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fifty sorts ; Forsyth, in 1810, fifty-three sorts ; Thompson, in the 

 Horticultural Society 8 Fruit Catalogue, in 1831, records one hundred 

 and eighty-two names ; and, finally, Hogg, in the Fruit Manual, 

 published in 1884, describes one hundred and forty-three varieties 

 very carefully, this last being, in fact, the only authentic list ever 

 published. 



To Mr. Thomas Rivers is due the credit of introducing many new 

 varieties of Grapes ; and the same may be said in reference to the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, which, in its garden at Chiswick, has 

 been the means of having many hundreds of varieties tested, mostly 

 under our own observation. 



In no country in the world are Grapes grown with so much care, 

 and brought to such perfection, as in Great Britain. Grapes of the 

 highest quality are now becoming common in every household ; and 

 fresh Grapes may be obtained at all seasons of the year spring, 

 summer, autumn, and winter. During the past twenty-five years, the 

 cultivation of Grapes has increased to an extraordinary extent ; 

 forming a special object of commercial enterprise. See chap, xxii., 

 Commercial Grape Culture. 



