(b) New Varieties, now recommended : Gros Maroc, Black Spanish, 



Muscat Madresfield Court, Molinera Gorda, Olivette Barthelet, 



Servan Blanc, Dattier de Beyrouth, Kosaki di Smyrna, Barlinka, 



Prune de Cazouls, Henab Turki, Eosada, and Bonnet de Ketord. 



The following list gives the prices realized by these varieties this year at 



Covent Garden Market. It may beforehand be pointed out that- these must 



not be regarded as maximum prices, as they are unduly low on account of 



the small number of boxes, usually only two to six or even one, that could be 



offered for sale." 



Gros Colman 15s. , average 15s. 



Dattier de Beyrouth 14s., 14s. 



Henab Turki 10s. to 14s. 12s. 



Black Spanish 12s. 12s. 



Olivette Barthelet 12s. 12s. 



Gros Maroc 10s. to 12s. 11s. 6d. 



Molinera Gorda 9s. 13s., 11s. 5d. 



Barbarossa 10s. 12s., lls. 4d. 



Rosaki di Smyrna. .:,..... lls., lls. 



Servan Blanc. ... 10s. to 12s. lls. 



Red Hanepoot 10s. 12s., 10s. 8d. 



Muscat Madresfield Court. .9s. 12s., 10s. 6d. 



Raisin Blanc 9s. 12s., 10s. 6d. 



Barlinka 10s. 12s., 10s. 4d. 



Prune de Cazouls 10s. 12s., 10s. 4d. 



% Rosada 10s., 10s. 



Hermitage 9s. to 10s. 9s. 3d. 



Formosa 7s. 6d. 10s., 8s. 9d. 



Bonnet de Retord 8s. 9s., 8s. 4d. 



Notes on the above Varieties. 



About the old standard varieties it need simply be said that Gros Colman 

 is the best of all, and is closely followed by Red and White Hanepoot and 

 Barbarossa. Hermitage is quite a paying variety where it is early, hardy 

 and gives big berries. It will probably always be shipped on account of being 

 early. Raisin Blanc, however, should steadily be replaced by Servan Blanc. 

 Of the new varieties Dattier de Beyrouth and Rosaki di Smyrna are two 

 large oval-berried white varieties, that carry very well and fetch very good 

 prices. They are mid-season varieties. This year a lot of the berries of 

 Rosaki showed a tendency to drop off when arriving on the market, on account 

 of the long voyage and the thin stalks of this grape. They deserve to be grown 

 to a very considerable extent. 



Henab Turki is a late grape that carries very well indeed, and forms big, 

 nearly round berries with a pitch black colour when properly ripe. It is late 

 but bears well, and is one of the coming varieties if grown on early sites. Mr. 

 Chiappini writes about this variety that " dealers thought very well of this 

 variety, and along with ' Molinera Gorda ' is one of the best out of the whole 

 experiments. It should prove a very fine export grape, but further experi- 

 ments should be made." 



Black Spanish. This is a variety of considerable merit. Its berries are 

 large, black, and of fairly good flavour. It is a very good cropper and most 

 of the bunches are fit for export. Its cultivation can safely be encouraged. 



Olivette Barthelet is a very promising new white variety. It forms fairly 

 big bunches with good-sized berries. It travels better than Raisin Blanc, 



