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with a rich Muscat flavour. Hardy, prolific, and ripens about mid- 

 season. 



Duke of Buccleugh. An excellent English table Grape. Bunches 

 well formed, large, compact, with broad shoulders. Berries very 

 .large, round, of a deep amber. Flesh juicy, with a flavour somewhat 

 similar to the Black Hamburgh. Ripens rather early, and is one of the 

 largest-berried white Grapes. 



Dutch Sweetwater (Perle Blanche). An old, well-known, and useful 

 early variety. Bunches above medium size, shouldered, loose. Berries 

 large, but some badly developed, pale green, covered with a grey bloom. 

 Flesh tender, very juicy, and well flavoured. Ripens early, a good 

 dessert Grape, and makes a fair light wine. 



Early Ascot Frontignan (Muscat Frontignan). A good early table 

 Grape. A seedling from Muscat Hatif de Saumer, crossed with 

 Chasselas de Musque". Bunches medium sized and well shouldered. 

 Berries medium sized, round, deep amber. Flesh firm, juicy, with a 

 Muscat flavour. Ripens medium well. 



Early Black Frontignan (Muscat Precoce d'Aout). A highly -flavoured 

 early French Grape. Bunches medium-sized, compact. Berries black, 

 medium sized, and round. Flesh juicy, sweet, with a rich Muscat 

 flavour. Ripens very early, is a good dessert and also a wine Grape. 



Early Black July (Black July, July Grape, Madeleine Noir, Morillon 

 Hatif, Raisin Precoce). A very early French Grape, and chiefly valued 

 on that account. Bunches small and cylindrical. Berries black, with 

 a thick bloom, small, and round. Flesh juicy, but not highly flavoured. 

 Ripens very early, is a saleable table Grape, and makes a good light 

 wine. 



Early Malingre (Madeleine Blanche de Malingre, Precoce de Malingre, 

 Precoce Blanc). A very early French white Grape which comes in about 

 the same time as the Early Black July. Bunches medium sized, some- 

 what loose. Berries yellowish-green, medium sized, roundish-oval. 

 Flesh juicy, but not highly flavoured. Valuable as a table Grape from 

 its earliness only, and makes a fair light wine. 



Earl}/ White Malvasia (Grove End Sweetwater, Early Leipzic, Early 

 Chasselas, Early Keinzheim, Mornas Chatselas, White Melior). A use- 

 ful early Grape of the Chasselas class. Bunches medium size or over, 

 loose, tapering, and occasionally shouldered. Berries, thin skinned, 

 greenish-yellow, and round. Flesh juicy, sweet, and well flavoured. 

 Ripens early, is a good table Grape, and makes a light wine of good 

 quality. 



Esperione (Aspiran, Espiran, Turner's Black, Verdai). A good 

 French wine Grape, and also an excellent table variety. Bunches large 

 and shouldered. Berries large, purplish-black, with a thick bloom, and 

 round. Flesh rather firm, juicy, and fairly well flavoured. Ripens 

 about mid-season, and is a good bearer. 



Fintindo. An Italian Grape belonging to the Black Hamburgh class, 

 but ripens some days earlier. Bunches large, compact, and shouldered. 

 Berries large, round to slightly oval, reddish-black. Flesh juicy, sweet, 

 and well flavoured. A useful table Grape, and will make a good light wine. 



