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Leaf-buds medium to below in size, short, of average thickness, 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 terminus 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; brush 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 \nnous 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.) 



I. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1874:154. 2. Ait. Hort., 1889:101. 3. -V. \' . Sta. An. Rpt., 14:279. 

 1895. 4. Bush. Cat., 1894:107. 5. -V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt.. 17:534. 54S. 556. 1898. 6. Mich. Sta. 

 Hill.. 169:175. 1899. 7. Ala. Sta. Bid.. 110:74, 88. 1900. 8. Ga. Sla. Bid.. 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 worthy 

 a place in garden collections as an early black grape. It has been thorouglil\- 

 tested and discarded as unprofitable by commercial vineyard ists probalily 

 on account of its vine characters which on our grounds are not as good as 

 tliose of Concord and would dis<iualify it fi)r 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 18S9 by George S. Josscl\n 

 of Fredonia, New York. 



