164 VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



GROVE-END SWEETWATER (16). An oval white Sweetwater Grape. 

 Season : first early ; one of the earliest Grapes in cultivation. Merits : 

 first-class as an early out-door Grape. 



SYN. Early Green Madeira, Early White Malvasia, Early 

 Leipsic, Burchardt's Amber Cluster, Early Kienzheim. 



VINE. Growth free and vigorous, although not robust ; free- fruiting. 



FRUIT. Bunches small, from six inches to eight inches long, loose or straggling ; 

 setting freely. Berries small, ovate. Skin thin, very clear and transparent, 

 greenish white, becoming amber when fully ripe, and retaining a thin bloom. 

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



HISTORY, ETC. This Grape is so named from Grove End, St. John's Wood, 

 the residence of William Atkinson, Esq., who imported it and grew it under that 

 name, as described in the Transactions of the Horticultural Society in 1821. It 

 was subsequently grown at Chiswick, and sent out from there under the name of 

 Burchardt's Amber Cluster. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Will succeed in any cool Vinery or orchard-house, and is 

 specially well adapted for cultivation on the open wall. 



HAMPTON COURT. Black Hamburgh. 

 HORSFORTH'S SEEDLING. Black Morocco. 



INGRAM'S HARDY PROLIFIC MUSCAT (37). An oval black Muscat 

 Grape. Season : early. Merits : second-rate. 



VINE. Growth somewhat slender, the shoots small, but ripening freely ; 

 moderately fruitful. Leaves small, rugose, deeply serrated, with reddish stalks 

 and venation. 



FRUIT. Bunches medium -sized, long, tapering, and setting freely. Berries 

 medium-sized, of an oval shape. Skin quite black, with a thick blue bloom. 

 Flesh firm, moderately juicy, sweet, and pleasant, with a slight trace of Muscat 

 flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. This is a seedling raised in 1857 by the late Mr. Ingram, 

 gardener to Her Majesty at Frogmore, and was in much repute for some years as 

 a Grape suitable for out-door culture, as having a Muscat flavour. It is not now 

 cultivated to any extent. 



CULTURAL NOTES, ETC. Free growing, and fruits readily in any ordinary 

 Vinery or greenhouse. 



JOHN DOWNIE. Alnwick Seedling. 

 JOSLING'S ST. ALBANS. Chasselas Musque. 

 JULY. Black July. 



JULY FRONTIGNAN (44). A round black Muscat Grape. Season: 

 first early Merits : first-class as an out-door Grape. 

 SYN. Muscat de Juillet. 



VINE. Growth free and vigorous, producing small but well-ripened shoots ; 

 fruits freely. 



FRUIT. Bunches small, compact, and setting freely. Berries small and round. 

 Skin dark purple, with a thick bloom. Flesh very juicy, sweet and pleasant, 

 with a slight Muscnt flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. Introduced by the late Mr. Rivers. 



