270 TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



but it's commendable because it's nice & sweet & it ripens much better even though the 

 grapes are crowded so close together. Furthermore this grapevine is very productive. 



X. Muscat GRAPEVINE with largest ovate musky green to golden yellow Alexandrina grapes. 



Alexandria MUSCAT. Musky PASSE-LONGUE. (PL V) 



The leaves of this grapevine, slightly smaller than those of other Muscats, are 

 more deeply indented and have finer & somewhat sharper teeth. 



The grape clusters are big & elongated like the others. The grapes are extremely 

 large, oval, and uniform, somewhat more enlarged near the top than near the stalk. The 

 big ones are an inch high by eight-&-a-half lignes in diameter. Their skin is firm, light 

 green, & it becomes slightly amber-colored when the grapes are completely ripe. Their 

 flesh is white & firm. The juice is more or less accented with musk depending on the 

 degree of ripeness. The seeds (one or two) are extremely small. 



This grape, which ripens well only when it's on espalier facing south in warm 

 ground & in warm seasons, doesn't fall short of being very worthwhile even when it 

 hasn't completely ripened, whether it's eaten frosted with sugar or used in preserves that 

 are delicious & very flavorful. It keeps for a long time. 



XI. GRAPEVINE with very large oval deep purple grapes. 

 Morocco GRAPE. 



This is a very large grapevine. Its shoots are stout & vigorous. The leaves are 

 borne on thick stalks about ten inches long. They're large, deeply indented & have large 

 & sharp teeth. 



