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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 colour ; the skin thick, pulp firm, 

 the juice rich and vinous, and of a high musky flavour ; 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 colour ; the skin thin, the flesh juicy, and of an 

 exquisite flavour. 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. 



41. The Black Tripoli Grafie. This grape seems nearly allied 

 to the Black Damascus, but the bunches are always composed of 

 large berries, of an equal size, and with one stone in each. This 

 circumstance of the berries being equal in size, renders the bunches 

 of a more agreeable appearance ; the foliage in both are exceedingly 

 beautiful in the fall, assuming a reddish hue, and very similar : this 

 is a very good grape. 



42. The Red Grafie from Syracuse. This is a very large grape, 

 of a red colour and oval figure, somewhat irregularly formed ; the 

 berries hang together loosely on the bunches, which are pretty 

 large : this is a most excellent grape. 



43. Le Cceur Grafie, or Morocco Grape. This produces large 

 berries, in figure somewhat heart shaped, and of a tawny grizzly 

 colour. The bunches are often composed of unequally-sized ber- 

 ries, some of them exceedingly large ; these never contain more 

 than one stone each, and the lesser-sized berries are always without 

 stones. The foot-stalks of the berries are short, and singularly 

 large, differing from most other sorts. This is a much esteemed 

 grape. 



44. The Golden Galician. The berries of this variety a 'e large, 

 and of an oval figure ; the flesh hard, but of a tolerable flavour : 

 these, together with the foot-stalks, are of a light yellow colour. 



45. The Black Muse add. The berries of this, are large, oval, and 

 of a black colour; the skin thin, with a delicate juicy flesh. The 

 same bunch contains berries of different sizes, some of them very 

 large and long, but somewhat compressed at the ends : the leaves 

 change in autumn to a beautiful scarlet. 



46. The Red Muscadcl. The berries of this sort are large, oval, 

 and of a beautiful red colour ; the skin thick, and the flesh hard, 

 something like the raisin grape. The bunches frequently arrive to 

 five or six pounds, and are most elegantly formed of berries of an 

 equal size. This is one of the largest grapes. The leaves change 

 in autumn to a beautiful- red and green. 



47. The White Grape from Alcobaca. This has a large oval white 



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