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foliage late. Quite resistant to all maladies ; season as 

 late or later than Catawba ; productive ; cuttings rather 

 difficult to root ; cluster medium, cylindrical, or ovoid, 

 often with a simple shoulder; fairly compact; berry 

 medium to large, persistent, round, yellow when fully 

 ripe ; skin thin, tough ; pulp rather tough, about same 

 as Concord ; juicy, mild, pleasant, very sweet, a trace of 

 Labrusca odor and flavor ; hardly sprightly enough for 

 a fastidious taste, yet liked w^ell by most persons. It 

 takes well in market, owing to its rich, yellowish color ; 

 seeds rather small and few. It carries well, and is a 

 very certain cropper. It is thought that it will produce 

 a really good white wine of good keeping qualities. 



Fern Munson.— Parentage Post Oak No. 1 X Tri- 

 umph, produced in 1885, from same lot of seed as the 

 Carman. Very vigorous and healthy. Very late in leaf- 

 ing out, flowering, ripening and shedding foliage ; leaf 

 large and excellent ; cuttings root fairly ; cluster large, 

 conical, not very compact ; berry large, round, very per* 

 sistent ; black, with some bloom ; skin thin, fairly tough, 

 with pale red juice beneath ; pulp very juicy, tender, 

 and sprightly ; best quality ; seeds few and small. Eipens 

 in Northern Texas in first part of September, and hangs 

 on with improving quality into October. A grape of 

 much promise for late market and wine. Sold in mar- 

 ket in Denison at same price as the Mission grape, when 

 that variety was abundant. 



Laussel.— Parentage Post Oak No. 2, of Grayson 

 county, Texas, X Gold Coin, 1886. Vine of great vigor 

 and perfect health, enduring great extremes of heat and 

 cold. Very late in leafing out, flowering and shedding 

 foliage. Leaf large and fine ; fruit ripens in September 

 and holds on to late in October; cluster ovoid, often 

 shouldered, very compact, and heavy for its size ; berry 

 medium to large, round, very persistent; skin thin, but 

 ?erj tenacious, rarely cracking, causing the berries to 



