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longs to the Chasselas class, but is remarkable for its 

 large, loose, heavily-shouldered bunches, more resembling 

 the Syrian, and often weighing six pounds : indeed, it has 

 been grown to weigh nineteen pounds. Berries round, 

 amber, sweet, and of fair quality. 



Royal Vineyard. Bunch large, tapering ; berry^ large, 

 oval ; deep, clear amber ; skin thin ; flesh sweet, luscious, 

 aromatic. New, and said to resemble the Golden Ham- 

 burg. 



Syrian. Bunches of the largest size, heavily shoul- 

 dered ; berries very large, oval, white, sweet, but coarse : 

 if allowed to remain a long time, until fully ripe, the 

 quality is good. This is the variety produced in England 

 which weighed nineteen and a half pounds, and it is 

 probably identical with or similar to the Eshcol Grape of 

 the Hebrew spies. Duretto and Akbar Khan are very 

 similar. 



Tokay, Charlesworth. Resembles the Muscat of Al- 

 exandria in shape and quality, but is said to be more 

 vigorous, to set freely, and to keep longer. 



Tokay, White. Bunches compact, medium, long ; 

 berries medium, oval, sweet; liable to shrivel. 



Trebbiana. This is one of the largest Exhibition 

 grapes; the bunches frequently weighing eight pounds. 



