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black ; flavour resembling that of the Violet Frontignan, being 

 only slightly musky; leaves convex, deeply cut and serrated, 

 nearly smooth. Later than the common Muscat Noir or Black 

 Frontignan. 



Alicante Preta: — from Mr. Veitch, British Consul at 

 Madeira. Very like the Large Black Ferral, and not suitable 

 for conservatory temperature. 



Black Barbarossa: — from John Rigden Neamk, Esq., 

 Piushett, Faversham, Kent : sent under the name of Gros Giiil- 

 laume. Bunch very large, strongly shouldered, compact; berries 

 large roundish oval ; skin black, thin and membranous, covered 

 with a thick bloom; flesh greenish white, melting, juicy and 

 sugary. Leaves large, open at the base, more deeply lobed than 

 those of the Black Hamburgh, smooth above and below, without 

 bristles on the ribs ; the serratures sharp. A valuable late Grape, 

 hanging well after ripening. 



Sideritis: — from J. R. Neame, Esq. Bunches very large; 

 berries of the largest size, roundish-oval or oval, frequently with 

 a sutural depression, reddish-black, unequally coloured; flesh 

 firm but hollow around the seeds, and with a deficiency of juice 

 and flavour. Leaves large, sharply serrated, smooth above and 

 below ; shoots, red. A very strong grower. 



Black Monukka:— from the late Mr. Johnson, gardener at 

 Hampton-Court. Bunch nearly the size of that of the Black 

 Prince ; berries rather small, of a peculiar oblong-ovate shape, 

 stoneless ; skin black, thick ; flesh firm, breaking, sweet, but not 

 rich. Leaves deeply lobed. JTbis Grape does not appear worthy 



Blussard Noir tardif : — from Messrs. Baumann, of Bolwiller, 

 Upper Rhine. Bunch small and rather loose; berries middle 

 sized, slightly oval : skin black, tolerably thin : flesh juicy, and 

 sweet. Leaves deeper lobed and more sharply serrated than those 

 of the Hamburgh, the lobes opeif at the base and overlapping 

 above ; veins on both sides somewhat bristly ; young shoots very 

 brittle. A very strong grower; and rather earlier than the Black 

 Hamburgh, but a bad bearer, and not so valuable a Grape. The 

 Blussard Noir is very similar to, if not identical with, the 

 Black Hamburgh. 



Prune de Heraidt :— from J. R. Neame, Esq. Bunch about 

 the size of that of the Violet Frontignan ; berries about the same 

 size, somewhat oval, bluish-black with a fine bloom ; skin adhering 

 closely to the flesh, which is firm and richly flavoured. Leaves 



