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CASSELL'S POPULAE GARDENING. 



■withstanding the fact that each variety possesses 

 some good quality, it is not practicahle, neither is it 

 desirahle, to attempt the cultivation of more than a 

 tithe of them in any private garden. In order to 

 Tieep up a constant supply of first-class grapes aU 

 the year round, not less than four houses should be 

 employed ; and if six are at command, varieties re- 

 quiring special treatment can be much better grown 

 than when they are mixed up together. These 

 Jxouses would include: — 



No. 1. — ^For early forcing, in which the fruit would 

 be ripe in April and May. 



No. 2. — An early summer vinery, for carrying on 

 the supply through June and July. 



No. 3. — A large mid-season house, in which several 

 varieties are generally grown. 



No. 4. — A Muscat house, for giving a supply of 

 this delicious grape from August onwards. 



No. 5. — ^A late or autumn Hambro' house, for 

 ieeping up the supply until Christmas. 



No. 6. — A large late house, in which such kinds as 

 Xady Downes and Alicante are grown for bottling at 

 Christmas, to carry on the supply untU new grapes 

 •come round again in April. 



If properly arranged, no great number of kinds 

 are required to maintain this constant supply ; and, 

 as every grower wishes to have the best, a selection 

 from the following will be found adequate to his 

 requirements. It is hardly necessary to say the 

 quantity must be regulated by the demand ; as, for 

 instance, where very early and late Muscats are 

 required, two houses should be devoted to their 

 culture, and double that number to the universal 

 Hambro', which all grape-growers look upon as their 

 never-failing sheet-anchor. 



Grapes for No. 1. 



No. 5. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court 



]U!iiscat. 



3. Poster's WMte Seedling. 



4. Buckland Sweetwater. 



5. White or Grizzly Fron 



tignan. 



1. Black Hambuigh.' 

 ■% Madresfield Court 

 Muscat. 



No. 2. 



S. Foster's White Seedling. 



4. Buokland Sweetwater. 



5. Uros Colmar. 



No. 3. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court 



MuP^'nt. 



3. Alicante. 



4. GrosMaxoc. 



( 5. GTros Colmar. 



6. Foster's Seedling. ' 



7. Bucklsmd Sweetwater 



8. Black Morocco. 



9. Duke of Buccleuch. 



Nos. 4 and 9 being somewhat capricious and in some 

 places diiBcult to manage, one vine of each should be 

 planted first to ascertain if the soil suits them. Although 

 not so rich as some, they are very fine, handsome, and 

 worthy of careful trial. 



No. 4. 



I. Muscat of Alexandria, 

 :2. Bowood Muscat. 



3. Mrs. Pinoe. 



4. Mrs, Pearson. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Alicante, 



1. Lady Downes, 



2. Mrs. Pince. 



3. Black Morocco. 



4. Alicante. 



5. Gros Colmar. 



6. Alnwick Seedling, 



3. Gros Colmar. 



No. 6. 



7. Gros Guillaume. 



8. West's St. Peter's. 



9. Mrs. Pearson, 



10. White Tokay. 



11. Trebbiano. 



12. Baisin de Calabria. 



Grapes fob Fruiting in Pots. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court. 



3. Foster's Seedling. 



4. Buckland Sweetwater. 



5. White Frontignan. 



6. Boyal Muscadine. 



Grapes for Green-house. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court. 



3. Boyal Muscadine. 



4. Foster's Seedling. 



5. Alicante. 



Grapes for Market. 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court. 



3. Lady Downes. 



4. Alicante. 



5. Gros Colmar. 



6. Muscat of Alexandria, 



7. Alnwick Seedling, 



8. Trebbiano. 



9. Foster's Seedling. 

 10. Gros Maroc. 



Grapes for Qualitt. 



1. Muscat of Alexandria. 



2. Madresfield Court, 



3. Chasselas Musciue. 



4. Frontiguans of sorts. 



5. Dr. Hogg. 



6. Venn's Seedling. 



7. Muscat Hamburgh. 



Grapes for Fxhibiiion. 

 (Blocfc.) 



1. Black Hamburgh. 



2. Madresfield Court. 



3. Alicante. 



4. Lady Downes, 



5. Gros Guillaume, 



6. Gros Colmar. 



7. Gros Maroc. 



8. Alnwick Seedling. 



(IWiite.) 



5. Buckland Sweetwater. 

 e. White Tokay. 

 7. Mrs. Pearson. 



1. Muscat of Alexandria. 



2. Bowood Muscat. 



3. Trebbiano. . 



4. Foster's Seedling. 



Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5 are the best. When more than four 

 white varieties are wanted, one each of 3 and 6 may be 

 grown. No. 6 is an excellent old grape, but requiring as 

 much fire-heat as the Muscat, to which it is inferior, it is 

 not generally grown. 



Evertbodt's Grapes. 



1. Black Hamburgh: 



2. Madresfield Court, 



3. Alicante. 



4. Black Frontignan. 



5. Black Prince. 



6. Muscat of Alexandria. 



7. Foster's Seedling. 



8. Boyal Muscadine. 



9. White Frontignan, 

 10. Buokland Sweetwater. 



Grapes which Produce the Largest Bunches. 



1. Gros Guillaume. 



2. Black Hamburgh,' 



3. Trebbiano. 



I 4. Syrian. 

 5. White Nice. 



Grapes op Bemareablb Character. 

 The striped 



, Aleppo, 

 grape. 



, Black Corinth. The Cur- 

 rant of commerce. 



, Black Monukka, The 

 seedless grape. 



4. Ciotat, The Parsley- 

 leaved vine. 



5. Ferdinand de Lesseps. 



The perfumed grape, 



6. The Strawberry grape, 



so called from its scent. 



