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thick, of a reddish colour, becoming black at maturity. Flesh 

 quite firm, with a rich musky flavour. Requires a vinery with 

 fire-heat. 



9. BLACK TRIPOLI. Thomp. 

 Black Grape from Tripoli. Lind. Speech. 



This grape, which we have not yet seen in fruit, is said to be 

 a large and very excellent one, ripening late, and well worthy 

 of a place in the vinery. It requires some fire-heat. 



Bunches of medium size, shouldered, rather loose. Berries 

 large, round, often slightly flattened. Stones quite small. Skin 

 thin, purplish black, slightly covered with bloom. Flesh tender 

 and sweet, with a very high flavoured, rich juice. 



10. BLACK MUSCADINE. Lind. Thomp. 



Black Chasselas 

 Chasselas noir ? 



A pretty good black grape, scarcely succeeding well, how- 

 ever, in the open air, and inferior to other sorts for the vinery. 



Bunches of medium size, compact. Berries roundish-oval. 

 Skin thick, black, overspread with a blue bloom. Juice sweet, 

 and of pretty good flavour. 



11. BLACK SWEETWATER. TJiomp. Lind. 



Water Zoet Noir. 



Bunches small, compact. Berries small, round. Skin thin, 

 with a sweet and pleasant juice. A second rate, but rather 

 hardy sort. * 



12. EARLY BLACK JULY. Thomp. Lind. 



July Grape. 



Madeleine. 



Madeleine Noir. 



Raisin precoce. Poitlau. 



Morillon Hatif. O. Duh. 



De St. Jean. 



Schwarzer Friihzeitiger "| 



Burgunder. 1 of the 



August Traube. J Germans. 



Jacobs straube. J 



The earliest of grapes, and chiefly valued for the dessert on 

 that account. In the open air it ripens, here, the last of July, 

 or early in August. The leaves are rather small, and light 

 green above and beneath. 



Bunches small and compact. Berries small, quite round. 



