. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1496 KAISIN ing purposes. Some " bleached " Seedless Sultana and Thompson Seedless are prepared, and command a higher price for no other reason than that they are con- sidered more pleasing to the eye. The delicious flavor and aroma are entirely destroyed in
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1496 KAISIN ing purposes. Some " bleached " Seedless Sultana and Thompson Seedless are prepared, and command a higher price for no other reason than that they are con- sidered more pleasing to the eye. The delicious flavor and aroma are entirely destroyed in the bleaching with sulfur, and all possible efforts should be made to dis- courage the practice. Few, if any, "dipped" Raisins are now prepared. The varieties planted are: White Muscat of Alexan- dria, the Muscatel Gordo Blanco and Malaga: and for seedless Raisins, the Sultana and Thompson Seedless. It is .safe to -;i> iliat the- tirst two are the prevalent varieties anil |.i ..In. â¢â tli.^ Raisins. The Gordo Blanco the witli on account of its large uniform berrits and full, even symmetrical clusters. The seedless varieties are both small. "Cur- rants" (which, by the way. are not "currants" at all, but the cured fruit of the Zante or Corinth grape-vine) are only partially successful, and as they command a lower price, are not considered profitable in Cali- fornia. The Raisin vines are subject to the same diseases and insect pests as are the wine and table varieties of the Vitis vinifera type, and these are combated by the usual methods. Downy mildew is unknown in Califor- nia, and up to the season of 1900 no phylloxera had made its appearance in the Fresno vineyards. In the fall of that year, however, it was discovered in the district, and to what extent it will reduce the acreage, will, of course, depend upon the vigilance of the growers and prompt- ness with which replautings with resistant stocks are m
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