FOREIGN GRAPES. 



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of Frontignan, in France, where it and other similar sorts are 

 largely cultivated for making the Muscadine or Frontignac 

 wine. 



Bunches rather long. Berries of medium size, round, quite 

 black. Skin thin, flavour musky and rich. Ripens in October. 

 A good bearer. 



The BLUE FRONTIGNAN, ( Violet Frontignan and Black Con- 

 tantion, of some,) is rather inferiour to the above, having only a 

 slightly musky flavour ; the bunches are more compact, the 

 berries not quite round, purplish, with a thick skin. 



3. BLACK HAMBURGH. Thomp. Lind. Speechly. 



Warner's Black Hamburgh. 



Purple Hamburgh. 



Red Hamburgh. 



Brown Hamburgh. 



Dutch Hamburgh. 



Victoria. 



Salisbury Violet. 



Hampton, Court Vine. 



Valentine's. 



Gibaralter. 



Frankendale. 



Frankenthaler. 



Frankenthaler Gros Noir. 



Trollinger. 



Blue Trollinger. 



Troller. 



Welscher. 



Fleish Traube. 



Hudler. 



Languedoc. 



Mohrendutte. 



Weissholziger Trollinger^ 



of various 



European 



gardens. 



ac. to 



Thomp. 



The Black Hamburgh has long been considered the first of 

 black grapes for the vinery, but it will very rarely perfect its 

 fruit out of doors. Its very large size and most luscious fla- 

 vour render it universally esteemed. 



Bunches large, (about nine inches deep,) I \ 



and mostly with two shoulders, making it //\\ 



broad at the top. Berries very large (fig. /^ ^^X 



93,) roundish, slightly inclining to oval. 



Skin rather thick, deep brownish purple, 



becoming nearly black at full maturity. 



Flavour very sugary and rich. A good and 



regular bearer. 



WILMOT'S NEW BLACK HAMBURGH is a 

 recent variety which is said to bear larger -pig. 93. Black Ham- 

 and handsomer fruit. burgh. 



4. BLACK PRINCE. Lind. Thomp. 



Alicant. 

 Black Spanish. 

 Black Valentia. 

 Black Portugal. 

 Boston. 



Sir A. Pytches' Black. 



Pocock's Damascus. 

 Cambridge Botanic Garden. > 

 Steward's Black Prince. 

 Black Lisbon. 



The Black Prince is very highly esteemed. It is hardier 

 than the Black Hamburgh, ripening very well here in good 

 situations in the open air, and bearing profusely, with the easiest 

 culture, in the vinery. 



