tention, as it will mature its fruit with certainty in the opefi 

 air. This grape, which is black, and inclining to oval, is re- 

 markably fine flavoured; both the berries and bunches are ex* 

 tremely large, the latter being shouldered ihe only fault is 

 that the skin is rather thick ; it is a great bearer, and much 

 esteemed for that and its other qualities; ripens in Sep- 

 tember. 



39. Red Hamburg, or Gibraltar. The berries are dark 

 red, skin thick, flesh juicy and delicate ; the shape of the 

 berry and firm of the bunch both resemble the foregoing. 



11. Purple Madeira. This is a small pale purple grape, 

 loosely set on long bunches ; they have a vinous perfume and 

 flavour when ripe, but are not suitable for the table. 



41. Brown,) or Chocolate Coloured.- This was received 

 from France about thirty years since ; the vine is of very 

 vigorous growth, and a great bearer, and seems to suit our 

 climate well, and to be as hardy as our native wild grapes; 

 the fruit is oval, of a sprightly flavour, and the bunches large ; 

 it is an excellent wine grape, but in this vicinity ripens late, 

 being 1 at the end of September. 



42. Red Muscadel. The berries are very large, oval, of 

 an equal sifce throughout the bunch, and of a beautiful red 

 colour; the skin is thick, and the flesh hard. 



136. Ttinturier, or the Dyer. This grape has character- 

 istic distinctions not only in the form of its fruit and leaves, 

 but also by the very deep red colour of its juice ; the 

 bunches are irregular, and with shoulders ; the berries round) 

 and of unequal size ; the leaves deeply indented, and five 

 lobed. It is cultivated for the colouring of other wines, and 

 to dye silks of a deep red colour. The wine, when made 

 separately of this grape, has a harsh and disagreeable taste ; 

 the berries are black, and of a round form. It has no less 

 than ten names, Tinteau, Gros Noir, Noireau, 8cc. 



79. Black Spanish^ dlicant, or Gros Noir d'Espagne.* 

 This grape has some resemblance to the preceding in the 

 colour of its juice, but it is of a quality greatly superior for 

 wine ; both the berries and the bunches are larger, the wood 

 stronger, and the leaf more broad. It is this grape from 

 which port wine is made. 



Gros Muscadet. The colour of this grape is very pecu- 

 liar, being between a white and a rose colour ; the bunch is 

 of moderate size, as well as the fruit, which is extremely 

 sweet and luscious ; it yields well, and the fruit ripens early 

 in September. I consider it one of the mo&t desirable grapes 

 for the table which ripen at that period. 



