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and long but very loose and unattractive in appearance, and the fruit 

 ranks low in quality. We are forced to conclude, judging from the several 

 seasons the variety has fruited on these grounds, that it is of little value 

 in New York. The breeding of Captain is such that it could hardly be 

 expected to thrive in this latitude. 



Captain was produced by T. V. Munson from seed of America fer- 

 tilized with R. W. Munson. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, moderately productive. Canes long to medium, numerous, 

 covered with rather thick blue bloom; tendrils intermittent, bifid and trifid. Leaves 

 very large to medium, thick, not pubescent but very hairy along ribs. Flowers semi- 

 fertile, open rather late; stamens upright. Fruit ripens later than Concord, does not 

 keep long although it ships well. Clusters large to above medium, long, slender, some- 

 times double-shouldered, very loose. Berries very large to below medium, inclined 

 to roundish, black, covered with heavy blue bloom, persistent. Skin contains a large 

 amount of purplish-red pigment. Flesh medium juicy, coarse, tender, lacks character, 

 tart from skin to center, fair in quality. Seeds numerous, separate easily from the pulp. 



CARMAN. 



Lincecumii, Vinifera, Labrusca, Bourquiniana? 



I. Gar. Moil., 28:304. 1SS6. 2. Rural .V. Y.. 50:221, fig., 643, 690. i8gi. 3. lb., 51:147, 607, 

 774. 1892. -fig. 4. Husmann, 1895:127. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1897:20. 6. .V. Y. Sla. An. Rpt„ 

 17:548, 554. i8g8. 7. Tex. Sta. Bui., 48:1149, 1154. 1898. fig. 8. Mo. Sta. Bid., 46:38, 43, 45, 49. 

 1899. 9. Rural N. Y., 59:674, 6go, 752, 770, S02, S19. 1900. 10. Ga. Sta. Bui., 53:41, 51. 52, 54. 

 1901. 



The Carman is another grape having the characters of three species — 

 Vitis lincecumii, V. labrusca and V. vinifera — and hence of interest to 

 grape improvers at least. In the twenty-three years it has been known in 

 New York it has not become popular with grape-growers chiefly because it 

 ripens too late for this region and when ripe does not attain the high quality 

 ascribed to it elsewhere. Its most valuable character is that of long keep- 

 ing, whether while hanging on the vine or after harvesting. 



T. V. Munson of Denison, Texas, raised Carman from seed of a wild 

 Post-oak grape taken from the woods, pollinated with mixed pollen of 

 Triumph and Herbemont. It was introduced in 1892 and placed on the 

 American Pomological Society fruit catalog list in 1897. The variety was 



