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width, medium to sharp-pointed, Hglit brown; raphe obscure; chalaza large, above 

 center, irregularly circular, distinct. Must ioo°. 



WAPANUKA. 



(Labrusca, Riparia, Vinifera, Bourquiniana.) 



1. Tex. Sta. Bui.. 56:280. iqoo. 2. Rural .V. Y.. 60:637. 1901. 3. 76., 62:790. 1903. 

 4. Iowa Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1904:228. 5. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1904:305. 6. ///. Hort. Sac. Rpt., 

 1905:302. 



Though there are many qualities to commend Wapanuka, yet it is 

 not as popular in the North as was expected it would become at the time 

 of its introduction. The chief reason for its failure is that it does not ship 

 well, seemingly a prime requisite for a commercial grape in New York, 

 though the markets are seldom far distant. It is probable, too, that the 

 flavor is not quite as high in this latitude as in the South, or it may be that 

 the grapes with which we compare it here are better flavored than in the 

 South. At any rate it does not have the comparatively high quality in 

 New York that it is reported to have elsewhere, being too insipid. There 

 is a tendency, too, for the grapes to shatter. The fruits when well grown 

 are attractive and the quality is from fair to good. Wapanuka is worthy 

 a trial in commercial vineyards; and because of the handsome appearance 

 and distinct flavor of the fruit it deserves a place in the garden. 



Munson of Texas, originated Wapanuka from seed of Rommel fertilized 

 bv Brilliant. It was introduced by the originator in the fall of 1898. 



Vine vigorous, usually hardy, productive. Canes medium to short, intermediate 

 in number and size, dark reddish-brown, often with ash-gray tinge; tendrils continuous, 

 bifid to trifid. Leaves large, moderately light green, somewhat rugose on older leaves; 

 lower surface dull green tinged with bronze, pubescent. Flowers fertile or nearly so, 

 open before mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens about with Concord, does not 

 keep well. Clusters intermediate in size, long to medium, frequently with a long- 

 peduncled single shoulder, compact. Berries large, roundish, very pale yellowish-green, 

 covered with thin gray bloom, with a tendency to shatter, soft. Skin covered with few, 

 small, dark dots, very thin and tender. Flesh unusually pale green, tender, somewhat 

 fo.xv, sweet and mild, good in quality. Seeds separate easily from the pulp, intermediate 

 in size, broad, distinctly notched, short. 



