136 GRAPES. 



taste : the leaves are of a beautiful bright scarlet in the au- 

 tumn, before they fall off. 



Mr. Speechly says he had this sort sent him from Lisbon, 

 and was assured of its being the grape from which port wine 

 is made. It does not appear, from his account of it, that it 

 deserves to be cultivated in this country except as a wine 

 grape. 



20. MALVOISIE. Speechly, No. 21. 

 Blue Tokay. Ib. 



La Malvoise. Bradley, No. 41. 



Malmsey Grape. Ib. 



Bunches about the size of those of the Black Cluster. 

 Berries small, of a somewhat oval figure. Skin brown, co- 

 vered with a blue bloom ; it is thin, and the Flesh delicate. 

 Juice rich and vinous. 



Requires a vinery. 



Bradley says it bears well, and though the berry is small, 

 it is extremely rich and high-flavoured ; that it ripens early, 

 and is so full of juice that he esteems it the most melting of 

 all grapes. 



21. SAINT PETER'S. Langley, p. 115. Speedily, No. 43. 

 Black Grape from Palestine. Ib. No. 44. 



Saint Peter's Black. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 128 

 Bunches pretty large and long, very generally without 

 shoulders. Berries pretty large, almost globular. Skin 

 thin, of a black colour. Flesh delicate, with a very excel- 

 lent and well-flavoured Juice. 



The berries, when subjected to a high temperature, are* 

 very apt to crack, on which account it is not advisable to 

 plant it in the forcing-house ; but for the vinery it is a most 

 excellent grape. 



22. THK MILLRR'S BURGUNDY. Pom. Mag. t. 56. 

 Miller's Burgundy. Speechly, No. 23. 



Miller Grape. Miller, No. 5. 



Le Meunier. Chaplal, Tr. surle Vigne, Vol. i. p. 169. 



Morillon Taconne. Bradley, No. 2. according to the 

 Pom. Mag. 



Bunches short and thick. Berries small, roundish,, black, 

 even sized, and grow very close on the bunches. Skin not 

 thick, with a fine blue bloom Flesh tender, and filled with 

 clear, very sweet, and high-flavoured Juice. The Seeds are 

 two, and small. 



The leaves distinguish this from almost every other sort ; 

 they are covered on both sides, especially in the spring, 



