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OF THE CULTURE 



and are most elegantly formed of berries of an 

 equal size. This is one of the latest grapes. The 

 leaves change in autumn to a beautiful red and 

 green. * 



10. WHITE GRAPE FROM ALCOBACA. 



This has a large oval white berry, with a thin 

 skin and juicy flesh. The bunches are large and 

 long, without shoulders, 



This species, with many others, was sent me 

 from Portugal by my much-esteemed friend, Ger- 

 rard de Visme, Esq. # 



11. WHITE FRONTINAC. 



The berries of this species are round, of a 

 moderate size, and of a greenish yellow, and com- 

 pose long unshouldered bunches. # 1 1 



12. GRIZZLY FRONTINAC 



The berries of this grape are somewhat larger 

 than the former, are round, and their colour brown 

 and red intermixed with yellow. Both these 

 sorts of grapes possess a high, musky, perfumed 

 flavour. * t 



13. BLACK, OR PURPLE FRONTINAC. 



The berries of this species are black, but when 

 produced under glass are generally of a dark 

 purple colour, are moderately large, round, and of 

 a most excellent flavour. They compose very 

 long bunches. This has been hitherta generally 



