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of a greenifh-white, cover'd with a 

 Flue, which wipes off : the Juice is 

 very fweet, and makes an excellent 

 white Wine. This ripens very well 

 againft Walls ; and in a good Seafon 

 will ripen on the Efpaliers, or in 

 Vineyards. 



30. The White Morillon. This 

 is a middle-fiz'dGrape, almoft round, 

 and grows pretty clofe on the Bunch- 

 es : the Juice is well flavour'd, but 

 the Skin is tough. This ripens ve- 

 ry well againft good Walls. 



31. The Aiicant Grape. This 

 is a large Fruit, of a deep-red Co- 

 Jour, cover'd with a blue Flue ; the 

 Bunches are alfo very large, and the 

 Grapes grow fparfly on them. The 

 Juice is rich and vinous, when the 

 Grapes are thoroughly ripe ; which 

 feldom happens in this Country, 

 unkfs they are brought forward with 

 an artificial Heat. This is the Sort 

 of Grape of which the llrong Spanijb 

 Wine is made. 



32. The White Auvernat. This 

 is in Shape very like the black Au- 

 vernat Grape : it grows pretty clofe 

 on the Bunches, and is of a muddy 

 white Colour when ripe. The Juice 

 "of this Sort is not lb palatable to eat 

 as many others ; but it makes an ex- 

 cellent white Wine. 



33. The Grey Auvernat is alfo 

 fhaped fomewhat like the former ; 

 but it is of a palemurry Colour, in- 

 clining to brown. This Sort pro- 

 duces its Grapes loofer on the 

 Bunches than the former, and ri- 

 pens fooner ; fo it is better to plant 

 for Vineyards, becaufe it feldom fails 

 to ripen in a good Afpeft. 



34. The Raifin Mufcat. This is 

 a large oblong pointed Grape,whofe 

 Berries are firm and flefhy, and are 

 loofeiy placed on the Bunches. It 

 is a very late Fruit, fo will not ripen 

 'in England without the Affiftance of 

 an Hot-wall. This Sort of Grape 



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is frequently brought over from 

 Portugal ; and is fold in Winter in 

 the London Markets. 



Befide thofe heremention'd, there 

 are a great Variety of other Sorts, 

 which are the Produce of warmer 

 Countries ; fome of which have 

 been introduc'd lately into England; 

 but as it is uncertain at prefent, how 

 thefe will ripen in this Climate, I 

 thought it proper to omit mention- 

 ing them in this Place; befides, it 

 is very probable, that many of them 

 may prove the fame we already have, 

 under different Names ; for as thefe 

 Fruits are brought from different 

 Countries, fo they feldom come with 

 the fame Names ; and it is th:s haily 

 Temper to increafe the Number of 

 Sorts, which has confounded the 

 prefent Catalogues of Fruits. 



All the Sorts of Vines are propa- 

 gated either fromLayers or Cuttings, 

 the former of which is greatly pra- 

 clis'd in England ; but the latter is 

 what I would recommend, as being 

 much preferable to the other : for 

 the Roots of Vines do not grow 

 ftrong and woody, as in moll Sorts 

 of Trees, but are long, flender, and 

 plain ; fo that when they are taken 

 out of the Ground, they feldom 

 tfrike out again, but mrivcl and dry; 

 fo that they rather retard than help 

 the Plants in their Growth, by pre-' 

 venting the new Fibres from pufhing 

 out ; for which Reafon I had rather 

 plant a good Cutting than a rooted 

 Plant, provided it be well chofen ; 

 and there is lefs Danger of its not 

 growing. 



But as there are few Perfons who 

 make Choice of proper Cuttings, or 

 at leaft who form their Cuttings 

 rightly, in England ; fo it will be 

 proper to give Directions for this 

 Work before I proceed. You mould 

 always make choice of fuch Shoots 

 as are ftrong and well ripened/of 

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