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large, flavour sweet and tolerably rich, ripening late. The blossoms require 

 to be set with black Hamburgh, or some other hardy grape. 



West's St. Peter's^ syn. Raisin des Carmes. — Bunches middle size, berries 

 large,, flesh firm, flavour sugary and rich ; late in ripening. A great bearer, 

 and one of the very best winter grapes. 



3, Graj)es with round white berries. 



Ro'yal Muscadine^ syn. Chasselas dore, &c. — Bunches large, berries above 

 the middle size, flavour rich and sweet ; ripe in September. A good bearer, 

 and altogether an excellent grape. 



Chasselas musque, syn. Le Cour. — Bunches middle size, long, berries 

 middle size, flavour rich, musky ; ripe in September. An excellent grape, 

 combining much of the flavour of the Muscat of Alexandria. 



White Frontignan^ syn. Muscat blanc. — Bunches and berries middle size ; 

 juice rich, with a highly musky flavour. A much-esteemed grape, which 

 will ripen either against a hothouse or against a wall. 



4. Grapes with oval white berries. 



White Muscat of Alea^andria^ syn. Passe musque blanc, &c. — Bunches 

 and berries large, flesh firm, musky-flavoured and delicious ; only ripens 

 under glass. Generally esteemed the finest and richest grape in cultiva- 

 tion, and particularly adapted for the hothouse and pine-stove. 



Cannon-hall Muscat. — Closely resembling the Muscat of Alexandria; 

 but the flesh is firmer, and the skin yellower. The blossoms do not set 

 well, unless fecundated artificially; which may be done with their own 

 pollen, by means of a camel-hair pencil, or by the pollen of any other grape 

 that may be in flower at the same time. 



5. Grapes with red., rose-coloured^ greyish.^ or striped berries. 



Red Frontignan^ syn. Muscat rouge. — Bunches and berries middle size, 

 flavour rich, musky, and excellent. A grape of first-rate excellence. 



Grizzly Frontignan., syn. Muscat gris. — The same qualities, and equally 

 excellent as the preceding variety. 



1270. A selection of grapes for early forcing. — Esperione, Black Prince, 

 Cambridge Botanic Garden grape. White Muscadine, Royal Muscadine, 

 White Sweetwater, White Frontignan, Grove End Sweetwater, Red Fron- 

 tignan. 



1271. The selection of grapes grown at Hungerton-hall (973), so as to pro- 

 duce three crops in a year in the same house. — Black Frontignan, syn. Purple 

 Constantia, White Frontignan, syn. White Constantia, Grizzly Frontignan, 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Stillwell's Sweetwater, West's St. Peter's, Black Da- 

 mascus, Black Tripoli, Black Hamburgh, White Portugal, Syrian. 



1272. A selection of grapes of various flavours and colours, placed in the 

 order of their ripening. — White and Red Muscadine, White and Red Muscats 

 of Alexandria, White and Red Frontignan, Black Muscadel, White Raisin, 

 White and Black Hamburgh, Black Prince, White Sweetwater, White 

 Nice, and West's St. Peter's. These sorts are of fourteen diff^erent flavours ; 

 there are an equal number of whites and reds ; some with large bunches 

 and berries, as the Nice, and others with high-flavoured berries, as the 

 Frontignan. The foliage in autumn will be alternately tinged with red and 

 yellow ; and, supposing the Muscadines to be placed next the end at which 



