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Bunches long and compact ; berries roundish-oval, medium 

 size, white, sweet, and pleasant ; a fine sort, but subject 

 to shrivel when growing in a wet border. 



WHITE FRONTIGNAN. (syn. White Constantia White, 

 Frontignac Muscat Blanc.) Bunches below medium size, 

 long, small shouldered ; berries medium size, round, light 

 amber, musky and sweet ; a fine early sort. 



DECON'S SUPERB. ( syn. Sahibce. ) Bunches rather 

 large and handsome ; berries large, oval, amber color, ap- 

 pearing as if frosted over the surface. This is a splendid 

 looking grape, but of second quality ; and in a cold house 

 often a bad setter. 



WHITE NICE. ( syn. Xeres. ) Bunches very large, and 

 many shouldered; berries medium size, round, amber- 

 white, sweet, and skerry tasted. A fine sort, and occa- 

 sionally most extraordinarily large. It has been grown to 

 nineteen pounds weight, but such bunches are only ex- 

 ceptions. Many Spaniards to whom we have shown this 

 grape, recognize it as the one from which sherry wine is 

 made. 



SYRIAN. Bunches very large, and heavy shouldered ; 

 berries large, slightly oval, white and sweet. If we have 

 at the present time any grape in cultivation which is the 

 the one brought by spies out of the land of Canaan, this is 

 the most likely sort. It is always large, and sometimes 

 very heavy ; a fine late kind. 



WHITE LISBON, (syn. White Hamburgh White Portu- 

 gal.) Bunches sometimes large shouldered, large and ra- 

 ther loose, but when well grown very handsome ; berries 

 oval, white, large, solid ; flavor sweet, but only second 

 rate. This is the grape that is imported from Europe in 

 jars. It is a fine sort for the Retarding House, as it keeps 

 well and ripens late. 



PITMASTON WHITE CLUSTER. Bunches medium size, 



