NOMENCLATURE. OF GRAPHS. 



EARLY VIOLET MUSCAT. 



Muscat violet prtcoce. 



Under this title I have received from the shore of the Rhine, 

 a grape, described as particularly valuable, by the eminent 

 horticulturist from whom it was received ; for, in addition to 

 the fine properties it possesses, in common with other muscat 

 grapes, it has the advantage of ripening so much earlier, that 

 it matures its fruit in much more northern latitudes than they 

 are found to succeed in. 



BLACK, OR PURPLE FRONTIGNAC.P R . CAT. No. 79. 



Muscat noir, Duh. 

 Muscat negrt of Provence. 

 Black Constantia. 



Vitis Apiana^ acino medio, sitbrolundo, nigricante, moschalo.-'D\>ii. 



The leaves of this are much less serrated than those of the 

 other varieties of muscat, and they are sometimes so little 

 lobed as to appear almost entire ; the berries are round, and 

 not so large as the blue variety ; the skin is black, or of a 

 very dark violet colour, covered with a bloom ; the pulp has a 

 light tint of red under the skin, and is full of juice, which is 

 pleasant, sweet, and musky. Each berry generally contains 

 four small pointed seeds, that are reddish on one side. This 

 has long been considered as being the grape from which Con- 

 stantia wine is made ; it is not equal to the white frontignac, 

 but it ripens much better in northern climates, yields a good 

 crop, and is at maturity in September. I saw under cultiva- 

 tion in a grape-house at Boston, a variety which had been 

 obtained direct from the Cape by the intelligent proprietor, and 

 was considered by him quite distinct from this. In the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society's catalogue the black Constantia is 

 not placed as a synonyme, which indicates that some doubt 

 existed on that point, which they will doubtless solve by after 

 investigation. 



