CH. 5.] GRAPES. 87 



perhaps, may help to determine the choice 

 of thofe who are unacquainted with their 

 qualities. 



1. White fweet Water. 



This is the beft early Grape we have. 

 The berries grow clofe on the bunch, are 

 white, or rather of a ruflet colour when 

 ripe, round, large, and thin fkinned j and 

 are replete with an agreeable, fweetifli 

 juice. An error, too common, prevails of 

 cutting this Grape ere it be fully ripe. 

 Hence it is lefs in repute than it deferves 

 to be. 



2. White Mit/cadine* . 



The berries are of a moderate fize, 

 white, roimdifh, the fkin thin, juicy and 

 delicate ; the bunch well formed, and mo- 

 derately large. This Grape is alfo fre- 

 quently cut before it be perfectly matu- 

 red 3 but it is a good fruit, corses in early, 

 and bears abundantly. 



3. Royal Mufcadine. 



This Grape nearly anfwers in defcrip- 



tion to the preceding, only that the bunches 



F 4 grow 



