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duces large shouldered bunches, and the leaves are much more divided 

 than those of most other sorts. 



31. The Black Grape from Palestine. This appears nearly simi- 

 lar to the preceding, but may probably be a distinct variety. 



32. The White Parsley -Leaved Grape, or Giotat. This is a va- 

 riety of the parsley-leaved grape. The berries are round, white, of 

 a moderate size, with thin skins and delicate juicy flesh, which is 

 very sweet but not of a vinous flavor. The branches are of a pretty 

 good size, almost similar to the white Muscadine. The leaves are 

 finely divided, differing from any other sort. There is a variety of 

 the parsley-leaved grape which produces red berries. 



83. The Black Lisbon Grape. This has a large globular berry, 

 black, thin skinned, and juicy. It has also large shouldered bunches, 

 which not a little resemble the black Hamburg. This is a good 

 grape. 



34. The Greek Grape. The berries of this variety are of a 

 moderate size, rather inclining to an oval figure, of a bluish-white 

 color, and grow close, forming moderate sized handsome bunches. 

 The leaves grow on very short footstalks, and bear a resemblance 

 to those of the Sweet Water. It is a delicate and justly esteemed 

 fruit. 



35. The White Corinth Grape. This has a white, round berry, 

 rather small, with a thin skin and very delicate juicy flesh, of an 

 agreeable flavor. The bunches too are rather small. The berries, 

 when perfectly ripe, are transparent, so that the seeds appear very 

 distinctly. 



36. The White Muscat of LUNEL. The berries of this are large 

 and oval, and when perfectly ripe are of a fine amber color, some- 

 what clouded with brown or russet, especially on the side next the 

 sun. The skin^is thin and the flesh delicate, replete with a vinous 

 juice. As this grape is a very plentiful bearer, and forms pretty 

 large bunches, it may justly be deemed a valuable sort. 



37. The Red Chasselas, or Chasselas Rouge is very like the Chas- 

 selas Blanc, No. 6, in size and shape, but is of a dark red color. It 

 is a very good grape, but ripens later than the white. 



THIRD CLASS. 



38. The White Muscat of Alexandria, or Alexandrian Frontinac. 

 The berries of this are large and oval, the bunches long, and, when 

 perfectly ripe, are of a fine amber color ; the skin thick, pulp firm, 

 the juice rich and vinous, and of a high musky flavor; the berries 

 hang loosely, ripen well, and are in great estimation. 



39. The Red Muscat of Alexandria. This resembles the former, 

 only the berries are red ; it is a most excellent grape, and highly 

 worthy of cultivation. 



40. The Black Damascus. The berries of this are large, round, 

 and of a fine black color; the skin thin, the flesh juicy, and of an 

 exquisite flavor. The same bunch commonly consists of different 

 sizes ; the small berries are without stones, and the large ones con- 

 tain only one in each berry ; this is an excellent sort. 



