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 Black Prince.—If the Black Hamburg has a rival, it is in this Grape. In this vicinity, growers generally prefer it. Bunches tapering and well shouldered. Berries large, of a fine black, not so closely set on the bunch as the Hamburg. Flesh melting, juicy and high flavored. A great bearer and always colors well. A very large bunch will weigh three pounds; wood strong.

Charges Henling.—A black Grape from the south of France, introduced by me four years ago. Bunches long and tapering. Berries medium size; color jet black, with a violet bloom. Flesh melting, very juicy, spicy and sprightly; flavor distinct from any other Grape. A great bearer, either in pots or in the ground; bunches from a pound to a pound and a half.

Chasselas Golden, White Chasselas, Royal Muscadine, White Muscadine, Chasselas de Fontainebleau, with many other names, all belong to two varieties of the Grape, very much assimulated, and in which there is great confusion. Bunches long and tapering, with one or two shoulders. Berries medium size; of a white, changing to a bright, transparent, golden color, when fully exposed to the sun. Flesh tender, melting, rich and sugary. A prolific bearer. We have seen a vine in a pot with twenty-nine bunches of fruit on it.

Decan’s Superb.—A new Grape, imported by me three years ago, and promises to be the finest white Grape we have in culture for size and bearing, with an excellent flavor. Bunches large, well shouldered. Berries perfectly round, three to four inches in circumference; of a greenish-white color. Flesh and flavor very similar to the Hamburg. A strong grower.

Muscat of Alexandria.—Bunches large, as broad as they are long. Berries oval, of a fine yellowish-white color. Flesh firm, with a rich, sweet, musky flavor, peculiar to this variety; few seeds; requires to be fully transparent before being cut; in fact it is not ripe till it begins to shrivel. Many growers cut it before maturity. A large bunch will weigh two pounds. A very strong grower.