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juicy and of a pleasant flavour, and seems well calcu- 

 lated both for Wine and the table ; it ripens in August. 



9. White Frontignac, or Muscat blanc. — This has 

 large bunches ; the fruit is round and of an exquisite 

 flavour ; it ripens in September. 



10. Black Frontignac, or Muscat noir. — This has very 

 large round fruit, covered with a meally bloom, and of a 

 very tine flavour. It is called, at the Cape of Good Hope 3 

 the Black Constantia ; it ripens in September. 



11. Red Frontignac, or Muscat rouge. — This has 

 round berries, of a good size, and of a dark brick co- 

 lour ; the bunches are very large, and the fruit of good 

 flavour; ripens in September. 



12. Bordeaux Purple. — This Grape I received direct 

 from Bordeaux a few years since ; it produces very 

 abundantly, and the fruit, which is round, is of a plea- 

 sant flavour and very juicy, though but of a middle size; 

 it ripens early in September. 



13. French Chocolate. — This was received from 

 France about thirty years since ; the vine is of very 

 vigorous growth, and a great bearer, and seems |o suit 

 our climate well, and to be as hardy as our native wild 

 Grapes ; the fruit is oval, of a sprightly flavour, and the 

 bunches large ; it is an excellent Wine Grape, as well 

 as an excellent one for the table ; it ripens from the 

 middle to the end of September. 



14. Bland'* s Grape. — This is around fruit, of a pale 

 red colour, of a middle size, and very pleasant flavour ; 

 it is an agreeable table fruit, and is also said to make 

 excellent Wine, It has been.supposed for many years 

 to be a native of Virginia, but I have recently received 

 information, which cannot be doubted, through Doctor 

 Norton, of Richmond, that this Grape was introduced 

 many years since into Virginia from Italy, by a Mr. Mat- 

 zay, and carried thence to Philadelphia by Mr. Bland, 

 and indeed the general aspect of the plant proves it to 

 be an Exotic Grape. 



15. Isabella Grape. — This is an American Grape, a 

 native of Dorchester, South-Carolina, and was intro- 

 duced to this State by Mrs. Isabella Gibbs, the lady of 



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