"Roeding's Quality” GRAPEVINES 
Are the Foundation Stock of Many of the Notable Vineyards of California 
Ribier Olivette Blanche Maraville de Malaga 
• The name of ROEDING has been connected with the cultivation of 
the grape in California for the past 50 years. Many of the important 
varieties, both shipping and wine, were first introduced to the planters 
by us. We are constantly striving to improve our service to the growers. 
We now propagate our grape vines in Madera County as this area is 
free from phylloxera, and the vines do not require dipping. 
They require a long growing season, free from fogs and summer 
rains. Grapes thrive in virtually all types of soil, but do best in the sandy 
loams and loams. They ivill not succeed in heavy, poorly drained soils. 
They come into bearing quicker than most fruits, usually bearing the 
third year. American varieties are better than the European types in the 
cooler coastal areas. 
The home owner, either on the Coast or in the interior should have a 
few grape-vines in the back yard as the entire family will derive pleasure 
from fresh picked, home-grown grapes. Grape vines are fine either for 
covering arbors or fences. 
TABLE AND RAISIN VARIETIES 
1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 299 300 up 
Grade. $.15 $.08 $.05 $.03^4 
No. 1 
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. 
Black Malvoise. A dual purpose grape 
which we recommend for both the 
home vineyard and commercial plant¬ 
ing. A vigorous, heavy bearing vine, 
producing 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. 
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 raisin. 
Cornichon. October. A handsome grape, 
with large, elongated, purplish black 
berries, covered with thick bloom. The 
berries are borne in large, loose clus¬ 
ters, and keep and ship exceptionally 
well. An important commercial variety. 
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. 
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. 
Maraville de Malaga. (Red Malaga). 
August. 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. 
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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 Osaka. 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. 
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 and 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. 
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. 
Zante Currant. This is the grape from 
which the dried “currants” of commerce 
are made. The berries are small, round, 
black, and seedless. Used exclusively 
for drying. 
