268 THE GRAPE. 



Allen's seedling Black Hamburgh, is of less value. Bunches, not as 

 large ; berries, black, oval. Victoria, heretofore regarded as a synonym 

 of the old Hamburgh, is now regarded as a slightly-improved sub-variety. 



Alicant, 

 Black Valentia, 

 Boston, 



BLACK PRINCE. 



Steward's Black Prince, 1 Sir A. Pytche's Black, 



Black Spanish, Cambridge Botanic Garden, 



Black Portugal, Black Lisbon. 



Pocock's Damascus, 



This often succeeds well with Winter protection out doors, while in the 

 house it is esteemed on account of hanging long after fully ripe. A. pro- 

 fuse bearer. Bunches, long, often shouldered ; berries, large, thinly set, 

 oval ; skin, rather thick, black, covered with blue bloom ; flavor, sweet, 

 excellent; "very good. 77 



Black St. Peter's differs from this in having a thin skin. 



Muscat Noir, 



Muscat. Noir Ordinaire, 



Black Frontignac, 



BLACK FRONTIGNAN. 



Bonrdales des Hautes Pyrenees, I Purple Constantm, 

 Sir Wm. Rowley's Black, Muscat Moir de Jura. 



Purple Frontignan, 



This is the variety from which the muscadine wine is made. A good 

 bearer. Bunches, long j berries, medium size, round, black ; skin, thin ; 

 flavor, musky rich. 



BLACK CLUSTER. 



Black Morillon, I Early Black, I Black Burgundy, 

 True Burgundy, Pineau, Black Orleans. 



Small Black Cluster, | | 



This variety is hardy, and succeeds out doors. It is valued in France 

 for wine, but will never take high rank in this country. Tt has been pretty 

 extensively disseminated throughout the West, which is our main reason 

 for noting it. It has over forty synonyms, but those given are all which 

 we have ever heard applied to it in this country. Bunches, small com- 

 pact ; berries, medium size, roundish oval, black, juicy, sweet ; " good ;" 

 distinguished from Miller's Burgundy, by absence of down on the leaf. 



EARLY BLACK JULY. 



July Grape, i Burgunder, I De St. Jean, 



Madeleine Noir, Madeleine, August Traube, 



Morillon Hatif, | Eaisin Precoce, | Jacob's Straube. 



The habit of ripening its fruit by the middle of August, or earlier, is its 

 chief merit. Foliage, small light green ; bunches, small, compact ; berries, 

 small, round, black, with a blue bloom, a little acid and of indifferent flavor j 

 " good." 



GRIZZLY FRONTIGNAN. 



Grizzly Frontignac, I Eed Constantia, 

 Muscat Eouge, Muscat Gris, 



&c., &c., in all thirteen Synonyms. 



Adapted only to the house, where it ripens early, and being of " best " 

 quality, is highly esteemed. Bunches, rather long, narrow, slight shoulders 

 berries, round, medium size ; grayish red, thick bloom, juicy, rich, musky 

 Jiigh flavor. 



