, black oval berries. The 
grapes are sweet, of good flavor 
and texture, and much liked as a 
table grape. A good wine grape for 
Port wines. 
TABLE AND RAISIN VARIETIES 
♦Black Hamburg. August-September. 
An excellent eating grape, adapted to a 
rather wide range of climatic condi¬ 
tions, and very popular in home vine¬ 
yards. The berries are of good size, 
slightly elongated, sweet and crisp. A 
good arbor grape. 
♦Black Monukka. A black, seedless 
grape of excellent eating qualities, and 
also popular for making fancy raisins. 
The berries are dark in color, medium 
size, elongated, with a tender skin and 
crisp, sweet flesh, borne in large loose 
clusters. Makes a large black, handsome 
raisin. 
Cornichon. October. A handsome grape, 
with large, elongated, purplish black 
berries, covered with thick bloom. The 
berries are borne in large, loose clusters, , 
and keep and ship exceptionally well. 
An important commercial variety. 
♦Dizmar. August. One of our earliest 
varieties. An attractive white grape of 
good size, with crisp tender flesh and 
thin skin. It has good flavor and eating 
qualities. 
♦Emperor. September-October. A late 
ripening, long keeping variety, grown 
extensively in the San Joaquin Valley. 
The berries are very large, dark red in 
color, and of pulpy texture. Its eating 
quality is good and it is especially 
relished late in November after other 
grapes are gone. Used extensively for 
“sawdust packing.” 
Flame Tokay. September. Our most 
beautiful red grape. Berries large, ob¬ 
long; flesh firm, crisp, juicy and sweet. 
Grown extensively in the Lodi district 
and one of California’s leading shipping 
grapes. A vigorous, heavy producer. 
♦Malaga. September. California’s lead¬ 
ing white shipping and table grape. The 
berries are large, oval, borne on large, 
loose clusters. The flesh is crisp, sweet 
and delicious. One of the best white 
grapes. 
Maraville de Malaga. (Red Malaga) Au¬ 
gust. An excellent early variety which 
reaches the market before Flame Tokay 
and commands good prices. The berries 
are a beautiful sparkling red, with firm 
crisp flesh. 
♦Muscat. September. California’s pop¬ 
ular table and raisin grape. The berries 
are large, pale amber, sweet and deli¬ 
cious, with the well known muscat 
flavor. Many people consider this to be 
the finest of all eating grapes. This is 
the genuine Muscat of Alexandria. 
♦Olivette Blanche. September. An ex¬ 
cellent shipping and table grape. Ber¬ 
ries elongated, light amber in color, 
with firm, crisp flesh of pleasant, 
sprightly flavor. The vine is vigorous, 
easy to grow, and produces well. 
♦Pearl of Csaba. July. An extremely 
early variety introduced from Hungary. 
On account of its earliness and pleas¬ 
ant eating qualities, we feel sure this 
variety has a place in the home vine¬ 
yard and for local markets. The berries 
are white, round, and of medium size. 
Probably the earliest of all grapes. 
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