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Leaf-buds medium to below in size, short, of average tliickness, conical, open in 

 mid-season. Young leaves tinged on upper and under sides with dull rose-carmine. 

 Leaves medium to large; upper surface light green, slightly glossy, nearly smooth; lower 

 surface grayish-green, pubescent; veins distinct; lobes none to three with temiinus acute; 

 petiolar sinus deep to medium, variable in width ; basal sinus absent ; lateral sinus shallow 

 to a mere notch when present; teeth shallow, of average width. Flowers fertile, open 

 mid-season; stamens upright. 



Fruit ripens earlier than Concord, does not always ripen evenly, does not keep well. 

 Clusters large to medium, about average length, broad, tapering, usually single-shoul- 

 dered but sometimes heavily double-shouldered, very compact; peduncle short, inter- 

 mediate in thickness; pedicel short, slender, covered with few warts; brusli of medium 

 length, slender, yellowish-brown. Berries above medium to small, oval, dark red to 

 purplish-red but the berries do not color uniformly, dull, covered with thin, lilac bloom, 

 inclined to drop from pedicel, soft. Skin thick to medium, somewhat tough, inclined 

 to crack sometimes on account of compactness of cluster, does not adhere to pulp, con- 

 tains no pigment, astringent. Flesh pale green, transparent, juicy, tender, fine-grained, 

 somewhat vinous and foxy, sweet, good to very good in quality. Seeds separate easily 

 from the pulp, one to three, average two, large, medium to short, rather broad but often 

 blunt, quite variable, however, in general characters, medium to dark brown; raphe 

 buried in a slight groove; chalaza of average size, above center, circular to oval, obscure. 



ROCKWOOD. 



(Labrusca.) 



1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1874:154. 2. An. Hort., 1889:101. 3. A''. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., I4:2jq. 

 i8g5. 4. Bush. Cat.. 1894:107. 5. jV. Y. Sta. An. Rpt.. 17:534. 54S, 556. i8g8. 6. Mich. Sta. 

 Bui.. 169:175. iSqy. 7. Ala. Sta. Bid., 110:74, 88. igoo. 8. Ga. Sta. Bui., 53:49. 1901. 

 9. Kan. Sta. Bui., 110:237. 1902. 10. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1903:30. 



Rockwood is a comparatively unimportant black seedling of Concord 

 and from the originator of Concord. It is of higher quality than its parent 

 and since it is earlier, coming with Moore Early or just after, it is worth}- 

 a place in garden collections as an early black grape. It has been thoroughly 

 tested and discarded as unprofitable by commercial vineyardists probably 

 on account of its vine characters v/hich on our grounds are not as good as 

 those of Concord and would disqualify it for a market variety. In 

 appearance the fruit is much like Concord. 



The variety- was originated by E. W. Bull of Concord, Massachusetts, 

 from seed of Concord. It was introduced in 1889 by George S. Josselyn 

 of Fredonia, New York. 



