VARIETIES OF GRAPES 349 



seedling of Concord, fonnd near Brocton, New York, hy II. T. 

 Bashtite about 1890. 



Vine vigorous, doubtfully hardy, unproduftivo. Canes long, thick, 

 cylindrical ; internodcs long ; tendrils continuous, trifid. Leaves 

 large, irregularly round, dark green ; upper surface dark green ; lower 

 surface tinged with bronze ; leaf entire or faintly three-lobed. Flowers 

 semi-fertile, open in mid-season or earlier ; stamens upright. 



Fruit early in mid-season. Clusters medium to large, broad, 

 sometimes single-shouldered, compact. Berries large, round or slightly 

 oval, purpHsh-black Avith abundant bloom, shatter badly; skin thin, 

 very astringent ; flesh tough, vinous, sweet at skin, acid at center ; 

 good to very good. Seeds few, free, broad, plump. 



Clevener 



(Vulpina, ^-Labrusca) 



This variety has long been grown in Xew Jersey and New 

 .York, and in both states is highly esteemed as a wine-grape. 

 The fruit is remarkable in coloring very early and in ripening 

 late. The vine is hardy, very vigorous, succeeds in various 

 soils, and since it bears grafts well is an excellent sort upon which 

 to graft varieties not thriving on their own roots. Clevener is 

 self-sterile and must be planted with some other variety to set 

 fruit well. In spite of its good qualities, Clevener is hardly 

 holding its own in commercial vineyards, and it is not a desir- 

 able fruit for the amateur who wanis a table-grape. Clevener 

 has been raised in the vicinity of Egg Harbor, Xew Jersey, 

 since about 1870, but its place and time of origin are unknown. 



Vine a rampant grower, hardy, productive. Canes long, numerous, 

 thick, dark reddish-})rown with heavy l)loom ; nodes enlarged ; tendrils 

 continuous, bifid. Leaves unusually large, dark green with well- 

 defined ribs showing through the thin pubescence of the under surface; 

 lobes wanting or faint ; teeth deep, wide. P^lowers self-sterile, open 

 very early ; stamens reflexed. 



Fruit late, keeps well. Tlustt^rs do not always fill well, small, 

 short, slender, irregularly tapering, often with a single shoulder. 

 Berries small, round or slightly llattencd, black, glossy, covered with 



