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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Nov. 20, 1829, 



Furllier cilracii from rnocc's Trealuc <iri iln- Vine. 

 Earlt white mcscadi.m:. — Pr. Cut. .Vo. 3. 

 White Muscadine, 

 Aintirr MiiscaUino, 

 Early sweet water, 

 August sweet water, 

 White "sweet water, 

 Clinsselus muii ? 

 ColJon cliasselns. 



Of English niilhors. 



• Of Anicriciin collections. 



^ Of some collec- 

 tions. 



Clinsselus (Ic Funiaiiiblcau, ) 



This is u round grape, with a thin skin, and of 

 a delicate llavor ; it is a great bearer, and rcsein- 

 lilcs the white chnssehis in almost every respect, 

 e.tcept that it ripens much earlier, being usually in 

 perfection from the 20th to the end of August ; in 

 this vicinity and in Slassachuselts in Scplember. 

 It is recommended as particularly suilahic for tlie 

 country, and for more northern latitudes, where, 

 with attention, it will be sure to yield plentifully 

 and regularly. In this latitude it needs no winter 

 protection, and is one of the most suitable grapes 

 lor the purpose of t-upplying the city markets. I 

 do not notice this grape distinguislicd in the 

 French descriptions, so as to be assured of a cor- 

 rect api)lication of the synonymes, and unless it be 

 the Mornain or Mornu-chasselas la.st described, it 

 must be synonymous with other of the varieties of 

 the chasselas, but I venture the supimsiliun that 

 it is the same as the preceding one. .Some vines 

 imported and sold among us under the two latter 

 titles, have proved to be identically the samt as 

 our white muscadine. 



RED CHASSELAS. — Pr. Cat. .Vo. 68. 

 Chasselas rouge, Duh. 



V'itis acino medio, rotunda, ruhello. — Dun. 



This is a sub-variety of the white chasselas; 

 the bunch is commonly of smaller size, composed 

 of berries which are not quite ns large, and arc 

 .slightly tinteil v/ith rod on one side; those which 

 are not exposed to the sun often remain a light 

 green. It ripens rather later than the white, being 

 at maturity about the 20th to 2.jth September." 



WHITE MUSK CHASSELAS Pr. Cat. A'o. 69. 



ChSsselas INIusqu*'', Duh. 

 Vitis aci'no medio, rotunda, albido, vioschato. — Dun. 



The leaf of this is of less size, and of a deeper 

 green than that of the white chasselas ; it is also 

 less deeply lobeil, but its border is more acutely 

 indented. 



The bunch and the berries are nearly of the 

 same size ns the white variety, and the latter arc 

 rather more closely set and usually contain two 

 seeds, which are small and gray ; the skin also 

 much resembles the white in its firmness, but is 

 not crisp and crackling like the Muscat; the color 

 of the berry is yellowish while, and the jmlp is 

 white, approaching to green, with abundant juice, 

 which is sweet and musky. It rij)cn8 at the end 

 of ycpti;mbcr, and is considered sufierior to both 

 the white and red varieties. If it iii inferior to 

 the white munrat, it lias the advantage of carlii'r 

 maturity, uud will consequently succeed where that 

 will not. 



TrLLowciiASSELASOfTiKnir.Kv.— Pr. Ca/.Ao. 71. 



Chasselas do Tomery. 



This grape in rouinl, and of a yellowish color 

 when ripe, it is high (lavorcd amrmiich esteemed 

 as a table fruit, and ripeni in September. Al- 

 though iieveral French auilmrs of celebrity place 



this di-.tinct frnni the while chaSM-las, I will not 

 undertake to say that it is so, until I have more 

 fully tested it. 



CHASSELAS ORIS. Pirullf. 



Gray chasselas. 



Mr Pirullc mentions having discovered in the 

 garden of M. Dcschicns at Versailles, a superb 

 large fruited variety of the chasselas, round, of 

 equal size, of a fine gray color, with the berries at 

 a suitable distaKce from each other on the clusters, 

 which are well formed. The flavor of the fruit is 

 very agreeable, though not equal to the chasselas 

 Thomery. 



PURPLE noTAL CHASSELAS. — Pr. Cat. Ao. 72. 



Chasselas royal. 



Chasselas rouge royal. 



This is held in esteem as a table grape. The 

 berries are round, of a dark red or purplish hue, 

 and of pleasant flavor. The whole aspect of the 

 plant is peculiar, on account of the redness of the 

 foliage, and the tints of the same color which pre- 

 vail on other purls of the vine. There are several 

 other varieties which are less known, such as the 

 violet chasselas, the black chasselas, and the chas- 

 selas de la madelene, with white fruit ; of these 

 I am not enabled to give detailed descriptions at 

 the present time. 



ciouTAT. — Pr. Cat. J\'o. 7. 



Ciotat, Duh. 



Raisin d'Autrichc. 



Vigne lasciniee. 



Parsley-leaved chasselas. 



Parsley-leaved muscadine. 



W'hite parsley-leaved muscadine. 



Austrian grape. 



Tardaria grape. 

 Wus folio lasciniato, aeino medio, rotunda, albido. 



—Due. 



The leaves of this variety are small and palnia- 

 ted, being divided into five princl|)al lobes, each of 

 which is finely and deeply serrated, the edges be- 

 ing also indented ; its dissimilarity iii foliage makes 

 it easily distinguishable from every other variety. 

 This has generally been considered as a variety so 

 nearly allied to the white chasselas, as not to dif- 

 fer from it in its fruit; it nevertheless is very dis- 

 tinct even in that i)articular ; the bunches although 

 similar in form, arc much smaller and more thinly 

 furnished ; the berry not quite as large, nor quiie 

 as round. The growth is also far less strong, and 

 the produce much less abundant ; and, in fact, it 

 is a weaker plant in all its parts, the size of the 

 leave* being much less. The color of the fruii, 

 flavor, and time of ripening, arc however tho same, 

 although some consider tho quality rather infe- 

 rior. Its period of maturity is from the 15th to 

 the 20th of September. There is a variety of tho 

 chasselas called Ciotnt in some French lists, whose 

 leaves are not divided like tho above, ond it is not 

 therefore, the genuiiio kind. 



RED PABSLEV-LEAVEP. 



Raisin a feuille d'Ache, Duh. 



I'ersilladc de fiordcau.t, Rozier. 

 ^'ilis apixfulio, acino medio, rotunda nibro. — RoziiT. 



This is a sub-variety of the preceding, diflVrin:; 

 only from it in ihe red color of its berries, and iii 

 ils lolingi- more closely resembling that of purslcv. 

 It is iiuich more rare than tho former, and I have 

 found great difliculry in obtaining ii. 



WHITE SWEET WATER. — Pr. Cat. .Vo. 4 



i'areyl druyf, of Ihe Dutch. 



This has large round white berries, much p 

 scmbling the royal muscadine in appearance 

 taste, the skin and flesh being delicate and juic« 

 the berries on the side of the bunch next the si 

 are often clouded with spots of a russet color, 

 is much esteemed, and rii)ens in September, 

 consider this as a variety of the chasselas, and 

 should not be at tdl surprised if it should be ide 

 tified with one of the other cultivated varietii 

 and probably with the while chasselas. 



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TRANSPLANTING TREES. 



The present is the season of the year io wliii 

 the removing of most kinds of trees has been t 

 tended with the greatest success. The cherry tr« 

 in particular, it is said by practical orchardis 

 succeeds much better when transplanted in the a 

 tunin, when, if it be carefully done, but few d 

 and the greater part are but little, if any, retard 

 in their growth. Other kinds of fruit trees, ah 

 boar removing at least as well in the fall aa in f 

 spring, with the exception of the jicach and n* 

 turine. These do much better in the sprfng. V 

 advert to this subject in order to turn the attenii 

 of our readers to the advantages resulting fn 

 the cultivation of good fruit, luid to induce thi 

 to seize the present opportunity for setting ire 

 Setting aside the wants of every familv, for 

 own necessities and convenience — although w 

 fow are well supplied with good fruit for rheiro' 

 use — and still, the demand in the market increai 

 taster than the supply. In every part of the coi 

 try, villages are growing up, the population 

 which depends on purchasing for the sujipljf 

 llieir wants ; and the complaint is almost univ 

 sal, that an adequate supply canncrt be obtain " 

 and, that such as is oflered, is generally of an 

 dinary quahty. The market in this town is 

 supplied to a tenth part of the extent of the 

 mand, with peaches, pears, plums, or cherries, t 

 though better furnished than tbrroerly with ajip ■ 

 yet even of those, there is a great deficiency 

 such as arc of prime quality. One individi 

 who raises a great many choice fall apples, 

 met with a very ready sale of them at 10 ce 

 per bushel,* and, if he had sent them ilown 

 canal, he might have realized twice that amoi 

 for them. Being in Providence this fall, we ti 

 some pains to ascertain the state of the fruit w 

 ket there, and were surj)rised to find, that n 

 all the best apples for retailing, were brought 

 New York, at tho cost of a dollar a bushel. '1 

 were, it is true, apples in the market which w < 

 raised in the vicinity, but ihey were, generallv, 

 an inferior quality, and sold at a lower price. 



Apples, of just as good a quality as those i 

 taincd at New York, may be, and, to a limited > 

 tent, are, raised in this vicinity. To what iw 

 jtrofitable object can the farmer devote his atti 

 tion, than to increasing tho quantity, so iis to m 

 the ilcmnnil for it ■ In most ,'ases, he will lii. 

 home market, if his t'ruit is prime, and when 

 does not, it will always be worth more than I 

 cost of cultivation, to send down tho canal. L 

 spring, a neighbor of ours sent a few harrc !■- 

 apples down the canal, and each barrel sol.l 

 enough to buy four barrels of cider, this full, 

 though it takes three barrel* of apples to nii 

 one of cider. Such are tho benefits of a clio 



•Winter oppI« «cl! ai n li'jjhcr pric*. 



