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rauher firm, juicy, but not very melting, with a rich, sugary, and musky 

 flavour. 



Ripens about the end of September when not forced, and requires 

 the heat of a warm vinery. 



Eed Hamburgh. See Black Hamburgh,. 



Eed Muncy. See Catawba. 



Red Muscadel. See Morocco. 



Red Muscadine. See Red Chasselas. 



Red Muscat of Alexandria. See Black Muscat of Alexandria. 



Red Rhenish. See Lombardy. 



Red Taurida. See Lombardy. 



EEEYES' MUSCADINE.— Bunches, large, conical, loose, and 

 shouldered. Berries, on long slender stalks, medium sized, roundish 

 oval. Skin, tough and membranous, of a fine amber colour when ripe. 

 Flesh, tender, juicy, and vinous. 



An excellent white grape, which ripens in an ordinary vinery. The 

 leaves die yellow. 



Rheingauer. See White Bissling. 



Richmond ViUa. See Black Hamburgh. 



Eiessling. See White Bissling. 



Rosslinger. See White Bissling. 



Eossea. See Barbarossa. 



Eother Maltheser. See Black Hamburgh. 



Eother MuskateUer. See Bed Frontignan. 



EOYAL ASCOT. — Bunches, medium sized, ovate, shouldered, and 

 compact. Berries, medium sized, round oval or oval. Skin, quite black, 

 covered with a fine thick bloom. Berry-stalks, stout and warted. 

 Flesh, firm, juicy, and with a fine sprightly Black Hamburgh flavour. 



An excellent early grape, which is remarkable for its fine colour, 

 which it assumes long before it is ripe. The vine is a great bearer. 



It was raised by Mr. Standish, of Ascot, Berkshire, from Bowood Muscat crossed 

 by Troveren, and is remarkable as being the black offspring of two white parents. 



EOYAL MUSCADINE {Amber Muscadine; Muscadine; White 

 Chasselas ; D'Arboyce ; Chasselas ; Chasselas Dore ; Chasselas de Fon- 

 tainbleau ; Chasselas Hdtif de Tenerip'e : Campanella Bianca ; Weisser 

 Gutedel). — Bunches, long, loose, and shouldered; sometimes compact 

 and cylindrical. Berries, large, round, and, in the compact bunches, 

 inclining to oval. Skin, thin and transparent, greenish yellow, be- 

 coming pale amber when quite ripe, and sometimes marked with 

 tracings and dots of russet ; covered with thin white bloom. Flesh, 

 tender and juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. 



This excellent and well-known grape ripens well in a cool vinery. 



