EUROPEAN GRAPES DESCRIBED. 



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FRUIT. Bunches large, with one very large shoulder, giving them the appe* r- 

 ance of dual bunches, bluntly conical, stamens deflexed, shy-setting. Stalk very 

 long and strong. Berries large, roundish ovate, on strong foot-stalks, and marked 

 with a very distinct line or suture across the apex of each fruit. Skin thick and 



Plate III. APPLET TOWERS. 



(Bunch ; berries natural size.) 



tough, of a deep purplish black colour, covered with a thick blue bloom. Flesh 

 firm, tinged with red ; seeds large. Flavour strong and sparkling, becoming 

 rich and sweet when well ripened ; in this respect very much resembling the 

 Black Morocco. 



