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account of their time of ripening and other cireurm 

 stances, -succeed both in the country and city; second, 

 those which succeed in the city only, or in Grape Houses 

 roofed with glass. 



©RAPES which succeed both in the Country and City. 



1. Early White Muscadine, or Summer Sweet Wa* 

 >:r. — This is a round Grape, with a thin skin, and of a 

 delicate flavour. It is a great bearer, and resembles the 

 white Sweet Water in almost every respect, except that 

 it ripens much earlier, being usually in perfection from 

 the 20th to the end of August. 



2. July Grape, Earlu Black Cluster, or Morillon noir 

 hative. — This is a small round fruit, and grows in very 

 compact bunches; it is a good bearer, and ripens in 

 August. 



3. Small Black Cluster, or Burgundy. — This has oval 

 berries, and is a very pleasant fruit, ripens in September, 



4. Large Black Cluster, or Lisbon.— This is larger 

 than the above ; its juice, however, is rather harsh, and 

 less agreeable to the taste than the preceding one ; it is 

 said that this is the Grape from which Port Wine is 

 made ; it ripens early in September. 



5. Millers Burgundy, Black Cluster, or Meunier. — * 

 This is a small black Grape, rather of an oval form, and 

 grows in short compact bunches ; the juice is sweet and 

 pleasant ; it is a great bearer, and a good Grape for 

 Wine ; ripens in September. 



6. Auvergne, True Burgundy, or Black Morillon. — 

 This is rather an indifferent fruit for the table, but in 

 Europe considered one of the best for making Wine; 

 it is of a middle size, and somewhat oval, and ripens irj 

 September. 



7. Black Sweet Water. — This is a roundish fruit, grow- 

 ing in small compact bunches, is very sweet, and ripens 

 in September. 



3. Black Madeira. — This Grape I received direct 

 from Madeira ; it produces abundantly, and is one of 

 those that agree best with our climate ; the fruit is very 



