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agreeable and delicate fruit- The leaves change from green to a 

 russet-red early in summer, and die a deep red in autumn. 



27. The Large Black Cluster, or Lisbon Grape. The berries are 

 large and grow more oval than the two former varieties, which are 

 black, and not so delicate, the juice being of a harsh and rough taste. 

 The leaves in autumn, when on the decline, change to a beautiful 

 bright scarlet. This is the grape of which the red port wine is 

 made. 



28. The White Morillon. This has an oval white berry, of a 

 moderate size, with thin skin and delicate juicy flesh. It grows 

 close on the bunches, which are small. The leaves are soft, being 

 greatly covered with down on the under side, somewhat similar to 

 the genuine Tokay grape, to which it appears nearly allied. 



29. Cat's Grape. This has a small oval berry, of a greenish- 

 white colour, with a thin skin and soft juicy flesh. The berries grow 

 close, forming small bunches. The taste of this fruit before it is 

 quite matured is disagreeable; but when perfectly ripe is very sweet 

 and pleasing to some palates. 



30. The 67. Peter's Grape. This has a pretty large berry, in- 

 clining to an oval form, and of a deep black colour when ripe; the 

 skin is thin, and the flesh very delicate and juicy. This vine pro- 

 duces Targe shouldered bunches, and the leaves are much more 

 divided than those of most other sorts. 



31. The Black Grape from Palestine. This appears nearly 

 similar to the preceding, but may probably be a distinct variety. 



32* The White parsley-leaved Grape, or dotal. This is a variety 

 of the parsley-leaved grape. The berries are round, white, of a 

 moderate size, with thin skins and delicate juicy flesh, which is 

 very sweet but not of a vinous flavour. The branches are of a 

 pretty good size, almost similar to the white Muscadine. The leaves 

 are finely divided, differing from any other sort. There is a variety 

 of the parsley-leaved grape which produces red berries. 



33. The Black Lisbon Graj)e. This has a large globular berry, 

 black, thin skinned and juicy. It has also large shouldered bunches, 

 which not a little resembles the black Hamburgh. This is a good 

 grape. 



34. The Greek Grape. The berries of this variety are of a 

 moderate size, rather inclining to an oval figure, of a bluish-white 

 colour, and grow close, forming moderate sized handsome bunches. 

 The leaves grow on very short foot stalks, and bear a resemblance 

 to those of the Sweet-Water. It is a delicate and justly esteemed 

 fruit. 



35. The White Corinth Grape. This has a white, round berry, 

 rather small, with a thin skin and very delicate juicy flesh, of an 

 agreeable flavour. The bunches too are rather small. The berries, 

 when perfectly ripe, are transparent, so that the seeds appear very 

 distinctly. 



36. The Wliite Muscat of Lunel. The berries of this are large 

 and oval, and when perfectly ripe are of a fine amber colour, some- 

 what clouded with brown or russet, especially on the side next the 

 sun. The skin is thin and the flesh delicate, replete with a vinous 



