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sweet, and richly flavoured. Ripens very late, and best adapted for 

 warm districts. 



Black Frontianan (Black Frontignac, Black Muscat, Muscat Noir). 

 A useful Muscat variety. Bunches medium sized, clylindrical, and 

 compact. Skin brownish -black. Berries medium sized and round. 

 Flesh juicy and luscious. Ripens after mid-season, makes a rich wine, 

 and can also be used as a table Grape. 



Black Hamburgh (Black Hambro, Brown Hamburgh, Hampton Court, 

 Red Hamburgh). A well-known and popular table Grape, arid can also 

 be utilized for wine. Bunches large, heavily shouldered, and well set. 

 Berries large, regular, globular to oval, with a rather thick brownish-black 

 skin. Flesh very juicy, and well flavoured. Ripens medium early, is 

 very hardy, thrives well in most localities, and is an excellent bearer. 

 Yields a pleasant light wine. 



Black Malvasia. A strong growing, hardy variety of uncertain origin. 

 Bunches medium large and loose. Berries large, oblong, reddish-black. 

 Flesh juicy, sweet, and highly flavoured. Ripens medium early, is an 

 excellent table Grape, and makes a strong luscious wine, 



Black Morocco (Black Muscatel, Morocco, Mogul, Red Muscatel). An 

 excellent late-keeping table Grape, Bunches large and loose. Berries 

 oval, large, but often irregular, with a thick reddish-brown skin. Flesh 

 firm, sweet, improves in flavour after hanging for a time, when it becomes 

 very rich. Has but few seeds, and may be utilized to advantage as 

 a raisin Grape. Ripens very late. 



Black Muscadine (Black Chasselas, Chasselas, Chasselas Noir). An 

 excellent table Grape, and may be utilized for making a fruity wine. 

 Bunches medium sized, compact, and regular. Berries medium sized, 

 round, inclining to oval, with a purplish-black skin covered with a blue 

 bloom. Flesh juicy, sweet, with a slight musky flavour. Ripens about 

 mid-season. 



Black Prince (Boston, Pococks Damascus, Langford's Incomparable). 

 A well-known and excellent English table variety, which may also be 

 turned to account for making wine. Bunches large, long, loose, and 

 generally without shoulders. Berries large, oval, with a thick purplish- 

 black skin covered with a deep blue bloom. Flesh tender, very juicy, 

 sweet, and richly flavoured. Ripens immediately after the Black 

 Hamburgh. 



Black Tripoli (Frankenthal). A good variety, very similar in the 

 appearance of the fruit, flavour, and other respects to the Black Hamburgh, 

 but not identical. 



Bowood Muscat (Tynningham Muscat). An excellent table Grape of 

 English origin, and a seedling from Muscat of Alexandria, which it 

 resembles to a great extent, but it is supposed to set more regularty, and 

 the wood is shorter jointed. Ripens after mid-season, and is a good 

 raisin Grape. 



Buckland Sweetwater. A very good early table Grape of English origin, 

 and yields a light wine. Bunches large, well shouldered, and closely set. 

 Berries^ large, round, inclining to oval, with a thin pale amber skin, and 

 few seeds Flesh very juicy, sweet, and well flavoured. Ripens early, 

 is very hardy and prolific. 



