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SYSTEM A TIC POMOLOdY 



C. Berries V-l- im'l> <>r inorc in (li.'iiin'tcr ; purplt" 

 black, reddish brown, j^roenisli yellow ; foxy tnste 



and odor 2. V. Lahrusca. 



CC. Berries less than % inch in diameter; with 

 little or no foxy taste or odor. 

 D. Color of berries purple black, with heavy 

 bloom; sharply acid; seeds notched; chalaza 

 narrow-oval; raphe a groove ,3. V. rulpin-a. 



DD. Color of berries purplish or reddish; with 

 medium bloom ; more or less astringent ; seeds 

 not notched; chalaza oval; raphe a ridge... 4. V. cBstivalis. 

 AA. Skin and pulp firnily adhering in the ripened fruit 5, V. vinifcra. 



240. Description blank for grapes. — The following blank con- 

 tains most of the characters students and fruit-growers will use 

 in describing the grape : 



Name. 



DESCRIPTION BLANK FOR THE GRAPE 

 Vinevard Row . 



No. 



Date. 



Vine 



Vigorous, medium, weak 

 Upright, horizontal 

 Straggling, dense, open 

 Tender, half-hardy, hardy 

 Very productive, productive 

 Medium productive, unproduc- 

 tive 



Trunk 



Large, medium, small 

 Stocky, medium, slender 

 Bark 

 Loose, adherent 

 Smooth, shreddy 



Canes 



Long, medium, short 

 Numerous, medium, few 

 Thick, medium, slender 

 Ash-gray, yellow, green 

 Red, brown 



Sinuous, straight, zigzag 

 Nodes 



Enlarged, angular, flattened 

 Internodes 



Long, medium, short 

 Tendrils 

 Continuous, intermittent 

 Thick, medium, slender 

 Long, medium, short 

 Simple, bifurcated, trifurcated 

 Smooth, warty 



19. 



Flowers 



Fertile or sterile 



Date of bloom 



Early, medium, late 

 Stamens 



Upright, reflexed 

 Leaves 



Large, medium, small 



Cordate, roundish 



Thick, medium, thin 

 LTpper surface 



Light, medium, dark green 



Dull, glossy 



Smooth, medium, rugose 

 Lower surface 



Pale green, bronze 



Bluish, whitish 

 Pubescent, downy, hairy 

 Woolly, cobwebby 

 Lobes 



Number 



Terminal lobe 

 Obtuse, acute, acuminate 

 Petiolar sinu^ 



Deep, medium, shallow 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Closed, overlapping 

 Basal sinus 



Deep, medium, shallow 



Wide, medium, narrow 



