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their skins: those who wish to have them in the best perfection, will 

 thin them out when about the size of peas, whereby the air will have 

 free admittance, and those which are left, will be larger and higher 

 flavored. 



2. The Blue, or Violet Frontinac, Muscat Violet. This has a small 

 black berry, powdered with a fine blue or violet bloom, and is of an 

 exalted vinous flavor. The berries grow close upon the bunches, 

 which are very small. 



3. The White Sweet Water. This is a very large round white 

 grape. The berries grow close on the bunch, which is of a moderate 

 size, and are replete with an agreeable juice. The skin and flesh of 

 this grape are more delicate than of any other sort. The berries on 

 the sides of the bunches next the sun, are clouded with spots of a 

 russet color. 



4. The Black Sweet Water. The berries of this variety are much 

 smaller than the former ; are black, roundish, grow in small, short, 

 close bunches, and are replete with a very sweet juice. 



5. The Brick Grape. The berries of this kind are small, inclin- 

 ing to an oval figure, and of a pale red or brick color. This is a very 

 sweet grape, though not much admired. 



6. The White Muscadine, or Ghasselas Blanc. This is a round 

 white berry, moderately large, with a thin skin and delicate juicy 

 flesh. The bunch is well formed and of a pretty good size. This is 

 an early grape and a great bearer. 



7. The Munier, or Miller's Burgundy Grape. The berries are 

 small, black, rather inclining to an oval figure, and grow close on the 

 bunch, which is commonly short and small. The skin and flesh are 

 delicate, possessing a sweet and pleasant juice. The leaves are dis- 

 tinguishable from most others by a hoary down, especially when 

 young, being then almost white. This is an excellent bearer, and a 

 principal grape to be cultivated for wine. 



8. The Small Black Cluster. The berries and bunches of this 

 grape are little different from the former, but the leaves have less 

 down, and are smaller. This is a delicate sweet fruit, and is some- 

 times called the Burgundy grape. 



9. The Early Black July Grape, Morillon Noir, or Hatif Noir. 

 This has a small black round berry, replete with a sugary juice j the 

 bunches also are small, and thin set, but it is also a prolific bearer, 

 and comes to the table at an early period. 



10. The Early White Grape, from Teneri/e. The berries of this 

 variety are round, white, and of a moderate size, with thin skins and 

 delicate juicy flesh, of an extraordinary sweetness. The berries and 

 bunches much resemble the common Muscadine, to which it appears 

 to have a near affinity. 



11. The Auvernat Noir of Orleans, Pineau of Burgundy, or 

 True Burgundy Grape, sometimes called the black morillou, is an 

 indifferent fruit for the table, but is esteemed one of the best for 

 making wine. It is of a middle size, somewhat of an oval, and of 

 a fine black color j the bunches are longer than Miller's Burgundy. 



