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fine and ordirery resembling the wines from the Mediterranean lands=-Italy, Spain, Greece, 
Algeria and Southern France. Elsewhere in the United States these European varieties 
(all of them varieties of a single species, V. vinifera) are too tender to come through our 
winters, and in our difficult summers are subject to disease. It is not practical to grow 
theme Outside of California we have had to depend until recently on domesticated sorts of 
our wild native grapes. Most of thesetve pronounced special flavors, and agreeable as 
they can be they are quite distinct in character from wines of the European type. 
Thanks to the development of the French Hybrids, it is now possible to grow red and white 
table wines of the European type in those parts of the United States where, hitherto, only 
Wine from the domesticated native grapes could be grown. These French Hybrids are a group 
of vines which were bred in France by crossing the classic European varieties with certain 
of the American species. The object in this breeding has been to obtain vines bearing 
fruit like the classic European varieties but possessing the tough vine oharacteristics of 
the American vines. In the course of nearly three-quarters of a century of patient labor 
(and after many disappointments) the French hybridizers have been able to produce new grape 
varieties of truly astonishing character--hardy, disease resistant, productive, and--this. 
is the point--capable of yielding good wine of the European type under American as well as 
French conditions. With reasonable care and a proper choice of varieties it is now possible 
to produce sound and pleasant table wines and enjoy them as part of the daily diet. 
The family of the French Hybrids includes vines of differing characteristics: late ripening 
sorts for leng-season areas, early ones for the more northerly areas, heavy producers for 
ordinary wine, vines capable of producing wines of superior quality but somewhat less 
abundantly, vines for dry climates and others for humid climates. The choice is important, 
and since these varieties are quite new to our American conditions there is still much te 
be learned about specific adaptations. Yet it is possible already to choose with reasonable 
assurance for almost every part of the country. 
OUR LIST 
The Hybrids do not have names. They are identified by the name of the hybridizer and a 
number. Confusing as this may seem at first, the grower quickly finds that these numbers 
have a poetry all their own, and learns what a world of difference there is between, say, 
the Seyve-Villard 14287, with its rich Muscat aroma, and the Seibel 10096, with its huge 
powder=blue shewpiece bunches and its ruby-colered wine. 
It goes without saying that we have many more varieties in our experimental collections 
than we offer for saieo Some of these have been thereughly tried by us--and found wanting. 
Others show great promise fer the future, but the slow business of proving them out has 
not gene far enough to warrant our putting a recommendation behind them. We consider it 
our duty as nurserymen to effer only those which we can recommend with confidence. Our 
descriptions represent our best brief estimate of the value of each variety. Vines are 
viable at time of shipment and true to name. Liability does not extend beyond replacement 
ef individual vineso 
The demand for these vines always exceeds the supply. So we invite the earliest possible 
ordering for either Fall ef Spring delivery. Otherwise you may be disappointed. 
AS TO PRICE 
The same price scale applies to all our varieties, and we keep eur prices low. Relentless 
increases in cost of preduction have compelied us this year to raise our prices slightly 
and they are now as follows: 2 
90 cents each for single vines 
65 cents each fer 10 or more of any one variety 
50 cents each for 50 or more of any one variety 
Per-theusand rates on request 
Shipping charges extra. There is a minimum packing and shipping charge of 30 cents on 
all orders. 
