begins to force it in the middle of April; it becomes ripe in November; and he sometimes keeps it on his vines till the end of March. Gard. Mag. Vol. i.

p. 36.

9. BLACK MORILLON. Miller, No. 6.
Auvergne. Martyn's Miller, No. 7.
Auverna. Miller, No. 6.
Pineau. Ib.

Le Bourguignon. Bradley, No. 24.
Small Black Cluster. Speechly, No. 34.
True Burgundy. Martyn's Miller, No. 7.

Bunches small, but rather larger than those of the Miller's Burgundy. Berries middle-sized, somewhat oval. Skin of a very black colour. Juice very sweet. It is hardy, and ripens well on a south wall.

This is the true Burgundy Grape, and is readily distinguished from the other, in not having its downy appearance; it has also larger berries, and they are not so closely set upon the bunches. It might be successfully cultivated in this country for wine. In Burgundy it is highly esteemed for this purpose.

10. BLACK MUSCADEL. Speechly, No. 8. Mogul, of some Collections.

The Bunches of this grape contain Berries of different shapes and sizes; generally they are large and oval; but some of them are very large and long, somewhat compressed, and flat at the ends. Skin thin, of a black colour, with delicate juicy Flesh. The leaves change in autumn to a bright scarlet.

Requires a hothouse.

11. BLACK MUSCADINE. Langley, t. 36.

Bunches about the same size as those of the White

Muscadine. Berries globular. Skin of a black colour,

covered with a bluish bloom. Juice rich, if well ripened, and of a very good flavour. Requires a vinery.

12. BLACK PRINCE. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 45. Bunches rather long, and generally unshouldered; they are, however, occasionally well shouldered. Berries oval, and, when well thinned out, of a very good size. Skin dark blackish purple, covered with a thick blue bloom. Flesh white, abounding with sweet well flavoured Juice. In pulling the berry from the stalk, a long receptacle is left, which is red, and covered with the white flesh. Seeds large, generally four, and sometimes five, in each berry. Leaves rather fleshy, broad in proportion to their length, with long footstalks, tinged with red the principal lobes not deeply divided, broadly serrated, becoming variegated in the autumn with pale red and dark purple.

The Black Prince is of easy culture, requiring only the protection of the greenhouse or common vinery; and in favourable seasons it will, on a warm dry soil, ripen its fruit on a south wall.

Mr. Hooker's drawing was made from a bunch produced at Highgate in 1813.

13. BLACK RAISIN. Speechly, No. 39.

Raisin Grape. Miller, No. 18.

Bunches large and long; the largest have good-sized shoulders. Berries large and oval.

black colour. Flesh hard and firm.

Skin thick, of a

Juice very high

flavoured. Wood long-jointed. Buds somewhat pointed. Leaves large, very much serrated, with long red footstalks. It is a tall grape, and requires a hothouse.

Mr. Oldacre, who has given a very good account of it in the Gard. Mag., says, if the bunches are cut in October with long footstalks to them, and hung in the kitchen so as not to touch each other, they will be so ripened by the warmth of the room by Christmas as to eat extremely well.

14. BLACK SWEETWATER. Speechly, No. 17.

Bunches small, close, and short. Berries small, round. Skin thin, of a black colour. Juice very sweet, with but little perfume.

This ripens on a common wall, and is but seldom introduced under glass.

15. CLARET GRAPE. Speechly, No. 31.

Blood Grape. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 43.

Bunches small. Berries very closely set, small, black, of a somewhat oval figure. The Juice is of a blood red colour, and of a harsh taste, unless the berries are highly matured. The leaves change to a russet red early in the summer, and die of a deep blood colour in the

autumn.

It ripens pretty well on a south wall.

The branches of this, like those of the White Sweetwater, are very short-jointed. It is very tender when in blossom: on that account the bunches are seldom perfectly formed, and always contain numerous smallsized berries among the larger ones.

16. EARLY BLACK JULY. Langley, t. 47. f. 3. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 17.

Bunches small. Berries small, round, of a black colour, and generally thin upon the bunches. Juice sweet, with but little perfume.

It ripens early on a south wall; but being tender when in blossom, it seldom produces a fair crop.

17. ESPERIONE. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 93. t. 2. Hardy Blue Windsor. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 57. Turner's Black.

Ib.

Bunches handsomely shouldered, and differing little

in size from the Black Hamburgh. Berries varying much in form; being sometimes round, frequently flatrotund, and indented on the head with the remains of the style. A groove or channel is often observed on one side, or both, decreasing from the head downwards. Skin of a deep purple colour, inclining to black, covered with a thick blue bloom. The Flesh adheres to the skin, and though neither high flavoured nor melting, is pleasant. The leaves are variously cut, and die upon the tree of an orange hue.

The Esperione Vine is prolific to an extraordinary degree, very hardy, and of most luxuriant growth, perfecting its fruit equally well and early with the Sweetwater and Muscadine, and in unfavourable seasons has a decided advantage over these and any other hardy grape in our possession. It was purchased of Mr. Williams, of Turnham Green, in 1804, and planted by Mr. I. T. Aiton, in the royal gardens at Windsor.

18. FRANKENTHAL. Frankendale. Ib.

Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 60.

Frankenthal. Knoop. Fruct.

p. 138.

Bunches tolerably large, with small handsome shoulders, a little resembling the Black Hamburgh. Berries somewhat oval, but flattened at the head, where it is much broader than at the stalk; and when fully ripe, they are indented on the sides as if by pressure between the finger and thumb. Skin deep purple, approaching to black, covered with a thin blue bloom. Flesh tender. Juice sweet and rich, and of excellent flavour.

It ripens well in the vinery, but is much higher flavoured when grown in the hothouse, where it forces well, and will bear a high degree of heat.

19. LARGE BLACK CLUSTER. Speechly, No. 35.

The Berries of this are larger and more oval than those of either the old Black Cluster or the Burgundy: they are black, and not so delicate, the Juice being of a

harsh, rough taste: the leaves are of a beautiful bright scarlet in the autumn, before they fall off.

Mr. Speechly says he had this sort sent him from Lisbon, and was assured of its being the grape from which port wine is made. It does not appear, from his account of it, that it deserves to be cultivated in this country except as a wine grape.

20. MALVOISIE. Speechly, No. 21.
Blue Tokay. Ib.

La Malvoise. Bradley, No. 41.
Malmsey Grape. Ib.

Bunches about the size of those of the Black Cluster. Berries small, of a somewhat oval figure. Skin brown, covered with a blue bloom; it is thin, and the Flesh delicate. Juice rich and vinous.

Requires a vinery.

Bradley says it bears well, and though the berry is small, it is extremely rich and high-flavoured; that it ripens early, and is so full of juice that he esteems it the most melting of all grapes.

21. SAINT PETER'S. Langley, p. 115. Speechly, No. 43.

Black Grape from Palestine. Ib. No. 44.

Saint Peter's Black. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 128. Bunches pretty large and long, very generally without shoulders. Berries pretty large, almost globular. Skin thin, of a black colour. Flesh delicate, with a very excellent and well-flavoured Juice.

The berries, when subjected to a high temperature, are very apt to crack, on which account it is not advisable to plant it in the forcing-house; but for the vinery it is a most excellent grape.

22. THE MILLER'S BURGUNDY. Pom. Mag. t. 56. Miller's, Burgundy. Speechly, No. 23.

Miller Grape. Miller, No. 5.

Le Meunier. Chaptal, Tr. sur le Vigne, Vol. i. p. 169.