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best of all late-keeping Grapes, and was raised by the Viscount- 

 ess Downe, Baldersby Park, near Thirsk. 



Madresfield Court. This is a really first-class black Grape. 

 It was raised in 1864 by Mr Cox, gardener to the Earl of 

 Beauchamp at Madresfield Court, Great Malvern, and was 

 selected as the best of a batch of seedlings obtained from the 

 Muscat of Alexandria and the Black Alicante intercrossed in 

 both directions. It proves to be a Grape of excellent quality, 

 setting its fruit as freely as the Black Hamburg, than which 

 it takes about a fortnight longer to ripen. It is figured and 

 described in the 'Florist/ 1870, p. 265, and was sent out by 

 Messrs J. and C. Lee. 



Melville's Perfumed Muscat. This seedling variety was 

 raised by Mr Melville, Dalmeny Park. It is said to be a 

 good deal like the White Muscat of Alexandria, both in bunch 

 and berry, but more golden in colour when fully ripe, and 

 sharper, richer, and more perfumed in flavour; very thin- 

 skinned, tender-fleshed, and dissolving in the mouth. Its 

 most striking peculiarity is the delicate agreeable perfume 

 which it possesses. It is said to have sprung from Snow's 

 Muscat Hamburg, alias Black Muscat of Alexandria. 



Muscat Champion. Bunches like large-berried Hamburgs, 

 the berries having a reddish-black skin, generally much ham- 

 mered. It has a Frontignan flavour, raised by Mr W. Melville, 

 gardener to the Earl of Rosebery, Dalmeny Park, near Edin- 

 burgh, who fertilised flowers of the Mill Hill Hamburg with 

 pollen taken from the Canon Hall Muscat. 



Mrs Pearson. This is another of Mr Pearson's seedlings, 

 and is of the same parentage as " Golden Queen" viz., Black 

 Alicante crossed with Ferdinand de Lesseps. 



Mrs Pincers Black Muscat. This is a late seedling Grape of 

 excellent flavour, but it rarely colours well. It originated from 

 seeds sown by the late Mrs Pince of Exeter, and is valuable for 

 its exquisite flavour and good keeping qualities. 



Royal Vineyard. This is a robust white or yellow Grape, 

 bearing large bunches and oblong berries. It is said to be a 

 seedling from the old " Syrian." 



Ventts Black Muscat (Sneyd Seedling). A very handsome 

 black variety, raised by Mr Sweeting, gardener to T. G. Venn, 

 Esq., Sneyd Park, Bristol. Its parentage seems to be unknown; 

 it appears, however, to be only a good variety of the Muscat 

 Hamburg. 



Waltham Cross. A very handsome white Grape, with oblong 

 berries, sent out by Mr W. Paul in 1872. 



White Lady DownJs. A seedling from " Lady Downe's 



