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D E S C R I F T I IS S OF FOREIGN GRAPES 



Regoier de Nice {erroneously Reine or Queen of Nice), large, oval, vrliite vsliaded with rose 

 color, very beautiful, large cluster, line flavor. 



Red Trammer, small, roundish, rose-color, sweet aromatic, pleasant for dessert, cluster small, 

 and compact, vine very hardy, productive. An esteemed Wine aiid Table Grape on the Rhine 

 and in Switzerland. 



Ralsia de Calabre, large, round, white, large cluster, juicy, rich, musky flavor, excellent, 

 valuable for hanging late. 



Royal Mnscadine, White Nice or Xeres. These prove identical ; medium, round, amb^r =weet, 

 pleasant flavor, distinguished by its monstrous shouldered loose cluster from the true '. ^.-elas 

 varieties, the buuch often weighing four to six pounds ; vine of vigorous growth, good beann-, one 

 of the hardiest of its class. 



Syrian Wliite, very large, oval, immense cluster, firoi, and when allowed to hang until fully 

 matured, is very good, requires powerful heat to perfect its fruit. 



Tokay des Jardiiis, a beautiful variet}^ of Chasselas, small, rose-colored, very sweet, rich Chas- 

 selas flavor, very estimable. 



Verdeilio, a Madoii-a grape, small, oval, white, finest quality, a gi-eat favoiit'% vine of strong 

 growth, very productive. 



Victoria Hamburg, closely resembles the Black Hamburg, but appears to be an improved 

 variety. 



Wilmot's Black HambiErg, very large, round, compressed, very black, quality variable, often 

 fine. It must hang long after coloring in order to mature fully. 



Whit6 Bnal, pale amber, obovate, compact cluster, good flavor, ripens late. 



White Corinth. This is not the Sultana 5 it is a small, white, seedless grape, in compact clus- 

 ters, beautiful, sweet, very pleasant flavor. 



White Gascoigiie, large, ovate, large compact cluster, shouldered, fine flavon 



White Hamburg, large, oval, verj- handsome, large cluster, good, second quality in flavor. 



White MasfP-t of Ai'^xandrla, la:ge, oval, pale amber, long loose branching cluster, crisp, sweet, 

 ]\ighest aromatic rau^ky flavor, ri[>ens late. A most exquisite fruit. Cannon Hall Muscat is a 

 variet}" of this, and the Tottenham Park and Portuguese Muscats greatly resen.ible it. 



White Riessiing, small, compact cluster, sweet, pleasant flavor, very productive, a celebrated 

 Rhenish wine grape, and of easy out<lour culture here — being very hardy. 



White Chasselas, medium, round, loose cluster, sweet, good flavor, estimable, but secondary to 

 others of the same class. 



White Tokay, medium, ovate, compact cluster, moderate size, sweet, perfumed, in flavor 

 similar to the Golden Chasselas, much esteemed, liardy, productive, and suited to open culture. 



Ziiifardel (erroneously Zinfiudal), full medium, i-ound, l)laek, thick bloom, very lartre, douljl^ 

 shouldered cluster, requires to hang long after coloring to perfect its matnrity. 



