412 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



White Portugal. See White Lisbon. 

 White Raisin. See White Lisbon. 



WHITE RISSLING (Werner Piiesslinff). Bunches, small, short, 

 and compact, scarcely, if at all, shouldered. Berries, round, or some- 

 what oblate. Skin, thin, greenish white, and, when highly ripened, 

 sometimes with a reddish tinge. Flesh, tender, fleshy, and juicy, with 

 a sweet and agreeably aromatic flavour. 



This may be grown either in a cool vinery or against a wall in the 

 open air. The vine is a great bearer, and is very extensively grown in 

 the vineyards of the Rhine and Moselle. 



WHITE ROMAIN. Bunches, below medium size, and rather 

 closely set. Berries, medium sized, oval. Skin, thin, and so trans- 

 parent that the seeds can be seen through it ; yellowish white, and 

 with a thin bloom. Flesh, tender, very juicy, and sweet ; an excellent 

 early grape. The wood is very short-jointed, and the vine forms a 

 small bush ; it is well suited for pot culture. 



This variety was received by Mr. Rivers from France, under the 

 name of Muscat Remain, which proved to be a misnomer when the 

 vine fruited. It has, therefore, been distinguished by its present 

 name. 



WHITE SWEETWATER (Water Zoet).This differs from the 

 Dutch Sweetwater in producing smaller bunches and berries, and in 

 having a thin watery juice. It is not now often met with, and is 

 perhaps quite out of cultivation. The White Sweetwater of Speechly 

 is Dutch Sweetwater. 



WHITE TOKAY. Bunches, rather large and compact, from nine 

 inches to a foot long, and broad shouldered. Berries, large and ovate. 

 Skin, thin, pale coloured, but assuming an amber colour at maturity. 

 Flesh, tender and juicy, with a rich flavour. 



This, in the size of the bunch, resembles Muscat of Alexandria, but 

 it is much more compact, and the fruit has not the slightest trace of 

 the Muscat flavour. This is one of the best late-hanging white grapes 

 in cultivation, and far surpasses the Calabrian Raisin and the Treb- 

 biano. Mr. Hill, of Keele Hall, grew it very successfully. In the 

 north of England the Muscat of Alexandria is sometimes called Tokay, 

 or Charlesworth Tokay. 



Wilmot's Hamburgh. See Dutch Hamburgh. 

 Worksop Manor. See Black Damascus. 

 Zante. See Black Corinth. 

 Zherna Morshina. See Grosse Kdlner. 



