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The Best Varieties for Open-air Culture 



Chasselas Blanc Royal. — Berry rather larger than Chasselas Dor^, and less 

 coloured ; excellent quality ; mid-season. 



Chasselas Dore de Fontainebleau. — Vigorous, fertile ; shoots rather stout, long, 

 yellow ; bunches large, elongated ; berry large, short stalk ; skin transparent, amber and 

 plum-coloured ; excellent quality ; mid-season. 



Chasselas Hatif de Montauban.— Larger than Chasselas Dor^, but amber 

 white ; excellent quality ; mid-season. 



Chasselas Rose (Chasselas Rose Royal). — Vigorous, very fertile ; shoots rather long, 

 thick, brown ; bunch voRdixcax^ elongated, shouldered, not compact; berry medium size, 

 round ; skin pink ; excellent quality ; mid-season. 



Chasselas Rose Sup^RIEUR. — Berry medium sized, excellent ; mid-season. 



Chasselas Vibert. — Berry rather large, white ; excellent ; mid-season. 



Due DE Malakoff. — Not very vigorous, fairly fertile ; bunch medium, shouldered, 

 not well filled ; berry large, round ; stalk strong, short ; skin golden white ; excellent ; 

 mid-season. 



Foster's White Seedling, — Vigorous, very fertile ; bunch medium or large, 

 shouldered, rather compact ; berry under medium size ; skin greenish white and yellow ; 

 excellent ; mid-season. 



Frankenthal. — Moderately vigorous, fertile ; shoots thick, strong, deep yellow ; 

 bunch very large, elongated, shouldered ; berry very large, round ; stalk rather long, 

 beautiful violet black ; excellent ; late. 



Madeline Noire. — Very vigorous, fertile ; bunch not very compact ; berry small, 

 elliptical ; skin violet black ; early. 



Muscat Pr^coce de Saumur. — Fertile ; shoots rather short, slender ; bunch 

 small, cylindrical ; berry small, spherical ; stalk short, thin ; skin golden yellow ; early. 



Noir d'Espagne. — Fertile ; bunch large, shouldered, rather compact ; berry large, 

 spherical, deep black ; mid-season. 



PARC DE Versailles (Schaous). — Vigorous, very fertile; bunch under medium size, 

 oblong, compact ; stalk thick and short ; berry greenish white and golden, rather large, 

 ovoid; late. 



Pr^COCE MaLingre. — Fairly vigorous, very fertile; bunch medium, cylindrical, 

 shouldered, very compact ; berry medium or small, ovoid ; stalk slender ; skin greenish 

 yellow or golden ; early. 



Classification according to Time of Ripening 



Early 



Chasselas Blanc Royal I Precoce de Saumur 



Madeline Noire | „ Malingre 



Mid-season 



Chasselas Dore de Fontainebleau 

 „ Rose Royal 

 „ Rose Supdrieur 

 „ Vibert 



Chasselas Hitif de Montauban 

 Foster's White Seedling 

 Noir d'Espagne 



Late 

 Frankenthal, Due de Malakoff, Pare de Versailles 



