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than the parent though the flesh characters are not as good. It does not 

 compare favorably with the best green grapes of its season, either in 

 appearance or quaUty and is not recommended for New York. 



The variety was originated by either John Burr, or Dr. Stayman of 

 Leavenworth, Kansas, from seed of Concord. It was introduced by Stay- 

 man & Black in 1891 but has not been widely grown. It is better known 

 in the West than in the East. 



Vine medium to vigorous, hardy except in severe winters, medium to productive. 

 Canes intermediate in length, number and size; tendrils continuous, bifid to trifid. 

 Leaves not always healthy, large to medium, variable in color; lower surface grayish- 

 white, pubescent. Flowers nearly fertile, open in mid-season or earlier; stamens upright. 

 Fruit ripens about with Concord, keeps well. Clusters medium to large, sometimes 

 rather broad, occasionally with a medium-sized single shoulder, usually compact and 

 with many abortive fruits. Berries variable in size, roundish, pale green with trace of 

 yellow, covered with a medium amount of gray bloom, persistent. Flesh pale green, 

 slightly tough, vinous, somewhat musky, nearly sweet at skin to acid at center, fair to 

 good in quality. Seeds below medium to small, short, broad, plump. 



MANITO. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera, Bourquiniana, Lincecumii, Rupestris.) 



I. Tex. Sta. Bid.. 56:279. 1900. 2. Ga. Sta. Bid., 53:46. 1901. 3. Rural N. Y., 60:614. 

 1901. 4. lb., 62:790. 1903. 5. Mo. Hon. Sac. Rpt., 1904:305. 6. Can. Ccn. Exp. Farms Rpt., 

 1905:107. 



Manito is one of Munson's grapes recommended for both the North 

 and the South. It is remarkable in having for its immediate ancestors 

 live species, Lincecumii, Rupestris, Labrusca, Vinifera, and Bourquiniana. 

 As Manito grows at this Station, its vine characters are all good and the 

 fruit is passably so. According to the originator, the variety endures 

 extremes of climate very well and has stood the cold of the New York 

 winter and the heat of summer without any perceptible injury. The fruit 

 is not sufficiently handsome nor of high enough quality to recommend the 

 variety highly for this State, but it keeps well, ships well, is said to make 

 good wine, and is worthy a trial in experimental vineyards at least. A 

 point of merit is earliness, as it ripens just before Moore Early. 



The variety was produced from seed of America pollinated by Brilliant. 

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