FOREIGN GRAPE. 



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Black Prince. — If the Black Hamburg has a rival, it is in 

 this Grape. In this vicinity, growers generally prefer it. 

 Bunches tapering and well shouldered. Berries large, of a 

 fine black, not so closely set on the bunch as the Hamburg. 

 Flesh melting, juicy and high flavored. A great bearer and 

 always colors well. A very large bunch will weigh three 

 pounds ; wood strong. 



Charges Herding. — A black Grape from the south of France 

 introduced by me four years ago. Bunches long and tapering. 

 Berries medium size ; color jet black, with a violet bloom. 

 Flesh melting, very juicy, spicy and sprightly ; flavor distinct 

 from any other Grape. A -great bearer, either in pots or in 

 the ground ; bunches from a pound to a pound and a half. 



Chasselas Golden, White Chasselas, Royal Muscadine, White 

 Muscadine, Chasselas de Fontainebleau, with many other names, 

 all belong to two varieties of the Grape, very much assimulated, 

 and in which there is great confusion. Bunches long and ta- 

 pering, with one or two shoulders. Berries medium size ; of a 

 white, changing to a bright, transparent, golden color, when 

 fully exposed to the sun. Flesh tender, melting, rich and 

 sugary. A prolific bearer. We have seen a vine in a pot 

 with twenty-nine bunches of fruit on it. 



Decants Superb. — A new Grape, imported by me three years 

 ago, and promises to be the finest white Grape we have in 

 culture for size and bearing, with an excellent flavor. Bunches 

 large ; well shouldered Berries perfectly round, three to four 

 inches in circumference ; of a greenish-white color. Flesh 

 and flavor very similar to the Hamburg. A strong grower. 



Muscat of Alexandria. — Bunches large, as broad as they are 

 long. Berries oval, of a fine yellowish-white color. Flesh 

 firm, with a rich, sweet, musky flavor, peculiar to this variety : 

 few seeds ; requires to be fully transparent before being cut ; 

 in fact it is not ripe till it begins to shrivel. Many growers cut 

 it before maturity. A large bunch will weigh two pounds. A 

 very strong grower. 



