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ing fertilized some bunches with the pollen of the Black 

 Haml^urgh, found that they set more, freely, and that 

 the berries were larger and better flavored; a hint 

 worth attending to in other cases. 



The Verdelho has loose bunches, berries of a green- 

 ish-yellow color, small, oval, numerous; when fully 

 ripe, of a rich saccharine flavor. It is the principal 

 grape cultivated in Maderia for making the celebrated 

 wine of that island. The plant grows vigorously ; and 

 Mr. Knight has observed of it that the same degree 

 of shade which would render the greater number of 

 sorts wholly unproductive, .scarcely affects the fertility 

 of this ; -a convenient property, which adapts it for 

 the back wall of a glazed-house. The same horti- 

 culturist mentions another economical property of the 

 verdelho : it bears plentifully when planted m very 

 small pots ; a few pots of it may therefore be intro- 

 duced amang green-house plants in early spring ; the 

 almost leafless -stems do no injury till the end of May, 

 when some of the more hardy ornamental plants can 

 be set abroad ; and during the warm months which 

 follow, when the green-house is otherwise empty, abun- 

 'dant crops of these small grapes may be procured. 



The -Usperlone, or Turner''s Early Black, has the 

 bunches large and .shouldered, not unlike those of the 

 Black Hamburgh. The berries are of a fine dark color, 

 with a bluish farina or bloom ; the pulp adheres to the 

 skin-; and though neither highly flavored nor melting, 

 it is very pleasant. This grape ripens on the open wall 

 near London. 



The Syrian Grrape is remarkable for the extraordi- 

 nary size and beauty of its bunches ; it is a late variety, 

 and the berries are sweet and not without flavor when 



