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Aleppo. — The bunches are large ; it is a good bearer, and 

 a good grape ; the berries often equally divided, one half be- 

 ing black, and the other half white. Thompson gives eight 

 sjnonymes, and Prince nine of this. 



H White Nice. — Has very large bunches, with small berries. 

 The quality is good. The bimches are very like the Royal 

 Muscadine. 



'^ Esperione. — The berries are small and black, and the 

 bunches very large, of third quality. 



H Red Chasselas. — This is a good bearer, with a fine flavor ; 

 the berries are as large as those of the Bar Sur Aube. 

 This may be distinguished from the Rose, or Violet Chasselas, 

 from the singularity of the berries, which are colored from 

 their first formation ; at maturity, it is sometimes highly col- 

 ored, but, not unfrequently, is of a pale red ; the young 

 shoots are bright red. 



Grrosse Noir of Lorraine. 



^ Deco7i's Superb. — A wliite grape, fruited, in 1846, by 

 Mr. Buist ; is said to be very fine. 



H Prince Albert. — This variety will fruit this season in this 

 country. " Royal Albert grape forms a large, rather loosely 

 shouldered bunch, with black, somewhat oval berries, and is 

 later than the Black Hamburgh. It requires to be compared 

 with the large Black Ferrar, for, probably, it may be found 

 not different." — G-ardeners' Chronicle, 1846, page 344. 

 It is distinct from the variety grown by this name here. 



U Queen of Nice. — This is a handsome fruit, with large 

 bunches and berries, but it is said to be a small bearer ; the 

 berries are white, or greenish, and tinged with a red or rose 

 color, and, when exposed to the sun, more highly colored. 



H Violet Muscat. — A grape by this name, fruited by me, 

 has oval berries, but no Muscat flavor. 



Crrosse Perle Blanche. 



H Xeres. — ^A white grape, represented as very fine. 



H Black Morse. — Like the small black grapes of France. 



H Purple Muscat. — Has not the flavor of the Muscat. 

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