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OF THE CULTURE 
the grapes are perfedly matured, and then it may be confider- 
ed rather as an agreeable delicate fruit. The leaves change 
from green to a ruifet-red early in fummer, and die a deep 
red in autumn. 
32. SYRIAN GRAPE. 
The berries are white, large, and of an oval figure; the 
ikin is thick, and the flefli firm and hard ; the bunches well 
formed, and enormoufiy large. Now, though this is generally 
confidered as a coarfe fruit, it has properties that ought to in- 
troduce it into every large colledion, and efpecially the Hot- 
houfe. It is very prolific, and the bunches commonly grow 
very large, making a mofl noble appearance, and, when well 
perfedled, may be called a very eatable fruit ; to which I may 
add, that they may, without difficulty, be kept many weeks 
longer than any other fort. I have often had them in good 
perfection in the month of January, and fometimes even in 
February.* 
33. miller’s burgundy. 
The berries are fmall, rather inclining to an oval figure, are 
black, and grow clofe on the bunch, which is commonly ffiort 
and fmall. The Ikin and fleffi are delicate, poffeffing a fweet 
and pleafant juice. The leaves are didinguiffiable from mofl 
others by a hoary down, efpecially when young, being then 
almofl white. J':}; 
34. SMALL 
