140 GRAPES. 



This is a late sort, and requires as high a temperature to 

 ripen it as the Muscat of Alexandria : it will then keep a 

 long time. It makes vigorous wood, and is a free bearer. 

 Introduced by Sir Joseph Banks, in 1817, from Bombay. 

 It is cultivated successfully at Poonah, and the ripe fruit re- 

 gularly sent thence to Bombay and its dependencies. 



30. PURPLK FRONTIGNAN. 



Purple Frontignac. Speechly, No. 13. 



Black Constantia. Hort. Soc, Cat. No. 45. 



Purple Constantia. Ib. No. 47. 



Bunches very long. Berries of a middling size, round, of 

 a black or deep purple colour. Juice very rich, and of a 

 very high flavour. 



Requires a hothouse, or a warm vinery. 



This was received by Mr. Speechly from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, under the name of Black Constantia : he says 

 it is one of our very best grapes. 



31. RAISIN DES CARMF.S. Forsyth, Ed. 7. p. 27. 

 Raisin de Cuba. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 1 0. 

 Bunches long, loose. Berries very large, of an irregular 



oval figure, with a few small berries intermixed. Skin ra- 

 ther thick, of a dusky reddish purple colour, and covered 

 with a fine bloom. Flesh firm, juicy, and very rich, com- 

 bined with a little acid. Seeds large, seldom more than one 

 in each berry. 



Requires a hothouse or vinery. 



32. RED CHASSKLAS. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 7. 

 Red Muscadine. .Miller, No. 9. 

 Chasselas Rouge. Duhamel, No. 3. 



The Berries of this are something larger than those of the 

 Black Muscadine, and grow much thinner upon the bunches : 

 they are of a dark red colour when highly ripened. Juice 

 sweet, and of a very good flavour. 



Requires a vinery. 



33. RED FRONTIGNAN. 



Red Frontignac. Speechly, No. 15. 



Muscat Rouge. Duhamel, No. 7. t. 4. 



Bunches larger than those of the Black Frontignan, and 

 without shoulders. Berries larger also, perfectly round, and 

 of a dark red colour. Flesh delicate and tender. Juice 

 plentiful, of a most rich, musky, vinous flavour. 



It requires a hothouse, and is one of our very best grapes. 



34. RED GRAPE FROM SYRACUSE. Speechly, No. 5. 

 The Berries of this are very large, of a red colour, and of 



