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large, oval, pale amber, skin thick ; flesh firm, crisp, rich, deli- 

 cious, perfumed often seedless. One of the richest Muscat 

 grapes. Needs a vinery, and best with fire-heat hangs long. 

 It is a firm-fleshed or breaking grape, and, when well ripened, 

 cannot be exceeded in richness. 



The Cannon-Hall M^lscat is a seedling sub-variety, improved in 

 size, but hardly so rich in flavor, and uncertain in bearing. 



The Tottenham Park Muscat, also a sub-variety, is not quite so 

 rich as the original, but sets better, and hangs well. 



Bowood Muscat is a cross of the Cannon-Hall and Muscat of Alex- 

 andria. Bunches very large, well shouldered; berries large, 

 inclining to obovate, greenish yellow; flesh firm, juicy, with a 

 rich, sugary, Muscat flavor. A new variety of high promise. 



Portuguese Muscat resembles the White Muscat, but is more highly 

 musk-flavored. 



White Nice. Bunches very large have weighed eighteen pounds 

 shouldered, loose ; berries medium, or rather small, round ; 

 greenish white, approaching yellow, sweet, good, rich-flavored ; 

 hangs well. Growth strong, leaves very downy beneath. Needs 

 fire-heat. 



White Rissling. Bunches medium, compact ; berries rather small, 

 round, juicy, tender, sprightly. 



WHITE SWEETWATER. (Early White Muscadine, White Musca- 

 dine of Lind., Early Sweetwater.) Bunches medium in size, 

 loose, usually shouldered ; berries medium in size, round, yellow- 

 ish green, skin thin ; crisp, watery, sweet, moderately rich. In- 

 ferior to Royal Muscadine, but two weeks earlier, ripening by 

 the end of summer. Ripens in open air ; shoots tender. 



White Tokay. (Genuine Tokay.) Bunches medium in size, com- 

 pact ; berries round-oval, dull white ; skin thin ; delicate, sweet, 

 perfumed. Leaves deeply five-lobed, lower surface with a silky 

 down. Ripens in open air. 



Verdelho. Bunches rather small, loose ; berries small, varying in 

 size; yellowish green, a little translucent, slightly acid, becoming 

 rich and excellent. Strong grower. 



THE NEWER NATIVE GRAPES. 



Brighton. Bunch medium or rather large, shouldered, moderately 

 compact ; berries full medium in size, round, dark red or maroon 

 when fully ripe, with a purple boom ; flesh tender, pulp slight, 

 quality very good. Vine a vigorous grower, very productive, 

 rather early ; valuable. A cross of the Concord and Diana Ham- 

 burghj and one-fourth exotic. 



