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able merit.'’ Wehave embraced’ this opportunity of suggesting the 
above to the Secretary of the Fruit Committee on this occasion, as 
bearmg upon the subject of our present review of a work devoted to 
fruits, and of which he is the author, and with these suggestions we 
must ‘close our observations on pomology generally, and proceed to 
notice the ‘* Manual” itself, which is an immense step in advance, both 
as regards its conciseness, classification, and correctness of nomenclature. 
As'we intend taking each kindof fruit separately, from time to time, as 
we have the opportunity, we shall confine our remarks on this occasion 
to the Jist of Grapes alone, taking them as they are placed. 
 Barbarossa.—Under this head Prince Albert is given as‘a synonyme. 
Although there are several points of resemblance between these varieties, 
we are inclined to consider them distinct. 
° ‘Black *Pripolt “((Welbeck).—We have’ grown. this variety twenty 
years, and’ consider’ it’ as the old Frankenthal, “as stated in the 
“Manual,” but we also consider the Pope’s Hamburgh and the Victoria 
as synonymes of the Black Hamburgh, and not of the Tripoli Hamburgh, 
whieh with us has a thicker’ skin, and is decidedly inferior in flavour to 
the genume Hamburgh, though “perhaps of stronger growth and finer 
general appearance. This, however, is not the Black Tripoli of Speechly, 
whieh ‘was avery different Grape, with reddish brown: oval: berries, 
very late in ripening, and hanging on the Vine until it became a raisin. 
Thirty years ago, this variety was grown in Leicestershire and the 
Midland‘ Counties’ as ‘their’ latest) Black Grape, and may perhaps be 
found there at the present time. Report used to say, that the Vine to 
which I allude was presented by Speechly himself, who then resided at 
King’s Newton, near Melbourne, Derbyshire. 
“Cannon Hall Muscat -—We have always found this variety to set 
worse than the Muscat of Alexandria, instead of better, as stated. 
When well set and ripened it is the noblest looking white Grape 
extant ; and as it’ripens fully a fortnight before the Muscat, we have 
grown it extensively as a June Grape, but itis a very uncertain Grape 
to manage. Charlesworth Tokay.—There is really no difference what- 
ever between this SAID variety and the Muscat of Alexandria, and the 
name should therefore stand as’a synonyme of the Muscat. 
= Gromier du Cantal.—We-are inclined to think there are two Grapes 
ufider this name, ene with a lesser but more compact bunch than the 
other, and with paler but much larger berries. 
“Madeira Muscat with us proved a small-berried worthless variety. 
Mill Hill Hamburoh is certainly distinct from the Dutch, but in our 
opinion inferior to the common Hamburgh in flavour. We find it does 
hot bear spurring in well, and is most productive when fruited on long 
rods, a remark which also applies to the Barbarossa and Cannon Hall. 
‘| Royal Muscadine—D Arboyce is given as a synonyme. If we 
remember rightly, Speechly describes a Royal Muscadine or Chasselas 
D’Arboyee, a very different Grape from the White Muscadine, given 
also as a synonyme, the Vine being a strong grower, with leaves 
downy on the underside, and having very large loose bunches and round 
berries.’ We have lost this Grape ourselves, but we think it is in the 
neighbourhood; it was a very distinct kind, 
