White, Green, or Yellow. 409 



juicy and sweet, not rich. Late ; needs fire-heat ; hangs well. 

 Wood and foliage large. Supposed to be the grape of Eshcol, 

 mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures. 



WHITE FRONTIGNAN. (Muscat Blanc, White Constantia.) Bunch- 

 es medium in size or long, sometimes shouldered, usually not, 

 rather dense ; berries medium or large, round, dull white or yel- 

 low, when well ripened a beautiful amber, bloom thin, skin thin ; 

 tender, rich, perfumed one of the best Muscat grapes. Pro- 

 ductive in a vinery, adapted to a cold, forcing, or late house 

 requires a dry situation ; on a wet soil not worth cultivating. 

 Ten days later than Hamburgh. 



White Hamburgh. (White Lisbon, White Portugal, White Raisin.) 

 Bunches large, loose ; berries large, oval ; skin thick, greenish 

 white ; flesh with a slight Muscat, rather poor flavor. The 

 famous Portugal grape of commerce. 



WHITE MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. (Jerusalem Muscat, Malaga, 

 Frontignac of Alexandria, Passe Musqud.) Bunches very large, 

 9 to 12 inches long, loose, irregular, do not set well ; berries very 

 large, oval, pale amber, skin thick ; flesh firm, crisp, rich, deli- 

 cious, perfumed often seedless. One of the richest Muscat 

 grapes. Needs a vinery, and best with fire-heat hangs long. It 

 is a firm-fleshed or breaking grape, and when well ripened, cannot 

 be exceeded in richness. 



The Cannon-Hall Muscat is a seedling sub-variety, improved in 

 size, but hardly so rich in flavor, and uncertain in bearing. 



The Tottenham Park Muscat, also a sub- variety, is not quite so rich 

 as the original, but sets better, and hangs well. 



Bowood Muscat is a cross of the Cannon-Hall and Muscat of Alex- 

 andria. Bunches very large, well shouldered ; berries large, 

 inclining to obovate, greenish yellow ; flesh firm, juicy, with a 

 rich, sugary, Muscat flavor. A new variety of high promise. 



Portuguese Muscat resembles the White Muscat, but is more highly 

 musk-flavored. 



White Nice. Bunches very large have weighed eighteen pounds 

 shouldered, loose ; berries medium, or rather small, round ; 

 greenish white, approaching yellow, sweet, good, rich-flavored ; 

 hangs well. Growth strong, leaves very downy beneath. Needs 

 fire-heat. 



White Rissling. Bunches medium, compact ; berries rather small, 

 round, juicy, tender, sprightly. 



WHITE SWEET WATER. (Early White Muscadine, White Musca- 

 dine of Lind., Early Sweetwater.) Bunches medium in size, 

 loose, usually shouldered ; berries medium in size, round, yellow- 

 ish green, skin thin ; crisp, watery, sweet, moderately rich. In- 

 ferior to Royal Muscadine, but two weeks earlier, ripening by the 

 end of summer. Ripens in open air ; shoots tender. 



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