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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[February, 
History, fyc. —Tbe origin or introduction of this 
well-known grape is unknown to me. It is largely 
grown for late work. Some of the finest examples I 
remember to have seen were grown by the late Mr. 
Drewett, when gardener to Mrs. Hope at the Denbies, 
Dorking, Surrey ; hence it was by some termed the 
Denbies Trebbiano. Mr. Cnrror, of Eskbank, ex¬ 
hibited at Edinburgh in 1875 a bunch of this grape 
weighing 26 lb. 4 oz., which is the largest bunch of 
grapes on record. 
Cultural Notes, fyc .—Being of strong growth this 
grape requires considerable space to develop properly; 
and although it fruits freely in a Hamburgh house 
it well repays by its superior quality treatment very 
similar to that given to Muscats. Mr. Gilbert, of 
Burghley, who is one of the best of cultivators of the 
Trebbiano we know, gives plenty of time, and plenty 
of heat to ripen it thoroughly, when the berries keep 
sound into March and April, and are then very rich. 
Season. —Late. 
Merits .—Second-rate in quality, but valuable for 
its handsome appearance and late keeping properties. 
Trentham Black (5 ).—An oval black 
Sweetwater Grape. Synonyms: Fleming’s 
Prince ; Long noir d’Espagne. 
Vine .—Growth strong and free, the young shoots 
rather long-jointed; moderately fruitful. Leaves 
large, deep green, with reddish stalks; rugose, very 
deeply lobed and toothed ; dies off reddish. 
Fruit.—Bunches long,loose or straggling; broadly 
shouldered, almost always very badly set. Berries 
large or above medium size, on stout stalks, loug 
ovate. Skin thin, densely black, and covered with a 
thick bloom, remarkably beautiful. Flesh extremely 
delicate, juicy, very rich and sweet. A grape of 
excellent flavour. 
History, Sfc- The late Mr. Fleming, of Trentham, 
was the first to draw attention to this grape. He 
exhibited it, in the first instance, to the Horticultural 
Society as Fleming’s Prince, which name was subse¬ 
quently altered to Trentham Black. M. Leroy, of 
Angers, sent it to the Horticultural Society, Chiswick, 
as Long noir d’Espagne. 
Cultural Notes .—\\ ill succeed and ripen very 
well under the same conditions as the Black Ham¬ 
burgh, but requires great care in setting. The 
berries are somewhat liable to crack and decay. 
. Season. —Mid-season, or for immediate use after 
ripening. 
Merits.— In quality first-class, but so uncertain 
as to be scarcely worth growing. 
Troveeen Frontignan (69).—A round white 
Muscat Grape. Synonym: Muscat Troveren. 
. Vine .—Growth moderately robust, the wood always 
ripening well; fruitful. Leaves large, roundish, 
deeply toothed, somewhat rugose. 
Fruit—Bunches rather long or cylindrical, very 
compact, on rather long strong stalks, well and 
closely set. Berries nearly medium-sized, round, on 
stout footstalks. Skin tough, with this peculiarity 
that in the major portion of the berries it is of a clear 
greenish yellow colour, while berries here and there 
are of a deep amber, or even a little coloured, the 
flavour of the latter being much richer and sweeter ; 
it is, however, somewhat dull and dirty in appear¬ 
ance. Flesh firm, crackling, yet juicy and rich, with 
a strong Muscat flavour. 
History, Sfc.— My first acquaintance with this 
grape was made in the nursery of Mr. Standish, of 
Ascot. It is of Continental origin, and is grown at 
Chiswick. 
Cultural Notes .—Requires a warm house to ripen 
the fruit thoroughly. The more heat that is applied 
the higher the flavour, and the more unsightly the 
colour. It will fruit fairly well in an ordinary vinery. 
Season. —General; does not keep very long. 
Merits .—Altogether first-class in quality, but 
scarcely worthy of cultivation. 
—A. F. Barron. 
THE DOUBLE DWARF SCABIOUS 
For Autumn and Winter Flowering. 
r OMMON things are too often passed over, 
if not despised, even in decorative 
gardening, when they are really most 
desirable. A case in point occurred 
at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, when Mr. Roberts, of Gunnersbury 
Park Gardens, exhibited some admirably 
grown and nicely flowered examples of 
Double Dwarf Scabious, grown in pots for 
decorative uses, and of which some account 
was given about tbe same time in tbe Gar¬ 
deners' Chronicle (n.s., xvi., 726). We are 
indebted to the Continental florists for this 
useful dwarf strain of Scabious, and now we 
have bad demonstration of its great usefulness 
for pot culture, for tbe plants above referred 
to were an ample and complete vindication of 
its usefulness for tbe object sought to be 
attained, namely, securing a supply of flowers 
during the late autumn and winter months. 
The seed should be sown about the middle 
of July. From tbe crop of seedlings the 
best and strongest are to be selected, and 
placed first in 3-in., then in 6-in., and even¬ 
tually in 7-in. pots; and being treated to 
good soil and well looked after, they grow 
into bushy specimens, and at the blooming 
period throw up successionally a large number 
of flowers. There is no “coddling” about 
their treatment, this being a thing which those 
who attempt to grow these Scabious in pots 
should carefully avoid. During tbe summer 
the pots are plunged out-of-doors in a bed of 
cocoa-fibre or some such material, and at all 
times, but especially in dry weather, they are 
well looked after in the matter of watering. 
The plants are not housed till some protection 
is necessary; and unless it is desired to 
expand some of the flowers quickly, it is not 
wise to give them a strong heat. A house 
from which frost is excluded is sufficient in 
mild open weather, hut during frost or in cold 
rainy weather a little fire-heat is necessary. 
One characteristic of the dwarf Scabious is 
especially noticeable—that of throwing up 
successional flowers in great abundance. On 
some plants above referred to there were 
flowers much finer than we have seen in the 
open ground, showing that careful culture does 
much good in the way of developing fine 
blooms even of common things.—T. Moore. 
