130 GRAP1S. 



Gros noir d'Espagne. Bradley, No. 37. 



Teinturier. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 4. 



Bunches very long without shoulders. Berries of a mo- 

 derate size, somewhat oval. Skin thick, of a black colour. 

 Flesh soft, juicy, of an agreeable flavour. Seeds uncom- 

 monly large. 



Requires a vinery. 



The leaves in the autumn are beautifully variegated with 

 red, green, and yellow. 



2. BLACK CORINTH. Langley, p. 114. t. 46. Jig. 1. 

 Miller, No. 3. 



Black Ascalon. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 49. 



Currant. Miller, No. 3. 



Raisin de Corinth. Bradley, No. 18. 



Zante, or Zante Currant. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 49. 



Bunches short and rather small. Berries small, roundish, 

 about the size of a pea, with a few larger ones intermixed, 

 generally without stones, and much clustered on the bunches. 

 Skin thin, of a deep black colour. Juice sugary, but with- 

 out perfume. 



The fruit of this is brought to the extent of 6000 tons 

 annually from the Ionian Islands, and sold in the shops under 

 the name of Currants. 



The Prince Cornato sent twenty plants of this grape from 

 Zante, in 1 8 1 7, to Sir Herbert Taylor, for the Queen ; it 

 had, however, been cultivated by Langley above a century 

 ago. 



Requires a vinery or stove. 



This grape ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on a south- 

 east wall, August 24, O. S., or September 4, N. S. 



3. BLACK DAMASCUS. Speechly, No. 2. 

 Worksop Manor Grape, oj some gardens. 



Bunches middle sized. Berries large, globular. Skin 

 thin, of a fine black colour. Flesh delicate. Juice rich, 

 and of an exquisite flavour. The bunches generally consist 

 of berries of different sizes ; the small berries being without 

 stones, and the large ones with only one. As the berries do 

 not set closely on the bunches, if the small ones are properly 

 thinned out the large ones will acquire additional size and 

 flavour, and will thus be the finest and best black grape that 

 can be brought to table. 



The blossoms of this should be fertilized with those of 

 some hardy kind, which has always the effect of improving 

 the bunches. Imported from Damascus by Edward, ninth 



