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the two last species are supposed to have originated all the American vines indige- 

 nous to that country. 



1. Hamburg, Black (True.) — Bunches large; berries large, oblong; color 

 black ; pleasant and vinous flavor ; a great bearer, and one of the best grapes we 

 have; on which account we bave given the figure of it, preferring it to all others, 

 as being the most universally cultivated. 



2. Hamdlrg, Warner's Black, Black Hamburg, Warner's, Red Hamburg, 

 Gibraltar, Hampton Court Vine. — Originated before 1730, by Warner, a gentleman 

 of Rotherhithe. Bunches large ; berry large, and thin-skinned; reddish* or dirty 

 rose color ; is a great bearer, and reckoned the best of the Hamburgs. 



3. Hambcrq Purple. — Resembles the Black Hamburg, except in color. 

 Bunches large ; berries large ; color dark purple ; flavor good ; and a good bearer. 



4. Hambi'RG, White, Lisbon, Portugal. — Bunches middling-sized; berries 

 large ; color white ; rather an indifferent bearer. 



5. Hamburg, Brown. — Resembling the black Hamburg, except in color. 



6. Aleppo, Striped Aleppo, Variegated Grapes. — Bunches middle-sized ; berriea 

 middle-sized ; frequently striped black and white ; flesh juicy ; fine flavor. 



7. Alicant, Black Spanish. — Fruit black; flavor good. 



8. Black Cluster, Burgundy, Auvernat, Black Burgundy. — Originally from 

 Burgundy. Bunches small, berries small, sitting close together ; black and ovai 

 flavor pleasant ; leaves hoary; a great bearer, and good wall-fruit; seldom intro- 

 duced into grape-houses. 



9. Black July, Early, Raisin Precoce, Madeleine, Maurillon, Madeleine Noire. 

 — An old variety, originally from France. Bunches small ; berries small, globular , 

 black ; flavor sugary ; most esteemed for being early ripe j seldom planted in grape ■ 

 houses ; ripens upon the open walls. 



10. Black Prince. — Bunches large; berries very large, globular; dark brown, 

 or black ; one of our best grapes, and should hold a place in every vinery. 



11. Black Raisin. — Originated from Languedoc. Bunches middle-sized; 

 berries large, thick-skinned, oblong, and black ; not much esteemed. 



12. Burgundy, Miller's, Le Mcunicr, Miller's, Miller's Cluster, TJie Miller 

 Grape. — Originated from seed by PhiHp Miller, about 1720. Bunches middle size; 

 berries middle size, oblong, and black; flavor rough; great bearer, and very 

 hardy; excellent wine grape; cultivated as such in 1750, in the vineyard at 

 Painshill. 



13. Black Cluster, Large.— Sent from Portugal in 1710, to Speechiy. Bunches 

 middle-sized ; berries middle-sized, oblong, and black ; flavor rough and harsh ; 

 excellent for wine. 



14. Chasselas, Chasselas de Fontaineblcau, Chasselas Dord, Royal Muscadine. — 

 Supposed to have been introduced in 16G0, by Sir William Temple. Bunches large ; 

 berries middle-sized ; color white ; and round shaped ; flavor rich ; an excellent 

 bearer, and deserves a place in every vinery, particulariy for late crops. 



15. Black Frankendale, Black Muscadine, FranhenlhaL—An old and ap- 

 proved variety. Bunches middle-sized; berries middle-sized, round, and black; 

 flavor rich and juicy ; is well calculated for the open walls, and is a great bearer. 

 This is the Black Hamburg of the continental gardens. 



16. Black Damascus, IVorksop Manor Grape.— Bunches largish; berries large, 

 round, and black. An excellent high-flavored grape, well calculated for late 

 crops. 



• Soil and cultivation mav probably affect the color; if so, the two first grapes are the same* 

 as it is only in that character that they difTer. 



