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Shaker's Seedling. See Union Yillage Gr;ipc. 

 Eemaeks. — Large, valuable, and pleasant. A seedling 

 of the Isabella. 



ScirppERNONG. Southern species; there highly esteunied. 



Union Village Grape. 



Eemarks. — As large as the Black Hamburgh, and quite 

 hardj'. It is a monstrous grower, bunches quite largo, 

 the flavor sweet, and as good as the Isabella. A fine table 

 grape. A little earlier than the Isabella and Catawba, but 

 not so early as the Delaware. Yigorous. Probably not 

 well adapted for making wine. Flavor very fine. Cane 

 very stout. 



FOEEIGJST GEAPES. 



BLACK HAMBUEGH. Bunch, large, shouldered both 

 sides ; color, bright purple, jjurple blue when ripe ; form 

 of berries, very large, roundish, oval; skin, thin; flavor, 

 sugary, rich ; quality, 1 ; situation, cold house, vinery. 



Eemarks. — The best for the vinery. In sheltered loca- 

 tionSj out of doors. In many cities south, as far as Cin- 

 cinnati, it does well with Winter protection. A good 

 bearer. A vine of this variety, at Hampton Court Palace, 

 planted in 1769, produced two thousand bunches — over 

 one ton of fruit, which the author saw. 



BLACK PEIJSTCE. Bunch, long, often shouldered; 

 color, black, blue bloom ; form of berries, large, thinly set, 

 oval ; skin, thick; flavor, sweet, excellent, very good; qual- 

 ity, 1 ; situation, cold house, vinery. 



Eemarks. — Succeeds well, with Winter protection, out 

 of doors. It hangs long in the house after fully ripe. A 

 profuse beaiTer. 



Black Prontignao. Bunch, long; color, black; form 



