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consistence, and of very pleasant flavour ; the only fault is, 

 that the skin is rather thick. 



The vine is remarkable for the strength of its shoots, which 

 often produce several bunches the second yea'r from the 

 layer or cutting, and can always be made to do so the third 

 year without injury. It is a regular and great bearer, and 

 held in high esteem for that and its other qualities. In Eng- 

 land it is considered one of the most uncertain to ripen in 

 open culture, but in the vicinity of New-York it succeeds 

 perfectly in that manner, and matures its fruit towards the end 

 of September. 



At Boston it is cultivated on garden trellices, and ripens 

 well in warm seasons and in favourable situations ; it is also 

 there cultivated to a very great extent in grape-houses of a 

 cheap construction. 



I am not certain that the true Esperione is a synonyme of this 

 grape, but vines received from England under that name by 

 different persons about twelve years ago, and which came from 

 different places, are now in full bearing, and are decidedly the 

 same. It may be that as the distinctions were less understood 

 at former periods than at the present time, errors were then 

 committed in the cases referred to, and that the real Esperione 

 is different. 



RED HAMBURGH. PK. CAT. No. 15. 

 Gibraltar. 



The fruit of this is rather oval, of a dark red colour, and 

 when fully ripe, some of it will become quite black. It has a 

 rich vinous flavour, and is ripe about the same period as the 

 black. It is an excellent grape, and ripens well in^open cul- 

 ture in this latitude, maturing its fruit by the end of Sep- 

 tember. 



WHITE HAMBURGH. PR. CAT. No. 16. 

 Portugal. 

 Lisbon. 

 Clapiers 1 



This grape, which I have eaten the present season in 



