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Third Class. 
38. The White Muscat of Alexandria, or Alexandrian Frontinac 
The berries of this are large and oval, the bunches long, and, when 
perfectly ripe, are of a fine amber colour; the skin thick, pulp firm, 
the juice rich and vinous, and of a high musky flavour; the berries 
hang loosely, ripen well, and are in great estimation. 
39. The Red Muscat of Alexandria. This resembles the former, 
only the berries are red; it is a most excellent grape, and highly 
worthy of cultivation. 
40. The Black Damascus. The berries of this are large, round, 
and of a fine black colour; the skin thin, the flesh juicy, and of an 
exquisite flavour. The same bunch commonly consists of different 
sizes; the small berries are without stones, and the large ones con- 
tain only one in each berry; this is an excellent sort. 
41. The Black Trifioli Grafie. This grape seems nearly allied 
to the Black Damascus, but the bunches are always composed of 
large berries, of an equal size, and with one stone in each. This 
circumstance of the berries being equal in size, renders the bunches 
of a more agreeable appearance; the foliage in both are exceedingly 
beautiful in the fall, assuming a reddish hue, and very similar: this 
is a very good grape. 
42. The Red Grape from Syracuse. This is a very large grape, 
of a red colour and oval figure, somewhat irregularly formed; the 
berries hang together loosely on the bunches, which are pretty large: 
this is a most excellent grape. 
43. Le Cteur Grafie, or Morocco Grafie. This produces large 
berries, in figure somewhat heart shaped, and of a tawny grizzly 
colour. The bunches are often composed of unequally-sized ber- 
ries, some of them exceedingly large; these never contain more 
than one stone each, and the lesser-sized berries are always without 
stones. The foot-stalks of the berries are short, and singularly 
large, differing from most other sorts. This is a much esteemed 
grape. 
44. The Golden Galician. The berries of this variety are large, 
and of an oval figure; the flesh hard, but of a tolerable flavour: 
these, together with the foot-stalks, are of a light yellow colour. 
45. The Black Muscadel. The berries of this, are large, oval, and 
of a black colour; the skin thin, with a delicate juicy flesh. The 
same bunch contains berries of different sizes, some of them very 
large and long, but somewhat compressed at the ends: the leaves 
change in autumn to a beautiful scarlet. 
46. The Red Muscadel. The berries of this sort are large, oval, 
and of a beautiful red colour; the skin thick, and the flesh hard, 
something like the raisin grape. The bunches frequently arrive to 
five or six pounds, and are most elegantly formed of berries of an 
equal size. This is one of the largest grapes. The leaves change 
in autumn to a beautiful red and green. 
47. The White Grafie from Alcobaca. This has a large oval white 
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