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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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Leaves medium size, deeply cut, dying off reddish, 
when they have a very pretty appearance. 
Fruit. — Bunches above medium size, on long 
stalks, very loose, and producing long loose 
shoulders ; freely set. Berries above medium size, 
long ovate. Skin thick, jet black, with a fine 
bloom, bearing a striking resemblance to the 
Muscat Hamburgh. Flesh melting, sweet, and 
exceedingly pleasant. 
History, $'c. —Received from M. Leroy, of Angers, 
and grown in the collection of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society at Chiswick, and from thence 
distributed. 
Cultural Notes. —It will succeed in any ordinary 
vinery. 
Season.- —Mid-season : is not suited to hang loDg. 
Merits. —Second-rate. 
Oldaker’s West’s St. Peter’s _A syno¬ 
nym of West’s St. Peter’s : which see. 
Ottonel (07).—A round white Muscat 
Grape. Synonym : Muscat Ottonel. 
Vine. —Growth slonder, but froe; very fruitful. 
Leaves small, roundish, dying off early pale yellow. 
Frui *. —Bunches small, short, cylindrical, well 
set. Berries small, round. Skin thick, greenish- 
yellow. Flesh peculiarly dry, yet tender and very 
sweet, with a strong Muscat flavour. 
History, §'c. —Received from M. Leroy, of Angers, 
and fruited at Chiswick. 
Cultural Notes. —Excellent for pot-culture in 
orchard.houses, and ripens freely on the open wall 
in ordinary seasons. 
Season. —Very early. 
Merits. —Third-rate ; but valuable, on account of 
its earliness and hardiness. 
Palestine.—A synonym of Syrian: which 
see. 
Parsley-leaved.— A synonym of Ciotat: 
which see. 
Pitmaston White Cluster (30).—A round 
white Sweetwater Grape. 
Vine. — Growth moderately robust; very free and 
hardy constitution, and very fruitful. Leaves small, 
roundish, dying off yellow. 
Fruit. — Bunches small, but rather long, compact, 
always well set. Berries small, roundish. Skin thin, 
clear, pale-greenish, becoming whiter the more fully 
ripened. Flesh melting, tender’, juicy, and sweetly 
flavoured. 
History, fyc. —A variety introduced by Mr. Wil¬ 
liams, of Pitmaston ; it used to fruit freely on the 
old peach wall at Chiswick. 
Cultural Notes. —Ripens freely on the open wall 
in good seasons, and is also very suitable for orchard 
houses. 
Season. —Very early. 
Merits. —A nice early hardy grape, and valuable 
on that account. 
Pope Hamburgh. —A synonym of Black 
Hamburgh : which see. 
Prolific Sweetwater (31). — A round 
white Sweetwater Grape. Synonym: Gros 
Coulard. 
Vine. — Growth moderately robust, with fine, free 
constitution; fruitful. Leaves roundish, much 
toothed, dying off yellow. 
Fruit. — Bunches small, somewhat loose and irregu¬ 
lar^ thinly set. Berries medium-sizedj round.. Skin 
very clear and transparent, greenish-white. Flesh 
very tender, juicy, rich, and pleasant. 
History, fyc. —Our first acquaintance with this 
grape was in the collection of Messrs. Rivers. Wo 
have also fruited it at Chiswick. 
Cultural Notes .—Excellent for pot-culture, aud 
succeeds well in a cool orchard-house. 
Season. —Early. 
Merits. —First-class. A great improvement on 
the old Sweetwater, and sets more freely. 
Queen Victoria. —A synonym of Royal 
Muscadine: which see. 
Raisin de Calabre. 
Raisin de Calabre (95).—A round white 
Vinous Grape. Synonym : Calabrian Raisin. 
Vine .—Growth very free and vigorous, with fine 
constitution, the young shoots being moderately 
strong, somewhat long-jointed, and with pale clean 
bark; very fruitful. Leaves medium size, rather 
deeply toothed, dying off and falling very early, a 
very pale yellow. 
Fruit.—Bunches long, from 12 to 20 inches, some¬ 
what loose, tapering, slightly shouldered, on long 
woody stalks. Berries above medium size, quite 
round, freely set, but never crowded, on very strong 
foot-stalks, which on pulling the berry off retain a 
portion of the flesh. Skin whitish, almost trans¬ 
parent, showing the seeds through. Flesh thick 
