806 THE CULTURE OF THE GEAPE. 



and a good grape ; the berries often equally divided, one 

 half being black, and the other half white. Thompson 

 gives eight synonymes, and Prince nine of this. 



^ White Nice. — Has very large bunches, with small 

 berries. The quality is good. The bunches are very 

 like the Eoyal Muscadine. 



^ Esperione. — The berries are small and black, and 

 the bunches very large, of third quality. 



f Bed Chasselas. — This is a good bearer with a fine 

 flavor ; the berries are as large as those of the Bar Sur 

 Aube. This may be distinguished from the Rose, or 

 Violet Chasselas, from the singularity of the berries, 

 which are colored from their first formation ; at matu- 

 rity, it is sometimes highly colored, but, not unfrequently, 

 is of a pale red ; the young shoots are bright red. 



T Orosse Noir of Lorraine. — A vine sent me as this, 

 has proved very like Black July. 



^ Decori's Su^ei-b. — A white grape with oval berries, 

 very handsome, but ripens badly.; half the fruit is often 

 sour and worthless. 



^ Prince Albert. — This variety will fruit this season 

 in this country. " Royal Albert grape forms a large, 

 rather loosely shouldered bunch, with black, somewhat 

 oval berries, and is later than the Black Hamburgh. It 

 requires to be compared with the large Black Ferrar, for 

 probably, it may be found not different." — Oardeners' 

 Chronicle, 1846, page 344. It is distinct from the va- 

 riety grown by this name here. 



"^ Queen of Nice. — ^This is a handsome fruit, with 

 large bunches and berries, but it is said to be a small 

 bearer ; the berries are white, or greenish, and tinged 



