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scquently the bunches are frequently irregular and thin. A variety, 

 the Boicood Muscat, usually sets more perfectly, and is preferable on 

 that account. The Tottenham Farlc Muscat also sets very regularly. 

 The flavor of these varieties is similar to that of the first mentioned. 



Muscat Troveren. — A free-growing, prolific grape; Ixinches long and 

 -well formed ; flavor sweet and pleasant, but without any of the peculiar 

 excellence of the Muscats. 



BlacTi Eamhurg. — This excellent grape is one of the most productive 

 and reliable; it has been grown of a large size; the berries are large, 

 of a full sweet flavor when properly matured. Many persons allow too 

 many bunches to remain on the plant, which, in consequence, never 

 color black or reach full maturity of size or flavor. Severe summer i^run- 

 ing produces a like result; and when this is combined with a heavy crop, 

 the fruit is com.paratively worthless. 



The Mill Hill Hamhnrg is sweeter than the old variet3^ The Wilmot 

 Jffambiirg has a larger berry; but none of the varieties of the Hamburg 

 are essentially distinct. 



BlucJc Prince. — A standard variety for the cold grapery; the vine is 

 free-growing and ijroliflc ; the bunches long and tapering, and slightly 

 shouldered; the berries about medium in size; flavor pleasant and 

 rather sjirightly. 



BlacTc St. Feters. — A very desirable vine, producing freely of long, ta- 

 pering bunches, which are sometimes heavy-shouldered when the bunches 

 are large ; the fruit is brisk flavored, and keeps well for a long time aft'Cr 

 becomuig ripe. It is a good sort for a cold grapery. 



Frince Albert. — A very robust-growing vine; consequently it does 

 not come into beaiing so early as most varieties, but when it commences 

 to fruit it is very prolific. The bunches are very large; the berries of 

 medium size, having solid flesh, but without any distinctive character 

 as to flavor. It is valuable on account of its lateness, its showy ap- 

 X)earance, and productive qualities. 



Buclckmd/s Sweetwater. — This variety i)roduces a larger bunch and 

 berry than does any others of the so-called Sweeticater class. It is a 

 very beaatiful grape, and of good flavor when rijiened to a golden color, 

 but it is not of the best class of flavored varieties. 



Palestine. — This variety is sometimes grown for the novelty of its long 

 bunches, which occasionally reach a length of SO inches. The berries 

 are small, hard-fleshed, but sweet and palatable. Perhaps the best use 

 that could be made of this grape would be to cross it with a superior- 

 berried sort, and thus secure large-bunched varieties. 



Chasselas Musque. — This is one of the highest flavored of all grapes ; 

 it is, however, so liable to crack (the berries burst and decay just pre- 

 vious to ripenhig) that it is not a profitable gTape to plant. In pot cul- 

 ture it answers bett^^r, as the fruit can be preserved and ripened by 

 keeping the plants rather dry during the period of ripening. 



White Nice. — This grape produces very large bunches ; the berries are 

 of medium size, and, when ripened, of an a^mber color, are sweet-tasted, 

 but not high-flavored. The berries are prone to rot and decay should 

 the soil in which the plants are growing become wet at the time of ma- 

 turity. 



Sultana. — A seedless grape, said to be the source of the Sultana raisins 

 of commerce. The vine is of vigorous growth, and bears profusely of 

 m edium-sized bunches of small berries, which are sweet. It is not w orthy 

 of culture under glass. 



Baisin de Calahrica. — A very strong-growing vine, producing large 

 bunches, the berries of a fine golden color when ripe. Bunches weigh- 



