96 GRAPES. 



Nera ; Aiga Passera ; Zante). Bunches compact, small, 

 and short. Berries small and round, not larger than 

 a pea, with some larger ones interspersed. Skin thin, 

 black, and covered with blue bloom. Flesh juicy, sweet, 

 richly flavoured, and without stones. Requires the heat 

 of a vinery. This variety furnishes the " Currants " of 

 commerce. 



BLACK DAMASCUS (Worktop Manor}. Bunches large 

 and loose. Berries large and round, interspersed with 

 others of small size. Skin thin, but tough, of a deep 

 black colour. Flesh juic} T , sweet, and richly flavoured. 

 A first-rate late grape, requiring the heat of a hothouse 

 to bring it to perfection. 



BLACK FRONTIGNAN (Muscat Noir ; Muscat Noir 

 Ordinaire ; Sir William Rowley's Black). Bunches 

 pretty large, cylindrical, somewhat loose, and occasion- 

 ally shouldered. Berries small, round, and unequal in 

 size. Skin thin, blue-black, and covered with blue 

 bloom. Flesh firm, red, and juicy, with a rich vinous 

 and musky flavour. Ripens against a wall in favourable 

 situations and in warm seasons ; but is generally grown 

 in a vinery. 



BLACK HAMBURGH (Hampton Court; Knevett's Black 

 Hamburgh; Red Hamburgh; Warner's Hamburgh; 

 Blaucr Trollinger ; Maroquin d'Espagne). Bunches 

 large, broadly shouldered, conical, and well set. Berries 

 roundish-oval. Skin thin, but membranous, deep blue- 

 black, covered with blue bloom. Flesh rather firm, but 

 tender, very juicy, rich, sugary, and highly flavoured. 



This highly -popular grape succeeds under every form 

 of vine culture. It ripens against a wall, in favourable 

 situations, in the open air. It succeeds well in a cool 

 vinery ; and it is equally well adapted for forcing. The 

 vine is a free bearer ; and the fruit will hang, under good 

 management, till January and February. 



BLACK JULY (Early Black July ; July ; Madeleine; 

 Madeleine Noir ; Morillon Hdtif; Raisin Precoce ; De 

 St. Jean; August Traube; Jacob's Traube)'. Bunches 

 small and cylindrical. Berries small and round. Skin 

 thick, deep purple, covered with blue bloom. Flesh 

 sweet and juicy, but not highly flavoured. Its chief 

 recommendation is its great earliness, and the facility 

 with which it ripens against a wall in the open air. The 

 flowers are tender, and, consequently, unless grown in a 



