260 
highly ripened, pale amber, and sometimes with a flusn of cinna- 
mon where much exposed. Flesh firm, crackling, or fleshy, exceed- 
ingly sweet, rich, and with a strong museatel flavour. 
Cultural Notes—Although the vine is hardy and fruits freely, 
at an early age it is found to require a warm temperature and 
drier atmosphere than, most other varieties to set the berries 
properly, and ripen the fruit thoroughly; and on that account 
rejected from general extensive cultivation, except where those 
conditions prevail. Experience has proved it to be a safe vine to 
grow in Western Australia from the latitude of the Murchison at 
the North to that of the Murray and even beyond in favourable 
locations. Affected by the oidium and anthracnose. Deep Red 
Gum soil more suitable than our heavy White Gum soils. 
Museatels for drying are thus trained around Malaga where a 
considerable raisin-drying industry exists. It is found there that 
a low head, 5-7 inches above ground, carrying 6-8 spurs of two eyes* 
only each—counting the axillary or base eye—give bunches which 
naturally rest on the ground, and that these low canes are the best 
and produce the best raisins. Grapes from taller pruned vines 
seldom have the same sweetness and are often scorched by the 
sun or scalded by hot winds. 
If the grapes are not of good quality, the number of spurs 
is reduced; if superior, it is increased so as to get the greatest yield 
of first-class grapes. There is nothing gained in leaving more eyes 
than two. If more eyes are left, the lower ones will not develop 
and the result will be to lengthen the arms, inerease the size of 
the head, and place the leaves and grapes further away from the 
centre of the vine and the spring of sap. 
Mvscaret Gorro Buanco.—So similar in many respects to 
Museat of Alexandria that the one is sometimes confounded with 
the other. A seedling of Museat of Alexandria, much eultivated 
in Spain; the best type of raisin grape of Malaga and known in 
ecommerce after that name. Fruit bunches, a closer buneh than 
Museat of Alexandria; fruit sets better as a rule; berries rounder, 
a erease often found at the apex. Skin inelined to be a little 
darker in colour, and not nearly so green when ripe. Flesh not 
quite so hard as Museat of Alexandria. Thicker and finer bloom 
than Museat of Alexandria, which loses its bloom very rapidly 
when packing and drying. Muscat of Alexandria has to be dried 
a little more than Muscatel to ensure its keeping condition. The 
same treatment suggested for Museat of Alexandria applies in the 
case of this grape. 
SrepLess Museat.—As a variety does not exist, but it often 
happens that bunches of muscats carry a number of small 
seedless berries from imperfectly pollenised flowers, an occurrence 
known by the French as “millerandage’’ and by English growers 
