310 THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



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T Verddho.— This is a small, oval, white grape, of the 

 finest quality. The vine is a very strong grower, and 

 bears great crops. It is a favorite variety for the table, 

 as well as foi'_ wine in Madeira and the Azores. It is a 

 later grape than the Black Hamburgh. 



Blanche. — Is an early sort, with greenish white, and 

 oval berries, thin skinned and sweet. 



1 White Qascoigne. — A fine white grape ; the bunches 

 are quite large and compact, with shoulders ; the berries 

 are inclining to oval, are subject to crack in moist wea- 

 ther, and do not keep well after fully ripe. 



Bardelais or Bourdelas.-~K very delicate grape that 

 requires a high temperature, and a long season to bring 

 it to maturity ; the berries are oblong, and the bunches 

 are very large. 



1 Muscat Blaiic Hatif. — A grape by this name, lately 

 received as a new kind from France, has proved the 

 Chasselas Mnsque. 



Blach Tokay. — A wine grape. 



Alexandrian Ciotat. — The bunches are large ; the ber- 

 ries are white, of an oval form, with a thin skin. This is 

 a sweet grape, but sets badly ; do not think it worthy a 

 place in a grapery, but it may prove valuable, for open 

 culture, in the southern States. 



^ Blach Cluster. — The bunches and berries are small ; 

 the latter vary in shape, — oval and round are usually 

 found in the same bunch ; they grow very close together, 

 (as is the case with all cluster grapes^) and often, by their 

 own pressure, burst the skin, causing rot, which soon 

 spreads through the whole bunch. 



