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water). This is the famous and the most common French 

 table-grape. Though it can claim no excellence in high 

 flavor, yet its simple, melting juiciness, combined with its 

 excellent habits of growth, render it one of the most val- 

 uable varieties. It grows well, is very productive, is one 

 of the most hardy and least liable to disease, and is quite 

 early ; bunches of good size, long, generally shouldered ; 

 berries round, of medium size, of a pale-amber color, very 

 juicy and sweet. 



Chasselas de Bar sur Aube. This resembles, but is 

 not identical with, the preceding. Its bunches are longer, 

 and it is less inclined to shoulder. In other respects, it is 

 so similar that it is classed by many as a synonyme of 

 Chasselas de Fontainebleau. 



Chasselas^ Golden. Earlier than any other Chasselas: 

 its berries also are much larger, with large clusters of a 

 beautiful golden-amber color. But it has the serious fault 

 of setting badly, many of the berries remaining very 

 small and seedless. In a house, under control during 

 inflorescence, it may be desirable, though always some- 

 what uncertain. 



Chasselas Musque (Joslyn's St. Albans). One of the 

 highest flavored of grapes, having a remarkably concen- 

 trated, sweet, Muscat-taste. This is all which can be said 



