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in fact, it is the latest novelty in this direction. It was 

 raised by Messrs D. & W. Buchanan, Forth Vineyard, 

 Kippen, by Stirling, in 1894, by fertilising Gros Col- 

 mar with pollen obtained from Gros Maroc ; no wonder, 

 therefore, that the offspring of such parentage should 

 excite so much attention in the grape-growing world on 

 account of the handsome appearance of both bunch and 

 berry of the Diamond Jubilee grape. The average 

 weight of bunches is about one and a half pounds. It 

 is a late grape of great merit, as shown by the several 

 First Class Certificates which were awarded to it by 

 important horticultural societies in Scotland and England 

 last year. 



In size and form of bunch and berry Diamond Jubilee 

 resembles that excellent summer grape Madresfield Court, 

 setting freely, and colouring with a dense bloom. In 

 addition to being awarded First Prize at the Great 

 Shrewsbury Fruit Show last August in the class provided 

 for new grapes, it also obtained a First Class Certificate. 

 The fine appearance of the bunch, consisting of large 

 oval-shaped berries beautifully coloured and carrying a 

 dense bloom, attracted a good deal of attention on the 

 part of the general public, but more especially did it 

 command the special attention of the expert grape- 

 growers present. The flavour as a matter of course 

 in the case of a new grape was tested and pronounced 

 as being very good for the time of year. Naturally one 

 does not expect to find the flavour in late grapes, eaten 

 in August, anything like so good as it would two or 

 three months later. Diamond Jubilee is being distributed 

 this spring by the raisers. 



Black Alicante is a very popular and showy late grape ; 

 and this is not to be wondered at, seeing that the bunches, 

 consisting of large oval-shaped berries, range from two 

 to seven pounds in weight, these being very compact 

 and broad-shouldered and sometimes tapering regularly 



