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folly resistant to phylloxera ; prolific ; joints of medimn 

 length ; cuttings grow with great ease. Cluster medium 

 to large, couical, compact enough, hut not crowded; 

 berry persistent, round, medium to large, jet black; 

 skin thin, delicate, yet not inclined to crack ; pulp ten- 

 der, juicy, pure, with characteristic flavor, and exceed- 

 ing rich in violet coloring matter ; rich in wine proper- 

 ties. Hangs on well, and finally dries into a fair black 

 raisin. Seeds three to five, small, slender. For a 

 very dark red wine, this grape appears to have great 

 possibilities. 



E. W. MuNSON. — ^Hybrid; mother a very large-ber- 

 ried F. Uncecumii, of Grayson County, Texas. Pol- 

 linated with Triumph, originated in 1887. Leafs out, 

 flowers, ripens fruit and sheds leaves late, shortly after 

 Concord ; growth strong, very vigorous, and drouth re- 

 sisting; little attacked by mildew or rot. Bunch en- 

 dures sudden changes of temperature better than Con- 

 cord, but vine will not endure such hard winters, yet it 

 appears hardier than Rogers' Hybrids ; well suited to 

 the variable Southwestern climate; cuttings root quite 

 well. Cluster medium to large, cylindrical, shouldered, 

 properly compact; berry persistent, large, coal black 

 with little or no bloom ; skin thin, tough ; pulp tender, 

 juicy, with very agreeable pure flavor, pronounced by many 

 persons, in a critical test, not knowing the name or ori- 

 gin of variety, far better than Concord ; juice red ; seeds 

 few, small. A variety well worthy of extensive trial. 



Beacon". — Parentage F. Uncecumii, Northern Texas, 

 having large cluster and berry, pollinated with Concord, 

 Produced in 1887. Growth strong; very healthy, en- 

 during drouth and cold very well, and resistant in a 

 large degree to all maladies ; cuttings root well. Leafs 

 out late, holds foliage very late ; leaf large, of fine sub- 

 stance ; flowers a few days later than Concord and ripens 

 with it, but will hang on much longer. Clusters verj 



