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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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remarkably sweet and pleasant, with a very pro¬ 
nounced aroma of the strawberry, which scents the 
atmosphere of the house wherein it may be growing. 
History , Sfc. —This peculiar Grape was raised by 
the late Mr. Pearson, from a cross between Royal 
Muscadine and the Strawberry Grape, and was cer¬ 
tificated by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1870. 
Cultural Notes. —Will ripen in the same tempera¬ 
ture as the Black Hamburgh, and under similar 
conditions. 
Season. —Mid-season. 
Merits. —Pirst-class in quality, but too small ever 
to become much cultivated. 
Foster’s White Seedling (14).—An oval 
white Sweetwater Grape. 
Vine. —Growth free and vigorous, the wood 
moderately robust, ripening freely, and always very 
fruitful. Leaves large, deeply-toothed and lobed, 
slightly downy, and dying off yellow. 
Fruit.—Bunches medium-sized, well-shouldered ; 
stalk slender, always remarkably well set. Berries 
medium-sized, oval. Skin thin, very clear and 
transparent, at first rather greenish, but changing 
to a greenish yellow when fully ripe, and occasion¬ 
ally having a tinge of cinnamon on the most 
exposed side. Flesh tender and melting, very juicy, 
sweet, and pleasantly flavoured. When, however, 
allowed to hang long after ripening, the skin be¬ 
comes thick and the flesh hard. 
History, Sfc. —This fine grape is a seedling raised 
by Mr. Foster, gardener to Lord Downe, Bening- 
borongh Hall, York, from a cross between the Black 
Morocco and the Sweetwater, and came from the 
same potfnl of seedlings as that which produced the 
variety called Lady Downe’s Seedling. This was 
about the year 1835, but it was not sent out or dis¬ 
tributed until many years afterwards, and its merits 
were not recognised until about 1860. It is now 
to be found in every collection. 
Cultural Notes. —This is one of the very freest 
of all granes, and one of the easiest to cultivate ; it 
forces well, and succeeds along with the Hamburgh, 
or in good seasons will ripen well in a cold house. I 
have seen it with Mr. Dunn at Dalkeith exceedingly 
good as a late variety. 
Season. —Early, or First Early. 
Merits. —First-class in quality as an early Grape, 
a certain cropper, and one of the best white Grapes 
in cultivation. 
Frankenthal. —A synonym of Black Ham¬ 
burgh. : which see. 
Golden Champion (1G).—An oval white 
Sweetwater Grape. 
Vine.—Growth somewhat gross, the young shoots 
being often very thick, but soft, pithy, and badly 
ripened; a moderate cropper. Leaves large, roundish, 
very deeply toothed, thick and soft, ripening off 
early of a deep yellow colour. 
Fruit.—Bunches large, well-shouldered, ovate in 
outline; stalk stout and fleshy, that of the berry being 
stout and warted. Berries enormously large, obovate, 
slightly pointed, in some cases round. Skin thin, 
clear pale greenish-yellow, inclining to pale yellow 
when fully ripe. Flesh firm, very juicy, the flavour 
resembling somewhat that of a very sweet Black 
Hamburgh, very pleasant to the palate. It is a some¬ 
what shy setter, and the berries are often subject to 
spot. 
History, fyc. —This noble-looking Grape is a seed¬ 
ling raised by Mr. W. Thomson, when gardener to 
the Duke of Buccleuch, at Dalkeith. It was raised 
from a Grape that was a cross between Champion 
Hamburgh and Bowood Muscat, and received a 
First-class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural 
Society in 1868. 
Cultural Notes. —This fine Grape is somewhat 
difficult to cultivate. It is a free-grower in some 
places, but in others it makes very slow progress. 
It fruits best on young rods. At Dalkeith, it suc¬ 
ceeded well with Mr. Thomson grafted on the Black 
Hamburgh. 
Season. —Early. 
Merits. —First-class in quality, but constitution¬ 
ally weak and uncertain. 
Golden Hamburgh (28).—A round white 
Sweetwater Grape. Synonyms: Busby’s Golden 
Hamburgh; Luglienga Bianca. 
Vine.—Growth moderately free and robust, the 
young shoots somewhat soft and pithy, and ripening 
badly; a moderate cropper. Leaves large, broad, 
and flabby, of a pale sickly green colour, as if in 
bad health, and dying off early. 
Fruit.—Bunches above medium size, with broad 
shoulders, very loose and straggling, fairly well set. 
Berries large, roundish, occasionally ovate. Skin 
thin, pale yellow in colour. Flesh tender, melting 
(it might be termed squashy), sweet, but never rich. 
Requires to be eaten soon after ripening, as it 
speedily becomes discoloured and bad in flavour. 
History, Sfc. —This was stated to be a seedling 
raised by Mr. Busby, gardener at Stockwood Park, 
Luton, and a cross between Stillward’s Sweetwater 
and Black Hamburgh, but there is much doubt as 
to the accuracy of this statement. It is most pro¬ 
bably an imported Grape. Luglienga Bianca, from 
Italy, as grown at Chiswick, proves similar in every 
respect, and this is most likely the proper name of 
this Grape. It was sent out by the Messrs. Yeitch 
in 1857. 
Cultural Notes, Sfc. —At one time this was the 
most popular of white Grapes, and was to be found 
in every collection. In the great vinery at Chis¬ 
wick it succeeded extremely well for a good manj^ 
years, but lattorly it has not been so satisfactory, the 
bunches seldom setting well, and the berries being 
inferior. It does well grafted on Black Hamburgh. 
Season. —Early, but not suitable for forcing. 
Merits .—Second-rate, and unworthy of cultivation. 
Golden Queen (88).—An oval white 
Vinous Grape. 
Vine.—Growth remarkably strong and vigorous, 
the shoots strong, ripening well, and very fruitful. 
Leaves large, broad, deeply-toothed, thick,, deep 
green, and remaining long in a fresh green state. 
Fruit. — Bunches medium-sized, long, regularly 
tapering, on very long but rather thin stalks, thickly 
set. Berries above medium size, ovate. Skin thick, 
of a pale greenish-yellow colour, very often of an 
ashy paleness, and most uninviting. Flesh rather 
soft and squashy, sweetish, with a faint trace of 
Muscat when well ripened, but generally very de¬ 
ficient in flavour. A very handsome grape when 
well grown. 
History, Sfc .—This is a seedling raised by the late 
Mr. Pearson from Alicante, crossed by Ferdinand 
de Lesseps. It received a first-class certificate from 
the Royal Horticultural Society in 1873. 
Cultural Notes, Sfc.— One of the most vigorous- 
growing grapes in existence, and one that bears 
fruit freely, but it requires as much time and quite 
as much heat as Muscat of Alexandria to ripen 
it thoroughly. The best examples I have ever seen 
were grown by Mr. Anderson, Oxenford Castle, 
and these were ripened along with Muscats. 
Season. —Late ; will hang long after ripening. 
Merits. —Second-rate; scarcely worthy of culti¬ 
vation. 
—A. F. Barron.. 
