318 THE GRAPE. 



worthy of cultivation in gardens. Indeed, the most experienced 

 gardeners are satisfied with half a dozen of the best sorts for 

 their vineries, and the sorts universally admired are the Black 

 Hamburgh, Black Prince, White Muscadine, and Muscat of 

 Alexandria. We will describe all the finest foreign grapes that 

 have been introduced, and for the sake of simplifying their ar- 

 rangement, shall divide them into three classes; 1st, those with 

 dark red, purple or black berries ; 2d, those with white or yellow 

 berries ; 3d, those with light red, rose-coloured, gray, or striped 

 berries. 



CLASS I. 



GRAPES WITH DARK RED, PURPLE OR BLACK BERRIES. 



1. Black Cluster. Thomp. 



1 



Black Morillon. Lind. Morillon noir. 



Auverne. "1 Franc Pineau 



of the 



Auvema. \j^^^ Auvernes Rouge, ^ ^ 



Pineau. f Vrai Auvernas. 



True Burgundy. J Raisin de Bourgne. J 



Small Black Cluster. Speedily. Burgunder. 



Black Burgundy. Bother. . Gtirmans 



Early Black. Schwarzer. ^ ^xerman^. 



) of the 

 r Gerirm 



This excellent hardy grape is the true Burgundy grape so 

 highly valued for wine in France. It is readily distinguished 

 from Miller's Burgundy, by the absence of the down on its 

 leaves, which peculiarly distinguishes that sort. The fruit is 

 very sweet and excellent, and the hardiness of the vine renders 

 it one of the best varieties for the open air in this climate. 



Bunches small, compact, (i.e. berries closely set). Berries 

 middle sized, roundish-oval. Skin deep black. Juice sweet 

 and good. Ripens in the open air about the 20th of September. 

 Thompson gives more than 40 synonymes to this grape. 



2. Black Frontignan. Thomp. 



Muscat Noir. 



Sir William Romley's Black. 



Muscat Noir Ordinaire. 



Purple Frontignan. 



Black Frontignac. 



Purple Constantia. 



Black Constantia {of some). 



Bourdales des Hautes Pyrenees. 



Muscat Noir de Jura. J 



An excellent grape for the vinery, originally from the town 

 of Frontignan, in France, where it and other similar sorts are 

 largely cultivated for making the Muscadine or Frontignan 

 wine. 



ac. to 

 Thomp. 



