Oo NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



That there is no vineyard of any considerable extent which 

 possesses varieties peculiarly adapted to itself alone, and that 

 some of these varieties could be much more advantageously 

 cultivated in other vineyards than those now found there. 



Also, that there are kinds which should be cultivated at 

 Paris, much in preference to those existing there, and they 

 cite among these six varieties of muscat, superior in every 

 point to those common there : one of which, the muscat- 

 noir-du-Jura is so early that it may be eaten the middle of 

 August, and another, le muscat de Hongrie, has berries twice 

 the size of the common red muscat. 



It was also ascertained that the order of maturity varied in 

 some degree, but the franc-pineau was found to be one of the 

 most regular in this respect. The morillons of Doubs and of 

 Jura, which ripen there in August, are recommended for 

 northern vineyards in preference to the meunier and melier, 

 which are a month later. 



It was ascertained that under the name of garnet, there 

 were two varieties, one of which produced bad wine, and the 

 other excellent. The only reason for planting the inferior one 

 is on account of its abundant produce, but being much culti- 

 vated in Burgundy, it tended to the deterioration of the wine ; 

 happily, however, in the course of this investigation, it has 

 been ascertained that there are at least fifty varieties of colour- 

 ed grapes not known in the environs of Beaune, which are 

 twice as productive, and which from their sweetness and fla- 

 vour are calculated to yield wine very similar to that of the 

 true pineau. 



It was to the distinguished and liberal Professor Bosc, that 

 was confided the duty of comparing and classing the Luxem- 

 bourg collection. The groundwork of the classification 

 adopted by him was the colour, form, and size of the fruit; 

 the surface, margin, texture, colour, and position of the 

 leaves ; and the redness, greenness, or variegation of the foot- 

 stalks. From a combination of these eleven characteristics he 

 formed one hundred and fifty-six classes, in which he stated 

 might be placed every possible variety of the grape. Even 





