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This fort cafts its leaves in autumn like the two firR, 

 and it is late in the fpring before the new leaves come 

 out -, it was propagated by cuttings planted in the 

 fpring, a little before the buds .opened; thefe were 

 placed on a moderate hot-bed, and covered down 

 . with glaffes, \yith which management they put out 

 roots freely, and afterward they were gradually hard- 

 ened to live,in the open air. . ■ . 

 The fifth fort has been lately introduced into the 

 Englifn gardens from Paris, where the plants were 

 railed from feeds, which were fent from China by the 

 miffionaries. I was favoured with fome youno- plants 

 by Monfieur Richard^ gardener to the King at Ver- 

 failles. The two forts with white and blue flowers 

 have fucceeded in the Chelfea Garden, but that with 

 red flowers was injured in the way and mifcarried. ■ 

 This is propagated by cuttings, which mud be plant- 

 ed in the fpring in pots, plunging .them jnto a mo- 

 derate hot-bed, and treating them in the fame way as 

 the fourth fort. . .Whqn.the cu'ttihg^ are w^ll rooted, 

 they fliould be c.arefully_ taken up, and each planted 

 in a feparate fmall pot filled with light earth, and 

 placed in th^. {hade until they; have taken'bew root; 

 then they may- be removed to a flielr^red fituation, 

 placing them with other gr^en-hojjfe plants, where 

 they may remain all the fu mirier -, but in autumn they 

 mull be put into flielter, for they will not live in the 

 open air in this country ; but as they cafl: their leaves 

 early in autumn, fo they muft not have much wet in 

 winter. The plants are late in putting out new leaves 

 in the fpring, and before thefe appear they have fo 

 much the appearance ^of defid plants,_that they have 

 been turned out of the pots by fome, fuppqfing they 



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 „ Plant. 250. [So called from vieo, LaL to bend or 



bind, becaufe its clafpers take hold of the neighbour- 

 ti.ing plants.} The Vine. .,-:_:;; „- 

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^be flower has a fmall 'e-mpalem^nt.- indented in five parts % 

 \^it has five__fpiaU petals which- drop, off^ ^dfiye, awl- 

 r:-Jhaped ftarnina which fpread .afid Jail away^ '-terminated 

 -'. by Jingle Jtim^iitj^, with ■.a%cvalger}}2eji -having'no ftyle^ 

 ■_ .crowned by a headed bbiufeJligm'Ui TJoegermen afterward 



turn to an oval or roundijh berry with one cell y including 



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This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedlion of 



Linnteus's fifth, clafs, which contains thofe plants 



whofe flowers have five ftamina and one.ftigroA. ^ 



I fliall not trouble the reader with an enumeration of 



■all the forts of Gra,pes which -are at prefent known 'in 



England, which would fwe,ll this work much beyond 



its intended bulk, and be of little ufe, fince many of 



them are not ^orth the trbilble Of cultivating; \0 I 



; Ihall only fclcd thofe v^rhich ripen pretty well in this 



0.- country, or that merit a little afllflahce to bring them 



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■:, The July Qrape is called by the French, Morillon 



- noir hatif. This is a fmall, founds 'black berry, 



ingrowing loofe on the bunches^-; The juice is fugary, 



■ ■ but has little flavour, and has no merit but that of ri- 

 pening early.. It ripens the beginning of Auguft. - 



; ,The Black Sweet Water, ;is, a fmall roundilh berry, 



.•'■growing clofe in the bunches, which are Ihort; c.The 



jrlkin is thin, the juice very fweet, and the birds and 



r.;, flies are very apt tp devour them.if jtheyare not guard- 



;r ed. It ripens, fppn a^ter the qther..^-r/c ; r^'^inc^rdl " 



• The White fweet Water is a large round berry when 



in perfeftion, buc„rf;efe , af».3^eiy^ ^ifferent.in fize on 



the fame bunch; fome of them^will be of a large fize, 



and others extremely fmall,: for which "reafon it is not 



, much efteemed. . The. 'juice is. .fijgary, .but not vi- 



, nous. _ Xhis^ripens about t.hc fame time with the 



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The ChaflTelas Blanc, or Royal Mufcadine,' as it, is 



■ called by fome, .is an ^xqelL^nt Grape -, the bunches 

 ; are generally large, and at the upper part divide with 



two fmaller fide bunches or flioulders. ^ Tl>e;.berries 



. are round, ...and when perfedly ripe, turn tp an amber 



colour. The juice is rich and vinous j it. ripens in 



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;. September, but if carefully prclc-r^^ed they will hang 

 very late and become excellent. 

 The ChalTelas Mufque, or Le Cour Grape, as" it is 



. here called, but by fome called the Frankindal, is an 



excellent Grape, and generally ripens well in England 



. if it has a good afpeded wall. The berries are very 



.like thofe of the former in fiiape, fize, and colour, but 



are flefliy and have a little mufl^y flavour. It ripens 



. at the fame time with the former. ' • 



, The Black Clufl:er, or Munier Grape, as it is called 

 by the French, from the hoary down of the leaves in 



• fummerj it is a good fruit, and ripens well here. The 



;bunches arefhort, the berries are oval, and are very 



clofe to each other, fo that many of thofe which grow 



. on theinfide continue green, when the outer are per^ 

 feftly ripe. It'ripens in September, and is by fome 



-called the Burgundy Grape. ■ ■ \ 



The Auverna, or true Burgundy Grape, fometimes 



. called Black Morillon, is an indifferent fruit for the 

 table^ but is eflieemed one of the beft forts for making 

 wine. The berries of this are oval, and hang loofer 

 on the bunches than thofe of the Clufter Grape, fo 

 ripen equally,, which gives it the preference. > 



The Corinth, br as it is vulgarly called the Currant 

 Grape, is a fmall roundifh berry generally without 

 flone, of a deep black colour,- and much clufl:ered on 

 the bjunches, -which are fliortj it has a fugary juiccj 

 and ripens in September, but will not laft long. -. 



■ The Red Chafl^elas is very like the White in fize and 

 fhape, but is of a dark red colour ; it is a very good 

 Grape, but ripenslater than the White^ and is pretty 

 rare in England. ■ ■• v- 



, The White Mufcadine is fomewhat like theChaflfelas, 

 but the berries are fmaller, and hang loofer on the 

 bunches, which are lofigerj But not fo thick as thofe 

 of the Chafltlas;*:^ The Juice is fweet, but not fo rich 

 as the Chafl"elas.'- 



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jThe Black Frontinie, or Mufcat noir, is a round ber- 

 ry of good fize ; they grow loofe on the bunches, yet 

 dp not., ripen equally. The bunches are fhort, the 

 .; bprfies whenfuljy ;-ip^ are ,yer.y bl^ck^ and are cover- 

 ed with a mcsaLori flue Uke.the black. Plum; The 

 juicej of this IS ^^,5^: rich and vinous. It ripens the end 

 of September, or .the beginning of Oftober. 

 ,The Red Frontinac, or Mufcat rouge, is an excellent 

 Grape when fully ripe, but unlefs the feafon proves 

 ■very warm, they rarely ripen without artificial heat in 

 ^-England. The bunches of this fort are longer than 

 thofe of the former 5 the berries ai*e large and round ; 

 ibwhen they are fully ri|)e, they are of a brick colour, 

 V but befpi:e;they^arq. gray with a few dark' ftripes, and 

 thisjs frequently taken for a different kind, and ia 

 I commonly called, Grifley Frontinacj but I am con- 

 '; ..vtriced it is the fame Grape. The juice of this has the 

 mofl: vinous flavour of all the forts^ and is greatly 

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The White Frontinac has larger bunches than either 

 olthe former ; the berries are rounds and are fo clofe- 

 ■ ly^cluftered on the bunches, as that unlefs they are 

 /carefully thinned early in the feafon,^r;xwhen the ber- 

 rries are very fmall, the fun and air will be excluded 

 from many of the berries, fo that they will not ripen 5 

 and the moifl:ure will^ be detained in the autumn, 

 :which will caufe them to rot. , The juice, of this is 

 . excellent, and if the fruit is perfedlly ripe, is iniferior 

 -^■to none^i ;This the French call Mufcat blanc.,:i v- 

 .'iThe Alexandrian Frontinac, or Mufcat d'Alexandrie, 

 :ris by fome called Mufcat of Jerulalemrf' The berries 

 ..of. this are oval* and hang loofe on the bunches ; thefe 

 ';are long and are not fhouldered. "There are two forts, 

 ..one with white, and the other has red berries; their 

 juice is very rich and vinous, but jhey feldom ripea 

 in England without artificial heat, jtf^ i,r. 

 TThe*^ red and black Hamburgh, by. fome called the 

 iW.arper Grape, from the perfon who brought them 

 to England. J^hefe have middle-fized berries inclin- 

 ing to an oval fhape. -The bunches are large, and 

 their juice when ripe is fugary, with a vinous flavour. 

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