.NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 1H1 



paring it with the other varieties in my vineyard, as soon as 

 they all produce their fruit. 



VIOLET CALABRIAN. 



Under this name I also received a vine from Paris, which I 

 have omitted in my catalogue for the same reason as the pre- 

 ceding one. The fruit, however, being good, I on that ac- 

 count notice it here. The berries are large, of pleasant flavour, 

 violet colour, and they ripen during the month of September. 



BORDEAUX PURPLE. 



1 have omitted this vine in my last catalogue from a suppo- 

 sition that it was probably a synonyme. It was imported about 

 ten years since by Miles Smith, Esq. of New-Brunswick, (N. J.) 

 from Bordeaux. Some of the scions were presented to me, 

 and they produced a dark purple grape, of pleasant vinous 

 flavour, arriving at maturity early in September, and for want 

 of the real name, I gave them the title at the head of this 

 article. The vine is hardy, and the fruit bears a great affinity 

 to the Pineau family. 



ELLIOT'S LARGE WHITE. 



Mr. Smith, of Burlington, (N. J.) places this among the 

 foreign grapes, and so I have always considered it, but in a 

 description recently received, it is stated to be a native vine. 

 I think there must be some mistake in this latter supposition, 

 and perhaps the vine is not the genuine kind. I have not my- 

 self seen the fruit, but it produced fruit with a correspondent in 

 Salem, Massachusetts, the present season, which, however, 

 owing to some cause, did not come to maturity. 



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