DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, &C. 3&1 



ingly strong manure, and very stimulating ; Guano dis- 

 solved in water at the rate of 20 Ibs. to 100 gallons is a first 

 rate manure ; where great growth is required, they maybe 

 safely watered once a week, during the growing season, 

 with the enriched liquid ; but all these exciting manures 

 must be cautiously applied, as excess is very injurious to 

 the fertility of the vine ; and although one of the grossest 

 feeders in nature, even possessing the appetite of a glut- 

 ton, it can be satiated and destroyed. 



DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF GRAPES MOST SUIT- 

 ABLE FOR OPEN AIR CULTURE. 



Golden Chasselas, Chasselas de Fontainbleau, 

 boyce, or Royal Muscadine. Bunches medium size, with 

 very small shoulders, berries of a moderate size, round 

 when ripe, turning to a bright amber colour, having a thin 

 skin, a soft flesh, and a rich juice. This is an exceedingly 

 fine grape, a free bearer, is very hardy, and ripens early ; 

 it may be considered one of the best white grapes for out- 

 door culture. 



White Chasselas or WJiite Muscadine. Bunches medium 

 size, shouldered, and well formed. Berries round and of a 

 good size, juicy, rich, and well flavoured ; it ripens about 

 the middle or toward the end of September, and is an ex- 

 cellent hardy grape,. and fully equal to the former. We 

 consider this grape the same as the Malmsey Muscadine. 



Wliite Sweet Water, (early.) Bunches rather large ; 

 berries of a good size, round, of a white colour, and, when 

 perfectly ripe, especially when exposed, they are shaded 

 with a light russet colour ; they grow close on the bunches, 

 and when desired to have large berries, the bunches must 

 be well thinned, the juice very saccharine and luscious. 

 We consider this the very best white grape for walls ; it is 

 an excellent bearer, makes good short-jointed wood, and is 

 very early. We have had it perfectly ripe on a south 

 wall the first day of September. 



Wliite, Muscat of Alexandria, Jerusalem Muscat, Ma- 

 laga. Bunches large, but short and well shouldered ; ber- 

 ries large, oval, and, when perfectly ripe, (which will not 

 be till October), are of a pale amber colour, often without 



