d22 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, ETC. ' 
musky, and of excellent flavour. It ripens about the second 
week of September, and is an excellent bearer. 
Black Frontignac, Violet Frontignac, Muscat Xoir. 
Buncbes small and sbort : berries round, and grow close in 
bunches; skin black, covered witb a fine light bloom, flesb 
tender and juicy, of a rich vinous spicy flavour. 
Blade Hamburg. Buncbes tolerably large, witb sbort 
compact sboulders, tapering to a point ; berries large, of an 
oval form, skin ratber tbick, very nearly black, and covered 
witb a blue bloom ; flesb tender, sweet, and of a rich vinous 
flavour ; ripens about the first of October, but will bang on 
the vine till frost. This is, in every respect, one of the 
finest black grapes that can be grown in the open air : it is 
also a constant bearer. The leaves in the fall are mottled 
with green and yellow. 
Black Prince. Bunches rather long, and generally shoul- 
dered : berries oval, and of a good size, skin rather thick, 
of a dark purple, and covered with a thick bloom : flesh 
white, sweet, juicy, and well flavoured : ripe about the first of 
October. 
Black Lomhardy, West's St. Peter's. Bunches long and 
well shouldered : berries large, round, and of a regular size ; 
skin thin and very black, juice plentiful, and of a very high 
flavour ; is perfectly ripe about the middle of October, and 
will keep on the vines till frost. 
Black Muscadine, Black Chasselas, Violet Chasselas. 
Bunches about the size and shape of the Golden Chasselas : 
berries perfectly round, and covered with a blue bloom : flesh 
juicy, and of a very rich flavour: ripens about the first of 
October. 
Frankendcde. Bunches large, with small shoulders, and 
rather longer than the Black Hamburg : berries round and 
closely set; skin deep purple, approaching to black, covered 
with a thin blue bloom ; flesh tender, sweet, rich, and of a 
luscious flavour : it is a great bearer, and fully ripe about 
the end of September or first of October. 
Grizzly Frontignac, Muscat Gris. Bunches of a medium 
size, with small shoulders : berries round, of a light brown 
colour, intermixed with red and yellow ; the juice is exceed- 
ingly rich, and possessing a high spic} r flavour : it ripens about 
the middle of September. 
