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GEXERAL CATALOGUE. 33 



SELECT FOREIGN GRAPES. 



Price, S1."0 e^tti ; $9.Ci<D per dozen, for g-ood yearling- vines. Price for two year vines of such as we may be 



able to supply, $1.50 each, $12.frj per dozen. 



BLACK OR PURPLE GRAPES. 



Alicante — Very larg-e, handsome cluster, of fine quality: late. 



Barbarossa (^Princ-e Albert i— A very larg-e grape, of fine quality; very late. 



Black Fronti^nau— Berries medium size, round; bunches long- ; flavor rich and musky; prolific. 



Black Hamburg— A fine g-rape, and a general favorite for the vinery; bunches are large, very much shouldered— 



that Is liranched : berries larg-e, sweet and rich. 

 Champion Hamburg— A splendid g-rape. like Black Hamburg. 

 Gros Colman— Berries very large, round; flesh juicy, sweet, but coarse with a peculiar flavor; g-ood when fully 



ripe : bunch larg-e ; very vigorous. 

 Gros Guillaume — Bunch immense, berry medium sized, round : flesh tender, and fine quality when weU ripened. 



Remarkable for size of bunch. 

 Gros Maroc— Berries round, very larg-e ; a great bearer. 

 L.ady Oownes— Berries larg-e, oval ; flesh firm, sweet and richly flavored with a fine aroma ; one of the hast late 



Madre>field Court— Berries larg-e ; rich muscat flavor. 



Mill Hill Hamburg— Berries round, very large ; bunches large; one of the best kite sorts. 



Muscat d' Aout— Berries medium size, round, inclining to oval; skin deep purple, flesh very rich and juicy, with a 



slight muscat flavor. An early grape well adapted to pot culture. 

 Muscat Hamburg— An English variety of great reputation ; equal to the Black Hamburg in size and beauty, with 



the musky flavor of the Muscat of Alexandria ; early: extra. 

 Mrs. Pince's Muscat — Bunches large ; shouldered : berries oval ; flesh firm and crisp with muscat flavor ; fine 



keei>er. 

 Trentham Black— Bunches large, tapering, and shouldered; l_rerries oval, large; flesh abundantly juicy, very 



rich, sugary and vinous. A great bearer and a good early grape. 



RED GRAPES. 



Grizzly Frontignan— Bunch long; berries large, yellowish, clouded with r€fd when fully rii^e; flesh juicy, with a 



very rich Frontignan flavor. 

 Red Chasselas (Rose Chasselas)— A small, early grape; a sure and abundant bearer; excellent. 



WHITE GRAPES. 



Bowood Muscat— A superb grape ; sets well and ripens well in cold vineries. Bunches very large and well 



shouldered : berry large, of a bright amber color at maturity, with a sugary, muscat flavor. 

 Calabrian (Raisin de t'alahrej — Bunch and l^erries large, fine ; bangs late ; valuable. 

 Cliasselas Musque Olusc-at Blanc Hatifj — Bunches long, loose; berries tredium size, with a fine musky flavor; 



excellent ; cracks occ-asionallj'. 

 Chasselas Napoleon— Large, handsome, and of fine quality. 

 Canon Hall Muscat— A seedling from the Muscat of Alexandria ; sets its fruit a Little better than the old sort ; 



flesh juicy and rich. 

 Duchess of Buccleugh— A medium sized grape ; very rich and exc-eDent. 



Early Auvergne Frontignan— Berries round, medium size ; very early; rich, juicy, crisp and excellent. 

 General della Marmora — A very fine grape, of me<lium size, with a distinct Hamburg flavor ; one of the best. 

 Golden Chasselas— A large, handsome grape ; hardy, productive and excellent, resembles Royal Muscadine. 

 Golden Champion— Bunches large ; berries very large ; flesh firm and very juicy. A superb graf)e. 

 Golden Hamburg— A magnificent grape from the Sweetwater and Black Hamburg ; berries oval ; bunches large. 

 Golden Qiieen- A distinct, large, white grape. 

 Muscat of Alexandria — This is a most delicious variety, considered the same as the imported Malaga ; bunches 



large, branchd and loose : beiries large, fine and rich, with a high, musky flavor. 

 Primavis Frontignan — Bunches very large; berries round, large; rich, juicy, and excellent; the fineM of the 



CTiosselas Musrfie race. 

 Royal Muscadine or Chasselas de Fontainbleau — One of the finest varieties, bunches sometimes weighing 



five or six pounds. 

 Syrian— Bunches of immense size : have weighed twenty pounds ; berries oval ; quality good. 

 White Frontignan (Muscat Blanc of the French; — One of the oldest varieties; bunches pretty large; t>erries 



roundish ; rich, and quite musky and fine. 

 ^° Many suppose it is nec-essary to have their vines forwarded in the pr/ts ; but this is an error, except in the 

 fjrov:inrj ssefmm. For transportation, the plants should be taken out of the pots, and packed securely in moss. The 

 vines will go safer in this way, and the expense of carriage will be greatly reduced. 

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