178 VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



MUSCAT CHAMPION (67). A round, red, or grizzly Muscat Grape. 

 Season : mid-season ; will not keep long after being ripe. Merits : 

 first-class in quality, and very handsome. 



SYN. Champion Hamburgh Muscat. 



VINE. Growth somewhat gross, the shoots often ripening badly, like those of 

 the Mill Hill Hamburgh ; shy-fruiting. Leaves large, deeply serrated, flabby, 

 dying oft yellow. 



FRUIT. Bunches medium-sized, broadly shouldered, on gross fleshy stalks ; 

 an imperfect setter, many of the berries, although attaining a fair size, having 

 no seeds. Berries very large, round. Skin thin, tender, of a dark reddish or 

 grizzly colour, seldom black. Flesh melting, very juicy, rich and sweet, with 

 a strong Muscat flavour. 



HISTORY, ETC. Kaised by Mr. Melville, gardener to the Earl of Rosebery, at 

 Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh, about the year 1858, by crossing Mill Hill Ham- 

 burgh with Canon Hall Muscat, possesses the characteristics of both parents. 

 It was sent out by Messrs. Veitch & Sons. 



CULTURAL NOTES. A somewhat difficult Grape to cultivate, being slow in 

 commencing to grow, and producing gross, badly-ripened wood. At Sandring- 

 ham, Mr. Carinichael was particularly successful in its cultivation ; and Mr. 

 Harrison Weir grew it with great success in his low ground-vineries at 

 Brenchley, Kent. 



MUSCAT ESCHOLATA. Muscat of Alexandria. 

 MUSCAT EUGENIEN. Auvergne Frontignan. 

 MUSCAT FLEUR D'ORANGER. Chasselas Musque. 

 MUSCAT GRIS. Grizzly Frontignan. 



MUSCAT OF HUNGARY (53). An oval white Muscat Grape. 

 Season : mid-season. Merits : first-class in quality. 



g yN . Muscat Daroczy, Muscat de I'Archiduc Jean, Peczi szagos, 



etc. 



y INE . Growth moderately strong, ripening freely, having a fine vigorous 

 constitution, fruitful. Leaves resembling Muscat of Alexandria, dying oft" 

 yellow. 



FRUIT. Bunches of small size, always well set. Berries below medium 

 size, ovate. Skin thin, pale greenish yellow. Flesh firm, yet juicy, with a 

 very pronounced and exceedingly pleasant Muscat flavour. We have received 

 fruit of this sort from Herr Horvaih, of Fiint'kirchen, Hungary, who states 

 that it is the best and latest keeping table Grape grown in Hungary, letaiuing 

 its Muscat flavour longer than the Muscat of Alexandria. Grown at Chiswick, 

 this has proved to be the very richest of Muscat Grapes, and hangs remarkably 

 long in fresh condition. 



HISTORY, ETC Herr Horvath says that this Grape has been grown in the 

 mountains of Funfkirchen for many years and from thence distributed. It is best 

 kuo*n there under the name of Peczi szagos, Peczi being Hungarian for 

 Funt'kiivhen, and tzagos s-ignifying "sweet-scented." It is erroneously called 

 Muscat of Alexandria. The Director of the School of Vine-culture there calls 

 it the Small-berried Muscat of Alexandria. In Marburg it is often called Muscat 

 Da.mi teener, which is incorrect, this being the German name for the Muscat of 

 Alexandria. It is sometimes called Muscat Daroczy, in compliment to M. Uaroczy, 



