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VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Grown generally as a pot-plant, under which condition 

 it fruits very freely ; it also ripens extremely well in fine seasons on the open 

 wa 1 !, and is of good quality. 



BLACK HAMBURGH (1) Plate VII. An oval black Sweet water Grape. 

 Season : excellent as an early-forcing Grape, and the best of all for a 



Plate VII. BLACK HAMBURGH. 



(Bunch ^ ; berries natural size.) 



general crop, but requires careful attention to keep it in good condition 

 after Christmas. Merits : first-class in every sense ; the best and most 

 useful Grape in cultivation. 



