GRAPES. 129 



1825 to 1829 inclusive; a period, probably, when hor- 

 ticulture has been as extensively encouraged, and flourished 

 as much, as at any time of equal extent within our memory. 

 The first part will enable those who are desirous of exhibit- 

 ing the largest specimens in the dessert to choose the hea- 

 viest kinds of the different colours, let his selection be large 

 or small ; and, togp.ther, it will afford the nurseryman the 

 means of correcting his collection, if it should happen to be 

 wrong, and thus accomplish a two-fold purpose, which will 

 fully compensate for the space it takes up in the present 

 work. 



The list is by far too large for any useful purpose what- 

 ever, while the selection of only twenty-four sorts, is rather 

 too small, the amateur, in this instance, must be guided by 

 his own fancy in the selection. In the first list of 200 kinds, 

 ample data is aftbrded, by the number of prizes and weights 

 of the best berries, during two years in succession ; and 

 in the second list of 522 sorts, those marked * and |, will 

 enable him, in a great measure, to form an opinion in 

 order to excel in the production of this fruit of fancy and 

 prize competition. It is, however, to be regretted that so 

 many names appear in the collection. I should judge that 

 a good selection, containing 1 00 sorts of distinct charac- 

 ter, would be sufficient; but it appears that the anthnr 

 wished to gratify, to the iuli exic^ii, aiu.->t; gentlemen of the 

 fancy, by inserting the whole Lancashire list without any 

 curtailment, in order to gratify them, as some might other- 

 wise think their favorite sorts had been neglected. 



Jim, Ed. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 GRAPES. 



Sect. I. — Black or blue fruited. 



1, Alio ANT. Miller, No. 31. 



Black Portugal. HorL Soc Cat. No. 120. 



Black Spanish. Speechly, No. 26. 



