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THE HORSFORTH SEEDLING GRAPE. 



The Rhodes's Grape of some Collections. 



This Grape is said to have been raised by 

 Mr. Appleby, Gardener to the Rev. J. A. Rhodes, 

 of Horsforth Hall, near Leeds, between the Black 

 Hamburgh and the " Muscat." We know nothing 

 of the accuracy of this statement of its origin; 

 but it has been exhibited at some of the shows 

 of fruit in Yorkshire, and the beauty of the bunch 

 was such, that the large silver medal of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society was awarded to the Gardener 

 for his cultivation of it, in November 1828. It is 

 extremely like the Black Morocco, which is sup- 

 posed to be the same as what is called, near London, 

 Colonel Ansley's Black Grape. The size of the 

 berries, and the fine appearance of the whole 

 fruit, render it a highly desirable variety. 



The following notice of it is to be found in the 

 Gardener's Magazine for October last : 



*' Sir, — I send you a specimen of the Rhodes's 

 Grape, a seedling raised at Horsforth Hall, near 

 Leeds, a few year^ ago. It is, as you will see, a 

 fine large black Grape, but rather a shy bearer. 

 It is also a bad setter ; the specimen sent was set 

 with Black Hamburgh. I do not consider the 



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