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Bunches cut half through, or bound tight about 
with Thread, were left to hang a long Time up- 
on the Tree to dry in the Sun. Thefe they called 
r<z(pv\u \ TTocliQurai. The Grapes of the other Sort 
were taken off the Tree, and being afterwards ex- 
pofed to the Heat pf the Sun were called roctpvXa,) 
Qn\o 7 revQe 7 <roc^ But as thefe different Methods could 
produce no effential Difference in the Grapes, we 
lhall here take no further Notice of them. 
In the Shops at prefent we diftinguifh three Sorts 
of infolated Grapes (viz.) 1. Paffula Maxima feu 
Damafcena\ Raifins of Damafcus . 2. Paffula mi - 
nores, feu Vulgares noftrates ; Raifins of Provence . 
3. Pafjula minima , feu Corinthiaca \ Corinthian Raifins 
or Currants. 
1 . Uva paffa maxima , feu pajfula Damafcence , Off. 
Zibib. Arab. Zibeba , quorumd . Thefe are dried 
Grapes, full of Wrinkles, flat, about an Inch long 
and broad, of a yellowifh brown Colour, half trans- 
parent, flefhy, fcattered over with a faccharine ef- 
fential Salt, containing few Stones, and of a fweet, 
but not very agreeable, Tafte. When they are over 
and above fat or clammy, fo as to flick to the 
Fingers, covered with Meal, rotten or void of Juice, 
they are to be rejected. 
The Plant is the Vitis Damefcena , Hort. Reg. Pa- 
ris. It differs from other Species of Vines chiefly 
in bearing Grapes of a larger Size, in Figure re- 
fembling a Spanijh Olive or Prune. 
2. Uva pafja minor es, feu Vulgares, Off. PaJJulce 
Maffiliolica , quorumd. Thefe are Grapes dried in the 
Sun like the former, but lefs, having an agreeable 
fweet Tafte, as if they were preferved in Sugar. 
They are often fubftituted for the Raifins of Da- 
mafcus , as differing not greatly from them. They 
are cured in Provence and Languedoc , but are not 
always the Produce of the fame Species of Vine ^ 
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