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GRAPES, Foreign Wine Varieties—Continued 
Grenache. A strong-growing variety; bunches 
conical, rather loose; berries bluish black; makes 
excellent wine, but requires age. 
Mataro. Bunches good size; berries round, black; 
produces dark-colored wine, which improves with 
age; a valuable wine grape. The leading red wine 
variety of Southern France. 
Petite Syrah. One of the best claret grapes; 
very vigorous grower and remarkably productive. 
Cluster loose, long and shouldered; berries of me¬ 
dium size, black, covered with bloom. 
Sauvignon Vert (Colombar, Pedro Ximenes). 
Berries of medium size, greenish white; vine vig¬ 
orous and very productive. Especially valued for 
regular bearing. 
Zinfandel. Bunches large, compact; berries 
round, dark purple, covered with a heavy bloom; 
succeeds well in most any climate. Probably the 
best all-around claret variety for California. 
AMERICAN VARIETIES OR “SLIPSKINS” 
Barry. Bunch large, rather compact; berries 
medium, round, black; flesh tender; sweet, pleasant 
flavor; vine vigorous, very productive and early. 
Campbell's Early. Strong grower, with large, 
healthy foliage; productive; its keeping and ship¬ 
ping qualities are equaled by no other early Amer¬ 
ican variety. Ripens with Moore’s Early, but will 
keep in perfect condition long after that variety 
is gone. Bunch and berry large, glossy black with 
blue bloom, sweet and juicy. Seeds few and small. 
Catawba. Bunches medium size; berries large, 
coppery color, covered with a thin, lilac bloom; 
juicy, sweet and musky. Celebrated in the East 
for its fine wine. 
Concord. Bunches compact, rather large; berries 
large, globular, almost black, covered with a fine 
bloom; juicy, sweet and pleasant. 
Delaware. One of the best flavored American 
grapes; bunches medium, compact; berries small, 
round, beautiful light red; pulp sweet and tender; 
juice abundant, rich and vinous. 
Duchess. Bunches medium to large, long, com¬ 
pact; berries medium, roundish, greenish yellow 
when ripe; flesh tender, free from pulp, juicy, 
sweet, rich, ranking among the best; vigorous and 
productive. 
Isabella. A strong-growing variety, specially 
adapted for arbors; bunches good size, somewhat 
loose; berries quite large, oval, black, covered with 
a blue bloom; juicy, sweet and rich, with a slightly 
musky aroma. 
Iona. Bunches large; berries medium to large; 
pale red; flavor rich, sweet, vinous; quality best. 
Jefferson. Bunch medium, shouldered, compact; 
berries medium to large; skin thin, light red, cov¬ 
ered with bloom; flesh meaty, tender, sprightly, 
rich, of fine quality; vine vigorous, healthy. 
Moore’s Early. A most valuable early grape, 
combining hardiness, size, beauty, quality, pro¬ 
ductiveness and earliness among its desirable qual¬ 
ities; bunch large; berry large, round, black. 
Niagara. Bunch large, uniform, very compact; 
berry large, mostly round, light greenish white, 
slightly ambered in the sun; peculiar flavor and 
aroma; enormously productive. 
Pierce (Isabella Regia). A sport from Isabella. 
The foliage is remarkably large; the vine an ex¬ 
ceedingly strong grower and prolific bearer. The 
berries, like the leaves, are of extraordinary size, 
twice as large as those of its parent, black with 
light bloom, and when ripe are exceedingly sweet 
and delicious, and slightly aromatic. The pulp 
readily dissolves. We have had it in cultivation 
under every condition, and it has remained con¬ 
stant, showing no indication of running back to 
the parent. With us the best black American 
variety. 
Worden. In brief, an improved Concord, being 
larger in both bunch and berry; handsomer, nearly 
two weeks earlier and of better quality. 
Wyoming Red. An early, light red grape, always 
yielding enormous crops. It ripens with Delaware, 
which it resembles in appearance, though larger 
in bunch and berry; a valuable grape. Very hardy. 
CURRANTS 
Black Naples. A beautiful fruit, the finest and 
largest of all Black Currants; highly esteemed for 
jelly. 
Cherry. Fruit of the largest size; bunches short, 
berries large, deep red; a valuable market sort. 
Fay’s Prolific. This red currant continues to 
maintain all claims made for it. It is as large as 
the cherry, more uniform, fruit less acid, fully as 
productive, and decidedly earlier. 
Fertile de Palluau. A vigorous, upright grower; 
bunches long; berries bright red: moderately juicy; 
very productive; adapted to the hot interior locali¬ 
ties, where other varieties suffer from the sun. 
La Versailles. Very large; red: bunches long; 
of great beauty and excellent quality. Should be 
in every collection. 
Lee’s Prolific. Black; one of the newer English 
varieties. Fruit is large and of the highest quality. 
Bush is of medium growth and very productive. 
Pomona. A new red currant of good size; very 
productive; sweet; of excellent quality. 
White Grape. Bunches moderately long; berries 
very large, whitish yellow, sweet and good; the 
finest of the older white sorts. 
White Transparent. Said to be a seedling of 
“White Grape” and rather resembles it. Very 
prolific. 
BERRIES 
GOOSEBERRIES 
AMERICAN VARIETIES 
Champion. A variety introduced here from Ore¬ 
gon. where it originated; fruit large, round; an 
immense bearer and entirely free from mildew. 
Columbus. Large; handsome; greenish yellow; 
quality excellent. The best of its class. 
Downing. An upright, vigorous grower; fruit 
good sized, roundish oval, whitish green; skin 
smooth; flesh soft, juicy and very good. 
Houghton. A vigorous grower; fruit medium size, 
roundish, inclining to oval; skin smooth, pale red; 
flesh tender, sweet and good: entirely free from 
mildew. 
Josselyn. Fruit medium to large, oval, red, 
smooth, flavor good; early; bears freely; grows 
vigorously and is free from mildew. 
ENGLISH VARIETIES 
Berkeley. Sufficiently tried to determine its 
qualities and characteristics; it is immensely pro¬ 
lific, large and handsome. 
Chautauqua. Vigorous; fruit large, oblong, 
smooth, pale green, of very best quality. Unex¬ 
celled for home use. 
Crown Bob. Very large, oblong; skin thin, hairy, 
red; of good flavor, and a first-rate variety. 
Industry. Large, oval, dark red, hairy; rich and 
agreeable; beautiful, and of excellent quality. 
Whitesmith. Large, roundish, oval, yellowish 
white, slightly downy; flavor excellent; bush erect 
and a good bearer. 
BLACKBERRIES 
Crandall’s Early. Large, firm and very good 
flavor; it ripens fully two weeks before any other 
sort, and continues to bear through the whole 
blackberry season. 
Evergreen. Introduced here from Oregon: origin 
unknown; beautiful, cut-leaved foliage, which it 
retains during the winter; berries large, black, 
sweet, rich and delicious; it continues to ripen 
from July to November, which makes it one of 
the best berries for family use; an excellent trellis 
and arbor plant. 
Himalaya. Wonderfully vigorous grower, making 
canes up to forty feet in length, consequently must 
Vie grown on a trellis or along a fence. Fruit of 
fairly good size, almost round, juicy and with small 
seeds. Bears during summer and until late in the 
fall. Extremely prolific and of great value. 
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