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short and close, berries roundish oval, black, rather small, 

 covered with a blue bloom, flavor not good until fully 

 ripe. An early variety of second rate quality for the 

 grapery, but suitable for out-door culture. The leaves of 

 this sort are pubescent, hence its name from the white 

 downy appearance. 



BLACK CLUSTER, (syn. Black July) Bunches small and 

 clustered ; berries jet black, small, flavor sprightly but 

 wanting in fullness, one of the very earliest kinds, but not 

 worth room in the grapery. The leaves of this are free 

 of the downiness mentioned in the last. 



WEST'S ST. PETERS, (syn. Black Lombardy Poonah 

 Raisin des Carmes.) Bunches medium size, long, taper- 

 ing, well shouldered ; berries medium size, oval, very 

 black, covered with a blue bloom, very sweet and sprightly; 

 a fine late sort. 



MITCHELL'S ST. PETERS. Similar to the above, but a 

 handsomer bunch and berry. 



ZINFINDAL. Bunches long, peculiar in form, being some- 

 times composed of two shoulders, berries roundish oval, 

 black, sweet, but tame, a good hardy sort. 



BLACK FRONTIGNAN. (syn. Black Constantia Black 

 Frontignac Muscat noir de Frontignac.) Bunches below 

 medium size, tapering, small shouldered ; berries not large, 

 round, black, musky and sweet, a good grape, but bad to 

 color, and in some houses subject to shank. 



BLACK PRIXCE. (syn. Cambridge Botanic Garden 

 Alicant.) Bunches long, tapering and well shouldered ; 

 berries a little above medium size, oval, black, very sweet 

 and sprightly, a first-rate sort. 



SCHARGE'S HENLTNG. Bunches long, tapering, and 

 clustered ; berries small, oval, very black, sweet and brisk ; 

 pretty in form, and a seedling from the Burgundy. 



BLACK TRIPOLI (of Speechley). Bunches in form like 



