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greenish yellow, and covered with a thin, white, pow- 

 dery bloom. Flesh delicate. Juice sugary, very rich, 

 with a highly musky flavour. 



Against a south wall, upon a dry soil, and in warm 

 seasons, this grape ripens well in many parts of Eng- 

 land ; but it highly merits either a vinery or a hot- 

 house. 



55. WHITE HAMBURGH. Speedily, No. 20. 

 White Raisin. Langley, p. 116. t. 43 and 44. 

 Raisin Muscat. Miller, No. 34. 



White Lisbon. Hort. Sac. Cat. No. 78. 



White Portugal. Ib. 



Bunches large, loosely formed. Berries large, of an 

 oval figure. Skin thick, of a greenish white colour. 

 Flesh hard. Juice sweet, slightly mixed with acid. 



It requires a hothouse. 



This grape, although not abounding much in flavour, 

 keeps a long time after it is ripe ; and, on that account, 

 it is by many much admired. Large quantities, to the 

 value of 10,000/., are annually brought into this country 

 from Portugal, in the winter season, and sold in the 

 shops by the name of Portugal grapes. 



56. WHITE KISHMISH. Hort. Tram. Vol. iv. 

 p. 212. t. 4. 



Bunches little more than five inches long, well 

 shouldered, and tapering evenly to the point. Berries 

 little larger than those of white currants, and of the 

 same form, of a greenish tint, deepening to pale yellow, 

 and becoming ultimately of an amber hue. They are 

 not very sweet, but juicy, of a pleasant refreshing fla- 

 vour, and wholly free from seeds. Leaves rather thick, 

 roundish, and not deeply cut. 



This grape is said to be a native of the island of 

 Kishm, or Kishmish, in the Persian Gulf, and was 

 brought from St. Petersburgh by Mr. Oldacre, in 1812, 



It requires a vinery or a stove, 

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