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

 and comes to the table at an early period. 



10. The Early White Grape, from Tcnerif. 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. 



1 1 . The Aicuemat JVoir of Orleans, Pineau, of Burgundy, or True 

 Burgundy Grafie, sometimes called the Black Morillon, is an in- 

 different fruit for the table ; but is esteemed one of the best for 

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

 black colour ; the bunches are longer than Miller's Burgundy. 



Second Class. 



12. The Aleppo Grafie. This is a middle-sized, roundish grape, 

 with a thin skin and delicate juicy flesh, of an exquisite vinous fla- 

 vour. The colour is commonly very various, some of the berries 

 being white, others black, but the major part are curiously striped 

 with black and white : but what appears most remarkable is, that 

 the colours do not intermix, but are divided by straight lines, as if 

 painted. The leaves of this sort are, in the autumn, very curious- 

 ly striped, with red, green, and yellow, somewhat similar to the 

 Aleppo lettuce. 



13. The Grizzly Frontinac. The berries of this grape are round, 

 tolerably large, and their colour brown and red, intermixed with 

 yellow. Both this, and No. 1, possess a high musky, perfumed 

 flavour. 



14. The Black or Purple Frontinac, or Muscat Noir. The ber- 

 ries of this variety are black, when ripe, and covered with a kind of 

 powder, which gives them a purple hue ; are moderately large, 

 round, and of a most exquisite flavour. They compose very long 

 bunches. This hud formerly been called the Red Frontinac, and is 

 one of the very best grapes. It is called, at the Cape of Good Hope, 

 the Black Constantia. 



15. The Red Frontinac, or Muscat Rouge. This is a very fine 

 grape, and greatly esteemed. The berries are of a brick colour, 

 thin skin, moderate size, and juicy delicate flesh. 



16. The Black Hamburg. The berries of this variety are large, 

 inclining to an oval figure, and of a black colour. They hung 

 loosely on the bunch, and compose well formed handsome bunches. 

 The skin is thick, and the pulp hard ; but, notwithstanding, it is a 

 very valuable grape, being a good flavoured fruit and a plentiful 

 bearer. 



17. The Red Hamburg. The berries of this sort are of a dark 

 red, with thin skins and juicy delicate flesh. The size and figure, 

 of both the berry and bunch, are nearly like the former. It is 

 sometimes called the Gibraltar Grape. 



18. The Mal-voise. The berries of this are small, rather in- 

 clining to an cval figure, and of a brown colour. The skin is thin, 

 nd the fiesh delicate, replete with a vinous juice. As the berries 



