The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Black Frontignan

Fruit purplish-black, small, round; flesh very firm, with a fine, brisk, rich, sparkling flavour; bunches small, cylindrical, close and compact. An early Muscat Grape, useful for growing in cool houses. Black Hamburgh, or Frankenthal. Fruit deep bluish-black, covered with a fine bloom, large, roundish-ovate; flesh firm, yet tender, juicy, and with a pleasant, rich flavour; bunches medium, ovate with broad shoulders, compact. A mid-season Sweetwater. This is the chief Grape in cultivation.

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