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evidenced by the very stout bunch and berry-stalks, and the thick 

 leathery foliage. 



It was raised by Mr. John Pearson, of Chilwell, near Nottingham, from the Ali- 

 cante crossed by Ferdinand de Lesseps, and is therefore of the same origin as 

 Golden Queen. It was awarded o, first-class certificate by the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society in 1874. 



MRS. PINCE'S BLACK MUSCAT.— Bunches, large, well set, 

 tapering, and shouldered, with a stout stalk. Berries, medium sized, 

 perfectly oval, set on stout, short, rigid berry-stalks, which are coarselj 

 warted, and furnished with very large bold receptacles, which are also 

 very coarsely warted. Skin, thick, tough, and membranous, purplish 

 black, with a thin bloom. Flesh, rather firm, sweet, and vinous, with 

 a fine Muscat flavour. 



This is a very valuable grape, as, notwithstanding its great excellence, 

 it ripens in a house without artificial heat, and, unhke the other Muscats, 

 does not require artificial heat tp set it. Besides, it has a remarkably 

 strong and hardy constitution, sets freely, and hangs as late as any 

 other grape known. 



The origin of this grape is, the seed was sown by the late Mrs. Pince, wife of 

 Mr. R. T. Pince, of the Exeter Nursery, shortly before her death, and the vine 

 first fruited in 1863, when it was awarded a first-class certificate by the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. 



Mogul. See Morocco. 



Mohrentutten. See Black Hamburgh. 



Money's St. Peter's. See West's St. Peter's. 



Morillon Hatif. See Black July. 



MoriUon Noir. See Black Cluster. 



MoriUon Panache. See Aleppo. 



Mornas Chasselas. See Early White Malvada. 



MOROCCO (Ansley's Large Oval; Black Morocco; Black Muscadel; 

 Le Gceur; Horsforth's Seedling; Eempsey Alicante; Mogul; B^d 

 Muscadel). — Bunches, large, loose, and shouldered. Berries, of un- 

 equal size; some are large and oval. Skin, thick, reddish brown, 

 becoming black when fully ripe ; beginning to colour at the apex, and 

 proceeding gradually towards the stalk, where it is generally paler, 

 riesh, firm, sweet, but not highly flavoured until it has hung late in the 

 season, when it is very rich, sprightly, and vinous ; the small berries 

 are generally without seeds, and the large ones have rai-ely more than 

 one. 



This is a late keeping grape of the first quaUty. It is very late, and 

 requires stove heat to ripen it thoroughly. It is perhaps one of the 

 worst to set its fruit ; and to secure anything like a crop, it is necessary 

 to impregnate the ovaries when the vine is in bloom, by passing the 

 hand occasionally down the bunch. The effect of this is explained 

 under Muscat of Alexandria. The leaves die bright yellow. 



