GRAPES. 273 



Alicantwein. See Alicante. 



Amber Muscadine. See Royal Muscadine. 



ANGERS FRONTIGNAN {Muscat Noir d' Angers).— BrmcheB, 

 medium sized, compact, and shouldered. Berries, about medium size, 

 round. Skin, dark purple, covered with thick blue bloom. Flesh, 

 tender, juicy, richly flavoured, and with a powerful Muscat aroma. 



This is a first-rate grape, ripening earlier than Black Hamburgh, 

 and requiring the same treatment. The vine is a strong grower and a 

 free bearer. 



It was raised at Angers by M. Vibert. 



Ansley's Large Oval. See Morocco. 



Arkansas. See Catawba. 



AB.AMON (Burchdrdt's Prince ; Plant Riche ; Ugni Noir). — 

 Bunches, with a long, herbaceous, brittle stalk ; large, long, and taper- 

 ing, and well set. Berries, large, round, with a few that are occasion- 

 ally inclining to oval. Skin, thick, of a deep black colour, and covered 

 with a dense bloom. Flesh, tender, juicy, melting, rich, and vinous. 



A first-rate late grape, which requires artificial heat to bring it to 

 perfection. It hangs very late, and in the months of February and 

 March it is one of the most sprightly flavoured sorts in cultivation. The 

 leaves die pale yellow. 



This is extensively cultivated in Languedoc and Provence, on account 

 of its great fertility and the large quantity of wine that it yields ; but 

 the wine is not of a high character, being principally the vin ordinaire 

 of that part of the country. The stalks of the bunches are so brittle 

 that the vintagers do not use a knife when gathering them, but simply 

 break them off with the hand. It delighta in a deep alluvial soU. 



ASCOT OITRONELLE.— Bunches, a foot long, not shouldered, or 

 very slightly so. Stalks, stout. Berries, medium sized, round, with 

 stout, warted berry stalks. Skin, white, covered with thin bloom, and 

 marked with a distinct style-point at the apex. Flesh, tender, very 

 rich, and finely flavoured, with an admixture of citron and muscat. 



A very fine grape, raised by Mr. Standish, of Ascot, from Blanc de 

 Saumur, crossed vpith Muscat Citronelle. It resembles White Frontignan 

 in the bunch. 



AUGUST FRONTIGNAN {Muscat d'Aout). — Berries, medium sized, 

 round, inclining to oval. Skin, deep purple. Flesh, very rich and 

 juicy, with a slight Muscat aroma. 



An early grape, ripening about the end of August. The vine forms 

 a dwarf bush, and on that account is well adapted for pot culture, but 

 it is a delicate grower. It ripens against a wall in the open air. 



Raised by M. Vibert, of Angers. It has a small indifferent little bunch, and its 

 carliness is its only recommendation. 



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