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CHAPTER XXV. 



SELECTIONS OF GRAPES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. 



TT would be practically impossible in any one establishment to 

 IT cultivate all the varieties of Grapes which are known, or even all 

 y those which are known to possess some special merit. We have, 

 therefore, thought it desirable to indicate in a condensed and 

 collected form a selection of the varieties best adapted for particular 

 purposes 



" Many for many virtues excellent, 

 None but for some, and yet all different." 



1. Black Hamburgh 



2. Royal Muscadine 



3. Foster's Seedling 



I. GRAPES FOR POT CULTURE. 



4. Madresfield Court 



5. Royal Ascot 



6. Black Alicante. 



For this purpose no Grape equals No. 1 (the Black Hamburgh), which is 

 grown to a hundred times the extent of any other, and is the beau ideal of a Pot 

 Grape ; No. 2 is much esteemed for earliness and certainty of cropping ; Nos. 4 

 and 6 produce handsome bunches ; No. 5 is very free-fruiting. 



All the early Sweetwaters are also particularly well suited for cultivating in 

 pots. The Muscat of Alexandria and some others of the high-class Grapes 

 are, on the contrary, very unsatisfactory. 



II. GRAPES FOR OPEN-AIR CULTIVATION. 



1. Royal Muscadine 



2. Chasselas Vibert 



3. Ascot Citronnelle 



4. Black Hamburgh 



5. Miller's Burgundy 



6. Espiran. 



No. 1, the Royal Muscadine, very generally grown as the Sweetwater, and in 

 France as the Chasselas de Fontainebleau, is the best open-air Grape, ripening 

 freely in warm situations in the south of England ; No. 2 is earlier than No. 1, 

 and larger in berry, a variety greatly to be desired ; No. 3 is early and of fine 

 quality ; No 4 in fine seasons ripens pretty well ; Nos. 5 and 6 ripen freely in 

 fine seasons. The old Dutch Sweetwater is sometimes excellent, but frequently 

 sets badly. Black July and Miller's Burgundy may also be recommended. 



III. GRAPES FOR A GREENHOUSE. 



1. Black Hamburgh I 3. Madresfield Court 



2. Royal Muscadine | 4. Foster's Seedling. 



These will ripen freely in an ordinary greenhouse without requiring any 

 fire-heat or special attention. 



