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almost the only marked characteristic which distinguishes 

 it from the Black Cluster. It does pretty well in the 

 open air, but is too small for culture under glass. 



Black Prince. An excellent kind, with large and 

 long bunches, generally shouldered ; berries of good size, 

 oval, black ; juicy and sprightly, with rather a thick skin. 

 Cambridge Botanic Garden is identical with this. 



BidwelVs Seedling. Resembles Black Prince in bunch 

 and berries ; berries medium, round, bluish-black, with a 

 fine bloom ; skin thin ; flesh tender, very juicy, and rather 

 too acid for the taste of most. 



Bishop. A large, slightly oval, black grape of pecu- 

 liar flavor, firm, coarse, keeps well. It seems to be iden- 

 tical with Portien Noir. 



Bowker. A seedling from a Malaga raisin raised by 

 Joel Bowker of Salem, Mass., resembling the Lisbon 

 Grape, but is superior. The bunch is large, closely set, 

 with large, oval, white berries of second quality. It is 

 very productive, and equal in appearance to the White 

 Hamburg. 



Canadian Chief. Probably an American seedling of 

 the Chasselas, somewhat resembling Royal Muscadine in 

 the shape of the cluster. 



Chasselas de Fontainebleau (White Chasselas, or Sweet- 



