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pots; a few pots of it may therefore be introduced among 
green-house plants in early spring; the almost leafless 
stems do no injury till the end of May, when some of the 
more hardy ornamental plants can beset abroad; and dur- 
ing the warm months which follow, when the green-house 
is otherwise empty, abundant crops of these small grapes 
may be procured. 
The Esperione or Turners Early: Black, has the 
bunches large and shouldered, not unlike those of the 
Black Hamburgh. The berries are of a fine dark color, 
with a bluish farina or bloom; the pulp adheres to the 
skin; and though neither highly flavored nor melting, it is 
very pleasant.. This grape ripens on the open wall near 
London. 
The Syrian Grape is remarkable for the extraordinary 
size and beauty of its bunches; it is a late variety, and 
the berries are sweet and not without flavor when properly 
ripened. This is generally regarded as the kind produced 
in the valley of Eshcol, a cluster of which was brought to 
the camp of Israel, swung on a staff between two of the 
spies; not probably on account of its weight, but (as Dr. 
Clarke observes) to prevent the berries from being bruised.* 
For an ordinary vinery, the following may Ve recom- 
mended.: Black Hamburgh, Red Hamburgh, Black Fron- 
tignan, Frankenthal, St. Peter’s, White Frontignan, White 
Hamburgh, and White Tokay. For a stove or warm 
vinery may be particularized the Black Damascus, which 
sets shyly unless aided, Black Raisin, Grizzly Frontignan, 
Black Tripoli, Muscat of Alexandria, Canonhall Muscat, 
and Syrian. For training against the rafters of a green- 
* Bunches of the Syrian Grape have béen raised in Syria weighing 40 lbs. ; 
but in the grape-houses of Europe and America they have seldom been 
brought to weigh over 10 Ibs. to 19 Ibs. 
