EUBOPEAN GRAPES DESCRIBED. 



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FRUIT. Bunches very long and tapering, with large drooping shoulders ; always 

 well set. Berries small, round. Skin thin, greenish white, assuming a yellowish 

 tinge when lully ripe, with a thick bloom. Flesh tender, very juicy, sweet and 

 rich, with a strong Muscat flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. This is a seedling raised by Mr. W. Thomson, when gardener 

 to the Duke of Buccleuch, at Dalkeith. It received a First Class Certificate from 

 the Royal Horticultural Society in 1863. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Will grow and fruit well in a Hamburgh-house, but to 

 ripen it properly more heat is required. When grown in a cool temperature, 

 it is somewhat apt to shank, and many of the berries remain of a sickly greenish 

 hue, and never become sweet. 



DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH (25) Plate XII. A round white Sweetwater 

 Grape. Season : early ; best suited for summer use. Merits : first- 

 class ; one of the noblest and handsomest Grapes in cultivation. 



VINE. Growth very robust, inclining to be gross, the young shoots being 

 thick, somewhat soft, and ripening badly ; not very productive. Leaves large, 

 ileshy, roundish, deeply serrated, and but slightly lobed. 



FRUIT. Blenches large, ovate, or rather short with broad stout shoulders ; 

 stalk stout, inclining to be gross and fleshy. Berries very large, roundish, some- 

 what flattened at both ends. Skin thin, of a pale greenish yellow, and becoming 

 a fine amber colour when fully ripe ; occasionally subject to spot. Flesh exceed- 

 ingly tender and juicy, with a very rich and remarkably pleasant flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. This noble Grape is a seedling raised by Mr. W. Thomson, of 

 Clovenfords, when gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch, at Dalkeith. It was 

 awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1872. 



CULTURAL NOTES. The most successful cultivator of this Grape is, no doubt, 

 the raiser himself, Mr. Thomson, at Clovenfords. The enormous quantity of 

 fruit and the magnificent quality of the same, testify that there, at least, no 

 difficulty is experienced in its cultivation. At Drumlanrig it succeeds remarkably 

 well ; as it did also with the late Mr. Stevens nt Trentham, and with Mr. Harrison 

 Weir in a ground Vinery. It is somewhat difficult to establish, but once started 

 it grows with great luxuriance, and fruits freely on the young rods. It should, 

 therefore, be pruned on the long spur system, and grown in an inside border and 

 in a somewhat dry atmosphere. The bunches when in flower should be carefully 

 set, and a temperature and general treatment provided similar to that given to 

 the Black Hamburgh. 



DUTCH HAMBURGH (77). A round, black, Vinous Grape. Season: 

 mid-season ; apt to shrivel when allowed to hang. Merits : second-rate 

 quality ; very handsome in appearance. 



SYN. Wilmofs Hamburgh. 



VINE. Growth strong and robust, the shoots somewhat thicker, and with the 

 bark paler in colour than the Black Hamburgh ; very free fruiting. Leaves large, 

 dying off yellow. 



FRUIT. Bundles medium-sized, rather short, with broad shoulders, very often 

 badly set, a great portion of the berries being imperfectly developed. Berries 

 very large, roundish, inclining to oblate, having an uneven surface, giving them 

 a hammered appearance. Skin thick, black, adhering to the flesh, covered with 

 a dense bloom, very handsome. Flesh firm, often hollow at the core, coarse and 

 harsh in flavour, excepting when highly ripened, when it is then sweet and sugary, 

 but wanting in juiciness. 



HISTORY, ETC. This is a very old Grape, and has been much confounded with 

 the Black Hamburgh, from which it is very distinct. It is more handsome in 



