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Queen ; it had, however, been cultivated by Langley 

 above a century ago. 



Requires a vinery or stove. 



This grape ripened at Twickenham, in 17^7* on a 

 south-east wall, August 24. O. S., or September 4. 

 N. S. 



3. BLACK DAMASCUS. Speech!^/, No. 2. 

 Work sop Manor Grape, of some gardens. 

 Bunches middle sized. Berries large, globular. 



Skin thin, of a fine black colour. Flesh delicate. Juice 

 rich, and of an exquisite flavour. The bunches gene- 

 rally consist of berries of different sizes ; the small ber- 

 ries being without stones, and the large ones with only 

 one. As the berries do not set closely on the bunches, 

 if the small ones are properly thinned out the large ones 

 will acquire additional size and flavour, and will thus be 

 the finest and best black grape that can be brought to 

 table. 



The blossoms of this should be fertilised with those 

 of some hardy kind, which has always the effect of im- 

 proving the branches. Imported from Damascus by 

 Edward, ninth duke of Norfolk, and cultivated at Wei- 

 beck, many years prior to his decease in 1777* 



Requires a hothouse, or pine stove. 



4. BLACK FRONTIGNAN. * 



Black Frontignac. Miller, No. 13. 



Blue Frontignac. Speechly, No. 14. 



Violet Frontignac. Ib. 



Muscat noir. Duhamely No. 9- 



Bunches small and short. Berries small, round, 



* It derives its name from Frontignan, a town of France, in the 

 department of the Herault, celebrated for its excellent Muscadine 

 wine, generally called Frontignac. It is situated on the lake 

 Meguleone, four leagues S.S.W of Montpellier. John Rea in 1702 

 mentions the Muscat of Frontignan. 



