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one with white & powdery leaves, &c. Although their fruit is better because it's not so 

 early, they remain in vineyards & are never grown in gardens. 



II. GRAPEVINE with medium-sized rounded white to yellowish grapes. 

 CHASSELAS. Golden CHASSELAS. White BAR-SUR-AUBE. (PL I.) 



This grapevine is larger than the preceding one. The leaves are medium-sized and 

 are quite deeply indented. The large lobe is five-&-a-half inches long, the two middle 

 ones are four-&-a-half inches, and the two lateral ones are three inches long. Their 

 denticulation is wide & not very sharp. The stalk is three-&-a-half to five-&-a-half inches 

 long. 



The clusters are big. The grapes are round and of different sizes. The medium- 

 sized ones are about eight lignes in diameter & a little less in height. Their skin is light 

 green and firm. When completely ripe they tend a little to yellow & the side in the sun 

 takes on an amber hue. The flesh is very juicy and a slightly greenish white. The juice is 

 very sweet & sugary. The seeds (from two to four) are green mottled with gray. 



This is the most common grapevine in our gardens because its fruit, which is 

 delicious, ripens more completely than any other grape in our climate & keeps until May. 



III. GRAPEVINE with medium-sized rounded reddish grapes. 

 Red CHASSELAS. 



This grapevine is a variety of the preceding one. Generally its clusters are smaller 

 than those of the golden Chasselas & its grapes, not quite as big, are lightly colored red 

 on one side. The shaded side frequently stays light green. 



