126 NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



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gris, to form the far famed wine of that name. It resemble? 

 in its general qualities the other varieties of the same family, 

 its principal variation being in its colour. It ripens also at 

 the same time, maturing its fruit here early in September ; the 

 vine is hardy and of easy culture. In the vineyards of that 

 part of France situated on the Rhine, it is extensively culti- 

 vated, and succeeds well, yielding abundant crops and afford- 

 ing excellent wine, which has much body and an aromatic 

 flavour. 



In addition to those described there are other varieties of 

 the Pineau or Morillon family, such as the Morillon gros vio- 

 let, Pineau de coulange, Pineau fleuri, and various others. 

 The Morillon panache will be found under the head of striped 

 Aleppo among the table grapes. 



The appellations Pineau, Auvernat, and Morillon are often 

 indiscriminately applied to different varieties of this family. 

 The varieties are also known by a greater number of names 

 as synonymes than any other class, which arises from their 

 being far more extensively cultivated, and from their having 

 received new titles in the different localities to which they have- 

 been from time to time transplanted. 



MEUNIER, DUH. PR. CAT. No. 93. 



Maurillon-Taconn. Meunier a saint noir. 



Fromentt. Farineux noir. 



Hesseau. Noirin. 

 Savagnien noir. 



mUer grape, * O f the English. 



Miller s Burgundy, ) 



Yitis subhirsuta ; uvd brevi, crassa ; acino nigro rotundo. 



This variety has considerable affinity to the -Catalan. Its 

 leaves are trilobate, the two lateral ones being crenate ; when 

 young they are covered with white down, which easily dis- 

 tinguishes them, from which circumstance this vine has acquired 

 the title here adopted. The cluster is short and thick, com- 

 posed of round black berries, which are of good size and set 



