NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



Khadym-Barmak,or Lady's Finger, this vine grows strong 

 with short joints, the clusters are large, the berries are white 

 and formed like the last joint of the little finger ; ripen early ; 

 the flesh is firm and very sweet. 



Arsakhi, or Goafs Teats, the finest and richest of all the 

 Crimean grapes for table use, the clusters are frequently two 

 spans long, the berries are the thickness of a large finger, and 

 upwards of an inch and a half in length, tapering towards the 

 end, though obtuse ; they are of a greenish yellow colour, the 

 flesh is firm and adheres to the skin, the wood is strong with 

 short joints, the old stocks stand erect like trees, the fruit may 

 be preserved to a late period of winter. 



The Balaban-Shabash, or Great Shabash, is perhaps the 

 largest grape growing in the world, the wood is strong with 

 short joints, the clusters are not very large, the berries hang 

 closely together of a perfectly globular form, and are equal hi 

 size to the English walnut or Madeira nut ; the flesh is firm, of 

 a pale greenish yellow, covered with a chalky white bloom, 

 the taste though rather watery is sweet and pleasant, the trunk 

 frequently attains the size of a man's thigh. 



The Kirmisi-Misk-Isyum, or Albura, is a muscadel grape of 

 u beautiful coral red, strong growth and long twigs, the under 

 side of the leaves is marked with strong red veins and a very 

 fine downy velvet, the berries are round and of an agreeable 

 muscadel flavour. 



The Asma, a vine with lofty branches, is much cultivated in 

 the Crimea, and is used in making the wines of Sudagh and 

 Koos, and along the whole southern coast ; of all the vines, it 

 produces the tallest and strongest stems, the branches of which 

 are trained to poles and frequently climb above the trees, its 

 leaves are large and coarse to the touch, of a dark green colour, 

 the under side has a velvet-like roughness, the clusters aro 



