44 Descriptive Account of 



en to it there : in the north of Europe, it is grown by the name 

 of Frankendale, which is probably the true one. 



Wilmot's New Black Hamburgh. — A new variety, quite 

 distinct ; bunch large and shouldered ; berries very large, 

 round, black, with a very thick bloom, and having a ham- 

 mered appearance ; flesh firm, and nearly, if not quite, equal 

 to the old Hamburgh ; in appearance handsome ; hangs well, 

 and suitable for forcing, cold, or late house. 



Wilmot's Black Hamburgh. No. 16. — Another seedling 

 disseminated by Mr. Wilmot ; fully equal to the old, and per- 

 haps with more spirit : bunch large shouldered ; berries 

 round and large. 



Zinfindal. — A very handsome grape ; bunch large and 

 long, often with one, and sometimes two, shoulders on the 

 same side, nearly as large as the main bunch ; berries medi- 

 um size, round and very black, with a thick bloom ; flavor 

 good : when first colored, quite acid ; should remain on th5 

 vine several weeks after apparently ripe, or until the berries 

 begin to shrivel. Suitable for a forcing or late house. It is 

 probably a German grape. I cannot find any described an- 

 swering to it. 



It was first grown in this vicinity by S. G. Perkins, Esq-, 

 of Brookline, who received it from a gentleman in New York 

 state ; it very closely resembles a grape miscalled Franken- 

 dale, (also grown in this neighborhood,) but it is not the 

 same, being more acid. 



Frankendale — alluded to above; resembles the Zinfindal 

 in every particular except flavor, and this is quite sweet. It 

 is proper to mention, here, that the two are thought synony- 

 mous by many ; this last I have not grown myself, but have 

 carefully examined it in other houses, and only name it here 

 as connected with the Zinfindal ; as it is desirable the true 

 name of each should be found, and this may be the means of 

 calling attention to them. 



Black Portugal. — A strong-growing grape, of fair quahty; 

 bunch very large, shouldered, and compact ; berries set 

 well ; requires severe thinning, oval and very black, with a 

 thick bloom ; should hang some weeks after coloring, before 

 eating. Suitable for forcing cold or late house. 



Early Black July. — The earliest grape ; bunch small and 



