ARE THE LEADING RAISIN VARIETIES 
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in alkali soils where other vines fail and is often grown to fill in bad spots of 
land where other vines have died, being grafted over after a period of two 
or three years to conform with the rest of the vineyard. The Feher Zagos is 
especially adapted for interior valley planting. Its time of ripening is September. 
This is a very valuable variety for the making of wines and is 
urenache very much in demand by all wineries, as it makes the best grade 
of claret wine. 
The vine is a strong grower and a heavy producer. The bunches are long 
and cylindrical, the berries are black and very juicy. 
This variety is recommended for planting in the interior valleys of Cali¬ 
fornia. Ripens in September. 
_ . Is said by good authority to be the oldest grape grown in Cali- 
MlSSlOn fornia. While its chief use is for the making of Claret it is often 
used as a table variety. 
The bunches are quite large, berries of medium size, round in shape, and a 
beautiful purple black in color, possessing a sweet delicious flavor. Ripens 
in September. 
rj. r ii This variety has been more extensively planted throughout 
Zinrandel the wine sections of the state than any other. The vine is 
strong, healthy and vigorous, producing good crops. 
The bunches are large and compact; berries round in shape and dark purple 
in color. One of the best for making Claret. 
RAISIN VARIETIES 
Each 10 100 
Price .$ .30 $2.00 $5.00 
c - Is one of the best seedless raisins grown and while it has not been 
oultana so extensively planted as the Muscat or Thompsons many growers 
are finding advantages in the growing of this variety. 
The Sultana is particularly adapted to light sandy soils, where it often 
produces as much as four tons to the acre; in sections throughout the northern 
part of the state it has proven to be much more resistant to mildew than any 
other variety. 
One of the strongest features, in favor of the Sultana, is the fact that it is 
much favored by bakeries, confectioners and housewives on account of its tart 
flavor which takes or fills the place which was once occupied by the imported 
dried currant. The bunches are large and compact, round and greenish in 
color but should be left until quite yellow before picking for drying. Ripens 
in August. 
ry,, c Mr. W. Thompson, Sr., of Yuba City, Cal., pro- 
1 hompSOn oecdless cured the cuttings of this variety in the year 1878, 
from Elwanger & Barry, a New York State Nursery Company, who stated 
that the cuttings were secured by them from Constantinople, Turkey. In the 
foothill sections and early ripenings sections it has been found exceedingly 
valuable for early shipment. The bunches are long and compact and with¬ 
stand shipping well. 
The berries are oval in shape, greenish yellow in color, turning to bright 
yellow when fully ripe. They contain no seeds whatever and their keeping 
qualities are of the best. 
The Thompson can, no doubt, be grown over a larger variety of soils than 
any other grape, having given satisfactory results in heavy soils, sandy soils 
and also soils where the alkali is too strong for any other raisin grapes. 
As a raisin it is easily picked, dries quickly, and contains a large percentage 
of sugar. The bunches sometimes grow so large it is found necessary to cut 
them in several places, in order to aid the process of drying. 
On account of the large plantings and the enormous profits received through 
the plantings of this variety we feel we cannot recommend it too highly. 
Ripens middle of August. 
The Muscat is the oldest, best and most widely known of all the 
Muscat raisin grapes. There are other varieties very popular in California, 
but none possess the flavor and fine quality contained in the Muscat. 
It is an excellent grape to eat in the green state and brings good money 
when sold on fruit stands. On account of its thin skin, however, it is not 
classed as a good shipping grape. In the making of layers and packing of 
fancy boxes for the trade the Muscat is in a class by itself, there being no 
other variety possessing the fine flavor, aroma and good packing qualities of 
this variety. The demand for layer raisins has much exceeded the supply in 
late years. While we have seedless varieties that are very profitable and 
easily handled by confectioners and housewives for cooking, there has always 
been such a demand for the Muscat on account of its flavor, that it was found 
necessary during the last few years to remove the seeds, which is all done by 
machinery, and pack them in one pound packages for the retail trade. 
