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Impossible, and keep them hid — when the stake is more conspicuous than-^' 

 CT the plant, it takes much from the beauty of the latter. Order and ^ 

 neatness are characteristic of a well regulated mind ; and as there are 

 few persons who do not derive a certain amount of enjoyment even 

 from the appearance of order, regularity and good management, so by 

 practising these virtues you will have the additional satisfaction of ex- 

 tending pleasure to others as well as yourself. D. D. 



Q^T" The increasing demand for information in the department of 

 Window Gardening, renders the communication of " D. D." very ac- 

 ceptable. We hope he will continue to furnish timely hints on the 

 subject, 



FOREIGN GRAPES. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 



Prepared for the Philadelphia Florist, by James Powell. 



No. 25. Muscat, Cannon Hall. — Young wood reddish green, 

 smooth; foliage large, dark green ; lobes deep, deeply serrated ; foot- 

 stalk long, rather thick, of a red hue; bunch long, berries large loosely 

 set on the bunches, oval, white, skin rather thick, musky flavor, but 

 not so high as the Muscat of Alexandria. 



With respect to this grape, it must be admitted that gardeners fail 

 to procure a well-set ciop in this climate. We have seen miserable 

 bunches with a few large berries on one side, just enough to show how 

 desirable it would be to have a finely set bunch ; but as yet we have 

 not seen it — it seems to require a warm situation in the house. 



26. Muscat of Alexandria, Tottenham Park, White Malaga. 

 Young wood bluish green; foliage large and strong, of dark green hue, 

 with deep lobes, deeply serrated margins, long footstalk, of a purplish 

 crimson color ; bunches long, large shouldered; berries large, oval, 

 yellowish white, thinly set on the bunches — a grape with a high musky 

 flavor, suitable for planting in the warmest part of the house. 



27. Muscat, Blanche Hative. — Young wood brownish green ; 

 foliage large, when growing strong of a dark green color ; lobes not 

 deep, broadly serrated, rather recurved ; footstalk rather long, pink ; 

 bunches good size, rather compact, often with small shoulders ; berries 

 closely set on the bunches, globular ; short footstalk, of a yellowish- 

 white color; thin skin, covered with a thin white bloom, with a very 

 pleasant musky flavor — an early grape, and a very free bearer, fruits 

 well in pots. 



28. Muscat, Austrian. — Young wood reddish green ; foliage 

 strong; lobes not deep, rather broadly serrated, smooth; bunches long, 

 loose, large shoulders ; berries oval, dull yellow, thick skin, slight 

 musky flavor, but flat — an indifferent grape. 



29. Miller's Burgundy. — Foliage small, lobes not deep, covered 

 9? on both sides, especially in the spring, with a cottony substance, which 

 [3 in the young state is almost white; bunches short and thick; berries 1 



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