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recommendation is the size of the bunches, which may be grown to 

 weigh four pounds. 



Melier Blanc Hatif. See Early White Malvasia. 



Meredith's Alicante. See Alicante. 



Merrick's Victoria. See Frankenthal. 



Meunier. See Miller's Burgundy. 



MEURTHE FRONTIGNAN {Muscat Noir de Meurthe ; Muscat 

 Violet de Seine et Maiiie). — Bunches, medium sized, cylindrical, occa- 

 sionally with a small shoulder, and very compact. Berries, large and 

 perfectly round, on short, stout, slightly warted green berry-stalks. 

 Skin, quite black, covered with a thin blue bloom, and marked with a 

 distinct style-point. Flesh, very firm and crackling, juicy, brisk, sugary, 

 and rich, with a fine Muscat flavour. 



This is one of the finest of all the Black Frontlgnans, and it succeeds 

 well in an ordinary vinery. 



MILL HILL HAMBURGH {Champion Hamburgh).— Bxmches, 

 very large and shouldered ; thickly set. Berries, very large, round, 

 inclining to oblate, and hammered. Skin, thin and tender, deep 

 black, covered with blue bloom. Flesh, very solid, tender, and melt- 

 ing ; very juicy, sweet, richly flavoured, and vinous. 



A noble grape of flrst-rate quality, having the appearance of the 

 Dutch Hamburgh with the quaUty of the Black Hamburgh. The plant 

 is easUy distinguished by the pale yellowish green and sickly appear- 

 ance of its foliage, which has the flaccid look as if the plant were 

 flagging. See Black Champion. 



MUler Grape. See Miller's Burgundy. 



MILLER'S BURGUNDY {Millei- Grape ; Meunier ; Blauer 

 Miillerrebe). — Bunches, short, cylindrical, and compact, with a long 

 stalk. Berries, small, round, inclining to oval, uniform in size, with 

 short, warted stalks. Skin, thin, black, and covered with blue bloom. 

 Flesh, red, sweet, juicy, and highly flavoured, and contains two seeds. 



An excellent grape for out-door cultivation, as it ripens well against 

 a wall. It is easUy distinguished from all other grapes by its very 

 downy leaves, which, when they are first expanded, are almost white, 

 and this they in some degree maintain during the greater part of the 

 season. On this account it is called "The Miller." 



MRS. PEARSON. — Bunches, large, nine inches to a foot long, 

 tapering, and well shouldered. Stalks, very thick and stout. Berry- 

 stalks, short, stout, and warted, with a large receptacle. Berries, an 

 inch long and seven-eighths of an inch wide ; roundish oval. Skin, 

 membranous, amber-coloured, or with a pinldsh tinge when highly 

 ripened. Flesh, firm, very juicy, exceedingly rich and sugary, inter- 

 mixed with a fine sprightly flavour. 



A dehcious fruit. The vine has a very robust constitution, as is 



