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suitable kind for export. Ripens after mid-season, and may be kept 

 for a considerable time. 



Red Prince. A very useful and showy table Grape. Bunches very 

 large, long, and well shouldered. Berries large, brownish-ivd, round 

 to roundish -oval. Flesh juicy, tender, and pleasantly flavoured. 

 Ripens after mid-season, is very hardy, and bears freely. Makes a 

 fairly good light wine. 



Riesling (White Riesling}.- A well-known and excellent German 

 wine Grape. Bunches medium si/ed and compact. Berries thin 

 skinned, amber green, rather small, round to oblate, and closely set. 

 Flesh tender, sweet, and very juicy. Ripens after mid- season, IE- 

 very hardy and prolific. A favourite variety in France and Germany 

 for Hock wines, and popular with Australian cultivators. 



Royal Ascot. An excellent English table Grape. Bunches medium 

 sized or over, compact, with shoulders. Berries black, with a thick 

 bloom, medium sized, round to oval. Flesh rather firm, juicy, with a 

 flavour somewhat similar to Black Hamburgh. Ripens at mid-season, 

 is hardy and prolific. 



Royal Vineyard- A first-class late English table Grape. Bunches 

 large, well set, and generally long and tapering. Berries large, pale 

 amber, thin skinned and transparent, roundish -oval. Flesh firm, 

 crackling, sweet, and highly flavoured. Ripens very late, hangs 

 well, and bears freely. Might prove a good raisin Grape in the 

 warm districts. 



Semillon Blanc (Chevrier, Colwnbier, Goulu Blanc). An excellent and 

 popular French wine Grape somewhat similar in appearance and 

 quality to the White So-uvignon, but preferred by some growers as 

 being more prolific. Bunch medium sized and close. Berries 

 medium large, round, yellowish-green, thin skinned. Flesh juicy 

 and pleasant. A leading variety for Sauterne wine. 



Shepherd's Riesling. A fine sub- variety of the Riesling which is 

 superior to the ordinary kind in having larger and better flavoured 

 Grapes. The bunches are also finer. Ripens same time as the 

 Riesling', and is a first-class wine Grape, and fairly good for the 

 table. 



Cherry (Xeres). A Spanish Grape. Bunches compact, very large, 

 being often from four to six pounds in weight with ordinary treat- 

 ment. Berries yellowish -green, thin skinned, large, round, and closely 

 set. Flesh juicy, sweet, and well flavoured. Ripens about mid- 

 season, is very hardy and a prolific bearer, but suffers much from 

 wet weather. A fairly good table Grape, and excellent for wine. 



Sweetwater (Chasselas Royal, Early Sweetwater^ White Muscadine). 

 An old, well-known, and popular Grape. Bunches medium sized, 

 compact, and regular. Berries yellowish-green, medium sized, and 

 round. Flesh juicy and sweet, but not very highly flavoured. 

 Ripens medium early, is very hardy and prolific. A very good table 

 Grape, and makes an excellent wine. 



Syrian (Jews, Palestine). An excellent late Grape from Western 

 Asia, and said to be the kind mentioned in the Bible as being brought 

 by the Israelites from the land of Canaan, the bunches of which 



