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AMPELIDE^E. IV. VITIS. 



Berries large, globose, thin-skinned, rich, and vinous. Reckoned 

 the best of the Hamburgh grapes. 



53 Giles's Seedling Hamburgh. A new variety raised from 

 Warner's Hamburgh. The leaves are elegant, both as to form 

 and colour. 



54 Red Parsley-leaved Muscadine, Ciotat rouge (Fr.). Ber- 

 ries middle-sized, red. 



55 Aleppo, Striped Aleppo, or Party-coloured Grape. Ber- 

 ries middle-sized, with juicy flesh, of a very fine flavour. It is 

 a curious grape, the berries frequently striped with black and 

 white. The berries are liable to decomposition soon after ma- 

 turity. 



56 Red Syracuse. Bunch large. Berries large and oval, 

 with a thick skin. A coarse fruit as to flavour, but very shewy 

 and durable. It is a very vigorous kind. 



57 Blue Tokay. Malvoisie (Fr.). Berries small and vinous, 

 powdered with a blue bloom ; the bunches about the size of 

 those of the black cluster. It is not good if kept after maturity. 

 It is a free bearer. 



58 Red Smyrna. A very good grape, with a fine flavour. 



59 Brick Grape, Lombardy, Flesh-coloured Tokay, or Red 

 Rhenish. Berries small, sweet, of a brick-colour, but very infe- 

 rior in flavour to the other Tokay kinds. The brick grape is 

 probably a distinct variety. Lang. p. t. 39. 



60 Red Chasselas or Red Muscadine coral. Chasselas rouge 

 (Fr.). Berries red, small, and round. 



61 Nerv Muscat of Jerusalem. Originated by Miller about 

 1738. Bunch large. Berries very large, highly musky, vinous, 

 and rich. Forsyth has seen the berries of this as large as a 

 gooseberry. 



62 Variegated Chasselas. This variety was originated from 

 the Aleppo and Muscadine by Knight about 1811. Beautifully 

 variegated berries and leaves. Hort. trans. 1. p. 258. t. 15. 



63 Chasselas Panache or Striped Muscadine. Chasselas dare's 

 or Bar sur Aube blanc (Fr.). This is a French ornamental 

 grape, variegated both in the leaves and fruit. 



64 Elford's Seedling. Is a tolerable grape. 



The most elaborate descriptions of the varieties of the vine 

 which have yet appeared are contained in a Spanish work by 

 Don de Roxas Clemente, Librarian to the botanical garden of 

 Madrid, which we shall give an outline of, more that it may 

 assist some individual in the classification of English grapes, 

 than for the description of the varieties he gives. 



Spanish varieties of the vine grape, extracted from Ensayo 

 sobre las variedades de la vid comun que vegetan en Andalucia, 

 con un Indice etimologico y tres list as de plantas en que se carac- 

 terizan varias especias nuevas, by Don de Roxas Clemente y 

 Rubio, Librarian to the royal botanic garden of Madrid. 8vo. 

 Madrid. 1807. 



Sect. 1. Leaves tomentose. 



Tribe 1. Forenses. Listanes (Span.). Branches prostrate, 

 long, and tender. Leaves palmate, with the recesses cordate or 

 subcordate. Berries round, firm, sneet, and early. 



1 uberrima ; branches smooth ; recesses of leaves cordate ; 

 racemes numerous ; berries crowded, white, with a thin skin. 

 Listan, comun. p. 131. f. 5. 2 hyacmthina ; berries of a hya- 

 cinth-red. Listan Morado, p. 136. 3 Antiliana ; branches to- 

 mentose at the base ; racemes very few ; berries crowded, yel- 

 lowish. Listan Landrenado, p. 136. 4:Ligeri; recesses of leaves 

 subcordate ; peduncles slender ; berries much crowded, middle- 

 sized, white. Colgadera, p. 137. 5 Fuenteduennce ; recesses of 

 leaves subcordate ; peduncles hard ; berries very much crowded, 

 middle-sized, white, with thickish skin. De Fuenteduenna, p. 

 138. 6 Capani; berries very black. Tempranillo, p. 138. 



Tribe 2. Fissiles. Palominos (Span.). Branches prostrate, 

 long, and tender. Leaves palmate, with cordate recesses. Ber- 

 ries black, soft, and sweetish. 



7 fissiles; berries rather pellucid. Polomino, comun. p. 

 140. 8 Venatorum; berries very pellucid. Polomino bravio, 

 p. 140. 



Tribe 3. Pensiles. Mantuos (Span.). Branches firm, white, 

 with long internodes. Leaves lobed or palmate. Berries firm 

 and sapid. 



9 f allay: ; leaves yellowish ; berries roundish, of a deep green. 

 Mantuo Castellano, p. 141. 10 sylvatica ; branches slender; 

 leaves deep-green, lower ones very large ; berries green, late. 

 Mantuo bravio, p. 143. 11 rubella; berries red. Mantuo 

 morado, p. 143. 12 pensilis ; leaves greenish-yellow; berries 

 large, very round, and very late. Mantuo de Pillas, p. 144. 

 13 confertissima ; leaves very downy, yellowish-green; berries 

 crowded, yellowish, late, with conspicuous veins. Mantuo Lae- 

 ren, p. 145. 14 pellucida ; leaves yellowish-green; berries 

 large, yellow, pellucid, with very conspicuous veins. Cordovi, 

 p. 145. 15 Merleti; leaves yellowish-green; berries round, 

 green, late, never abortive. Fray Cusano de Miraflores, p. 146. 

 1 6 issophylla ; leaves deep -green ; racemes cylindrical ; ber- 

 ries much crowded, round, and yellow. Torrontes, p. 146. 



Tribe 4. Duracince. Jaenes (Span.). Branches rather erect, 

 brittle. Peduncles moody. Berries crowded, firm, nith very 

 thick skin. 



17 Stephani ; berries blackish. Jaen negro de Sevilla, p. 

 147 18 Crescencii; berries very black. Jaen negro de Gre- 

 nada, p. 148. 19 Varronis ; berries white. Jaen bianco, p. 

 149. 



Tribe 5. Helvola?, Mollares (Span.). Branches tender. 

 Leaves large, rcundish, nearly entire, or a little toothed, soft. 

 Berries large, round, very soft, and sapid. 



20 mollis ; berries black, sapid. Mollar negro, p. 151 



21 versicolor ; berries party-coloured. Mollar cano, p. 153. 



22 Duhameli; berries black, rather acid. Mollar negro bravio 

 p. 153. 



Tribe 6. Dapsiles. Albillos (Span.). Branches prostrate, 

 long, tender. Leaves small, dark-green. Raoemes rather cylin- 

 drical. Berries cronded, soft. 



23 racemosissima ; peduncles woody ; berries much crowded, 

 obovate, green, and very juicy. Albillo castellano, p. 154. 24 



succosa; berries black. Albillo negro, p. 155 =-25 Lalennce ; 



peduncles tender; berries crowded, green. De Lalenna, p. 556. 

 - 26 Beguilleti ; racemes small ; berries much crowded, green, 

 and juicy. De Beguillet, p. 156. 27 Heppe ; leaves tomentose ; 

 racemes middle-sized ; berries much crowded, roundish, pale 

 greenish-yellow, with conspicuous veins. Albillo pardo, p. 157. 

 28 Herrerae ; racemes large ; berries much crowded, round- 

 ish, pale greenish-yellow. Albillo de Huelba, p. 157. 



) Singular varieties of the same tribe. 



29 valida ; branches firm ; leaves large, tomentose ; berries 

 round, much crowded, green, soft. Albillo loco, p. 158. 

 30 Lienneberi ; branches brittle ; leaves middle-sized, tomen- 

 tose ; berries crowded, middle-sized, rather oblong, white, and 

 soft. Albillo de Granada, p. 159. 31 acerba ; branches firm; 

 leaves large, tomentose ; berries much crowded, roundish, green, 

 and acid. Verdaguilla, p. 160. 32 Milleri ; branches firm; 

 leaves deep-green ; berries oblong, green, soft, austere. Verdal, 



