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THE GRAPE. 



Chasselas de Bar Siir Aube, much resembles the Royal 

 jMu^cadine, but is earlier, and rather superior in flavor ; 

 the bunches, under good cultivation, are often ten or 

 twelve inches long, usualU' not shouldered ; very pro- 

 ductive. For forcing or cold house. 



Syrian. Bunches enormously large — have weighed 19 lbs., 

 being 22 inches long and 19 broad — irregular, shoulder- 

 ed, berries large, oval, tawny yellow ; skin thick, flesh 

 firm, solid, moderately juicy and sweet, not rich. Late ; 

 needs fire heat ; hangs well. Wood and foliage large. 

 Supposed to be the grape of Eschol, mentioned in the 

 Sacred Scriptures. 



WHITE MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. {Syn. Jerusa- 

 lem Muscat, Malaga, Fron- 

 tignac of Alexandria, Passe 

 Musquj.) Bunches very large, 

 9 to 12 inches long, loose, ir- 

 regular, do not set well ; ber- 

 c^>;V[s^?p^^f£iv^y^ ries very large, oval, an inch 

 .3 ^~~^—^^^H\(-'r/ long, pale amber, skin thick; 



flesh firm, crisp, rich, delicious, 

 perfumed — often seedless. One 

 of the richest Muscat grapes — 



CB 'i^-v \ > Downing says, " the most de- 

 i;|V X licious of all grapes." Needs 



a vineiy, and best with fire 

 heat — hangs long. 

 The Cannon-Hall Muscat, is a 

 seedling sub-variety, improved 

 in size, but hardly so rich in 

 flavor. 

 The Tottenham Park Muscat, 

 also a sub-variety, is not quite 

 so rich as the original, but sets 

 better, and hangs well. 



Fig. 302. — While Muscat of Alezan, 

 dria. Reduced id i diatnelex 



