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The favorite for this purpose is the Flame Tokay, 

 which combines fine color, handsome appearance, size 

 of bunch and berry and good shipping quanties. Clus- 

 ter very large, shouldered; berry very large, oblong, 

 pale red, covered with violet bloom, very firm and 

 meaty. 



Bl^ CK Ferrara. — A strong grower, and productive. 

 Cluster medium, compact ; berry round, black with blue 

 bloom, tough skin, carries well to market. 



Black Damascus. — Medium grower and fair bearer. 

 Cluster large, loose, shouldered; berry very large, ob- 

 long, dark blue, covered with lighter bloom, meaty, 

 thick skin ; ripens late. 



Emperor. — A strong grower but rather shy bearer, 

 better adapted to Southern than Northern localities, as 

 it ripens late. Cluster long and loose, shouldered, very 

 large ; berry large, oblong, purplish black, covered with 

 fine lilac bloom, thick skin, firm. 



Black CoRN"ucHO]sr. The vine is a strong but stocky 

 grower, leaf large and thick, deeply lobed ; cluster very 

 large, loose, shouldered, with long stems ; berry large, 

 long, dark blue with lighter dots, fleshy, thick skin ; 

 very late. 



Black Morocco. — This is used as a shipping grape 

 in the South, not being adapted to the North, as it 

 ripens late and unevenly. The vine is a straggling 

 grower, with many laterals which bring an abundant 

 second crop. Cluster very large, compact, heavily shoul- 

 dered ; berry very large, black, round, fleshy, of rather 

 poor quality. 



Muscat of Alexandria. Synonym, Muscatelle 

 Gordo Blanco. — There is yet a doubt as to the identity 

 of these two grapes, many claiming that the latter is 

 more round in berry and a better grape. The vine is a 

 low, straggling grower, an abundant bearer, often bear 



