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White Gascoigne. — A fine white grape ; bunch large and 

 compact, with shoulders; berries inclining to oval, cracks, 

 and does not hang well. Suitable for forcing or cold house. 



PiTMASTON White Cluster. — Bunch small, compact and 

 shouldered; berries small, rich, and amber colored. Suita- 

 ble for forcing or a cold house. 



Verdelho. — The Madeira wine grape ; bunch, medium size 

 and shouldered ; berries small and oval, and amber colored ; 

 flavor rich ; hangs well. 



White Nice. — Bunch very large ; berries small and round ; 

 rich flavored. 



Syrian. — Bunch very large and shouldered ; berries oval ; 

 flesh firm, and, if allowed to hang until of an amber color, 

 very fine flavored ; hangs well. Suitable for forcing or late 

 house. 



Salem, December, 1846. 



It is scarcely necessary for us to make a remark upon the 

 above most excellent and invaluable article to every grape 

 cultivator ; for Mr. Allen is every where well known as one of 

 our most zealous amateur grape-growers, devoting nearly all 

 his leisure time to this choice fruit alone. His liouses are of 

 great extent, and grapes are cut nearly the year round — com- 

 mencing with the forced ones, in April, and ending with those 

 from the late house, in January. Mr. Allen has upwards of 

 sixty varieties of grapes planted out, but he has only given 

 us the results of his own experience in regard to such as have 

 fruited, leaving the others to be noticed hereafter, when their 

 qualities can be compared and tested in the same manner as 

 those now enumerated. In connection with Mr. Russell's, 

 and other articles we have given heretofore, it affords all the 

 information any cultivator need require to produce grapes in 

 the greatest abundance and perfection. — Ed. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JANUARY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines in greenhouses and graperies will be at rest, and will require 

 no particular care till next month. Vines in hot houses will now begin to 



