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fruit somewhat pulpy, extremely sweet and not musky. The 

 above title is one given by the French settlers in that district 

 of country. 



RED BLAND. PR. CAT. No. 374. 



Eland's pale red. Blond's Virginia. 



Powel. Eland's Madeira. 



Powal. Red scuppernong. 



Eland's fox grape. Carolina 



Vitis Idbrusca Blanda. Mazzei grape. 



Red English grape, > 



r, ,. , > ot some districts of Virginia. 



English grape, > 



Vitis Blanda. 

 Vitis BlandL PRINCE. 



The foliage of this vine is of a pale green hue ; 

 the bunches are shouldered or divided, and are five or six 

 inches in length, and sometimes more. The berries are of 

 a round or oblate form, of a pale red colour, good size, juicy, 

 sweet, and of very pleasant flavour. In some cases they are 

 said at full maturity to become of a dark purple or red wine 

 colour ; it is an agreeable table fruit, with a thin skin and little 

 or no pulp, and is also a wine grape of very superior order to 

 many of the varieties cultivated as such ; indeed, a person has 

 but once to taste this grape to form his decision on this point. 

 It has been supposed for many years to be a native of Virginia, 

 and its origin has been the subject of much discussion. A 

 Virginian gentleman, whose opinion I highly respect, stated 

 to me that it was an Italian grape, and was brought from 

 Italy by Mr. Mazzei, and his statements had so much weight 

 with me that I almost resigned my own judgment thereto ; but 

 I have now to aver that it is certainly a native, and that vines 

 sent to Col. George Gibbs, of this island, from North Caro- 

 lina, under the name of the Red scuppernong, have proved to 

 be identically fliis same variety, and vines have also been re- 

 ceived by others from that state which have afforded the same 

 result. It appears, also, that this grape was cultivated in our 

 country before Mr, Mazzei visited it, and the vines he brought, 



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