Gardening for Amateurs 



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Appley Towers, a late black variety, similar 

 to the above, but of better flavour ; Bar- 

 barossa (Gros Guillaume), a late black Grape, 

 having very large bunches, often weighing 

 from 9 Ibs. to 12 Ibs. a bunch ; Black Ham- 

 bro', the most popular and most generally 

 useful black Grape, at its best in late summer ; 

 Buckland Sweetwater, a pale yellow early 

 Grape of much excellence, good companion 

 to Black Hambro', flavour refreshing and 

 sweet ; Canon Hall Muscat, a distinct variety 



Lady Hutt, a late white variety, the greenish- 

 white berries are fairly large, flavour ex- 

 cellent ; Madresfield Court, an early black 

 Muscat, should be grown by all who love 

 a richly-flavoured Grape ; Mrs. Pince, a late 

 black Grape, of distinctly Muscat flavour ; 

 Mrs. Pearson, a valuable late yellow Grape 

 of rich flavour ; Muscat of Alexandria, the 

 queen of Grapes, colour yellow, delicious 

 flavour ; Muscat Hambro', a black summer 

 Grape of great excellence, richly flavoured. 



The remarkable old Vine, 130 years old, at Cumberland Lodge, near Windsor. 



of the Muscat of Alexandria, possessing large 

 berries, the flavour is rich and sweet, the 

 flowers need to be artificially fertilised ; 

 Duke of Buccleuch, a fine white Grape, with 

 large richly -flavoured berries, difficult to 

 grow successfully ; Foster's Seedling, a 

 useful pale yellow early variety, it forces 

 well, and for this purpose more especially 

 is largely grown ; Gros Maroc, a large black 

 Grape, ripe in September-October, flavour 

 second rate ; Lady Downes, the latest of all 

 black Grapes, when well ripened it may be 

 kept until spring, flesh solid, flavour sweet ; 



The following varieties require greater 

 warmth than usual for their successful 

 cultivation, and are not easy to grow to 

 perfection : Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat 

 Hambro', Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Pince, Canon 

 Hall Muscat and Duke of Buccleuch. 



Propagating. The usual method of in- 

 creasing the Vines is by means of " eyes," 

 which are really short cuttings each contain- 

 ing a bud. These are formed by cutting 

 small pieces of the Vine shoot of last year's 

 growth, from 1 to 2 inches long, and having 

 a bud or " eye " in the middle. A strip is 



