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PX morning, covering the box or pots with a newspaper during severe™) 



^sunshine till the seed vegetates and makes its appearance; I then re- c^ 



' move the paper entirely, keeping the plants fully exposed, watering V 



as usual twice a day. "When the plants are one-half an inch high, I 



thin them out to three inches apart; on the appearance of very cold 



weather I remove them to the house close to the window, and never 



allow any tire heat where they are till they begin to bloom, when they 



are taken to the coolest window in the parlor, when they regale us 



from December to February. I never allow my plants to seed. 



Yours, &c. J. G. 



FOREIGN GRAPES. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 

 Prepared for the Philadelphia Florist, by James Powell. 



No. 12. Eschalot, continued. — Bunch slightly shouldered, like 

 black Hamburgh in form and color; fruit well flavored, slightly fleshy 

 and delicious; according to our informant, one of the most delicious 

 grapes cultivated. 



.Mr. Powell not having had experience with respect to the fruit of 

 this vine, a friend has furnished us with the above description of the 

 fruit, adding that he considered the Eschalot grape, procured from R. 

 Buist, with cut leaves, (though he doubts if it is the true Eschalot of 

 the French) a very desirable fruit, and of quite a hardy character if 

 properly situated, as it produced good bunches in the neighborhood of 

 Philadelphia, but being on a bad exposure it was eventually killed. 

 We are informed that it received its name from its being grown on 

 poles in the vineyards of Europe. — Ed. 



13. Frankendale, Frankenthal. — Young wood light green; foliage 

 dark green, irregularly lobed, often entire; footstalk long, of a brown- 

 ish hue; bunches tolerably large, with small, handsome shoulders very 

 much resembling the black Hamburgh; berries large, shape nearly o- 

 val, with a thin skin of a deep purple color approaching to black, 

 bearing a blue bloom; sweet and excellent flavor, might be easily mis- 

 taken for the black Hamburg, which it much resembles — indeed some 

 suppose it to be but a variety of that grape. 



14. Froxtignac Black, Black Frontignan, Black Muscat.— Young 

 wood light green, smooth foliage dark green, not deeply serrated; foot- 

 stalk stiff, rather long, of a reddish tinge ; bunches small and short ; 

 berries round, not very large, with short stems, quite black when fully 

 ripened, and well colored, having a rich musky flavor ; indispensable 

 in a vinery, being remarkable for bearing. 



15. Frontignac White, White Frontignan, White Muscat. — Young 

 wood light green, smooth; foliage dark green, altogether very similar 

 in appearance to the last ; bunches rather long, without shoulders ; 

 berries round, medium size, closely set on 1 he bunches, of a muddy 

 white or greenish \ellow color, covered with a thin white bloom — a 



I very rich fruit, with a high musky flavor. By those who prefer musk I 

 A flavored grapes, this is considered the best; though the white, black, L 

 A and grizzly differ in little else than color, they are all good, and should A 

 v< £»have a place in every collection. )g) 



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