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Tokay, which has small brownish berries pow- 

 dered with a blue bloom ; the juice is vinous. 



The Syrian Grape, which has large, white, 

 oval berries, with a thick, skin and hard flesh, 

 and is a good bearer. 



The Damson Grape, which has very large 

 berries of a purple colour. 



The Cornichon Grape, which has berries of a 

 remarkable shape, long and narrow, of a white 

 colour, with a firm sweet flesh. 



The Red Chasselas, which is very like the 

 Chasselas Blanc in size and shape, but is of a 

 dark-red colour ; it is a very good grape, but 

 ripens later than the White. 



SORTS PROPER FOR THE VINERY. 



The Red Frontinac, or Muscat Rouge, which 

 is a very fine grape, and greatly esteemed : it 

 has large brick-coloured berries, and the juice is 

 of a highly vinous flavour. 



The Large Black Cluster, which is larger than 

 the former, and has a very rough harsh taste. 

 Mr. Speechly says, that he had this grape from 

 Lisbon, and was assured that it is the grape of 

 which they make red port wine. He has had the 

 same grape eight or ten years. 



The White Grape, from Alcobaca, which 

 bears large bunches of white juicy berries. 



The White Parsley-leaved Grape, or Ciotat, 

 which has round berries, white, juicy, and 

 &weet. There is a sort of the Parsley-leaved 

 Grape with red fruit. 



The White Corinth Grape, which has a small 

 round berry, with a fine juicy flesh of an agree- 

 able flavour. 



The St. Peter's Grape, which has a large oval 

 berry, of a deep black colour when ripe; the bunches 

 are large, and the flesh juicy ; it ripens late. 



SORT PROPER FOR THE WALL. 



The White or Common Muscadine, by some 

 called the Chasselas, which resembles the Royal 

 Muscadine, but the berries are smaller ; and, 

 although it is not so sweet as the Royal, it is the 

 best grape that we have for a common wall, and 

 a great bearer. 



SORTS PROPER FOR THE HOT-HOUSE AND 

 VINERY. 



The Black Muscadine, which is a good bearer, 

 and the berries are beautifully powdered with a 

 blueish bloom. 



The Royal Muscadine, D'Arboyce, or Chas- 

 selas Blanc, which is an excellent grape ; the 

 bunches are large, and composed of round am- 

 ber-coloured berries of a rich vinous taste. In 

 a fine season it ripens in September. 



The White Muscat, from Lunel, which has 



large oval berries, of an amber-colour, and full 

 of a vinous juice. It is a plentiful bearer, and 

 highly esteemed. 



The Black Spanish, or Alicant Grape, which 

 has black berries of a pleasant flavour. 



The Black Grape from Lisbon, which has 

 large round juicy berries, and the bunches re- 

 semble the Black Hamburgh. It is a good grape. 



The Black Frontinac, or Muscat Noir, which 

 has pretty large round berries, black when ripe, 

 and covered with a mealy powder. 



The Grizzly Frontinac, which has round ber- 

 ries, of a colour composed of brown, red, and 

 yellow. It has an excellent flavour. 



The Black Hamburgh, which has the bunches 

 large, composed of large oval black berries, of a 

 pleasant sweet juice and vinous flavour. It 

 ripens in November. 



The Red Hamburgh, which has thin-skinned 

 berries of a dark-red. They have a rich vinous 

 flavour, and ripen about the same time with the 

 former. 



The White Morillon, which has an oval- 

 shaped juicy berry, and the leaves are downy on 

 the under side. 



The Aleppo Grape, which has middle-sized 

 berries, with a juicy flesh of a very fine flavour. 

 It is a curious grape, frequently striped black 

 and white. 



The Genuine Tokay, which is a white grape, 

 with a thin skin, delicate flesh, and agreeable 

 juice. 



The Lombardy Grape, which has fine, large, 

 flame-coloured berries, full of a fine juice ; and 

 the bunches grow to a great size, frequently 

 weighing more than six pounds. 



The Smyrna Grape, which has a large red 

 berry, of a very fine flavour, and is esteemed a 

 very good grape. 



The Brick Grape, so called from its colour, 

 has small berries, but the juice is sweet. 



The Claret Grape, which has small black 

 berries with a blood-red juice ; but the grape is 

 very harsh, if not perfectly ripe. 



The Cat's Grape, which has small berries, of 

 a pale-green colour; the flesh is soft and juicy, 

 but of a very disagreeable taste, unless quite ripe. 



The Greek Grape, in which the berries arc of 

 a blueish white colour; and it is esteemed a fine 

 grape. 



The Black Corinth, or Currant Grape, which 

 has a small roundish berry, generally without a 

 stone, of a deep black colour ; it has a sweet 

 juice, and ripens in October. 



The New Muscat of Jerusalem, which has 

 large round berries of a red colour; some of 

 which, in fine seasons, are as large as a 

 gooseberry j but, as it does not ripen well on 



