240 THE GRAPE. 



Skin thick, black, covered with a blue bloom. Flavour mode- 

 rately sweet, but not rich or perfumed. 



13. ESPERIONE. Thomp. Lind. 



Turner's Black. 

 Hardy Blue Windsor. 

 Cumberland Lodge. 



The Esperione is a hardy, luxuriant, and prolific grape, 

 growing as well in the open air as the Muscadine, and even 

 better in many situations. It is yet very rare with us, but 

 merits more general cultivation. 



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

 Berries round, or occasionally flattened, and often indented with 

 a groove. Skin thick, dark purple, powdered with a thick blue 

 bloom. Flesh adheres to the skin, of a pleasant, sprightly fla- 

 vour, not very rich. 



14. MILLER'S BURGUNDY. Lind. Thomp. Speechlv 



Miller Grape. Miiller. 



Le Meunier. Mullevrebe. 



Morillon Taconne\ Morone Farinaccio. 1 of European 



Fromente. Pulyerulenta. J gardens. 



Aleatica du Po. Farineux noir. 



Sauvignien noir. Noirin. 



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A favourite variety, long known and cultivated in all parts 

 of the world as a hardy grape for wine and table use. It ripens 

 pretty well in the open air, and is readily known by the dense 

 covering of cottony down which lines both sides of the leaves, 

 whence the name miller's grape. 



Bunches short, thick, and compact. Berries roundish-oval, 

 very closely set together. Skin thin, black, with a blue bloom. 

 Flesh tender, abounding with a sweet high flavoured juice. 

 Each berry contains two small seeds. 



Class II. Grapes with White or Yellow berries. 



15. CIOTAT. Thomp. Lind. Duh. 



Parsley-leaved. 

 White Parsley-leaved. 

 Parsley-leaved Muscadine. 

 Malmsey Muscadine. 

 Raisin d'Autriche. 



The Parsley-leaved grape, as its name denotes, is remarkable 

 for its very deeply divided leaves, quite unlike those of any 



