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Blanche; Lashmar's Seedling ; T\f acre ady* s Early White}. 

 Bundles about five inches long, with a very long stalk, 

 loose, and with many undeveloped berries. Berries 

 medium sized, roundisli oval. Skin tliin, and green. 

 Flesh very thin and watery, and though without much 

 flavour is agreeable and refreshing. It ripens against 

 a wall in the open air, and is well adapted for this mode 

 of cultivation. 



St. Peter's. See Black St. Peters. 



SCHIRAS (Ciras ; Scyras ; Sirrah; Sirac). Bunches, 

 long, loose, and shouldered. Berries large, oval. Skin 

 thick, reddish-purple, covered with blue bloom. Flesh 

 rather firm and juicy ; juice pale red, sugary, and with a 

 delicious aroma. Eipens in a cool vinery ; and is as early 

 as the Boyal Muscadine. 



This fine, large, oval, black grape is that which is grown 

 almost exclusively in the vineyards of the Hermitage, and 

 furnishes the celebrated Hermitage wine. It is said to 

 have been originally introduced from Schiraz, in Persia, 

 by one of the hermits R'ho former]y resided there. 



Schwarzer Eiessling. See Black Cluster. 



SCOTCH WHITE CLUSTER (Blacksmith's White Cluster; 

 Laan Ifdtif; Van der Laan Precoce; Diamant). 

 Bunches medium sized, very compact. Berries some- 

 what oval, or roundish oval. Skin white, covered with 

 thin bloom. Flesh tender and juicy, sweet and richly 

 flavoured. This is a very hardy grape, an excellent bearer, 

 and ripens its fruit against a wall in the open air. 



Singleton. See Cataivla. 



Sir A. Pytche's. See Black Prince. 



Sir "W. Eowley's Black. See Blade Frontignan. 



Snow's Muscat Hamburgh. See Muscat Hamburgh. 



Steward's Black Prince. See Black Prince. 



Stillward's Sweet-water. See White Sweetwater. 



Stockwood Park Hamburgh. See Golden Hamburgh. 



Stoneless Bound-berried. See White Corinth. 



Striped Muscadine. See Aleppo. 



SYRIAN (Palestine; Jews; Terre de la Promise). 

 Bunches immensely large, broad-shouldered, and conical. 

 Berries large, oval. Skin thick, greenish-white, changing 



