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Grape. This is a large oval Grape 

 of a blackifh Colour, when ripej 

 the Bunches are very large, and 

 make a fine Appearance, but never 

 ripen well in England. I have 

 known fomc Perfcns who had a 

 great Quantity of this Sort of 

 Grape, which they commonly cut 

 in the Middle of OBobeVy with 

 pretty long Stalks to the Bunches, 

 and hung them on Strings, in Rows, 

 in their Kitchen, at fucha Diftance 

 as not to touch each other j and 

 about Chriflmnsy thefe Grapes will 

 be fo ripen'd by the Warmth of 

 the Room, as to eat extreamly 



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19. ViTis 5 acino ruhro, duriori, 

 fapore dulci. GarideL The Greek 

 Grape. This is a middle-fiz'd Grape 

 of a deep red Colour, the Skin is 

 Very tough, and the Stones are 

 fmall i this is by many People call'd 

 the Brick Grape. In a kindly Sea- 

 fon, when thefe Grapes ripen well, 

 they make excellent Winej but it 

 mull have a good Wall, other wile 

 it will not ripen in England. 



zo. ViTis 5 pergulana^ uva per- 

 4impla, acino oblongo, dttro, majori 

 ^ [ubviridi. Garidel. The Pearl 

 Grape, called in Frovence, Pen- 

 doulau, or Rin de Ponfo. This is 

 a large, oblong Grape, ot a greenifh 

 white Colour, the Juice has a 

 Mixture of Sweet and Sour, and ic 

 is late ripe. 



21. ViTis; uva peramplay aci?jis 

 nigricantibus, majoribus. The St. Pe- 

 ter's Grape, or Hefperian. The Ber- 

 Ties of this Sort are very large, 

 round, and of a deep black Colour 

 when ripe -, the Bunches are very 

 large, and have two Shoulders to 

 them J the Juice is very rich, and 

 a little ting'd with Red j the Leaves 

 of this Sort are remarkably jagged, 

 fo as to be known when there is 

 HO Fruit upon the Vines j it is lat^ 

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ripe. I believe this is the {amt 

 Sort which the Trench call Gros 

 Noir d' Efpagney u e. Great Black 

 SpaniJJj. 



21, La Malvofey i. e. the Malm* 

 fey Grape i is a middle-liz-'d Fruit, 

 of a muddy red Colour, its Juice i^ 

 very rich and foft, the Bunches are 

 large, and it is a great Bearer ,• this 

 ripens toward the latter end of 

 September, 



23. Malvois Mufqueey i. c. the 

 Malmfey Mufcadine. This is a mid- 

 dle-Iiz-'d Grape, rather long than 

 round, of a rich, musky Flavour 

 when ripe. This is one of the 

 Sorts of Grapes from which the 

 Madera Wine is made. It ripeng 

 late in England. 



24. The Red Hamburgh Grape. 

 The Berries of this Kind are large, 

 and of a reddifh Colour, covered 

 with a Flew ; the Bunches are large, 

 and it is a good Bearer. This ripens 

 toward the End of September^ and 

 is a fine Grape. It was brought 

 into England by Mr. Warner of Ro' 

 therhith, who hath fupply'd many, 

 curious Perfons with it. 



zf. The Black Hamburgh j of 

 Warner Grape. This has a middle-* 

 fiz.'d Berry, rather long than round, 

 of a fine black Colour, when ripei 

 the Juice is very rich, fomewhat 

 inclining to a musky Flavour. This 

 ripens about the Middle of Septem- 

 ber. It was brought into England 

 by Mr. Warnery with the former. 



26. Raifin Sxoijje, i. e. the Swit- 

 zerland Grape. This is prcfcrved 

 only as a Curioiiryj the Fruit of 

 this Kind are ftrip'd with White 

 and Black, and fometimes divided 

 into Quarters of thofe Colours, and 

 many times half the Bunch is white, 

 and the other half black, and fom« 

 intire Bunches arc white, and others 

 black, fo that it appears as if two 

 ^iads h*d beeo gralled on the fame 



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