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becoming quite black when fully coloured, and covered with a delicate 

 bloom. Flesh, dull opaline white, very firm, sweet, and richly flavoured, 

 with a faint trace of Muscat flavour, but not so, much as to include it 

 among Muscats. Seeds, generally in pairs. 



This is a very valuable grape, and may be ripened with the heat of 

 an ordinary vinery. It forces well, and will hang till the month of 

 March without shrivelling or discolouration of either berries or stalks. 

 The vine is a vigorous grower and an abundant bearer, seldom pro- 

 ducing less than three bunches on each shoot. I have seen bunches 

 of this grape ripened in August, hang till March, and preserve all their 

 freshness, even at that late season, when the berries were plump and 

 delicious. 



Grafted on the Black Hamburgh the berries are much increased in 

 size, but the flavour is not improved. On Gros Guillaume it does not 

 succeed so well, but the flavour is improved, and the fruit does not 

 hang so long as when on its own roots. The leaves die bright yellow. 



Raised by Mr. Foster, gardener to Lord Downe, at Beningborough Hall, York, 

 from Black Morocco, crossed with Sweetwater, about the year 1835. It was from 

 the same pot of seedlings as Foster's White Seedling was obtained. 



Large Black Ferral. See Ferral. 

 Lashmar's Seedling. See St. John's. 

 Lebanon Seedling. See Catawba. 

 Le Coeur. See Morocco. 



LIERVAL'S FRONTIGNAN (Muscat Lierval). Bunches, quite 

 small, cylindrical, and well set. Berries, small, round, covered with a 

 thick bloom. Skin, tender, quite black. Flesh, tender and sweet, with 

 a slight Muscat flavour. Seeds, very large for the size of the berry. 



A very early grape, but much too small for general cultivation. 



LOMBARD Y (Flame-coloured Tokay; Eed PJienish; Eed Taurida ; 

 Wantage). Bunches, very large, shouldered, closely set, and hand- 

 some ; sometimes weighing from six to seven pounds. Berries, large 

 and round, inclining to oval. Skin, pale red or flame-coloured. Flesh, 

 firm, sweet, and well-flavoured, but only second-rate. 



This requires a high temperature to ripen it. The vine is a very 

 strong grower, and requires a great deal of room, but it is a good 

 bearer. The only recommendation to this variety is the great size of 

 the bunches and beauty of the fruit. 



Longford's Incomparable. See Black Prince. 

 Long Noir d'Espagne. See Trentham Black. 

 Luglienga Bianca. See Golden Hamburgh. 

 Macready's Early White. See St. John's. 



MADEIRA FRONTIGNAN (Muscat Noir de Madere; Muscat Eouge 

 de Madere]. Bunches, of medium size, rather compact. Berries, above 



