.NOMENCLATURE OP GRAPES. 



musquee by some English authors, and stated to resemble the 

 Royal muscadine, is a totally different fruit, and must be only a 

 variety of the chasselas, and quite probably may be synony- 

 mous. Some English authors have also placed the Cioutat, or 

 Parsley-leaved chasselas, as synonymous with this, which is a 

 greater error still, as there is no affinity whatever. 



MALVASIE. PR. CAT. No. 294. 



This variety matures its fruit here about the 20th of Sep- 

 tember, which is white and of oval form ; being of late intro- 

 duction, the vines produced only some weak clusters the pre- 

 sent season, insufficient to decide upon its merits. It is culti- 

 vated in France mostly as a wine grape. 



MALMSEY MUSCADINE. 



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Malvoisie musque. 



I mention this separately for fear of error, but I presume it 

 will prove synonymous with some other already described. 

 It is said to have considerable resemblance in appearance 

 to the white chasselas, but to have a smaller leaf and 

 cluster, with fruit sweeter and more highly flavoured. This 

 vine is stated to have been originally brought to France from 

 Montserrat, and to be a favourite in the vineyards about Turin. 

 It is a most important grape at Madeira ; and it is said that Ma- 

 deira wine of fine quality cannot be made without it, it being 

 the essence or syrup grape for the wines of that island. 



LENOIR. PR. CAT. No. 50. 



This variety was obtained from Mr. Lenoir, who resides oa 

 the high hills of the Santee river, and is supposed to have been 

 raised by him from seed, which must have been that of a fo- 

 reign vine, as this is a variety of the foreign species. It is of 

 very vigorous growth, and produces small black fruit which 

 ripens there in July and here in August, being one of the 

 earliest grapes ; the fruit is handsome, rich in saccharine mat- 



