243 THE GRAPE. 



Bunches of medium size, compact and shouldered. Berries 

 middle sized, round. Skin thin, amber colour, occasionally 

 tinged with a little russet when fully ripe. Flesh tender, juicy, 

 sweet and excellent. 



20. ROYAL MUSCADINE. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 



Amber Muscadine. Chasselas blanc. ") 



Early White Teneriffe. Chasselas de Fontainebleau. 



Golden Chasselas. D'Arbois. I ** to 



White Chasselas. Raisin de Champagne. \lnomp. 



Chasselas dore. Amiens. J 



A truly excellent grape in all respects one of the very best 

 for hardy culture in this climate, or for the vinery. It is every 

 where highly esteemed, and is the Chasselas 

 par excellence of the French. 



Bunches large, and shouldered. Berries, 

 (fig. 94,) larger than those of the Sweetwater, 

 round. Skin thin, at first greenish white, but 

 turning to an amber colour when fully ripe. 

 Flesh tender, with a rich and delicious fla- 

 *Royal vour - Ripens here about the 20th of Septem- 

 Muscadine. ber. Wood and foliage stronger than those of 

 the Sweetwater. 



21. SCOTCH WHITE CLUSTER. Thomp. 



Blacksmith's White Cluster. 



This is a new grape, not yet fairly tested in this country, but 

 which is likely to prove a valuable one for garden culture, as it 

 has the reputation in England of being very hardy, very early, 

 and a great bearer. It was raised from the seed by a black- 

 smith of Edinburgh in 1812. 



Bunches of middle size, compact. Berries medium sized, 

 roundish-oval. Skin white, thin. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 and excellent. 



22. SYRIAN. Thomp. Lind. Speech. 

 Jews. 



This is believed to be the grape mentioned in the scriptures 

 as found by the Israelites on the brook of Eschol, the bunches 

 of which were so large as to be borne on a staff by two men. 

 It is a very superb looking fruit, and has been grown in this 

 country to very large size. In England, bunches of it have 

 been produced weighing 19J Ibs. It is much inferiour in fla- 

 vour to No. 24, and is, perhaps, therefore scarcely desirable in 

 a small collection. 



