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and. form of the cluster. The berties are round, the 

 skin thick, and the juice of a rich muscat flavor. They 

 are all of high excellence. The white (often called white 

 Constantia) is the most early. 



Black G-ihraltar^ or Red Hamhurgh of Lindley. — 

 This is an excellent grape, with large clusters and large 

 dark red berries, full of a sweet juice. 



Black Hamhurgh, — This is a well-known grape, of 

 great value, and perhaps more generally cultivated for 

 the dessert in this country than any other sort. It 

 ought to be in every collection. 



Wilmofs JVew Hamburgh, with remarkably large 

 berries, very firm in flesh ; but the bunches small and 

 loose, and not shouldered. 



Black Lomhardy, or West's St. Peter s. — Bunches 

 large, berries round, skin thin, with a sweet flavor; 

 an excellent late sort. The fruit will hang on the vines 

 till March. 



Royal Ifuscadine, of the L. Hort. Cat. or White 

 Muscadine of Lindley. The Chasselas of Paris. This, 

 though not a first-rate grape, comes early, and is a fa- 

 vorite with many. Bunches large, berries white, round, 

 with rich and sweet juice. 



3Iuscat of Alexandria. — Bunches long, and also 

 broad-shouldered, berries white and oval, with a deli- 

 cious, very rich, muscat flavor ; wood reddish-brown ; 

 leaf large and pendulous. This most admirable variety 

 requires a high temperature, and should properly have 

 a small vinery for itself. 



The Canon Hall Muscat is a variety of the former ; 

 similar in general appearance, but with larger leaves ; 

 cluster setting thinner and more regularly, berries 



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