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shoulders, berries of a moderate size, round when ripe, turn- 

 ing to a bright amber colour, having a thin skin, a soft flesh, 

 and a rich juice. This is an exceedingly fine grape, a free 

 be-irer, is very hardy, and ripens early; it may be considered 

 one of the best white grapes for out-door culture. 



White Chasselas or White Muscadine. Bunches medium 

 size, shouldered, and well formed. Berries round and of a 

 good size, juicy, rich, and well flavoured; it ripens about the 

 middle or towards the end of September, and is an excellent 

 hardy grape, and fully equal to the former. We consider this 

 grape the same as the Malmsey 31uscadine. 



White Sweet Water (early). Bunches rather large ; ber- 

 ries of a good size, round, of a white colour, and, when per- 

 fectly ripe, especially when exposed, they are shaded with a 

 light russet colour; they grow close on the bunches, and 

 when desired to have large berries, the bunches must be well 

 thinned, the juice very saccharine and luscious. We consider 

 this the very best white grape for walls ; it is an excellent 

 bearer, makes good short-jointed wood, and is very early. 

 We have had it perfectly ripe on a south wall the first day of 

 September. 



White Muscat of Alexandria, Jerusalem Muscat, Malaga. 

 Bunches large, but short and well shouldered ; berries large, 

 )val, and, when perfectly ripe (which will not be till October), 

 are of a pale amber colour, often without stones, skin rather 

 thick, the flesh firm, juice not plentiful, but of a sweet, highly 

 musky, delicious and peculiar flavour. It is an extra fine 

 grape, and requires a warm situation. It does not bear so 

 freely as the former two. 



White Frontignac or Frontignan. Bunches long and nar- 

 row, without shoulders, rather closely set, of a dull white or 

 greenish-yellow, and covered with a powdering bloom; juice 

 very sugary and rich, with a delightful spicy flavour. It 

 ripens in September, and delights in a dry soil. 



White Hamburg, White Lisbon, While Portugal. Bunches 

 very large, short and loosely formed; berries large and oval, 

 skin thick, of a greenish-white colour, fle.m firm, juice sweet, 

 frlightly mixed with acid; one of our latest white grapes 

 The plant is of a strong robust habit, and an excellent bearer. 



Austrian Muscat. Bunches large and tapering : berries 

 round, of a russet-white colour, skin thin, juice rich and 



