GRAPES. 349 



Bunches long and large ; berries large, oval, black, juicy, 

 sweet, slightly musky. 



SELECT FOREIGN GKAPES. 



1. Black Cluster. Small, roundish oval, black, sweet 

 and good ; bunches small, very compact ; one of the 

 hardiest and best for open air culture ; early. 



2. Black Prince. Large, oval, black; bunches long, 

 rather open ; sweet and fine ; a profuse bearer. 



3. Black Frontignan. Berries medium size, round, 

 black, bunches long ; flavor rich and musky ; prolific. 



4. Black Hamburg. A fine grape, and a general 

 favorite for the vinery ; bunches are large, very much 

 shouldered that is, branched ; berries large, deep black, 

 sweet and rich. 



5. Chasselas de Fontairibleau. This is esteemed the 

 finest table grape in France, and succeeds admirably here 

 in vineries, and occasionally in the open air. Bunches 

 large, somewhat shouldered ; berries large, round, greenish 

 white, becoming slightly colored or reddened in the sun ; 

 canes stout, of a yellowish color; leaves large and shining; 

 very productive. The Golden Chasselas is very similar 

 to, if not identical with this. 



6. Grizzly Frontignan. This is one of the most deli- 

 cious grapes when grown in the vinery, and very beau- 

 tiful too. Bunches long, slightly shouldered ; berries 

 medium size, round, colored red and violet-purple in the 

 sun ; rich, musky flavor. 



7. White Frontignan (Muscat Blanc of the French). 

 One of the oldest varieties ; bunches pretty large ; berries 

 roundish, changing from green to amber as they ripen in 

 the sun ; rich and quite musky ; later than the preceding. 



8. White Muscat of Alexandria. This is a most deli- 

 cious variety, considered the same as the imported 



