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white and semi-transparent. In quality, the grapes are of the 

 best, with a rich, sweet flavor and pleasing aroma. But the 

 vine characters condemn Rebecca for any but the amateur. 

 The vines lack in hardiness and vigor, are susceptible to mildew 

 and other fungi and are productive only under the best con- 

 ditions. The original vine was an accidental seedling found 

 in the garden of E. ]\I. Peake, Hudson, New York, and bore its 

 first fruit in 1852. 



Vine weak, sometimes vigorous, doubtfully hardy. Canes long, 

 numerous, slender, dull brown, deepenmg in color at the nodes ; tendrils 

 continuous or intermittent, V)ifid or trifid. Leaves variable in size ; 

 upper surface dark green, dull, rugose ; lower surface grayish-green, 

 pubescent. Flowers self -fertile ; stamens upright. 



Fruit late mid-season, ships and keeps well. Clusters small, short, 

 cylindrical, rarely with a small, single shoulder, compact. Berries 

 of medium size, oval, green with yellow tinge verging on amber, thin 

 gray bloom, persistent, firm ; skin thin, without pigment ; flesh pale 

 green, verj^ juicy, tender, melting, vinous, a little foxy, sweet; good 

 to very good. Seeds free, short, narrow, blunt, brown. 



Red Eagle 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 



Red Eagle is a pure-bred seedling of Black Eagle which it 

 resembles in all characters except color of fruit. Vine and 

 fruit exhibit the characters found in Rogers' hybrids. It takes 

 high rank as a grape of quality and can be recommended for 

 the garden. The variety originated with T. V. Munson, Deni- 

 son, Texas, and was sent out in 1888. 



Vine medium in vigor and hardiness, productive. Canes few, slen- 

 der, dark brown with heavy bloom ; nodes prominent, flattened ; 

 tendrils continuous or intermittent, long, bifid. Leaves thick ; upper 

 surface light green, dull, rugose ; lower surface grayish-green, pubes- 

 cent ; lobes three to five with terminus obtuse ; petiolar sinus deep, 

 narrow, sometimes closed and overlappuig ; basal sinus wide ; lateral 

 sinus deep, wide ; teeth deep, Avide. Flowers semi-fertile, late ; 

 stamens upright. 



