2l6 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Fruit colors early but is not edible until after mid-season. Clusters medium to 

 small, of fair length, slender, cylindrical, uniform, usually single-shouldered, compact; 

 peduncle medium to short, intermediate in thickness; pedicel nearly short, very slender, 

 almost smooth ; brush tinged with red. Berries small to medium, roundish to slightly 

 oval, dark purplish-black to black, glossy, covered with rather thick blue bloom, adhere 

 well to pedicel, firm. Skin very thin, tough, nearly free from pulp, contains considerable 

 wine-colored pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh darkish green, very juicy, fine- 

 grained, slightly tough and solid, with some Riparia flavor, spicy, vinous, too 

 tart for dessert use. Seeds adherent, average two in number, intermediate in size, 

 short, blunt, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza of average size, above center, pear- 

 shaped to long oval, distinct. Must, 93°-98°. 



CLOETA. 



(Lincecumii, Rupestris, Labrusca, Vinifera.) 



I. Rural N. Y., 60:637. 1901. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1903:83. 3. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1904:306. 



Cloeta comes from T. V. Munson and is of the same parentage as 

 Captain. Munson says of it:' "Probably the best of all American black 

 grapes." But it does not sustain this high standard on the Station grounds 

 nor would it do so, we think, in other parts of the North. Munson further 

 states that it "requires hot, dry weather to acquire high quality" and this 

 explains why it does not succeed in this latitude as it does in Texas. 



The variety was produced from seed of America pollinated by R. W. 

 Munson and was introduced by the originator in 1902. 



Vine very vigorous, hardy, produces fair to good crops, suceptible to attacks of mil- 

 dew. Canes long, numerous, covered with considerable blue bloom; tendrils inter- 

 mittent, bifid. Leaves small to above medium, rather thick. Flowers bloom in mid- 

 season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens after mid-season, does not keep well. Clusters 

 medium to small, not uniform, frequently single-shouldered, intermediate in compact- 

 ness. Berries medium to small, oval to roundish, black, covered with a fair amount of 

 blue bloom, very persistent, not firm. Skin very thin and tender, contains a large 

 amount of wine-colored pigment. Flesh somewhat tough and solid, sweet at skin to 

 acid at center, spicy, medium to above in quality. The numerous small seeds are usually 

 not notched. 



' Cat., 1908:18. 



