518 THE GRAPE. 



flattened. Skin thin, translucent amber color at maturity. Flesk 

 juicy, with a pleasant, slight Muscat flavor. 



Early Silver Frontignan. 



Bunch medium to large, shouldered. Berries large, roundish oval, 

 Nvhitish yellow, with a silver bloom. Flesh very tender, melting, rich, 

 very juicy, and agreeable. An early and productive sort, suited to hot 

 or cold vinery. 



Early Smyrna Frontignan. 



Muscat de Smyrna. Isaker Daisiko. 



One of the earliest sorts, well suited for a cold vinery. 

 Bunches medium, well set, not shouldered. Berries medium, round, 

 bright amber. Flesh melting, rich, juicy, delicious. 



Early White Malvasia. 



Moma Chasselas. Momair blanc. 



Early Chasselas. Le Melier. 



Grove End Sweet Water. Melier blanc. 



White Melier. Blanc de Bonneuil. 

 Early Kienzheim. 



A nice early Grape, and a good bearer, which is in fact only an ear- 

 lier variety of the Chasselas. It bears very well in the open air. 



Bunches, in size and form, much like those of the White Chasselas or 

 Koyal Muscadine. Berries round, yellowish white. Skin thin. Flesh 

 sweet, juicy, and agreeable in flavor. Ripens in August. The leaves 

 are pale green on the upper side, slightly downy below, cut into five 

 rather deep lobes. 



ESPERIONE. 



Turner's Black. Hardy Blue Windsor. 



Cumberland Lodge. 



The Esperione is a hardy, luxuriant, and prolific Grape, gi-owdng as 

 well in the open air as the Muscadine, and even better in many situa- 

 tions. 



Bunches large, shouldered, like the Black Hamburgh in size. Ber- 

 ries round, or occasionally flattened, and often indented with a groove. 

 Skin thick, dark purple, powdered with a thick blue bloom. Flesh ad- 

 heres to the skin, of a pleasant, sprightly flavor, not very rich. 



FiNTINDO. 



This Grape is of Italian origin, brought to notice by M. De Bavay, 

 of Vilvorde, who received it of Major Esperen, and is said to have been 

 discovered by the French army in Naples. Its gi-owth is vigorous. 

 Peduncle very stout. 



Bunch large, compact, and shovildered. Berries of the largest size, 

 nearly round, slightly oval. Skin dark violet. Flesh abounds in a 

 sugary juice, and has a peculiarly pleasant aroma. It has a resemblance 

 to the Black Hamburgh, but is considerably eai-lier. 



