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RED FRONTIGNAC. PR. CAT. No. 78. 



Muscat rouge, Duh. 

 Vitis Apiana, acino media, rotunda, rubro, moschato. DUH. 



The foliage of this grape has the same form as the preceding, 

 but is a little larger, and the leaf, as well as the petiole, be- 

 comes early tinted with deep red, approaching to violet ; the 

 bunch is elongated in the same manner as the former, though 

 in some cases it is rather shorter, and also less furnished with 

 berries, because the flower being more delicate, is more sub- 

 ject to blight ; the skin is firmer than the preceding, of a lively 

 red, almost purple on the sun side ; of a paler tint, seemingly 

 marbled with yellow and light red on the side which is shaded; 

 the flesh is firm, of a blueish white, full of juice, of a high and 

 most agreeable musk flavour, and most of the berries have but 

 one seed. 



Although this grape has not quite as fine a taste as the 

 white, it is, nevertheless, highly esteemed as a table fruit ; 

 and besides being very good, has the merit of attaining to an 

 earlier maturity, which in this latitude, is about the 20th 

 of September. 



BLUE, OR VIOLET FRONTIGNAC. PR. CAT. No. 80. 



Muscat violet, Duh. 

 Madere. 



Vitis Apiana, acino nwgno, oblongo, violaceo, moschato. DUH. 



The foliage of this variety differs but little from that of the 

 white, the bunch is also nearly of the same form, composed of 

 berries somewhat elongated, having a hard skin, of a pretty 

 dark violet colour, covered with a bloom. The pulp is a little 

 greenish, replete with very pleasant juice, of a musk flavour, 

 although perhaps less so than in the two preceding varieties. 

 Each berry contains two to three seeds, and the fruit is at 

 maturity in September. 



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