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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST, 
[ November, 
ivory-white rib, which is bordered on each 
side through its entire length by a whitish 
band, and shows in strong contrast to the 
colour of the leaf proper, producing a mar¬ 
vellously fine pictorial effect. It is one of the 
most handsome of the Dieffenbachias yet in¬ 
troduced, and was one of the twelve new plants 
with which Mr. Bull gained the first prize at 
the Royal Horticultural Society’s Provincial 
Show at Preston in 1878, and at the Inter¬ 
national Horticultural Exhibition held in 
Ghent the same year. 
To have the plant in perfection, it requires 
liberal culture in a well-ordered plant-stove. 
In other words, it must have a thoroughly- 
drained, well-enriched soil, increasing the size 
of the pot as the roots require it; while it 
must be grown on in a genial, tropical climate, 
where it will be abundantly supplied with heat 
and moisture. The plant was named in com¬ 
pliment to the present King of the Belgians, 
Leopold II., who is a most enlightened and 
liberal patron of horticulture.—T. Moore. 
VINES AND VINE-CULTURE. 
Chap. XVIII.—The Varieties of Grapes. 
{Continued.) 
HE descriptions of the varieties of Grapes 
included in our Synoptical Table are 
here continued, from page 147. 
Buckland Sweetwater (20).—A round 
white Sweetwater Grape. 
Vine.—Groivth moderately strong and free, toler¬ 
ably fruitful. Leaves similar to Black Hamburgh, 
dying off a very pale yellow. 
Fruit.—•Lunches medium-sized, averaging from 
J lb. to 2 lb. in weight, rather short, with very broad 
shoulders ; always well set. Berries large, or above 
the medium size, round. Skin thin, almost trans¬ 
parent, greenish white, but assuming a pale straw- 
yellow colour when fully ripe, and if allowed to hang 
for any length of time it frequently becomes almost 
white, and very different in appearance from freshly- 
ripened fruit; the skin also becomes thick and 
tough, as well as the flesh, and the entire character 
of the grape is altered. Flesh thin, soft, juicy, and 
with a pleasant Sweetwater flavour, but when kept 
long it becomes almost tasteless. 
History, Hfc .—This is an English seedling grape, 
raised at Buckland, near Beigate, by a gentleman 
who brought the seed from the Continent. Cuttings 
of the seedling plant were given to Messrs. Ivery 
and Son, nurserymen, Dorking, and one or two 
other parties. Mr. Ivery grafted it on the Black 
Hamburgh, and was successful in making it grow. 
Very singularly, all the others died, even the seed¬ 
ling plant, so that Mr. Ivery held the entire stock, 
and sent it out to the public about the year 1860. 
In some respects it resembles the Golden Hamburgh, 
which was sent out a few years previously, and 
which it soon displaced, and became the most 
popular white grape. Excepting the Muscat of 
Alexandria, there is no white grape so often seen on 
the exhibition tables. 
Cultural Notes. —It succeeds admirably under the 
same treatment as the Black Hamburgh, for which 
it forms a handsome, companion. In constitution it 
s not quite so robust as the Black Hamburgh. 
Season. —Early or useful for summer. 
Merits. —Very showy and handsome, but second- 
rate in quality. 
Burohardt’s Amber Cluster.— A synonym 
of Grove-End Sweetwater : wliicli see. 
Burchardt’s Prince.— A synonym of Ara- 
mon : which see. 
Busby’s Golden Hamburgh. —A synonym 
of Golden Hamburgh : which see. 
Cabral (13).—An oval white Sweetwater 
Grape. 
Vine.—Groivth strong and robust, the wood some¬ 
what gross, of a pale colour, and very downy around 
the buds, which are very large. Leaves large, soft, 
and covered with down, dying off yellow. 
Fruit.—Bunches medium-sized, short, with stout 
shoulders, generally well-set. Berries above the me¬ 
dium size, roundish-oval, on short, very strong, warted 
foot-stalks. Skin thick and rather tough, of a pale 
yellowish-white colour. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet, 
but not rich. 
Historg, fyc. —Grown in the Boyal Horticultural 
Society’s Garden, Chiswick, for some time, but not 
in general cultivation. 
Cultural Notes, frc.— Bequires heat to set it pro¬ 
perly, and also to ripen the fruit thoroughly. 
Season. —Mid-season. 
Merits. —A fine showy grape, but second-rate in 
quality. 
Calabrian Raisin. —A synonym of Raisin 
de Calabre : which see. 
Cambridge Botanic Garden. —A synonym 
of Black Prince : which see. 
Canon Hall Muscat (55).—A round white 
Muscat Grape. 
Vine.—Groivth very strong and somewhat gross, 
the wood thick and soft, frequently very badly 
ripened. Buds large. Leaves large, pale-green, 
somewhat flabby, not so deeply lobed as tire common 
Muscat, dying off yellow. 
Fruit. — Bunches large, or above the medium size, 
rather short, often badly set, with broad, strong 
shoulders, foot-stalks thick and fleshy. Berries very 
large, round, or nearly so. Skin thin, pale straw- 
yellow. Flesh firm, juicy, very rich, and with a 
strong Muscat flavour. 
History, life .—Thi3 is a seedling from the Muscat 
of Alexandria, and very distinct. It was at one 
time largely cultivated, a vine or two being found 
in every collection of Grapes, but it is now getting 
every year more and more scarce. 
Cultural Notes. —Ho Grape perhaps has been the 
cause of so much trouble to gardeners as the Canon 
Hall Muscat, through the difficulty experienced in 
its satisfactory cultivation. In constitution it is 
very bad, the wood being often soft and pithy, and 
such as will not ripen ; thus many spurs become 
blank. Again, it is difficult to set, excepting great 
care is taken to impregnate the berries artificially, 
and a high temperature is maintained. Some of the 
largest and finest examples I have seen were grown 
by Mr. Drewett, at the Denbies, in 1859, the berries 
measuring from 31 in. to 4 in. in circumference. 
