♦Ribier. August-September. A remark¬ 
able, extra large, black, handsome grape 
grown extensively for shipping. The 
immense round berries are borne on 
large, well filled clusters, and are firm, 
yet juicy, sweet gnd delicious in flavor. 
Its high flavor, good shipping qualities, 
and striking appearance make it a 
leader in all markets. 
♦Rose of Peru. (Black Prince) Septem¬ 
ber. A fine eating grape and often re¬ 
ferred to as the “best all-round table 
grape.” A vigorous growing vine, pro¬ 
ducing good sized, compact bunches of 
large, dark purple, spherical berries. A 
fine home vineyard variety. 
♦Thompson Seedless. September. Cali¬ 
fornia’s famous seedless grape, so well 
known that it hardly requires descrip¬ 
tion. Valuable as a table shipping 
grape as well as for raisin production. 
A favorite in the home vineyard on ac¬ 
count of its seedlessness. 
Zante Currant. This is the grape from 
which the dried “currants” of com¬ 
merce are made. The berries are small, 
round, black, and seedless. Used exclu¬ 
sively for drying. 
WINE VARIETIES 
We wish to call particular attention 
to our white wine varieties. There has 
been a shortage of these grapes in Cali¬ 
fornia since repeal and their planting at 
this time should prove a wise invest¬ 
ment. 
Alicante Bouchet. (Black) Extensively 
planted, chiefly for its red juice. The 
berries are round, medium in size, and 
firm, with a tough skin which makes 
the grape a good shipper. An abundant 
producer. 
Carignane. (Black) A popular and ex¬ 
cellent wine variety, grown extensively 
in coastal and interior regions. The 
berries are medium size, round, with 
tough skin and sweet juice. A fine pro¬ 
ducer and adapted to a wide range of 
soil and climatic conditions. 
Feher Szagos. (White) A heavy pro¬ 
ducer, grown chiefly in the San Joaquin 
Valley. The berries are above medium 
in size, elongated with a tender skin and 
of sweet, neutral flavor. Also suitable 
for a table grape for the home vineyard. 
Franken Riesling. (White) The princi¬ 
pal Rhine wine type grown in Cali¬ 
fornia. The berries are about medium in 
size, spherical, juicy, and sprightly in 
flavor. It makes a good wine when used 
alone, and is also valuable for blending. 
Golden Chasselas. (White) One of the 
principal white wine varieties of So¬ 
noma County, and is well adapted to 
nearly all districts. The vine is a heavy 
bearer and the grapes produce an excel¬ 
lent wine of the Sherry type. 
Pedro Ximenes. (White) An extra heavy 
bearing vine, especially suited to the 
interior valleys. The bunches are large, 
loose and well filled. Berries medium 
size, light amber, neutral in flavor. The 
grape is a good shipper with high sugar 
content and low acidity. This variety 
produces the famous wines of Malaga. 
Grenache. (Black) This variety re¬ 
sembles Carignane but is of somewhat 
higher quality, especially for sweet 
wines. It bears and ships well and is 
especially adapted to hot regions. 
Mataro. (Black) A good wine variety 
which leafs out late and therefore usu¬ 
ally escapes spring frosts. It also with¬ 
stands drought well and is relatively 
resistant to Mildew. The fruit resem¬ 
bles Carignane and is produced on large, 
compact clusters. Does best in hot re¬ 
gions. The vine is a good bearer and 
the fruit ships well. 
Mission. (Black) Undoubtedly the first 
wines made in California were produced 
from this variety which was brought 
into this country by the padres. A very 
good general purpose grape which is 
also a fairly good table grape. The ber¬ 
ries produced on large loose clusters 
are firm, sweet and good shippers. A 
vigorous growing variety, particularly 
adapted to warm regions. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent Angelica wine. 
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EMPEROR GRAPES 
Sauvignon Vert. (Colombar) 
(White) A wine variety of 
high reputation. The berries 
are round, golden in color, 
juicy, and of fine aromatic 
flavor, producing the best 
wines of the Sauterne type. 
A heavy bearer which does 
best in the coastal valleys. 
One of the best white grapes 
for these districts. 
Semilion Blanc. (White) A 
wine variety of the highest 
quality and bouquet for the 
coastal districts. The berries 
are medium in size, round, 
very juicy. This is the char¬ 
acteristic Sauterne grape. 
Zinfandel. (Black) The lead¬ 
ing wine grape of California. 
The berries are rather small, 
round, thin skinned and 
juicy, borne on compact clus¬ 
ters. The variety is a regular 
and heavy bearer, and well 
adapted to the coastal val¬ 
leys as well as to the in¬ 
terior. Produces a good qual¬ 
ity-claret. 
GRAPES—American Varieties 
Price Each 1 to 10 11 to 49 
No. 1 grade.$ .20 $ .15 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
♦ Catawba. One of the best red Ameri¬ 
can grapes. The berries are medium 
large, round, coppery red, vinous and 
rich in flavor; bunches large and loose. 
♦Concord. The well-known American 
variety, more widely grown than any 
other. The berries are round and firm 
on medium-sized clusters; blue-black in 
color. The flesh is sweet, with the de¬ 
cided “foxy” flavor common to grapes 
of this species. A grape of good eating 
quality and also one of the best juice 
and jelly. 
Isabella. A popular market and table 
grape, having oval, blue-black berries, 
sweet and rich in musky flavor. Fine for 
arbors. 
Niagara. The best white American va¬ 
riety. The berries are large, pale amber, 
with tender flesh of good quality. 
Pierce. (Isabella Regia, California Con¬ 
cord) A very large blue-black grape, 
showy and aromatic. A good market 
variety for coastal districts. When fully 
ripe, the flesh is juicy, sweet, and slight¬ 
ly musky. 
PHYLLOXERA RESISTANT 
ROOTINGS 
These are well rooted vines, to be 
planted direct in the vineyard, and then 
budded or grafted to the desired va¬ 
riety. This is one of the standard 
methods of establishing a resistant 
vineyard in California. 
1 11 50 300 
Price Each to 10 to 49 to 299 or more 
No. 1 grade....? .15 $ .08 $ .06 $ .04 
Rupestris St. George. The -well-known 
stock used in California more than all 
others combined. It is easy to grow 
and graft. A deep-rooted variety and 
should not be planted in shallow soils. 
Solonis X Othello No. 1613. A rootstock 
offered by us this year after thorough 
testing by the U. S. D. A. It is highly 
resistant to nematode, as well as Phyl¬ 
loxera, and is rapidly gaining in favor 
in the San Joaquin Valley. It is a vigor¬ 
ous grower and has proven itself well 
adapted to nearly all our raisin and 
table varieties, as well as to many wine 
grapes. It thrives on widely different 
soil types—ranging from sand to heavy 
adobe. We consider this a most promis¬ 
ing rootstock and it should have a 
wider range of adaptability than Ru¬ 
pestris St. George. 
(*) Varieties especially recommended 
for the home orchard. 
GUARANTEE. The California 'Nur¬ 
sery Company will exercise care to 
have all stock true to name; never¬ 
theless, it is understood and agreed 
that should any stock prove untrue 
to name, the California Nursery 
Company shall he liable only for the 
sum paid for the stock proving untrue, 
and shall not he liable for any greater 
amount. 
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