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erately dark brown, surface roughened and covered with faint pubescence; nodes 

 enlarged and flattened; intcrnodes short; diaphragm of average thickness; pith inter- 

 mediate in size; shoots pubescent; tendrils usually intermittent, of medium length, 

 bifid, dehisce early. 



Leaf-buds intermediate in size, short to medium, thick, plump, conical to pointed, 

 open rather late. Young leaves faintly tinged on under side and along margin of upper 

 side, which is rather glossy, prevailing color pale green with considerable rose-cannine 

 tinge. Leaves small to medium, thick; upper surface light green, glossy, somewhat 

 smooth; lower surface grayish-white, pubescent; veins distinct; leaf usually not Inbcd 

 with terminus acute to acuminate; petiolar sinus of average depth, medium to wide; 

 basal sinus absent; lateral sinus a mere notch when present; teeth shallow to medium, 

 above medium width. Flowers fertile or nearly so, open rather early; stamens upright. 



Fruit usually ripens with Concord or a little later, keeps and ships well. Clusters 

 intermediate in size, above average length, intermediate in breadth, cylindrical to 

 slightly tapering, often single-shouldered, compact; peduncle short, slender; pedicel 

 intermediate in length, slender to medium, covered with numerous warts; brush short, 

 yellowish-green. Berries above medium to medium in size, roundish to roundish-oval, 

 rather dark dull red but do not always color well, covered with thin light to dark lilac 

 bloom, persistent, of average finnness. Skin thick, tough, adheres slightly to the pulp, 

 contains no pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tender, 

 fine-grained, faintly aromatic, slightly foxy, sweet next the skin to tart at center, good 

 to very good in quality. Seeds separate easil)' from the pulp, one to six, average three, 

 medium to above in size, variable in length and breadth, somewhat plump, brownish; 

 raphe obscure; chalaza intermediate in size, above center, oval to circular, not distinct; 

 surface of seeds slightly roughened. 



UNION VILLAGE. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera?) 



I. Elliott, 1854:247. 2. U. S. Pal. Off. Rpt., 1856:433. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1856:30, 165 

 4. Downing, i857:34(). 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., i858:6g. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1858:235 

 7. Mag. Hort., 24:92, 94. 185S. 8. Horticulturist, 14:74. 1859. fig. 9. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 

 1860:49. lo- -•!'"• Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1860:89, 11. Mag. Hort.. 27:533. 1S61. 12. Horticulturist 

 16:234. 1861. fig. 13. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1862:146. 14. Mag. Hort., 29:422. 1863. 15, 

 lb., 31:103. 1S63. 16. Mead, 1867:1. jS. 17. Grape Cult., 1:43, 44. 151.239.262,327. 1S69 

 18. Bush. Cat., 1883:142. 19. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1883:59. 



Imitatio.n Hamburg (i). Ontario (8, 9, 10, 14). Oii/arjo (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19). Shaker (2). 

 Shaker (4, 17, 1 8). 



Rampant in vine, with thick wood, large coarse leaves, bvmches and 

 berries, Union Village is marked by grossness in all of its characters. Its 

 vigor of vine and showiness of fruit attracted the attention of the viti- 



