134 VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



It has been grown in the conservatory at Chiswick for many years, having been 

 received, under number, from Herr Burchardt, of Lansberg on the Warta, and 

 was named Burchardfs Prince by the Fruit Committee, on account of its resem- 

 blance to Black Prince, and largely distributed under that name, but it never 

 appears to have become popular, though there are many much inferior varieties 

 grown. 



CULTURAL NOTES. A remarkably free-fruiting Grape wherever grown, requir- 

 ing a considerable amount of heat to ripen the fruit thoroughly. 



ARCHERFIELD EARLY MUSCAT. Muscat of Alexandria. 



ASCOT CITRONNELLE (48). An oval white Muscat Grape. Season: 

 first early ; ripens three weeks before the Black Hamburgh. Merits : 

 excellent in quality ; worthy of being grown on account of its 

 earliness, but too small for extended cultivation. 



. Growth free and vigorous, but not robust, the shoots slender, always 

 ripens well ; free-fruiting. 



FRUIT. Bunches small, bluntly cylindrical in shape, very closely set. Berries 

 small, roundish oval in shape. Foot-stalks stout. Skin thin, white or pale 

 straw-coloured, very clear and transparent. Flesh tender, juicy, very richly 

 flavoured, with a strong Muscat aroma. 



HISTORY, ETC. Raised by the late Mr. John Standish, of Ascot, being a cross 

 between Chasselas Musque and the old Citronelle ; sent out in 1871, 



CULTURAL NOTES. Suitable for pots or cold orchard-houses, or in good 

 seasons for the open wall. 



ASCOT FRONTIGNAN (56). A round white Muscat Grape. Season : 

 first early. Merits : first-class in quality. 



VINE. Growth strong and vigorous ; free-bearing and ripens readily. Leaves 

 deeply lobed, with reddish veins and leaf-stalks. 



FRUIT. Bunches of medium size, strongly and somewhat broadly shouldered, 

 rather thin, and not requiring much thinning. Berries round and small. Skin 

 thin, pale greenish white. Flesh firm, very sweet, and with a rich Muscat 

 flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. A cross between Muscat de Saumur and Chasselas Musque, 

 raised by the late Mr. J. Standish, of Ascot. 



CULTURAL NOTES. A Vine of this variety is growing in Mr. G. F. Wilson's 

 orchard-house at Weybridge, trained along under the ridge, where it ripens its 

 fruit freely, without any artificial heat. 



AUGUST FRONTIGNAN (42). A round black Muscat Grape. Season : 



first early, quite three weeks in advance of Black Hamburgh. Merits : 



valuable for its earliness and hardiness, but too small to merit 

 extended cultivation. 



SYN. Muscat d'Aout. 



VINE. Growth very slender, but free ; very fruitful. 



FRUIT. Bunches small and compact. Berries small, round, occasionally 

 inclining to ovate. Skin thin, of a dark purplish colour. Flesh very juicy and 

 sweet, with a slight trace of Muscat. 



HISTORY, ETC. Raised by M. Vibert, of Angers. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Generally grown as a pot Grape, for which purpose it is 

 very suitable ; it ripens also on the open wall. 



