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VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



SYN. Olive House Seedling, John Downie. 



VINE. Growth very strong, robust, and vigorous, producing long-jointed wood, 

 remarkably free constitution ; very fruitful, the young growing shoots nearly 



Plate II. ALNWICK SEEDLING. 

 (Bunch \ ; berries natural size.) 



smooth, reddish in colour ; the ripened wood firm, with reddish brown bark, and 

 large prominent buds. Leaves very large, bright green, rugose, deeply serrated, 

 and dying oft' yellow. 



