WINE GRAPES 
1 to 11 to 50 to 
10 49 299 200 up 
No. 1 grade.$.10 $.08 $.05 $.03 
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 ber¬ 
ries are medium size, round, with tough 
skin and sweet juice. A fine producer 
and adapted to a wide range of soil and 
climatic conditions. 
Franken Riesling. (White) The princi¬ 
pal Rhine wine type grown in Califor¬ 
nia. 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. 
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. 
Zinfandel. (Black) The leading wine 
grape of California. The berries are 
rather small, round, thin skinned and 
juicy, borne on compact clusters. The 
variety is a regular and heavy bearer, 
and well adapted to the coastal valleys 
as well as to the interior. Produces a 
good quality Claret. 
A typical scene in all “Roed- 
ing's Quality" vineyards 
during Thompson Seedless 
harvest in the San Joaquin 
Valley. Note the abundance 
of fruit on these vines. 
AMERICAN VARIETIES 
The "slip-skins” are very popular in 
the coastal sections of California, and 
seem better adapted climatically than 
the European varieties to these districts. 
They are splendidly adapted to train¬ 
ing on fences and arbors and will pro¬ 
duce a good supply of fruit the second 
year under favorable conditions. Prune 
the rooted cutting severely and plant at 
the height it stood in the nursery row. 
Select three or four of the strongest 
canes the first season to form the 
framework of the vine. Laterals pro¬ 
duced on the original canes should be 
pruned to two buds the following win¬ 
ter. Fruit is produced on the canes 
arising from these buds. 
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 for 
juice and jelly. 
Isabella. A popular market and table 
grape, having oval, blue-black berries, 
sweet and rich in musky flavor. Fine for 
arbors. 
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 
We were pioneers in the advocacy of 
the planting of resistant rootings. Our 
own yineyard was one of the first in the 
San Joaquin Valley to be changed to 
these roots. Many of the most impor¬ 
tant resistant stocks in use were import¬ 
ed or developed by us. Of these the 
two listed are our choice. 
The most common practice is to plant 
the resistant root in location and then 
bud or graft to the desired variety. 
Most planters believe that they obtain 
better stands through this method. 
1 to 11 to 50 to 300 or 
10 49 299 more 
No. 1 grade.$ .15 $ .08 $ .05 $ .03^4 
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. A root-stock first of¬ 
fered by us last year after thorough 
testing by the United States Department 
of Agriculture. Highly resistant to both 
nematode and phylloxera and is rapidly 
gaining in favor. Especially adapted to 
the San Joaquin Valley. Vigorous grow¬ 
er, and tests show it well adapted to 
most of the. table and raisin varieties, 
as well as to many of the wine grapes. 
Thrives on practically all types of grape 
soil. Appears to have a wider range of 
adaptability than St. George. 
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