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9. The Early Black July Grape, Morillon Noir, or f/alif Noir. 

 This has a small black round berry, replete with a sugary juice; 

 the bunches also are small and thin set, but it is also a prolific 

 bearer, and comes to the table at an early period. 



10. The Early White Grape, from Tencriffe. The berries of 

 this variety are round, white, and of a moderate size, with thin 

 skins and delicate juicy flesh, of an extraordinary sweetness. The 

 berries and bunches much resemble, the common Muscadine, to 

 which it appears to have a near affinity. 



1 1 . The Jluvcrnat Noir of Orleans, Pineau of Burgundy, or 

 True Burgundy Grape, sometimes called the black morillon, is 

 an indifferent fruit for the table, but is esteemed one of the best 

 for making wine. It is of a middle size, somewhat of an oval, 

 and of a fine black colour; the bunches are longer than Miller's 

 Burgundy. 



Second Class. 



12. The Aleppo Grape. This is a middle sized, roundish grape, 

 with a thin skin and delicate juicy flesh, of an exquisite vinous 

 flavour. The colour is commonly very various, some of the berries 

 being white, others black, but the major part are curiously striped 

 with black and white; but what appears most remarkable is, that 

 the colours do not intermix, but are divided by straight lines as if 

 painted. The leaves of this sort are in the autumn very curiously 

 striped with red, green, and yellow, somewhat similar to the Aleppo 

 lettuce. 



13. The Grizzly Frontinac. The berries of this grape are round, 

 tolerably large, and their colour brown and red, intermixed with 

 yellow. Both this and No. 1, possess a high, musky, perfumed 

 flavour. 



14. The Black or Purple Frontinac, or Muscat Noir. The ber- 

 ries of this variety are black when ripe, and covered with a kind of 

 powder, which gives them a purple hue; are moderately large, 

 round, and of a most exquisite flavour. They compose very long 

 bunches. This has formerly been called the red Frontinac, and is 

 one of the very best grapes. It is called at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, the black Constantia. 



15. The Red Frontinac, or Muscat Rouge. This is a very fine 

 grape and greatly esteemed. The berries are of a brick colour, 

 thin skin, moderate size, and juicy delicate flesh. 



16. The Black Hamburg. The berries of this variety are large, 

 inclining to an oval figure, and of a black colour. They hang 

 loosely on the bunch, and compose well formed handsome bundles. 

 The skin is thick, and the pulp hard; but, notwithstanding, it is a 

 very valuable grape, being a good flavoured fruit and a plentiful 

 bearer. 



17. The Red Hamburg. The berries of this sort are of a dark 

 red, with thin skins and juicy delicate flesh. The size and figure 

 of both the berry and bunch are nearly like the former. It is some- 

 time? called the Gibraltar grape. 



