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GRAPES. 



Cliasselas Musqnee, medium, round, pale am- 

 ber, very rich, high musk flavor, excellent, 



Constantia of Zante, medium, oval, greenish 

 white, sweet, productive. 



DecandoUe, large, round, purple, beautiful, 

 very large cluster, sweet, ojood quality, very 

 productive; requires powerful heat to mature 

 well. 



Deccan's Superb, large, oval, amber, beautiful, 

 large cluster, requires great heat to ripen per- 

 fectly. 



Early Black July, earliest of all, small, round, 

 black, small compact cluster, pleasant sprightly 

 flavor, productive. 



Esperione, small, round, dark purple, very 

 large cluster, sprightly flavor, third quality ; the 

 vine hardy, vigorous growth, very productive, 

 and suited to outdoor culture. 



Early White Malvasia, or Early Wliite Musca- 

 diue, medium, round, pale amber, similar in 



uality to the Golden Chasselas, but ripens ten 



ays earlier. It is so hardy that it will fruit 

 well under outdoor culture. 



Frontignan, Black, medium, round, long clus- 

 ter, rich, musky, excellent, productive, early. 



Frontignan, Grizzly, medium, round, gray, be- 

 coming red at maturity, medium sized cluster, 

 rich musky flavor, excellent, first quality, early, 

 very productive. 



Frontignan, White, medium, round, pale amber, 

 rather large cluster, sweet, musk flavor, excel- 

 lent, ripens rather early with the Chasselas 

 varieties, vine hardy, productive, and may be 

 grown under open culture in this latitude. 



_ Gros Conlard, large and beautiful, white, deli- 

 cious flavor, first quality — an early variety of 

 Chasselas. 



Lombardy, or Flamed Tokay, round, bright red, 

 sweet, medium flavor, second quality, very large 

 cluster, very productive. 



Macready's Early White, large, oval, beautiful, 

 thin skin, very juicy, excellent flavor, hardy, 

 productive. 



Miller's Burgundy, this fruit is same in qual- 

 ity and the plants equally hardy as the Black 

 Cluster, but is distinguished by' the white down 

 on its foliage. 



3Iill Hill Hamburg, large, purple, excellent fla- 

 vor, ripens a month after Black Hamburg, re- 

 quires heat. 



Musqne Yerdal, medium size, musky, rich pur- 

 ple, good flavor. 



Palestine, Raisin de, small, oval, white, enor- 

 mous cluster, much branched, berries scattering, 

 pleasant flavor. 



Pitmaston White Cluster, medium, round, com- 

 pact cluster of medium size, sweet, fine flavor, 

 estimable, quite early. 



Portien noir, large, roundish, black, very hand- 

 some, peculiar flavor, much esteemed, very late. 



Prince Albert, large, ovate, black, large shoul- 

 dered cluster, handsome, good flavor, ripens late. 



Regnier de Mce {erroneously Reine or Queen 

 of Nice), large, oval, white, shaded with rose | 

 color, very beautiful, large cluster, fine flavor. | 



Red Traminer, small, roundish, rose color, com- \ 



pact cluster, sweet, aromatic, pleasant for des- 

 sert, very productive. An esteemed Wine grape 

 in Burgundy, and much extolled in Ohio. 



Raisin de Calabre, large, round, white, large clus- 

 ter, juicy, rich, musky fl'avor, excellent, valuable 

 for hanging late. 



Royal Muscadine. In size, color, flavor, and 

 excellence, this corresponds exactly with the 

 Golden and Bar sur Aube Chasselas, but in the 

 size of the cluster it is very distinct, and often 

 weighs 4 to 6 pounds. 



Syrian Wliite, very large, oval, immense clus- 

 ter, firm, and when allowed to hang until fully 

 matured, is very good, requires powerful heat to 

 perfect its fruit. 



Tokay des Jardins, a beautiful variety of Chas- 

 selas, small, rose colored, very sweet, rich Chas- 

 selas flavored berries, very estimable. 



Verdelho, a Madeira grape, small, oval, white, 

 finest quality, a great favorite, vine of strong 

 growth, very productive, 



Victoria Hamburg, closely resembles the Black 

 Hamburg, but appears to be an improved vari- 

 ety. 



Wilraot's Black Hamburg, very large, round, 

 compressed, very black, quality variable, often 

 fine. It must hang long after coloring in order 

 to mature the fruit. 



White Bual, pale amber, obovate, compact 

 cluster, good flavor, ripens late. 



White Corinth. This is not the Sultana ; it is 

 a small, white, seedless grape, in compact clus- 

 ters, very beautiful, sweet, and very pleasant 

 flavor. 



White Gascoigne, large, ovate, large compact 

 cluster, shouldered, fine flavor. 



White Hamburg, large, oval, very handsome, 

 large cluster, good second quality in flavor. 



White Muscat of Alexandria, large, oval, pale 

 amber, long loose branching cluster, crisp, 

 sweet, highest aromatic musky flavor, ripens 

 late. A most exquisite fruit. Cannon Hall Mus- 

 cat is a variety of this, and the Tottenham Park 

 and Portuguese Muscats greatly resemble it. 



White Riessling, small, compact cluster, sweet, 

 pleasant flavor, very productive, a celebrated 

 Phenish wine grape, and of easy outdoor culture 

 here — being very hardy. 



White Sweetwater, or Chasselas Blanc, medium, 

 round, loose cluster, sweet, good flavor, estima- 

 ble, but secondary to others of the same class. 



Whit« Tokay, medium, ovate, compact clus- 

 ter, moderate size, sweet, perfumed, in flavor 

 similar to the Golden Chasselas, much esteemed, 

 hardy, productive, and suited to open culture. 



Seres, or White Nice, small, medium, round- 

 monstrous shouldered loose cluster, sweet, agree- 

 able, not rich, vine of strong growth, requires 

 heat to mature well, very productive. 



Zinfardel (erroneously Zinfindal), medium, 

 round, black, with a thick bloom, large, double 

 shouldered cluster, requires to hang long after 

 coloring to perfect its maturity. Introduced by 

 the late George Gibbs, of Long Island, from Ger- 

 many. 



