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the leaves are roundish, regularly lobed, and die off in autumn a 

 bright yellow colour. 



Milier^s Burgundy, which is not useless if unripe, but will gene- 

 rally ripen well if grown in a sunny spot, even if the season is not 

 so good as the average. 



Claret. — This is one of the best wine grapes known, and its 

 special use is indicated by its name. It is the kind generally grown 

 in the south of France, and produces the real Bordeaux, which is the 

 best of all wines, though not in high repute in this country. To pre- 

 vent disappointment, I am bound to remark that this variety is 

 rather tender in constitution, and needs a dry soil and a good climate 

 to do well. In places known to be cold, therefore, it would be best 

 to grow this on a wall. Tet wherever grapes are grown for wine, it 

 should have a fair trial in open quarters ; if those who try it derive 

 no benefit, posterity may, and the time spent thereon will not be 

 wasted. 



With these three sorts the cultivator may provide himself with 

 three kinds of wine from the open ground vineyard alone. With the 

 additional help of a wall, there will be more variety of materials for 

 the wine-press and the amusement of the connoisseur. The following 

 varieties deserve to be fairly tried in the open vineyard : — 



Camhridge Botanic Garden, a fine purple grape, noticed at length 

 last month. Probably of no use for the wine-press, except, perhaps, 

 to mix with others. 



Early Black Bordeaux. — Berries large, round ; bunches short; 

 flesh melting, and very rich ; colour a deep purple, with pale bloom. 

 Too rich, probably, to be of any use in wine-making, but being hardy 

 and early, likely to ripen well in good seasons without the help of a 

 wall. 



Macreadifs JEarlij White. — Medium-sized, nearly oval berries; 

 bunches small ; the flesh poor but sweet, and the juice well adapted 

 to make a light still wine, if aided with sugar. 



July Cluster. — Small bunches, and berries plentifully produced. 

 A most excellent grape, pretty sure always to ripen on stakes, and 

 useful to mix for wine-making, to give richness and colour. 



Our next business will be to consider the rather extensive but 

 fascinating subject of ground vineries, on which I hope to be able to 

 ofter a few practical remarks next month, 



SniELET HlBBEED. 



PRIMULA PRiENITENS, OR SINENSIS, AS IJSIJALLY 

 CALLED. 



|EW plants are more useful for winter and spring decora- 

 tion than the single and double varieties of this lovely 

 flower, tlie immense quantities of plants of the single 

 variety grown in the neighbourhood of the Metro- 

 polis alone for window decoration, and of the double 

 varieties for bouquet making, shows that their beauty and adapta- 

 bility have not been lost sight of by the enterprising class of horti- 



