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a rich soil and a very sunny place. As a tabic grape it is much 

 liked on account of its sweet and hard flesh. 



11. Sylvaner. The vine is of middle size, the wood is short, 

 light brown, which is striped and spotted. The grape-bunch is 

 middling large, short, very thick. The berries are round, oval, 

 yellowish-green, spotted, and have only one kernel. The flesh is 

 tender, green, juicy, of an excellent, pleasant, peculiar sugar taste, 

 which enhances its value as a table grape. The wine is very mild, 

 seldom quite clear, and requires to be consumed very soon. 



12. Morillon blanc, Bourguignon blanc, etc. The vine is of 

 middle size and growth, tolerably long wood. The berry is very 

 juicy and sweet. It produces a tolerably good wine of middling 

 quality ; will thrive almost in every locality sjid soil. 



Grapes of which first-class Red Wines are made. 



No. 7 Black Clavher commands the first place. 



13. Raisin prccoce. Morillon hatif produces an elegant red wine 

 at Karlstadt. The grape-vine is small, requires a good location, 

 and to be trained low. 



14. The early Magyars is in Southern Germany planted, and 

 gives a beautiful wine. The berries are very sweet and tender. 



15. Frangais noir, Liverdon, Plant St. Martin. The vine is 

 middling large ; the wood is thin ; the berry dark blue, very juicy, 

 sweet, and pleasant. This sort is to be recommended for vine- 

 yard purposes. It requires a sheltered place. 



Oi'apes ivhich produce a tolerably good Red Wine. 



16. Blue Raushling. The vine is small, the wood is short. It 

 belongs to the better table and vineyard varieties. If the grapes 

 are pressed immediately, a tolerably good white wine can be made 

 of them. The vine produces considerable fruit ; is suited with 

 every location, soil, and the different modes of training. 



17. Meumer, Fa5onne, Morillon tasconi. Has its name from the 

 appearance of the leaves, which especially look, early in the sea- 

 son, as if they were covered with flour. The grape-vine is mid- 

 dling large, the wood is long. The grape is tolerably large and 

 thick ; the berry is blue, red-fleshy, juicy, and tolerably sweet. It 

 demands a rich, light soil. 



