EUROPEAN GRAPES DESCRIBED. 157 



VINE. Growth somewhat gross, the young shoots being often very thick, soft, 

 pithy, and badly ripened ; a moderate cropper. Leaves large, roundish, very 

 deeply toothed, thick, and soft ; ripening oft' early of a deep yellow colour. 



FRUIT. Bunches large, well shouldered, ovate in outline ; stalk stout and 

 fleshy, that of the berry being stout and warted. Berries very large, obovate, 

 slightly pointed, in some cases round. Skin thin, clear pale greenish yellow, 

 inclining to pale yellow when fully ripe. Flesh firm, very juicy, the flavour 

 resembling somewhat that of a very sweet Black Hamburgh, and very pleasant to 

 the palate. It is a somewhat shy setter, and the berries are often subject to 

 the spot. 



HISTORY, ETC. This noble-looking Grape is a seedling raised by Mr. "W. 

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

 from a Grape that was a cross between Champion Hamburgh and Bo wood Muscat, 

 and received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society 

 in 1868. 



CULTURAL NOTES. This fine Grape is somewhat difficult to cultivate ; it is a 

 free grower in some places, but in others it makes very slow progress. It fruits 

 better on young rods than on spurs. At Dalkeith it succeeded well with Mr. 

 Thomson, grafted on the Black Hamburgh. 



GOLDEN HAMBURGH (27), A round white Sweetwater Grape. 

 Season : early, but not suitable for forcing. Merits : second-rate, and 

 unworthy of cultivation. 



SYN. Busby's Golden Hamburgh, Luglienga Bianca. 



VINE. Growth moderately free and robust, the young shoots somewhat soft 

 and pithy, and ripening badly ; a moderate cropper. Leaves large, broad, and 

 tiabby, of a pale sickly green colour, as if in bad health, and dying off early. 



FRUIT. Bunches above medium size, with broad shoulders, very loose and 

 straggling ; sets freely. Berries large, roundish, occasionally ovate. Skin thin, 

 pale yellow in colour. Flesh tender, melting (might be termed squashy), sweet, 

 but never rich. It requires to be eatsn soon after becoming ripe, as it speedily 

 becomes discoloured and loses flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. This was stated to be a seedling raised by Mr. Bushy, 

 gardener at Stockwood Park, Luton, and a cross between Stillward's Sweetwater 

 and Black Hamburgh, but there is much doubt as to the accuracy of this 

 statement. It is most probably an imported Grape. Luglienga Bianca, from 

 Italy, as grown at Chiswick, proved similar in every respect, and this is most 

 likely the proper name. It was sent out by Messrs. Veitch in 1857. 



CULTURAL NOTES, ETC. At one time this was the most popular of White 

 Grapes, and was to be found in every collection. In the great Vinery at Chiswick 

 it succeeded extremely well for a good many years, but latterly it has not been 

 so satisfactory, seldom setting well, producing a great miny small berries, and 

 being of interior quality. It does pretty well grafted on Black Hamburgh. 



GOLDEN QUEEN (51). An oval white Muscat Grape. Season: late; 

 keeps well. Merits : second-rate ; scarcely worthy of cultivation. 



VINE. Groivth remarkably strong and of fine vigorous constitution, the shoots 

 strong, ripening well ; very fruitful. Leaves large, broad, deeply toothed, thick, 

 deep green, with reddish foot-stalks, and remaining long in a fresh green state. 



FRUIT. Bunches medium-sized, long, regularly tapering, on very long but 

 rather thin stalks ; sets thickly. Berries above medium size, ovate. Skin 

 thick, of a pale greenish yellow colour, very often of an ashy paleness, and then 

 not at all inviting. Flesh rather soft and squashy, sweetibh, with a faint trace 



