THE GRAPE. 321 



a large and very excellent one, ripening late, and well worthy 

 of a place in the vinery. It requires some fire-heat. 



Bunches of medium size, shouldered, rather loose. Berries 

 large, round, often slightly flattened. Stones quite small. Skin 

 thin, purplish black, slightly covered with bloom. Flesh tender 

 and sweet, with a very high flavoured, rich juice. 



10. BLACK MUSCADINE. Lind. Thomp. 

 Black Chasselas. Chasselas Noir. 



A pretty good black grape, scarcely succeeding well, how- 

 ever, in the open air, and inferior to other sorts for the vinery. 



Bunches of medium size, compact. Berries roundish-oval. 

 Skin thick, black, overspread with a blue bloom. Juice sweet, 

 and of pretty good flavour 



11. BLACK SWEETWATER. Thomp. Lind. 



Water Zoet Noir. 



Bunches small, compact. Berries small, round. Skin thin, 

 with a sweet and pleasant juice. A second rate, but rather 

 hardy sort. 



12. EARLY BLACK JULY. Thomp. Lind. 



July Grape. De St. Jean. 



Madeline. Schwarzer Friihzeitiger. "| 



Madeline Noir. Burguider. \ofthe 



Raisin precoce. Pouteau. August Traube. ( Germans. 



MorUlon HatiC 0. Duh. Jacobs straube. J 



The earliest of grapes, and chiefly valued for the dessert on 

 that account. In the open air it ripens, here, the last of July, 

 or early in August. The leaves are rather small, and light 

 green above and beneath. 



Bunches small and compact. Berries small, quite round. 

 Skin thick, black, covered with a blue bloom. Flavour mode- 

 rately sweet, but not rich or perfumed. 



13. ESPERIONE. Thomp. Lind. 



Turner's Black. Hardy Blue "Windsor. 

 Cumberland Lodge. 



The Esperione is a hardy, luxuriant, and prolific grape, grow- 

 ing as well in the open air as the Muscadine, and even better in 

 many situations. It is yet very rare with us, but merits more 

 general cultivation. 



Bunches large, shouldered, like the Black Hamburgh in size. 

 Berries round, or occasionally flattened, and often indented with 

 u groove. Skin thick, dark purple, powdered with a thick blue 



