318 THE GRAPE. 
worthy of cultivation in gardens. Indeed, the most experience] 
gardeners are satisfied with half a dozen of the best sorts for 
their vineries, and the sorts universally admired are the Black 
Hamburgh, Black Prince, White Muscadine, and Muscat of 
Alexandria. We will describe all the finest foreign grapes that 
have been introduced, and for the sake of simplifying their ar- 
rangement, shall divide them into three classes; 1st, those with 
dark red, purple or black berries; 2d, those with white or yellow 
heli 8d, those with light red, rose-coloured, gray; or striped 
erties. : 
CLASS I. 
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GRAPES WITH DARK RED, PURPLE OR BLACK BERRIES. 
1. Brack Cruster. Thomp. 
Black Morillon. Lind. Morillon noir. 
Auverne. France Pineau. 5 of the 
Auverna. : Auvernes Rouge, }, 
Pineau. ; ania Vrai Auvérnas. Fr crm. 
True Burgundy. Raisin de Bourgne. J ~ 
Small Black Cluster. -Speechly. Burgunder. the 
Black Burgundy. Rother. - ‘a 
Early Black. Schwarzer, ) %7™075., 
This excellent hardy grape is the true Burgundy grape.so 
highly valued for wine in France. It is readily distinguished” 
from Miller’s Burgundy, by the absence of the down on its 
leaves, which peculiarly distinguishes that sort. The fruit is’ 
very sweet and excellent, and the hardiness of the vine renders 
it one of the best varieties for the open air in this climate. 
Bunches small, compact, (i.e. berries closely set). Berries 
middle sized, roundish-oval. Skin deep black. Juice sweet 
and good. Ripens in the open air about the 20th of September, 
Thompson gives more than 40 synonymes to this grape. 
2. Buack Frontianan. Thomp., 
Muscat Noir. 2 
Sir William Romley’s Black. 3s 
Muscat Noir Ordinaire, 
Purple Frontignan. tate 
Black Frontignac. Tho Dp. 
Purple Constantia 
Black Constantia (of some). 
Bourdales des Hautes Pyrénées. 
- Muscat Noir de Jura. 
An excellent grape for the vinery, originally from the tows 
of Frontignan, in France, where it and other similar sorts are 
largely cultivated for waking the Muscadire or Frontignan 
wine. to 
