THE GRAPE. 



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Bunches rather long. Berries of medium size, round, quite 

 black. Skin thin, flavour musky and rich. Ripens in October. 

 A good bearer. 



The BLUE FRONTIGNAN, ( Violet Frontignan and Black Con- 

 tantion, of some,) is rather inferior to the above, having only a 

 slightly musky flavour ; the bunches are more compact, the 

 berries not quite round, purplish, with a thick skin. 



3. BLACK HAMBURGH. Thomp. Lind. Speechly. 



"Warner's Black Hamburgh. 



Purple Hamburgh. 



Red Hamburgh. 



Brown Hamburgh. 



Dutch Hamburgh. 



Victoria. 



Salisbury Violet. 



Hampton Court Vine. 



Valentine's. 



Gibaralter. 



Frankendale. 



Frankenthaler. 



Frankenthaler Gros Noir. 



Trollinger. 



Blue TroUinger. 



Troiler. 



Welscher. 



Fleisch Traube. 



Hudler. 



Languedoc. 



Mohrendutte. 



Weissholziger Trollinger. ^ 



of various 



European 



< gardens. 



ac. to 



Thomp. 



The Black Hamburgh has long been considered the first of 

 black grapes for the vinery, but it will very rarely perfect its 

 fruit out of doors. Its very large size and most luscious flavour 

 render it universally esteemed. 



Bunches large (about nine inches deep), J 



and mostly with two shoulders, making it ^_____^^ /Y\\ 

 broad at the top. Berries very large, (fig. X^" ^Y 

 93,) roundish, slightly inclining to oval. 

 Skin rather thick, deep brownish purple, 

 becoming nearly black at full maturity. 

 Flavour very sugary and rich. A good and 

 regular bearer. 



WILMOT'S NEW BLACK HAMBURGH is a 

 recent variety which is said to bear larger 

 and handsomer fruit. 



Black Hamburgh. 



4. BLACK PRINCE. Lind. Thomp. 



Alicant. 

 Black Spanish. 

 Black Valentia. 

 Black Portugal 

 Boston. 



Sir A. Pytehes' Black. 

 Pocock's Damascus. 

 Cambridge Botanic Garden. 

 Steward's Black Prince. 

 Black isbon. 



ac. to 

 ' Thomp. 



The Black Prince is very highly esteemed. It is hardier 

 than the Black Hamburgh, ripening very well here in good 

 situations in the open air, and bearing profusely, with the easiest 

 culture, in the vinery. 



Bunches long and not generally shouldered, berries large, 

 rather thinly set, oval. Skin thick, black, covered with a thick 

 blue bloom. Flavour first rate sweet and excellent. 



