OF THE VINE. 
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tnufky flavour. The berries hang loofely, and compofe long 
well-formed bunches. 
This grape is in great eflimation, and Is, at prefent, more 
generally planted in Hot-houfes than any other fort. * 
2. BLACK DAMASCUS. 
The berries of this fpecies are large, round, and of a fine 
black colour; the flcin thin, and the flefh delicate, rich, juicy, 
and of an exquifite flavour. 
The fame bunch commonly confifls of berries of different 
fizes ; the fmall berries are without flones, and the large ones 
contain only one in each berry. This, although a late grape, 
is a mofl excellent and very valuable fort. * 
3 . BLACK GRAPE FROM TRIPOLI. 
This grape feems nearly allied to the former fpecies ; but 
the bunches are always compofed of large berries of an equal 
fize, and with one flone in each. This circumftance of the 
berries being equal in fize, renders the bunches of a more 
agreeable appearance. The foliage in both is exceedingly 
beautiful in the autumn, and very fimilar. This may be 
reckoned a truly valuable grape. * 
4 . ALEPPO GRAPE. 
This is a middle-fized roundifh grape, with a thin fkin and 
delicate juicy flefli, of an exquifite vinous flavour. The colour 
is commonly very various. I have feen on the fame bunch 
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