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an oval shape, somewhat irregularly formed. They hang 

 rather loosely upon the Bunches, which are pretty large. 

 The Skin is thick, and the Flesh hard. 



It requires a hothouse. 



Mr. Speechly says it is a noble grape, and butlitttle known 

 in this country. It makes strong wood, and is a most excel- 

 lent bearer. 



35. RED HAMBURGH. Speechly, No. 19. 

 Warner's Red Hamburgh. Ib. 



Brown Hamburgh. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 75. 



Gibraltar. Ib: No. 67. 



The Berries of this are of a dark red or purple colour, 

 with a thin Skin, and a juicy delicate Flesh. The size and 

 figure of both the bunch and the berry are very much like 

 the Black Hamburgh, except the latter being less oval, and 

 growing more loosely on the bunches. 



When the berries of the Red Hamburgh are imperfectly 

 ripened, they are of a pale brown colour, which occasions it 

 to be called the Brown Hamburgh ; but if perfectly matured, 

 it is by many considered to be the richest and best flavoured 

 of the two. 



The leaves of this in autumn become mottled with green, 

 purple, and yellow : those of the black Hamburgh are mot- 

 tled with green and yellow only : they were both brought 

 into this country by Mr. Warner, of Rotherhithe. 



The oldest vine of this kind known in England is that at 

 Valentine's House, near Ilford, in Essex. 



Mr. Gilpin, in his Forest Scenery, Vol. 1. p. 153., says 

 it was planted a cutting in 1758, and is the parent of the 

 well known Hamburgh vine now growing at Hampton 

 Court. 



36. HED MUSCADEL. Speechly, No. 9. 



The Berries of this are large, oval, and of a beautiful red 

 colour, having the rudiments of the style adhering to their 

 ends ; the Skin is thick and the Flesh hard, something like 

 the Raisin Grape. The -Bunches frequently arrive at the 

 weight of six or seven pounds, and are most elegantly form- 

 ed of berries of an equal size. The leaves change in au- 

 tumn to a beautiful red and green colour. 



It is one of our latest grapes, and requires a hothouse. 



87. RED MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. Miller, No. 28. 



Red Frontignac of Jerusalem. Ib. 



Red Jerusalem Muscat. Ib. 



Muscat d'Alexandrie Rouge. Knoop. Fruct. p- 146, 



