NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



Pineau, are called in other French vineyards by the names ot 

 Maurillon noir, &c. and this is known under all the appella- 

 tions given as synonymes. It ripens here the beginning of 

 September. The class of maurillons originally came from 

 Italy ; but this is the only one which has retained its primitive 

 name, and is described by Baccius, whose treatise on the vine 

 was written in 1566. It constitutes rather a bad comment on 

 the theory of " exhausted varieties," that this very aged vine 

 should have the preference in France at this day over all others. 

 Under the title of Pineau or Pinot a great number of red 

 and black varieties of grapes are found in various French 

 vineyards, which are in fact totally different in character, and 

 serve only to make inferior wine ; great care and circumspec- 

 tion are therefore necessary to obtain the genuine kinds. The 

 title Pineau was originally applied to such varieties only as 

 produced berries shaped like the pine cone, but some kinds 

 having round berries are now justly included in the same class, 

 being varieties of the same family, similar in quality but vary- 

 ing in form. 



WHITE MORILLON. PR. CAT. No. 95. 



Maurillon blame. Duh. Weiss -kloefner* 



Morillon blanc. Moruain. 



Auvernat blanc. Daune. 



Mdier, or Mdier blanc. Daunerie. 



Weiss-klefeln blanc. Beaunier. 



Burot. Wliite auvernat. 



Vitis priecox ; uva elongatd, acino rotunda, dbojlavescenti, et dulci. 



The clusters of this variety are longer than those of the 

 preceding, and the berries are nearly round, of .moderate size, 

 not very thick set, of a greenish white, which becomes blended 

 with pale yellow at full maturity ; they are rather more sweet 

 and agreeable than the black variety. 



The leaves are slightly lobed, and are bordered with large 

 indentures ; they are of considerable size, green on the upper 



