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Lady Dowries, Alicantes (fig. 7), and other kinds having long 

 tapering bunches may be treated as Muscats, placing them 

 transversely across the box ; but it is not necessary to place 



Fig. 7. — Alicante. (From Mr. Barron's work on the Vine.) 



anything between them, as they^are less susceptible to bruising. 

 Indeed, the tighter and closer these kinds are pressed together the 

 better they travel. Lady Downes (fig. 8), unless very fine indeed, 



