EUROPEAN GRAPES DESCRIBED. 173 



FRUIT. Bunches above medium size, with large shoulders, tapering, on very 

 strong foot-stalks ; freely set. Berries roundish, or nearly so. Skin thick, 

 leathery, deep green, assuming .in amber tinge when quite ripe. Flesh thick or 

 firm, juicy, sweet, and with a pleasant strong Muscat flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. Raised by Mr. Pearson from Black Alicante crossed with 

 Ferdinand de Lesseps, and awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society in 1874. It is not so much cultivated as it really deserves. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Requires as much heat and time to ripen as the Muscat 

 of Alexandria. Should be grown in a warm Vinery. 



MRS. PINCE (40) Plate XX. An oval black Muscat Grape. 

 .Season : late. Merits : first-class, especially valuable for late use. 



SYN. Mrs. Pince's Black Muscat. 



VINE. Growth very strong and vigorous, the shoots ripening freely ; moder- 

 ately fruitful. Leaves strong and leathery, very rugose, with reddish stalks and 

 venation, and covered with down. 



FRUIT. Bunches generally very large, long, tapering, and often terminating 

 in a broad forked or tasciated point ; compact, requires care in setting. Berries 

 medium-sized, long ovate, on very stout warted foot-stalks, Skin tough, thick, 

 deep purplish black, with a very thick blue bloom. Flesh firm, crackling, very 

 rich and sweet, having a strong Muscat flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. The seed of this Grape was sown by the late Mrs. Pince, of 

 the Exeter Nurseries, shoitly before her death. The Vine fruited in 1863, and 

 was awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society. It is 

 now pretty generally cultivated, more especially, perhaps, in the south-western 

 counties. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Requires treatment very similar to that of the Muscat of 

 Alexandria. It takes a considerable time to ripen thoroughly, but will keep 

 long in good condition, and with less care than most other Grapes. 



MONEY'S WEST'S ST. PETER'S. West's St. Peter's. 

 MOROCCO. Black Morocco. 



MOROCCO PRINCE (73). An oval black Vinous Grape. Season: 

 late. Merits : second-rate ; valuable on account of its keeping 

 qualities. 



VINE. Growth very strong and vigorous, the shoots ripening freely ; moder- 

 ately fruitful. Leaves medium-sized, deeply toothed, rugose, with reddish stalks 

 and venation. 



FRUIT. Bunches of medium size, on long, strong foot-stalks, with strong 

 shoulders ; setting freely. Berries medium-sized, short ovate, on strong 

 stalks. Skin thin, membraneous, generally of a purplish red colour, but some- 

 times black, and with a thin bloom. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet, with a very brisk, 

 sparkling vinous flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. Received by the Royal Horticultural Society about thirty- 

 five years ago, as a seedling between Black Prince and Black Morocco, hence 

 called Morocco Prince. 



CULTURAL NOTES. Succeeds under the same treatment as the Black 

 Hamburgh. 



MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA (52) Plate XXI. An oval white Muscat 

 Grape. Season : late ; will keep in good condition long after 



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