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perfection. It hangs very late, and in the months of February and 

 March it is one of the most sprightly flavoured sorts in cultivation. The 

 leaves die pale yellow. 



This is extensively cultivated in Langnedoc and Provence, on account of its 

 great fertility and the large quantity of wine it yields ; butthe wine is not of ahigh 

 character, being principally the vin ordinaire of that part of the country. The stalks 

 of the bunches are so brittle that the vintagers do not use a knife when gathering 

 them, but simply break them oil' with the hand. It delights in a deep alluvial soil. 



ASCOT CITRONELLE. Bunches, a foot long, not shouldered, or 

 very slightly so. Stalks, stout. Berries, medium sized, round, with 

 stout, wartud berry-stalks. Skin, white, covered with a thin bloom, and 

 marked with a distinct style-point at the apex. Flesh, tender, very 

 rich, and finely flavoured, with an admixture of citron and muscat. 



A very fine grape, raised by Mr. Standish, of Ascot, from a small 

 early grape called Blanc de Saumur, crossed with Citron Frontignan. It 

 resembles White Frontignan in the bunch. The vine is well suited for 

 pot culture or for a cool house. I have had the fruit ripen out of doors 

 and of good flavour. 



Ascot Frontignan. See Early Ascot Fronliynan. 

 Aspirant. See Expiran. 



AUGUST FRONTIGNAN (Muscat d'Aout). Berries, medium sized, 

 round, inclining to oval. Skin, deep purple. Flesh, very rich and 

 juicy, with a slight muscat aroma. 



An early grape, ripening about the end of August. The vine forms 

 a dwarf bush, and on that account is well adapted for pot culture, but 

 it is a delicate grower. It ripens against a wall in the open air. 



Raised by M. Vibert, of Angers. It has a small indifferent little bunch, and its 

 earliness is its only recommendation. 



August Traube. See Black July. 



Auvergne Frontignan. See Early Auvcryne Frontignan. 



Bammerer. See Black Hamburyh. 



BARBAROSSA (Brizzola ; Eossca ; Uva Barbarossa}. Bunches, 

 medium sized, shouldered. Berries, slightly oval, or obround. Skin* 

 thin and delicate, of a grizzly colour, or pale red, covered with a thin 

 grey bloom. Flesh, delicate, juicy, sweet, and with somewhat of a 

 Royal Muscadine flavour, but very much richer. Gallesio says it is 

 " the king of dessert grapes." 



This is a very fine dessert grape. 



The grape which has been grown in this country for some years under the'name 

 ot Barbarossa is a totally different variety. Its correct name is Gros Guillaume, 

 a rizzl ' the Barbarossa is, as its name implies, a rose-coloured or 



Barbaroux. See Gromier du Cantal. 



