and has a firm flesh, while the berries cling to the stalks well. This grape 

 made a good impression on the Covent Garden trade. One box was kept in 

 the show window of the Trades Commissioner for thirteen days, when the 

 grapes were still in good condition. 



Servan Blanc is a very late white grape that gives beautiful bunches witli 

 fair-sized berries, and will probably altogether take the place of Raisin Blanc, 

 to which it is decidedly superior. The average price realized was 1 1 s. per box, 

 notwithstanding the fact that this variety had not been thinned out previous 

 to shipping. It is largely grown in the south-east of France as a late-keeping 

 white grape. Its cultivation can be strongly recommended. 



Gros Maroc is an excellent large-berried black grape that will in course 

 of time very closely come up to Gros Colman both in quality and price. Its 

 great drawback, however, is that it burns very easily. It should, therefore, 

 be grown on high trellises or possibly on the fish-spine trellis, or in districts 

 where sunburning is not to be feared. It travels really well, and is a most 

 excellent grape for export. 



Molinera Gorda. This is a red grape with round berries and large bunches 

 it is a vigorous grower and good cropper. It never suffers from sunburning, 

 ripens as early as Hermitage, and will last throughout the export season. It 

 possesses excellent keeping qualities, as is shown by the report of the Trades 

 Commissioner in London, where he states the following : 



" It arrived in excellent condition, and apparently is a marvellous 

 keeping grape. The berries cling on exceptionally well, and I might 

 almost say that not more than one berry in five bunches dropped* 

 during the inspection. One box was placed in my office show window 

 for thirteen days, after taking seven days in coming from the ship, 

 making a total of twenty days in all. I carefully examined the 

 grapes afterwards, and there was hardly a berry affected in the 

 whole box/' 



The grapes had thus been cut from the vines about seven weeks ago. 

 Mr. Chiappini further adds : "I think this variety will prove an excellent one 

 for export, and dealers here are much impressed with it." As it is further a 

 variety that will give fairly big berries with a little thinning, it could be grown 

 on a fairly large scale, to be shipped as " selected," and will still make good 

 prices. This season the. average price was 11s. 5d. per box. It can be strongly 

 recommended to all growers, as it is easy^to please and will succeed in early 

 as well as late districts. This grape is exported from Almeria in Spain during 

 the four weeks preceding the exportation of the Almeria (Ohanez) grape from 

 this district. 



Muscat Madresfield Court. This is a very good cropper, suffers little from 

 sunburning, ripens mid-season, has a nice muscat flavour (which is much liked 

 at Covent Garden, where it is well known), and Mr. Chiappini thinks that 

 shipments of this grape should be encouraged. 



Barlinka. This is a beautiful black grape, with strong bloom. It is at 

 present little known, and was specially imported by myself from a small village 

 in Algeria. Mr. Chiappini writes about this grape as follows : 



'' This is an extremely nice black grape, and arrived in very good con- 

 dition. The berries clung on well, whilst the flavour was quite 

 good. This will probably prove to be a very saleable variety. It 

 made from 10s. to 12s. per box." 



Its cultivation is strongly recommended. 



