NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



DOUCINELI.E NOIRE, Dun. PR. CAT. No. 189. 



Vitis uvu media ; acino subrolundo, ex violacco nigricante, dwro. 



The leaf of this vine is large, divided by slight lobes, and 

 bordered with large and unequal indentures. The bunch is 

 five or six inches long, composed of berries which are very 

 close and compressed, of a dark violet colour approaching to 

 black, with a thick and brittle skin. It is cultivated in the 

 vineyards of Provence. 



JAEN NOIR, Dun. 



Vitis uvd magndj acinis confertis, duris, negcrrimis, cute crassissinu/. 



The leaves of this are palmated or lobed, of a dark green, 

 which becomes tinted with a reddish violet as the fruit ap- 

 proaches to maturity ; the under sides of the leaves are 

 covered with down, which does not adhere very closely. The 

 bunches are large, weighing in some cases five pounds, com- 

 posed of berries of medium size, round and closely set, with a 

 very thick and very hard skin, which is of exceeding black 

 colour. There are many sub-varieties of this grape which are 

 not of so dark a colour, and there is even one which produces 

 white fruit. In all, or nearly all the provinces of Spain, they 

 cultivate some varieties of grapes under the name of Jaen, or 

 Jaen blanc, but this is the only one or the principal one from 



which wine, is made in various places. 







BOUTEILLANT, Dun. PR. CAT. No. 177. 

 Cayan, of Marseilles. 



Vitis acino nigro, magno, rubenti et subaustero. 



This variety is common in the vineyards in the environs of 



Aix, in Provence, and is also cultivated at Marseilles, where it 



,is known by the title given as a synonyme. The grape is 



large and black, and is of the first quality for wine as well as 



for the table, 



