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thick blue bloom. Flesh, juicy, very richly flavoured, and with a Mus- 

 cat aroma, which is less powerful than in Black Frontignan. 



This is a most delicious grape, and requires to be grown in a warm 

 vinery. The leaves die purple. 



It is the Black or Purple Frontignac of Speechly ; but is very dif- 

 ferent from what is generally cultivated for Black Frontignan, that 

 variety being the Blue or Violet Frontignac of Speechly. 



PURPLE FONTAINBLEAU.— I have never seen this grape ; but 

 Mr. Rivers speaks of it as a very hardy variety, ripening against a wall 

 in the open air ; well adapted for pot culture, and a prodigious bearer. 

 The berries are oval, light pm-ple, sweet, and juicy. 



Purple Frontignan. See Purple Constantia. 



Raisin d'AIep. See Aleppo. 



Raisin d'Autriche. See Ciotat. 



Raisin des Balkans. See Ferral. 



Raisin de Calabre. See Caldbrian Raisin. 



Raisin des Carmes. See West's St. Petm's. 



Raisin de Cuba. See West's St. Peter's. 



Raisin de Frontignan. See White Frontignan. 



Raisin de Juillet. See Black July. • 



Raisin du Pauvre. See Oromier du Cantal. 



Raisin Precoce. See Black July. 



Raisin de St. Jean. See St. John's. 



Raisin de Servie. See Gromier du Cantal. • 



Raisin Suisse. See Aleppo. 



RED CHASSELAS {Red Muscadine; Chasselas Rouge; Chasselas 

 Rouge Fonce; Cerese ; Septembro). — Bunches, medium sized, loose, 

 rarely compact, shouldered ; with long, thin, and somewhat reddish 

 stalks. Berries, medium sized, round. Skin, thin, red, covered with 

 a violet bloom. Flesh, juicy and sweet. 



The vine is a great bearer, and wiU ripen its fruit in a cool vinery. 

 The most remarkable character of this variety is, that from the time 

 the germ is visible, it changes to red, and it becomes gradually paler 

 as the fruit ripens. 



RED FRONTIGNAN {Grizzly Frontignan : Muscat Oris ; Muscat 

 Rouge ; Moscatel 2Ienudo ; Cevana Dinka ; Rather Muskateller ; Grauer 

 Muskateller). — Bunches, large, long, and generally cylindrical, but 

 occasionally with very small shoulders. Berries, above medium size, 

 round. Skin, rather thick, yellow on the shaded side, clouded with 

 pale red on the side next the sun, and covered with grey bloom. Flesh,^ 



