GRAPES 95 



BARBAROSSA (Brizzola ; Hossea; Prince Albert). 

 Bunches twelve to eighteen inches long, shouldered, 

 tapering, and compact. Berries round, inclining to oval. 

 Skin tough, but not thick, of a deep black colour, covered 

 with thin bloom. Flesh tender, juicy, and of good flavour, 

 though not rich. A valuable late grape, hanging all the 

 winter ; and requires the aid of artificial heat to ripen it, 

 The vine is a bad bearer, except in poor soils. 



Barbaroux. See G-romier du Cantal. 

 Bar-sur-Aube. See Early Chasselas. 

 Bee d'Oiseau. See Cornichon Blanc. 



BIDWILL 's SEEDLING. This variety, raised at Exeter, 

 has a considerable resemblance to Black Prince, of which 

 it is probably another form. It ripens very well against 

 a wall in the west of England by the end 01 October. 



Black Alicante. See Black Prince. 



Black Burgundy. See Blade Cluster. 



BLACK CHAMPION (Champion Hamburgh). Bunches 

 with short, thick stalks, not shouldered, thickly set. 

 Berries large, roundish-oval. Skin thin, black, or dark 

 purple, covered with fine thin bloom. Flesh tender, but 

 somewhat firm, very juicy, rich, and sweet ; having rarely 

 any stones, or more than one. This is about a fortnight 

 earlier than Black Hamburgh in the same house, and 

 always colours better and more freely than that variety ; 

 the berry is also more oval, and the wood shorter jointed, 

 llipens in a cool vinery. 



BLACK CLUSTER (Auvergne; Auvernat; Black Burgundy; 

 Black Morillon ; Burgundy ; Blauer Clavner ; Early 

 Black; Morillon Noir; Pineau; Sclnvarzer Biessling). 

 Bunches small, very compact, cylindrical, and occasionally 

 shouldered. Berries generally oval, inclining to roundisli. 

 Skin thin, blue-black, covered with blue bloom. Flesh 

 juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Eipens well against 

 a wall in the open air, and is one of the best for this pur- 

 pose. The bunches are larger than those of. Miller's 

 Burgundy. This is one of the varieties most extensively 

 cultivated for wine on the Ehine and the Moselle, and it 

 also furnishes the greater part of the Champagne and 

 Burgundy wines. 



Black Constantia. See Purple Constantia. 



BLACK CORINTH (Currant; Corinthe Noir ; Passolina 



